Leaving office January 1, 2027.Lost re-election in 2026. This page switches to the former-officeholder layout when the term ends.

DemocratIn office until January 1, 2027

Jheanelle Wilkins

Maryland State Delegate, District 20 since 2018. Lost re-election in 2026; leaves office in January 2027. Ran in 2 elections between 2018 and 2022, winning 2.

Maryland State Delegate, District 20Born 1988

Official website Wikipedia

In office: 7 yrs; Since 2018
Bills became law: 43; 126 sponsored, 2025–2026 session
Votes missed: 2.1%; Chamber median 2.8%
With party: 100%; On votes splitting the parties
Last margin: −0.7; Won 2022
Elections: 3; 2018–2026

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

Committees

As of 2026-10.

Ways and Means · chair
Legislative Policy
Rules and Executive Nominations
Spending Affordability
Task Force to Study Modernize County and Municipal Revenue Structures

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

Legislation

2025–2026 session · 126 sponsored · 43 became law

BillIntroCmteHouseSenateLaw

HB 1118 Health, Health Insurance, and Health Occupations - Perinatal Behavioral Health Conditions
Applicants and Applications · Became law May 2026

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

HB 1218 Safe and Healthy Homes for All Act
Apartments · Became law May 2026

HB 575 Public Schools - Student Attendance - Excused or Discretionary Absences for Civic Engagement
Committees and Commissions · Became law May 2026

HB 1321 Child Care Scholarship Program - Application Process and Copays - Alterations
Applicants and Applications · 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 Wilkins sits in the Maryland House of Delegates

Wilkins is closer to the center than 15% of the chamber's Democrats.

Closest: Joseline Peña-Melnyk, Aaron Kaufman, David Moon

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

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

Date	Bill	Wilkins	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 Wilkins 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 20

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 20	Lost	—	—	—
2022	Maryland House of Delegates, District 20	Won	R+0.7	D+80.3	−81.0
2018	Maryland House of Delegates, District 20	Won	R+1.9	—	—