Maryland Senate · District 27
Kevin Harris
Where they sit
Every current senator, placed from most liberal to most conservative by how they voted on contested bills.
Kevin Harris's seat is marked. Seats run from most liberal (left) to most conservative (right), by contested floor votes. Color shows how often each member crosses party lines toward the middle on votes that divide the parties: solid blue or red means almost never, and purple means on at least 1 in 5 of those votes. Gray seats are members too new to score. How these numbers work
On the November 3 ballot
Running for Maryland Senate District 27.
Also on the ballot: Al Larsen (Republican)
The scores
How these numbers work →Each tick is a current senator, by party; the dot is Kevin Harris.
Each tick is a current senator, by party; the dot is Kevin Harris.
Bills
The bills Kevin Harris sponsored this term and how far they got. Co-sponsors aren’t counted.
| Bills | |
|---|---|
| Sponsored | 23 |
| Passed both chambers | 5 |
| Became law | 5 |
| Vetoed by the Governor | 0 |
Rank by bills passed: Rank 47 of 47 in the Senate · 34 of 34 Democrats
A bill's sponsor is its primary sponsor, the first name on it; co-sponsors aren't counted. Bills a committee, a county delegation, or the Speaker or Senate President on the Governor's behalf introduced aren't credited to anyone.
Bills that passed both chambers
| Bill | Result | Final action |
|---|---|---|
| SB 529 Southern Maryland Early College Teacher Pathway Program Workgroup - Establishment |
Became law | April 2, 2026 |
| SB 920 Economic Development - Small, Minority, and Women-Owned Business Accounts - Management Fees (Small Business Increased Access to Capital Act) |
Became law | March 31, 2026 |
| SB 665 Office of the Deaf and Hard of Hearing and Maryland Advisory Council on Deaf and Hard of Hearing - Renaming |
Became law passed as HB 439 |
March 22, 2026 |
| SB 928 County Boards of Education - Student Electronic Communication Device Use Policy - Establishment (Maryland Phone-Free Schools Act) |
Became law passed as HB 525 |
March 21, 2026 |
| SB 668 Children's Cabinet Fund - Renaming and Funding for Grants to Local Management Boards |
Became law | March 21, 2026 |
Budget projects
Maryland's budget bill doesn't say which legislator asked for an item, so there's no budget figure for Maryland legislators.
Contested votes where they split
2 against the Senate President; 1 against most of their party.
| Date | Bill and motion | Their vote | Senate President | Most of their party |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 13, 2026 | HB 1222: Prince George's County - State's Attorney Salary - Alteration PG 426-26 Amendment |
Nay | Yea (split) | Nay |
| March 23, 2026 | SB 202: Police Discipline - Order to Show Cause Third Reading |
Nay | Yea (split) | Yea (split) |
Every roll call
How Kevin Harris voted on each of the 1,207 floor roll calls while in office, newest first.
| Date | Vote | Their vote | Most of their party | Senate President | Yeas–nays |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Contested and party-line votes link to their own pages; the rest link to the official record.
Contact, committees and caucuses
Contact
- Official page
- mgaleg.maryland.gov
- kevin.harris@senate.maryland.gov
- Capitol office
- Annapolis, MD 21401
410-841-3700
Committees
- Committee on Children, Youth and Families
- Committee on Cybersecurity, Information Technology and Biotechnology
- Education, Energy and the Environment
Contact details and committee assignments from Open States' data on the Maryland General Assembly, which it collects from the chambers' websites, as of Oct. 15, 2026.
Source: the Maryland General Assembly's floor vote records, Jan. 11, 2023 to Aug. 4, 2026. How these numbers work · Corrections