Benjamin Louis Cardin

Senator from Maryland

SENATEDEMOCRAT1987–2025ID C000141

LegislationHEADLINE

94%with Dems

of 8,088 votes

Nominations

98%with Dems

of 1,685 · confirmations only

All contested

95%with Dems

of 9,773 · both combined

Steepest move

−9 pts

1993 → 1995

still a Democrat

Career arc

Legislation leads. Each point is one Congress: how often they sided with the Democratic majority on contested bills, resolutions and amendments.

100%75%50%25%0%sides with Democrats ↑sides with Republicans ↓1987199319992005201120172023

2023–24118th Congress

Sat as a Democrat

98.6%with Democrats

legislation only

Votes for this Congress are open below

Steepest move: 1993 → 1995, −9 pts — while still a Democrat.

Sat as a DemocratSat as a RepublicanVotes available below

Votes

DateBillVoteTypeCastSided with

Dec 21, 2024H.R. 10545A bill making further continuing appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2025, and for other purposes.LEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED

Dec 21, 2024H.R. 82A bill to amend title II of the Social Security Act to repeal the Government pension offset and windfall elimination provisions.LEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED

Dec 20, 2024H.R. 82A bill to amend title II of the Social Security Act to repeal the Government pension offset and windfall elimination provisions.LEGISLATIONYEADEM MAJORITY

Full textA bill to amend title II of the Social Security Act to repeal the Government pension offset and windfall elimination provisions.Party majoritiesDemocrats Yea · Republicans NayCounts toward scoreYes — the parties split.

Where this lands

YEASided with the Democratic majority

Open roll call

Dec 20, 2024H.R. 82To delay the repeal of the Government pension offset and windfall elimination provisions until additional changes are made to offset any negative impacts on the actuarial balance of the Social Security Trust Funds.LEGISLATIONNAYDEM MAJORITY

Dec 20, 2024H.R. 82In the nature of a substitute.LEGISLATIONNAYDEM MAJORITY

Dec 20, 2024H.R. 82To provide for automatic continuing resolutions.LEGISLATIONNAYDEM MAJORITY

Dec 20, 2024H.R. 82To adjust the normal and early retirement ages for Social Security benefits and increase the maximum age for delayed retirement credits.LEGISLATIONNAYBOTH · NOT SCORED

Dec 20, 2024noneSerena Raquel Murillo, of California, to be United States District Judge for the Central District of CaliforniaNOMINATIONYEADEM MAJORITY

9 most recent roll calls shown · 526 contested votes scored in the 118th CongressAll votes this Congress →

By policy area

career · legislation

Economics and Public Finance94.1% · 2,291 votes

Congress96.4% · 1,245 votes

Armed Forces and National Security91.2% · 556 votes

International Affairs92.9% · 378 votes

Government Operations and Politics92.8% · 332 votes

Health99.4% · 310 votes

Taxation97.3% · 298 votes

Crime and Law Enforcement93.7% · 252 votes

Labor and Employment94.8% · 212 votes

Energy95.5% · 179 votes

Finance and Financial Sector84.5% · 174 votes

Public Lands and Natural Resources95.4% · 174 votes

Transportation and Public Works92.5% · 174 votes

Education96% · 150 votes

Science, Technology, Communications92.9% · 126 votes

Immigration91.2% · 114 votes

Law93.9% · 114 votes

Agriculture and Food93.6% · 110 votes

Foreign Trade and International Finance88% · 100 votes

Environmental Protection92.8% · 83 votes

Commerce85.9% · 71 votes

Emergency Management98.6% · 69 votes

Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues96.8% · 62 votes

Housing and Community Development84.5% · 58 votes

Social Welfare91.4% · 58 votes

Water Resources Development93.1% · 58 votes

Commemorations100% · 21 votes

Native Americans90% · 20 votes

Families81.3% · 16 votes

Arts, Culture, Religion90% · 10 votes

Too few contested votes to score

Animals— · 6 votes

Sports and Recreation— · 1 vote

They also voted in 1 area where the parties never split, so there is nothing to score — never on a contested question: Private Legislation.

Blue is the share of votes siding with the Democratic majority; the tick marks 50%.

Service record

19 Congresses

100th · 1987110th · 2007118th · 2023

Democrat · House · MD100th–109th

Democrat · Senate · MD110th–118th

Term datesexact

Benjamin Louis Cardin

Senator from Maryland

SENATED1987–202519 CONGRESSES

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LegislationHEADLINE

94.1%with Democrats

of 8,088 votes · 5.9% with Republicans

Nominations98%of 1,685 votes

All contested95%of 9,773 · combined

Steepest move−9 pts1993→95, as a Democrat

Career arc

10050019872023

2023–24 · 118th · Democrat98.6%

Legislation leads. Tap a point to read that Congress.

Votes

Democratic majorityYea

Republican majorityNay

Counts toward scoreYes

Open roll call

Latest 6 shown · 526 contested votes scored in the 118th

By policy area

career

Economics and Public Finance94.1% · 2,291

Congress96.4% · 1,245

Armed Forces and National Security91.2% · 556

International Affairs92.9% · 378

Government Operations and Politics92.8% · 332

Health99.4% · 310

Taxation97.3% · 298

Crime and Law Enforcement93.7% · 252

Labor and Employment94.8% · 212

Energy95.5% · 179

Finance and Financial Sector84.5% · 174

Public Lands and Natural Resources95.4% · 174

Transportation and Public Works92.5% · 174

Education96% · 150

Science, Technology, Communications92.9% · 126

Immigration91.2% · 114

Law93.9% · 114

Agriculture and Food93.6% · 110

Foreign Trade and International Finance88% · 100

Environmental Protection92.8% · 83

Commerce85.9% · 71

Emergency Management98.6% · 69

Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues96.8% · 62

Housing and Community Development84.5% · 58

Social Welfare91.4% · 58

Water Resources Development93.1% · 58

Commemorations100% · 21

Native Americans90% · 20

Families81.3% · 16

Arts, Culture, Religion90% · 10

Animals— · 6

Sports and Recreation— · 1

Also voted in 1 area where the parties never split — never on a contested question: Private Legislation.

Service record

100th · 1987118th · 2023

Democrat100th–109th

Democrat110th–118th

Party switchers

John Alexander LoganD→R · IL · 40th Wesley Wade WatkinsD→R · OK · 105th Ben Nighthorse CampbellD→R · CO · 104th