Maryland Senate · District 16
Sara Love
Where they sit
Every current senator, placed from most liberal to most conservative by how they voted on contested bills.
Sara Love'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
Sara Love is the only candidate on the November 3 ballot. (Maryland Senate District 16)
The scores
How these numbers work →Each tick is a current senator, by party; the dot is Sara Love.
Each tick is a current senator, by party; the dot is Sara Love.
Bills
The bills Sara Love sponsored this term and how far they got. Co-sponsors aren’t counted.
| Bills | |
|---|---|
| Sponsored | 36 |
| Passed both chambers | 13 |
| Became law | 13 |
| Vetoed by the Governor | 0 |
Rank by bills passed: Rank 37 of 47 in the Senate · 28 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 719 Sewage Sludge - Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances - Regulation |
Became law | March 30, 2026 |
| SB 335 Landlord and Tenant - Discrimination in Housing for Income-Based Housing Subsidies and Positive Rental History Reporting |
Became law | March 30, 2026 |
| SB 294 Criminal Procedure – Protection of Identity of Victim of Sexual Assault or Stalking |
Became law | March 25, 2026 |
| SB 334 Criminal Law - Firearm Crimes - Machine Gun Convertible Pistols |
Became law | March 24, 2026 |
| SB 433 Family Law - Temporary and Final Protective Orders - Duration |
Became law passed as HB 497 |
March 22, 2026 |
| SB 907 Public Health - Female Genital Mutilation |
Became law | March 18, 2026 |
| SB 897 Primary and Secondary Education - Student Technology and Social Media Resource Guide |
Became law passed as HB 1316 |
March 24, 2025 |
| SB 896 Real Property - Residential Rental Property - Pet Policy Disclosure (Pet Policy Transparency Act) |
Became law | March 20, 2025 |
| SB 381 Motor Vehicles - Automated Enforcement Programs - Privacy Protections |
Became law | March 20, 2025 |
| SB 349 Medical Debt - Complaints for Money Judgment and Real Property Liens |
Became law | March 18, 2025 |
| SB 348 Criminal Law - Visual Surveillance With Prurient Intent - Modifications |
Became law | March 18, 2025 |
| SB 347 Adult Protective Services - Investigations and Disclosure of Information |
Became law | March 15, 2025 |
| SB 274 Criminal Procedure - Child Victims - Testimony in Child Abuse Cases |
Became law | March 15, 2025 |
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
18 against the Senate President; 17 against most of their party.
Every roll call
How Sara Love voted on each of the 2,310 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
- sara.love@senate.maryland.gov
- Capitol office
- Room 222, James Senate Office Building 11 Bladen St., Annapolis, MD 21401
410-841-3124
Committees
- Committee on the Chesapeake and Atlantic Coastal Bays Critical Area
- Judicial Proceedings
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