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Sarah Elfreth

Representative from Maryland
HOUSEDEMOCRAT2025–nowID E000301
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LegislationHEADLINE
99%with Dems
of 471 votes
Nominations
—with Dems
of 0 · confirmations only
All contested
99%with Dems
of 471 · both combined

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 ↓2025
2025–26119th Congress
Sat as a Democrat
98.5%with Democrats
of 471 contested votes
Votes for this Congress are open below
Sat as a DemocratSat as a RepublicanVotes available below

Votes

DateBillVoteTypeCastSided with
Sep 16, 2026S. 2403Retire through Ownership ActLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Sep 16, 2026H.R. 9497Water Resources Development ActLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Sep 16, 2026H.R. 9340Ratepayer Protection ActLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Full textRatepayer Protection ActParty majoritiesDemocrats Yea · Republicans YeaCounts toward scoreNo — both party majorities voted Yea.
Where this lands
YEAVoted with both majorities — not scored
Sep 16, 2026H.J.Res. 213Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule issued by the Environmental Protection Agency relating to the “California State Nonroad Engine Pollution Control Standards; Commercial Harbor Craft Regulations; Notice of Decision”LEGISLATIONNAYDEM MAJORITY
Sep 16, 2026H.R. 10326PROOF ActLEGISLATIONNAYDEM MAJORITY
Sep 16, 2026H.R. 9576National Fraud Enforcement Division ActLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Sep 16, 2026H.R. 5334An Act to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow early childhood educators to take the educator expense deduction, and for other purposesLEGISLATIONYEAREP MAJORITY
Sep 15, 2026H.Con.Res. 93Directing the President, pursuant to section 5(c) of the War Powers Resolution, to remove United States Armed Forces from hostilities with IranLEGISLATIONYEADEM MAJORITY
Sep 15, 2026H.J.Res. 210Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Environmental Protection Agency relating to “California State Nonroad Engine Pollution Control Standards; Ocean-Going Vessels At-Berth; Notice of Decision”LEGISLATIONNAYDEM MAJORITY
9 most recent roll calls shown · 471 contested votes scored in the 119th CongressAll votes this Congress →

By policy area

career · legislation
Congress100% · 151 votes
Economics and Public Finance100% · 49 votes
Armed Forces and National Security100% · 38 votes
Energy100% · 35 votes
Environmental Protection100% · 26 votes
Crime and Law Enforcement87.5% · 24 votes
Government Operations and Politics100% · 18 votes
Public Lands and Natural Resources100% · 16 votes
Immigration100% · 15 votes
International Affairs92.9% · 14 votes
Finance and Financial Sector100% · 13 votes
Education91.7% · 12 votes
Too few contested votes to score
Labor and Employment— · 9 votes
Agriculture and Food— · 8 votes
Commerce— · 8 votes
Law— · 6 votes
Health— · 5 votes
Families— · 4 votes
Animals— · 3 votes
Arts, Culture, Religion— · 2 votes
Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues— · 2 votes
Taxation— · 2 votes
Transportation and Public Works— · 2 votes
Emergency Management— · 1 vote
Native Americans— · 1 vote
Social Welfare— · 1 vote
Water Resources Development— · 1 vote

They also voted in 3 areas where the parties never split, so there is nothing to score — never on a contested question: Foreign Trade and International Finance, Housing and Community Development, Science, Technology, Communications.

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

Service record

1 Congresses
119th · 2025
Democrat · House · MD119th–119th
Term datesexact
Members · Maryland
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Sarah Elfreth

Representative from Maryland
HOUSED2025–now1 CONGRESSES
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LegislationHEADLINE
98.5%with Democrats
of 471 votes · 1.5% with Republicans
Nominations—of 0 votes
All contested99%of 471 · combined

Career arc

10050020252025
2025–26 · 119th · Democrat · of 471 votes98.5%

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Votes

Democratic majorityYea
Republican majorityYea
Counts toward scoreNo
Open roll call
Latest 6 shown · 471 contested votes scored in the 119th

By policy area

career
Congress100% · 151
Economics and Public Finance100% · 49
Armed Forces and National Security100% · 38
Energy100% · 35
Environmental Protection100% · 26
Crime and Law Enforcement87.5% · 24
Government Operations and Politics100% · 18
Public Lands and Natural Resources100% · 16
Immigration100% · 15
International Affairs92.9% · 14
Finance and Financial Sector100% · 13
Education91.7% · 12
Labor and Employment— · 9
Agriculture and Food— · 8
Commerce— · 8
Law— · 6
Health— · 5
Families— · 4
Animals— · 3
Arts, Culture, Religion— · 2
Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues— · 2
Taxation— · 2
Transportation and Public Works— · 2
Emergency Management— · 1
Native Americans— · 1
Social Welfare— · 1
Water Resources Development— · 1

Also voted in 3 areas where the parties never split — never on a contested question: Foreign Trade and International Finance, Housing and Community Development, Science, Technology, Communications.

Service record

119th · 2025119th · 2025
Democrat119th–119th

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