Jack Bailey
Maryland State Senator, District 29 since 2018. Ran for re-election in 2026; the count goes on.
Maryland State Senator, District 29Born 1965
- In office
- 7 yrs
- Since 2018
- Bills became law
- 42
- 106 sponsored, 2025–2026 session
- Votes missed
- 3.2%
- Chamber median 3.2%
- With party
- 96%
- On votes splitting the parties
- Last margin
- +20.6
- Won 2018
Source: Wikidata, congress-legislators and Open States; 99chambers legislative recordsUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 1:52 PM ET
Committees
As of 2026-10.
- Budget and Taxation
- Committee on Ending Homelessness
- Committee on Federal Relations
- Federal Action Oversight
- Special Joint Committee on Pensions
Source: Open States committeesUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 9:43 AM ET
Legislation
Awareness and Outreach · Became law May 2026
Appropriations · Became law May 2026
Exemptions · Became law May 2026
Correctional Officers · Became law May 2026
Applicants and Applications · Became law May 2026
Source: Open States billsUpdated Nov 6, 2026, 4:22 PM ET
Voting record
Where Bailey sits in the Maryland State Senate
Bailey is closer to the center than 46% of the chamber's Republicans.
Closest: Bill Folden, Steve Hershey, Jason Gallion
Source: 99chambers roll-call scalingUpdated Nov 6, 2026, 4:52 PM ET
With Bailey’s party
- Votes with the chamber's Republicans96%
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: Bailey’s vote, each party’s majority, and the result. An orange vote differs from most Republicans.
| Date | Bill | Bailey | Rep. majority | Dem. majority | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 27, 2026 | HB 711: Data Privacy - Consumer Data, Public Records, and Message Switching System (Data Privacy… | No | 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 Bailey 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 Legislative District 29 | Counting | R+10.3 | R+15.5 | −5.2 |
| 2022 | Maryland State Senate, District 29 | Won | — | — | — |
| 2018 | Maryland State Senate, District 29 | Won | R+20.6 | — | — |
Source: 99chambers results archive; 2026: civicAPI (unofficial)Updated Nov 8, 2026, 7:01 PM ET
Campaign money, 2025–26
- Raised
- $202K
- Spent
- $246.3K
Source: Maryland State Board of Elections filings through Oct 15, 2026Updated Nov 1, 2026, 12:44 AM ET
Campaign committees
Open committees can still raise and spend money.
| Bailey, Jack (John) Friends of State | Active |
Source: Maryland State Board of Elections filings through Oct 15, 2026Updated Nov 1, 2026, 12:44 AM ET
Seats Bailey has held
- Maryland State Senate, District 29 · since 2018
Source: 99chambers results archive
Who Bailey has run against
- Chuck Borges (D) · 2026 general
- Thomas Brewer (D) · 2018 election, won
Source: 99chambers results archive; 2026: civicAPI (unofficial)
How we know Bailey
One person, matched across every source we use.
- Open States ocd-person/d6ad9dff-6f4f-48c9-8806-d651a0d86f58
- Wikidata Q62018421
Source: Identity links: Wikidata, congress-legislators, Open States, FECUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 1:52 PM ET