DemocratIn office since Nov 2018

Debra Davis

Maryland State Delegate, District 28 since 2018. Ran for re-election in 2026; the count goes on.

Maryland State Delegate, District 28Born 1959Lawyer

Official website Wikipedia

In office: 7 yrs; Since 2018
Bills became law: 18; 54 sponsored, 2025–2026 session
Votes missed: 8.0%; Chamber median 2.8%
With party: 99%; On votes splitting the parties
Last margin: +0.4; Won 2022

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

Committees

As of 2026-10.

Judiciary · vice chair
Rules and Executive Nominations

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

Legislation

2025–2026 session · 54 sponsored · 18 became law

BillIntroCmteHouseSenateLaw

HB 1300 African American Heritage Preservation Program and Maryland Commission for Women - Renaming and Alterations
Awareness and Outreach · Became law May 2026

HB 919 Maryland Higher Education Commission - Practical Applications of Real Estate Appraisal (PAREA) Grant Program…
Appraisals · Became law May 2026

HB 552 Commission on the House of Reformation and Instruction for Colored Children - Establishment
Abuse · Became law May 2026

HB 557 Occupational Licensing and Certification - Criminal History - Predetermination Review Process
Administrative Agencies · Became law Apr 2026

HB 444 Public Safety - Immigration Enforcement Agreements - Prohibition
Administrative Agencies · Became law Feb 2026

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

Voting record

2025–2026 session · placement by roll-call votes

Where Davis sits in the Maryland House of Delegates

Davis is closer to the center than 79% of the chamber's Democrats.

Closest: Andrea Harrison, Jon Cardin, Kent Roberson

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

With Davis’s party

Votes with the chamber's Democrats99%

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

Date	Bill	Davis	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	Not voting	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 Davis 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 28

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 Delegate District 28	Counting	—	D+40.3	—
2022	Maryland House of Delegates, District 28	Won	D+0.4	—	—
2018	Maryland House of Delegates, District 28	Won	D+0.6	—	—