DemocratIn office since Nov 2022

Charles E. Sydnor III

Maryland State Senator, District 44 since 2022. Ran in 4 elections between 2014 and 2022, winning 4. Re-elected in 2026. Next on the ballot in 2030.

Maryland State Senator, District 44Born 1974

Official website Wikipedia

In office: 3 yrs; Since 2022
Bills became law: 35; 82 sponsored, 2025–2026 session
Votes missed: 3.8%; Chamber median 3.2%
With party: 99%; On votes splitting the parties
Last margin: +94.7; Won 2026
Next election: 2030; Nov 5, 2030

Source: Wikidata, congress-legislators and Open States; 99chambers legislative recordsUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 1:52 PM ET

Committees

As of 2026-10.

Committee on Legislative Ethics · chair
Committee on Administrative, Executive and Legislative Review
Committee on Children, Youth and Families
Executive Nominations
Judicial Proceedings
Legislative Policy

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

Legislation

2025–2026 session · 82 sponsored · 35 became law

BillIntroCmteSenateHouseLaw

SB 426 Public Information Act - Divorce Records
Applicants and Applications · Became law Aug 2026

SB 322 Courts - Jury Service - Disqualification
Courts and Court Personnel - Statewide · Became law May 2026

SB 16 Child Support - Earnings Withholdings Limits
Appeals · Became law May 2026

SB 335 Landlord and Tenant - Discrimination in Housing for Income-Based Housing Subsidies and Positive Rental…
Civil Rights and Social Equity · Became law May 2026

SB 1 Public Safety - Law Enforcement Officers - Face Coverings and Identification
Appeals · 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 Sydnor sits in the Maryland State Senate

III is closer to the center than 19% of the chamber's Democrats.

Closest: Cheryl Kagan, Shelly Hettleman, Karen Young

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

With Sydnor’s party

Votes with the chamber's Democrats99%

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

Date	Bill	Sydnor	Dem. majority	Rep. majority	Result
Mar 27, 2026	HB 711: Data Privacy - Consumer Data, Public Records, and Message Switching System (Data Privacy…	Yes	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 Sydnor 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 44B Maryland State Senate, District 44

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 44	Won	D+94.7	D+46.9	+47.8
2022	Maryland State Senate, District 44	Won	—	D+52.9	—
2018	Maryland House of Delegates, HD-44B	Won	R+11.8	—	—
2014	Maryland House of Delegates, HD-44B	Won	D+0.8	—	—
2014	Maryland House of Delegates, HD-44B (primary)	Won	+0.5	—	—