RepublicanIn office since Nov 2018

Mary Beth Carozza

Maryland State Senator, District 38 since 2018. Ran in 4 elections between 2014 and 2022, winning 4. Re-elected in 2026. Next on the ballot in 2030.

Maryland State Senator, District 38Born 1961

Official website Wikipedia

In office: 7 yrs; Since 2018
Bills became law: 37; 115 sponsored, 2025–2026 session
Votes missed: 0.2%; Chamber median 3.2%
With party: 89%; On votes splitting the parties
Last margin: +24.6; 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.

9-1-1 Specialist Recruitment and Retention Workgroup
Apprenticeship 2030 Commission
Committee on Children, Youth and Families
Committee on the Chesapeake and Atlantic Coastal Bays Critical Area
Education, Energy and the Environment
Executive Nominations

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

Legislation

2025–2026 session · 115 sponsored · 37 became law

BillIntroCmteSenateHouseLaw

SB 148 Income Tax - Credit for 9-1-1 Specialist Retirement Income (Supporting Our 9-1-1 Specialists Act)
Applicants and Applications · Became law May 2026

SB 263 Education - Dependent Children of Active Service Members - Advance Enrollment Procedures
Armed Forces and Uniformed Services · Became law May 2026

SB 285 Higher Education - Scholarships for Correctional Officers
Awareness and Outreach · Became law May 2026

SB 728 Higher Education - Student Financial Assistance - Alterations to Scholarship Programs
Accidents · Became law May 2026

SB 486 Higher Education - Maryland Graduate and Professional Scholarship Program - Eligible Institutions
Eastern Shore · 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 Carozza sits in the Maryland State Senate

Carozza is closer to the center than 62% of the chamber's Republicans.

Closest: Johnny Salling, J.B. Jennings, Jack Bailey

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

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

Date	Bill	Carozza	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	No	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 Carozza 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 38C Maryland State Senate, District 38

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 38	Won	R+24.6	R+16.4	+8.2
2022	Maryland State Senate, District 38	Won	R+32.9	R+11.9	+21.0
2018	Maryland State Senate, District 38	Won	R+5.4	—	—
2014	Maryland House of Delegates, HD-38C	Won	R+47.8	—	—
2014	Maryland House of Delegates, HD-38C (primary)	Won	—	—	—