RepublicanIn office since Nov 2010

J. B. Jennings

Maryland State Senator, District 7 since 2010. Re-elected in 2026. Next on the ballot in 2030.

Maryland State Senator, District 7Born 1974

Official website Wikipedia

In office: 16 yrs; Since 2010
Bills became law: 28; 83 sponsored, 2025–2026 session
Votes missed: 4.5%; Chamber median 3.2%
With party: 89%; On votes splitting the parties
Last margin: +17.3; 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.

Budget and Taxation
Committee on Cybersecurity, Information Technology and Biotechnology
Committee on Fair Practices and State Personnel Oversight
Committee on Federal Relations
Committee on Legislative Information Technology and Open Government
Legislative Policy
Rules

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

Legislation

2025–2026 session · 83 sponsored · 28 became law

BillIntroCmteSenateHouseLaw

SB 410 Public Libraries - State Library Resource Center - Funding
Appropriations · Became law May 2026

SB 309 Sales and Use Tax - Precious Metal Bullion or Coins - Exemption
Exemptions · Became law May 2026

SB 607 Income Tax - Subtraction Modification for Public Safety Retirement Income - Amount
Correctional Officers · Became law May 2026

SB 378 Public Libraries - Young Readers Matching Grant Program, Funding, and Services
Applicants and Applications · Became law May 2026

SB 558 Chesapeake Bay - Enhancement Program and Maryland Seafood Industry Financial Assistance Fund - Established
Appropriations · 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 Jennings sits in the Maryland State Senate

Jennings is closer to the center than 69% of the chamber's Republicans.

Closest: Mary Beth Carozza, Johnny Salling, Mike McKay

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

With Jennings’s party

Votes with the chamber's Republicans89%

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

Source: 99chambers legislative scores from roll calls and cosponsorships

Key votes

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

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

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

Career

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

20022004200620082010201220142016201820202022202420262028Maryland House of Delegates, District 7Maryland State Senate, District 7

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 Legislative District 7	Won	R+17.3	R+15.9	+1.4
2022	Maryland State Senate, District 7	Won	—	—	—
2018	Maryland State Senate, District 7	Won	R+33.9	—	—
2014	Maryland State Senate, District 7	Won	R+49.4	—	—
2014	Maryland State Senate, District 7 (primary)	Won	—	—	—
2010	Maryland State Senate, District 7	Won	R+32.0	—	—
2006	Maryland House of Delegates, District 7	Won	D+1.7	—	—
2002	Maryland House of Delegates, District 7	Won	R+1.5	—	—