DemocratIn office since Nov 2014

Alonzo T. Washington

Maryland State Senator, District 22 since 2014. Ran in 4 elections between 2014 and 2022, winning 4. Re-elected in 2026. Next on the ballot in 2030.

Maryland State Senator, District 22Born 1983

Official website Wikipedia

In office: 12 yrs; Since 2014
Bills became law: 23; 64 sponsored, 2025–2026 session
Votes missed: 13.8%; Chamber median 3.2%
With party: 97%; On votes splitting the parties
Last margin: +85.0; Won 2026
Next election: 2030; Nov 5, 2030

Source: Wikidata, congress-legislators and Open States; 99chambers legislative recordsUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 1:51 PM ET

Committees

As of 2026-10.

Audit and Evaluation
Finance

Source: Open States committeesUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 9:43 AM ET

Legislation

2025–2026 session · 64 sponsored · 23 became law

BillIntroCmteSenateHouseLaw

SB 864 Higher Education - Tuition Exemption for Foster Care Recipients - Eligibility
Age · Became law May 2026

SB 865 Workgroup on the Affordability of Private Passenger Automobile Insurance – Extension and Alteration of…
Boundaries · Became law May 2026

SB 204 Public Schools - Maryland Civic Excellence Program - Established
Applicants and Applications · Became law May 2026

SB 198 Prince George's Community College - Aerospace and Aviation Systems Technology Programs - Feasibility Study
Aerospace Technology and Astronomy · Became law May 2026

SB 673 State Procurement - Apprenticeship Program Accountability and Completion
Administrative Agencies · Became law May 2026

Source: Open States billsUpdated Nov 6, 2026, 4:22 PM ET

Voting record

2025–2026 session · placement by roll-call votes

Where Washington sits in the Maryland State Senate

Washington is closer to the center than 68% of the chamber's Democrats.

Closest: Nancy King, Antonio Hayes, Nick Charles

Source: 99chambers roll-call scalingUpdated Nov 6, 2026, 4:52 PM ET

With Washington’s party

Votes with the chamber's Democrats97%

Black tick: the average of Democrats in the Maryland State Senate.

Source: 99chambers legislative scores from roll calls and cosponsorships

Key votes

Votes chosen for their effect, not their side: Washington’s vote, each party’s majority, and the result. An orange vote differs from most Democrats.

Date	Bill	Washington	Dem. majority	Rep. majority	Result
Mar 27, 2026	HB 711: Data Privacy - Consumer Data, Public Records, and Message Switching System (Data Privacy…	Not voting	Yes	No	Passed 28–8
Mar 27, 2026	SB 594: Cannabis - Advertising - Alterations	Yes	Yes	No	Passed 38–8
Mar 27, 2026	SB 12: Residential Rental Apartments - Air-Conditioning Requirement	Yes	Yes	No	Passed 35–11
Mar 27, 2026	HB 141: State Personnel - Collective Bargaining - Graduate Assistants	Yes	Yes	No	Passed 32–11
Mar 27, 2026	HB 1249: Certified Recovery Residences - Refusing Services to Individuals Receiving…	Yes	Yes	No	Passed 36–10

Source: 99chambers key votes from Congress.gov, Voteview and Open States roll calls

Career

Offices held, and every time Washington was on a ballot. Filled marks are general elections won; hollow marks are primaries; an orange outline is a loss.

201420152016201720182019202020212022202320242025202620272028Maryland House of Delegates, District 22

Source: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)

Elections

Margin against the seat’s presidential baseline: how the seat voted for president in the same or nearest year.

Year	Race	Result	Margin	Seat	+/−
2026	Maryland State Senate, District 22	Won	D+85.0	D+72.8	+12.2
2022	Maryland House of Delegates, District 22	Won	D+1.4	D+79.5	−78.1
2018	Maryland House of Delegates, District 22	Won	R+2.3	—	—
2014	Maryland House of Delegates, District 22	Won	R+0.8	—	—
2014	Maryland House of Delegates, District 22 (primary)	Won	+5.1	—	—