DemocratIn office since Nov 2018

Nick Charles

Maryland State Senator, District 25 since 2018. Ran in 3 elections between 2014 and 2022, winning 2. Re-elected in 2026. Next on the ballot in 2030.

Maryland State Senator, District 25Born 1982

Official website Wikipedia

In office: 7 yrs; Since 2018
Bills became law: 30; 88 sponsored, 2025–2026 session
Votes missed: 12.4%; Chamber median 3.2%
With party: 99%; On votes splitting the parties
Last margin: +98.5; 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.

Task Force to Study Fiduciary Adjudication in Maryland · chair
Committee on Children, Youth and Families
Judicial Proceedings

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

Legislation

2025–2026 session · 88 sponsored · 30 became law

BillIntroCmteSenateHouseLaw

SB 335 Landlord and Tenant - Discrimination in Housing for Income-Based Housing Subsidies and Positive Rental…
Civil Rights and Social Equity · Became law May 2026

SB 745 Police Training - Autism and Dementia (LEAD Act of 2026)
Autism Spectrum · Became law May 2026

SB 651 Real Property – Transfer–on–Death Deed – Establishment
Attorneys · Became law May 2026

SB 776 Commission on the House of Reformation and Instruction for Colored Children - Establishment
Administrative Agencies · Became law May 2026

SB 198 Prince George's Community College - Aerospace and Aviation Systems Technology Programs - Feasibility Study
Aerospace Technology and Astronomy · 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 Charles sits in the Maryland State Senate

Charles is closer to the center than 71% of the chamber's Democrats.

Closest: Dalya Attar, Alonzo Washington, Nancy King

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

With Charles’s party

Votes with the chamber's Democrats99%

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

Source: 99chambers legislative scores from roll calls and cosponsorships

Key votes

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

Date	Bill	Charles	Dem. majority	Rep. majority	Result
Mar 27, 2026	HB 711: Data Privacy - Consumer Data, Public Records, and Message Switching System (Data Privacy…	Yes	Yes	No	Passed 28–8
Mar 27, 2026	SB 594: Cannabis - Advertising - Alterations	Yes	Yes	No	Passed 38–8
Mar 27, 2026	SB 12: Residential Rental Apartments - Air-Conditioning Requirement	Yes	Yes	No	Passed 35–11
Mar 27, 2026	HB 141: State Personnel - Collective Bargaining - Graduate Assistants	Yes	Yes	No	Passed 32–11
Mar 27, 2026	HB 1249: Certified Recovery Residences - Refusing Services to Individuals Receiving…	Yes	Yes	No	Passed 36–10

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

Career

Offices held, and every time Charles 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 25

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 25	Won	D+98.5	D+86.8	+11.7
2022	Maryland House of Delegates, District 25	Won	R+2.6	D+90.5	−93.1
2018	Maryland House of Delegates, District 25	Won	R+3.2	—	—
2014	Maryland House of Delegates, District 25 (primary)	Lost	−17.1	—	—