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Senator · Maryland · Democrat

Angela Alsobrooks

U.S. Senator from Maryland

Angela Alsobrooks is a U.S. senator from Maryland, a Democrat elected in 2024 and in office since January 3, 2025. She was Prince George's County state's attorney from 2010 to 2018 and county executive from 2018 to 2024.

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Public record

Office and sources

Office
U.S. Senator from Maryland
Representing
Maryland
Public role
Legislative branch
Record includes
Roll-call votes, source-linked checks, statements, and coverage
In office since
January 3, 2025
Education
Duke University (B.A., public policy and Afro-American studies, 1993); University of Maryland School of Law (J.D., 1996)
  • Senator Angela Alsobrooks: About ↗
  • U.S. Government Publishing Office: Congressional Directory, 119th Congress ↗
  • U.S. Senate: Senators from Maryland ↗
  • U.S. Senate: Committee assignments of the 119th Congress ↗
  • Congress.gov: member profile ↗
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Background

Biography

Angela Alsobrooks was born in Suitland, Maryland, on February 23, 1971. She earned a bachelor's degree in public policy and Afro-American studies from Duke University in 1993 and a law degree from the University of Maryland School of Law in 1996. She worked as a law clerk in the Howard County Circuit Court and later the Baltimore City Circuit Court.

From 1997 to 2002 she was an assistant state's attorney in Prince George's County, handling domestic violence cases. She was a county education liaison from 2002 to 2004 and executive director of the county's Revenue Authority from 2004 to 2010. She served as Prince George's County state's attorney from 2010 to 2018, and in 2018 she was elected county executive, serving until 2024.

Alsobrooks was elected to the Senate on November 5, 2024, and the Senate lists her service as beginning January 3, 2025. She serves on the Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs, Environment and Public Works, and Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions committees and the Special Committee on Aging.

Committees

  • Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs
  • Committee on Environment and Public Works
  • Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions
  • Special Committee on Aging

Sources for this biography

  • Senator Angela Alsobrooks: About ↗
  • U.S. Government Publishing Office: Congressional Directory, 119th Congress ↗
  • U.S. Senate: Senators from Maryland ↗
  • U.S. Senate: Committee assignments of the 119th Congress ↗
  • Congress.gov: member profile ↗

Drafted by The Baseline's automated desk from the sources listed and checked against them on Sep 19, 2026; no other source was used. Spot an error? Request a correction.

119th Congress

The voting record at a glance

Every Senate roll-call position in the current Congress that Voteview associates with this member. Data current through Oct 1, 2026.

Recorded votes
915
Participation
98.4%
Yea / nay
279 / 621
Latest vote
Sep 30, 2026
Recorded positions

Latest roll-call votes

Position, question, result, tally, and source are shown together so readers can inspect the record without leaving the page.

DatePositionRoll callIssueResult
Sep 30, 2026NayPN1129On the NominationKeith Sonderling, of Florida, to be Secretary of LaborOfficial roll call ↗NominationsNomination Confirmed47–41
Sep 30, 2026NayPN1129On the Cloture MotionKeith Sonderling, of Florida, to be Secretary of LaborOfficial roll call ↗Other floor businessCloture Motion Agreed to53–47
Sep 30, 2026NayHR9340On Cloture on the Motion to ProceedA bill to amend the Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 1978 to establish a Federal standard relating to the recovery of the full, incremental costs of upgrades that serve large-load customers, and for other purposes.Official roll call ↗Other floor businessCloture on the Motion to Proceed Rejected57–43
Sep 30, 2026NayHR7008On Cloture on the Motion to ProceedA bill to amend chapter 131 of title 5 to require certain restrictions on stocks for Members of Congress and their spouses and dependents, and for other purposes.Official roll call ↗Other floor businessCloture on the Motion to Proceed Rejected53–47
Sep 29, 2026YeaSRES852On the Motion to DischargeA resolution requesting information on Israel's human rights practices pursuant to section 502B(c) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961.Bill record ↗Official roll call ↗International AffairsMotion to Discharge Rejected47–51
Sep 29, 2026YeaSJRES197On the Motion to ProceedA joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services of the Department of Health and Human Services relating to "Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, HHS Notice of Benefit and Payment Parameters for 2027; and Basic Health Program".Bill record ↗Official roll call ↗HealthMotion to Proceed Rejected48–51
Sep 28, 2026NayS4668On Passage of the BillA bill to protect the name, image, and likeness rights of, and provide protections for, student athletes and to promote fair competition among intercollegiate athletics, and for other purposes.Official roll call ↗EducationBill Passed77–22
Sep 28, 2026YeaS4668On the AmendmentTo establish certain standards with respect to coaches of varsity sports teams.Official roll call ↗Other floor businessAmendment Rejected47–52
Sep 28, 2026YeaS4668On the AmendmentTo increase the limitation on funding for post-eligibility insurance and catastrophic injury for student athletes.Official roll call ↗HealthAmendment Rejected49–50
Sep 28, 2026YeaS4668On the AmendmentTo limit price increases for college athletics tickets.Official roll call ↗Other floor businessAmendment Rejected42–54
Sep 28, 2026NayS4668On the AmendmentTo improve the bill.Official roll call ↗Other floor businessAmendment Rejected1–94
Sep 28, 2026YeaS4668On the AmendmentTo modify the provision relating to the relationship of this Act to existing law.Official roll call ↗Other floor businessAmendment Agreed to96–1
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Patterns in the record

Vote leaning and issue mix

These are descriptive measures of roll-call behavior, not judgments about truthfulness, effectiveness, or constituent approval.

Vote leaningMore liberal
-0.455
More liberalCenterMore conservative

Based on 893 roll-call observations in the 119th Congress. This is Voteview DW-NOMINATE, an estimate from roll-call behavior—not a Baseline rating. Read the method ↗ or see our evidence rules.

Issue record

Where roll calls fall

Other floor business254
Nominations125
Crime and law enforcement116
Economics and public finance110
Armed forces and national security85
Health57
Environmental protection48

Policy areas come from Voteview’s Congressional Research Service fields, with plain-language fallback categories when no CRS label is supplied.

Source: Voteview members’ votes ↗. Lewis, Poole, Rosenthal, Boche, Rudkin, and Sonnet (2026), Voteview: Congressional Roll-Call Votes Database.

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