Cathi Forbes
Maryland State Delegate, District 43B since 2022. Ran in 1 election in 2022, winning 1. Re-elected in 2026. Next on the ballot in 2030.
- In office
- 3 yrs
- Since 2022
- Bills became law
- 44
- 100 sponsored, 2025–2026 session
- Votes missed
- 0.2%
- Chamber median 2.8%
- With party
- 100%
- On votes splitting the parties
- Last margin
- +96.3
- 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.
- Special Joint Committee on Pensions · chair
- Appropriations
Source: Open States committeesUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 9:43 AM ET
Legislation
Committee Changes · Became law May 2026
Awareness and Outreach · Became law May 2026
Age · Became law May 2026
Baltimore County · Became law May 2026
Source: Open States billsUpdated Nov 6, 2026, 4:22 PM ET
Voting record
Where Forbes sits in the Maryland House of Delegates
Forbes is closer to the center than 52% of the chamber's Democrats.
Closest: Kris Fair, Regina Boyce, Dylan Behler
Source: 99chambers roll-call scalingUpdated Nov 6, 2026, 4:52 PM ET
With Forbes’s party
- Votes with the chamber's Democrats100%
Black tick: the average of Democrats in the Maryland House of Delegates.
Source: 99chambers legislative scores from roll calls and cosponsorships
Key votes
Votes chosen for their effect, not their side: Forbes’s vote, each party’s majority, and the result. An orange vote differs from most Democrats.
| Date | Bill | Forbes | Dem. majority | Rep. majority | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2, 2026 | HB 191: Consumer Protection - Retail Transactions for Essential Consumer Goods - Cash Payments | Yes | Yes | No | Passed 99–28 |
| Apr 2, 2026 | SB 286: Public Safety - Elevator Inspection Certificates - Searchable Database | Yes | Yes | No | Passed 113–21 |
| Apr 2, 2026 | SB 249: Tobacco Product Licensees - Additional Licensure for Electronic Smoking Devices | Yes | Yes | No | Passed 106–30 |
| Apr 2, 2026 | HB 1109: Public Health Reform Act | Yes | Yes | No | Passed 95–18 |
| Apr 2, 2026 | SB 290: Baltimore City - Ordinance Enforcement - Fines and Penalties | Yes | Yes | No | Passed 112–24 |
Source: 99chambers key votes from Congress.gov, Voteview and Open States roll calls
Career
Offices held, and every time Forbes was on a ballot. Filled marks are general elections won; hollow marks are primaries; an orange outline is a loss.
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 House of Delegates, HD-43B | Won | D+96.3 | D+58.3 | +38.0 |
| 2022 | Maryland House of Delegates, HD-43B | Won | — | D+55.3 | — |
Source: 99chambers results archive; 2026: civicAPI (unofficial)Updated Nov 8, 2026, 7:01 PM ET
Campaign money, 2025–26
- Raised
- $46.5K
- Spent
- $43.8K
Source: Maryland State Board of Elections filings through Oct 9, 2026Updated Nov 1, 2026, 12:44 AM ET
Campaign committees
Open committees can still raise and spend money.
| Forbes, Catherine (Cathi) Friends of State | Active |
Source: Maryland State Board of Elections filings through Oct 9, 2026Updated Nov 1, 2026, 12:44 AM ET
Seats Forbes has held
- Maryland House of Delegates, District 43B · since 2022
Source: 99chambers results archive
Who Forbes has run against
- Nonpartisan (I) · 2026 election, won
Source: 99chambers results archive; 2026: civicAPI (unofficial)
How we know Forbes
One person, matched across every source we use.
- Open States ocd-person/3c9356a4-fd55-43ff-809f-65568d0a8e53
- Wikidata Q83807992
Source: Identity links: Wikidata, congress-legislators, Open States, FECUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 1:51 PM ET