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Joanne Benson

Joanne Benson

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State Senator

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0
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Profile Snapshot

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Office
State Senator
State
Maryland
Jurisdiction
24
Serving
Currently serving
Term
2011 - Present

Born, Roanoke, Virginia, March 11, 1941; South Hagerstown High School; Bowie State College, B.S., Elementary Education, 1962; Catholic University of America, M.A., Curriculum and Instruction, 1974; George Washington University; Retired Educator; School Administrator; Former School Principal, Prince George’s County Public School System; Member, First Baptist Church of Glenarden.

Biography source: official page

Issue Activity

Stored voting recordsIssue tags where available
Immigration
15 stored votes · 0 yea · 0 nay
Constitutional Rights
5 stored votes · 0 yea · 0 nay

Evidence & Sources

25/26 verified

Every item below is a stored record. 25 have a named source with a working link, 1 have partial sourcing.

  • Joanne Benson holds the office of State Senator
    profile identity· OpenStates
    Partial
  • Voted yes on SB 898: Maryland Medical Assistance Program - Behavior Technicians - Reimbursement
    roll-call vote· Official roll-call record· 2026-03-27source
    Verified
  • Voted yes on SB 16: Child Support - Earnings Withholdings Limits
    roll-call vote· Official roll-call record· 2026-03-27source
    Verified
  • Voted yes on SB 187: Correctional Services - Comprehensive Rehabilitative Prerelease Services - Female Incarcerated Individuals (Monica Cooper Prerelease Act)
    roll-call vote· Official roll-call record· 2026-03-27source
    Verified
  • Voted yes on SB 187: Correctional Services - Comprehensive Rehabilitative Prerelease Services - Female Incarcerated Individuals (Monica Cooper Prerelease Act)
    roll-call vote· Official roll-call record· 2026-03-27source
    Verified
  • Voted yes on SB 791: Correctional Services and Criminal Procedure - Immigration Enforcement - Prohibitions (Community Trust Act)
    roll-call vote· Official roll-call record· 2026-03-26source
    Verified
  • Voted yes on HB 107: Motor Vehicles - Intelligent Speed Assistance System Pilot Program - Establishment
    roll-call vote· Official roll-call record· 2026-03-25source
    Verified
  • Voted yes on SB 791: Correctional Services and Criminal Procedure - Immigration Enforcement - Prohibitions (Community Trust Act)
    roll-call vote· Official roll-call record· 2026-03-24source
    Verified
  • Voted yes on SB 791: Correctional Services and Criminal Procedure - Immigration Enforcement - Prohibitions (Community Trust Act)
    roll-call vote· Official roll-call record· 2026-03-23source
    Verified
  • Voted no on SB 791: Correctional Services and Criminal Procedure - Immigration Enforcement - Prohibitions (Community Trust Act)
    roll-call vote· Official roll-call record· 2026-03-23source
    Verified
  • Voted no on SB 791: Correctional Services and Criminal Procedure - Immigration Enforcement - Prohibitions (Community Trust Act)
    roll-call vote· Official roll-call record· 2026-03-23source
    Verified
  • Voted no on SB 791: Correctional Services and Criminal Procedure - Immigration Enforcement - Prohibitions (Community Trust Act)
    roll-call vote· Official roll-call record· 2026-03-23source
    Verified
  • Voted no on SB 791: Correctional Services and Criminal Procedure - Immigration Enforcement - Prohibitions (Community Trust Act)
    roll-call vote· Official roll-call record· 2026-03-23source
    Verified
  • Voted no on SB 791: Correctional Services and Criminal Procedure - Immigration Enforcement - Prohibitions (Community Trust Act)
    roll-call vote· Official roll-call record· 2026-03-23source
    Verified
  • Voted no on SB 791: Correctional Services and Criminal Procedure - Immigration Enforcement - Prohibitions (Community Trust Act)
    roll-call vote· Official roll-call record· 2026-03-23source
    Verified
  • Voted no on SB 791: Correctional Services and Criminal Procedure - Immigration Enforcement - Prohibitions (Community Trust Act)
    roll-call vote· Official roll-call record· 2026-03-23source
    Verified
  • Voted no on SB 791: Correctional Services and Criminal Procedure - Immigration Enforcement - Prohibitions (Community Trust Act)
    roll-call vote· Official roll-call record· 2026-03-23source
    Verified
  • Voted no on SB 791: Correctional Services and Criminal Procedure - Immigration Enforcement - Prohibitions (Community Trust Act)
    roll-call vote· Official roll-call record· 2026-03-23source
    Verified
  • Voted no on SB 791: Correctional Services and Criminal Procedure - Immigration Enforcement - Prohibitions (Community Trust Act)
    roll-call vote· Official roll-call record· 2026-03-23source
    Verified
  • Voted no on SB 791: Correctional Services and Criminal Procedure - Immigration Enforcement - Prohibitions (Community Trust Act)
    roll-call vote· Official roll-call record· 2026-03-23source
    Verified
  • Voted no on SB 791: Correctional Services and Criminal Procedure - Immigration Enforcement - Prohibitions (Community Trust Act)
    roll-call vote· Official roll-call record· 2026-03-23source
    Verified
  • Voted absent on HB 107: Motor Vehicles - Intelligent Speed Assistance System Pilot Program - Establishment
    roll-call vote· Official roll-call record· 2026-03-22source
    Verified
  • Voted yes on SB 283: Creation of a State Debt – Maryland Consolidated Capital Bond Loan of 2026, and the Maryland Consolidated Capital Bond Loans of 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, and 2025
    roll-call vote· Official roll-call record· 2026-03-15source
    Verified
  • Voted absent on SB 283: Creation of a State Debt – Maryland Consolidated Capital Bond Loan of 2026, and the Maryland Consolidated Capital Bond Loans of 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, and 2025
    roll-call vote· Official roll-call record· 2026-03-10source
    Verified
  • Voted absent on SB 283: Creation of a State Debt – Maryland Consolidated Capital Bond Loan of 2026, and the Maryland Consolidated Capital Bond Loans of 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, and 2025
    roll-call vote· Official roll-call record· 2026-03-09source
    Verified
  • Voted absent on SB 283: Creation of a State Debt – Maryland Consolidated Capital Bond Loan of 2026, and the Maryland Consolidated Capital Bond Loans of 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, and 2025
    roll-call vote· Official roll-call record· 2026-03-09source
    Verified
named source + link partial sourcing not yet sourced