DemocratIn office since Nov 2014

Sheree Sample-Hughes

Maryland State Delegate, District 37A since 2014. Ran in 4 elections between 2014 and 2022, winning 4. Re-elected in 2026. Next on the ballot in 2030.

Maryland State Delegate, District 37ABorn 1977

Official website Wikipedia

In office: 12 yrs; Since 2014
Bills became law: 28; 62 sponsored, 2025–2026 session
Votes missed: 11.2%; Chamber median 2.8%
With party: 76%; On votes splitting the parties
Last margin: +92.6; 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.

Committee on Administrative, Executive and Legislative Review
Government, Labor and Elections

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

Legislation

2025–2026 session · 62 sponsored · 28 became law

BillIntroCmteHouseSenateLaw

HB 1554 Sales and Use Tax - Electricity for Agriculture Purposes - Study and Report
Agriculture · Became law May 2026

HB 623 Education - Purple Star Schools Program and Purple Star Colleges Program
Armed Forces and Uniformed Services · Became law May 2026

HB 319 County Boards of Education - Student Transportation - Sunset Repeal and Study
Classifications and Designations · Became law May 2026

HB 680 Children's Cabinet Fund - Renaming and Funding for Grants to Local Management Boards
Administrative Agencies · 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

Source: Open States billsUpdated Nov 6, 2026, 4:22 PM ET

Voting record

2025–2026 session · placement by roll-call votes

Where Sample-Hughes sits in the Maryland House of Delegates

Sample-Hughes is closer to the center than 99% of the chamber's Democrats.

Closest: Stuart Schmidt, Steve Johnson, Matthew Schindler

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

With Sample-Hughes’s party

Votes with the chamber's Democrats76%

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: Sample-Hughes’s vote, each party’s majority, and the result. An orange vote differs from most Democrats.

Date	Bill	Sample-Hughes	Dem. majority	Rep. majority	Result
Apr 2, 2026	HB 191: Consumer Protection - Retail Transactions for Essential Consumer Goods - Cash Payments	Not voting	Yes	No	Passed 99–28
Apr 2, 2026	SB 286: Public Safety - Elevator Inspection Certificates - Searchable Database	Not voting	Yes	No	Passed 113–21
Apr 2, 2026	SB 249: Tobacco Product Licensees - Additional Licensure for Electronic Smoking Devices	Not voting	Yes	No	Passed 106–30
Apr 2, 2026	HB 1109: Public Health Reform Act	Not voting	Yes	No	Passed 95–18
Apr 2, 2026	SB 290: Baltimore City - Ordinance Enforcement - Fines and Penalties	Not voting	Yes	No	Passed 112–24

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

Career

Offices held, and every time Sample-Hughes 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 37A

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 House of Delegates, HD-37A	Won	D+92.6	D+22.6	+70.0
2022	Maryland House of Delegates, HD-37A	Won	D+24.0	D+30.1	−6.1
2018	Maryland House of Delegates, HD-37A	Won	D+37.2	—	—
2014	Maryland House of Delegates, HD-37A	Won	—	—	—
2014	Maryland House of Delegates, HD-37A (primary)	Won	—	—	—