DemocratIn office since Jan 2025

Sarah Elfreth

U.S. Representative, MD-3 since 2025. Re-elected in 2026. Next on the ballot in 2028.

U.S. Representative, MD-3Born 1988

Official website Wikipedia Congress.gov FEC filings

In office: 1 yr; Since 2025
Bills became law: 0; 17 sponsored, 119th Congress
Votes missed: 0.2%; Chamber median 2.1%
With party: 99%; On votes splitting the parties
Last margin: +34.5; Won 2026
Next election: 2028; Nov 7, 2028

Source: Wikidata, congress-legislators and Open States; 99chambers legislative recordsUpdated Nov 7, 2026, 3:00 PM ET

Committees

119th Congress.

House Committee on Natural ResourcesEnergy and Mineral ResourcesWater, Wildlife and Fisheries
House Committee on Armed ServicesReadinessSeapower and Projection Forces

Source: congress-legislators committeesUpdated Nov 7, 2026, 3:00 PM ET

Legislation

119th Congress · 17 sponsored · 0 became law

BillIntroCmteHouseSenateLaw

HR 4294 MAWS Act of 2026
Public Lands and Natural Resources · Passed House Mar 2026

HR 9188 Military Readiness Permitting Efficiency Act of 2026
Armed Forces and National Security · Introduced Jun 2026

HR 7251 Prohibit Partisan Park Passes Act
Public Lands and Natural Resources · Introduced Mar 2026

HR 7788 Maryland Whole Watershed Program Federal Partnership Act
Environmental Protection · Introduced Mar 2026

HR 7494 Preventing Domestic Violence Homicides Through Lethality Assessment Training and Technical Assistance Act
Crime and Law Enforcement · Introduced Feb 2026

Source: Congress.gov billsUpdated Nov 6, 2026, 3:27 PM ET

Voting record

119th Congress · placement by roll-call votes

Where Elfreth sits in the U.S. House

Elfreth is closer to the center than 48% of the chamber's Democrats.

Closest: Frederica S. Wilson, Rosa DeLauro, Gregory Meeks

Source: 99chambers roll-call scalingUpdated Nov 6, 2026, 5:06 PM ET

With Elfreth’s party

Votes with the chamber's Democrats99%
Cosponsorships of the other party's bills19%

Black tick: the average of Democrats in the U.S. House.

Source: 99chambers legislative scores from roll calls and cosponsorships

Key votes

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

Date	Bill	Elfreth	Dem. majority	Rep. majority	Result
Sep 16, 2026	HR 5334: Lindsey O. Graham Sanctioning Russia and Iran Act of 2026	Yes	No	Yes	Passed 262–159
Jun 30, 2026	HCONRES 108: Directing the President pursuant to section 5(c) of the War Powers Resolution to…	Yes	Yes	No	Failed 189–235
Jun 9, 2026	S 2: Secure America Act	No	No	Yes	Passed 214–212
May 13, 2026	HR 1346: To amend the Clean Air Act with respect to the ethanol waiver for Reid Vapor Pressure…	No	No	Yes	Passed 218–203
Feb 12, 2026	HR 2189: To modernize Federal firearms laws to account for advancements in technology and…	No	No	Yes	Passed 233–185

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

Career

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

201820192020202120222023202420252026202720282029Maryland State Senate, District 30 U.S. House, MD-3

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's 3rd District	Won	D+34.5	D+24.5	+10.0
2024	U.S. House, MD-3	Won	D+21.4	—	—
2022	Maryland State Senate, District 30	Won	D+14.9	—	—
2018	Maryland State Senate, District 30	Won	D+9.2	—	—