Maryland House of Delegates · District 41
Malcolm Ruff
Where they sit
Every current delegate, placed from most liberal to most conservative by how they voted on contested bills.
Malcolm Ruff'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
Malcolm Ruff is the only candidate on the November 3 ballot. (Maryland Senate District 41)
The scores
How these numbers work →Each tick is a current delegate, by party; the dot is Malcolm Ruff.
Each tick is a current delegate, by party; the dot is Malcolm Ruff.
Bills
The bills Malcolm Ruff sponsored this term and how far they got. Co-sponsors aren’t counted.
| Bills | |
|---|---|
| Sponsored | 25 |
| Passed both chambers | 9 |
| Became law | 9 |
| Vetoed by the Governor | 0 |
Rank by bills passed: Rank 71 of 141 in the House of Delegates (tied with 10 others) · 63 of 102 Democrats (tied with 7 others)
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 |
|---|---|---|
| HB 776 Juvenile Law - Child in Need of Supervision - Mandatory Petition (NyKayla Strawder Memorial Act) |
Became law | March 26, 2026 |
| HB 507 Qualifying Nonprofit Organizations - Incarcerated Individual Training and Reentry Grant Fund - Extension |
Became law passed as SB 305 |
March 26, 2026 |
| HB 1279 Catalytic Revitalization Project Tax Credit - Alterations |
Became law | March 25, 2026 |
| HB 130 Task Force to Study Deed Fraud |
Became law | March 24, 2026 |
| HB 553 Public Safety - Elevator Inspection Certificates - Searchable Database |
Became law | March 17, 2026 |
| HB 1126 Unemployment Insurance - Child Support Arrearage to Work Pilot Program - Established |
Became law | March 24, 2025 |
| HB 488 (2024) Qualifying Nonprofit Organizations - Training and Reentry Services - Funding |
Became law passed as SB 181 |
March 30, 2024 |
| HB 1358 (2024) Natural Resources - Gwynns Falls State Park - Focus Group, Advisory Committee, and Report |
Became law | March 25, 2024 |
| HB 534 (2024) Community Development Administration - Live Near Your School Program - Extension |
Became law | March 19, 2024 |
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
1 against the Speaker; 1 against most of their party.
| Date | Bill and motion | Their vote | Speaker | Most of their party |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 3, 2026 | Introduction: Introduction of House Simple Resolution Proposed House Simple Resolution No. 2 BY: Delegate Arikan Resolution to Expel Delegate Christopher Eric Bouchat From… Introduction of a Bill |
Nay | Yea (split) | Yea (split) |
Every roll call
How Malcolm Ruff voted on each of the 4,346 floor roll calls while in office, newest first.
| Date | Vote | Their vote | Most of their party | Speaker | 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
- malcolm.ruff@house.maryland.gov
- Capitol office
- Room 314, Lowe House Office Building 6 Bladen St., Annapolis, MD 21401
410-841-3283
Committees
- Appropriations
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