DemocratIn office since Nov 2022

Carl W. Jackson

Maryland State Senator, District 8 since 2022. Ran in 2 elections between 2018 and 2022, winning 1. Re-elected in 2026. Next on the ballot in 2030.

Maryland State Senator, District 8Born 1984

Official website Wikipedia

In office: 3 yrs; Since 2022
Bills became law: 22; 41 sponsored, 2025–2026 session
Votes missed: 2.4%; Chamber median 3.2%
With party: 89%; On votes splitting the parties
Last margin: +39.0; 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.

Committee on Federal Relations
Finance

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

Legislation

2025–2026 session · 41 sponsored · 22 became law

BillIntroCmteSenateHouseLaw

SB 637 Maryland Automobile Insurance Fund - Fund Producer Commission Rate
Commerce and Business · Became law May 2026

SB 72 Baltimore County - Alcoholic Beverages - Sale for Off-Premises Consumption
Age of Majority · Became law May 2026

SB 35 State Designations and Commemorative Days - State Shark, State Natural Sciences Museum, and Purple Lights…
Awareness and Outreach · Became law May 2026

SB 233 Business Regulation - Cemeteries and Abandoned Cemeteries - Sale, Transfer, or Government Acquisition and…
Abandoned Property · Became law May 2026

SB 783 Credit Unions - Mergers and Consolidations - Alteration of Voting Requirement
Commerce and Business · 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 Jackson sits in the Maryland State Senate

Jackson is closer to the center than 94% of the chamber's Democrats.

Closest: Dawn Gile, Shaneka Henson, Katie Hester

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

With Jackson’s party

Votes with the chamber's Democrats89%

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: Jackson’s vote, each party’s majority, and the result. An orange vote differs from most Democrats.

Date	Bill	Jackson	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	Not voting	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 Jackson was on a ballot. Filled marks are general elections won; hollow marks are primaries; an orange outline is a loss.

20182019202020212022202320242025202620272028Maryland House of Delegates, District 8

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 8	Won	D+39.0	D+26.4	+12.6
2022	Maryland House of Delegates, District 8	Won	R+0.8	D+26.6	−27.4
2018	Maryland House of Delegates, District 8	Lost	R+1.8	—	—