Candidate · November 3, 2026

Sarah Elfreth

On the ballot for U.S. House · Maryland's 3rd District

DemocraticIncumbent
raised through Oct 14, 2026
$1.4M
cash on hand
$241K
issues with public statements
12

§1On the ballot

Why this matters: This is exactly how the candidate appears on your ballot, from the state's official candidate list.

OfficeU.S. House · Maryland's 3rd District1,2,3
Party on the ballotDemocratic1,2,3
StatusIncumbent — Currently represents Maryland's 3rd District in the U.S. House.4
Also on the ballot

§2Who they are

Why this matters: Background and experience help you judge how someone might do the job. These come from public records and the candidate's own materials.

Drafted by AI from the public sources cited. Each sentence links to its source.

Her official House website says she began her public service on the University System of Maryland Board of Regents and then advocated for the National Aquarium in Baltimore.5 It says she became the youngest woman elected to the Maryland State Senate in 2018 and served there for six years.5 Her campaign website says she was elected to Congress in 2024 and represents Maryland's 3rd District, and her official House website says she serves on the House Armed Services Committee and is vice ranking member of the House Natural Resources Committee.5,6 Her official House website says she graduated from Towson University and Johns Hopkins University and taught a public policy course at Towson University.5,7

Why they say they're running

Her campaign website says she went to Congress to deliver results for Maryland families on issues including support for federal workers and veterans, protection of the Chesapeake Bay and the affordability crisis.6

Service in Congress since 2023

  • 2025–nowU.S. Representative, MD-34

Websites and accounts

§3What they've said on the issues

Why this matters: These are positions the candidate has stated publicly — on their campaign website or in public statements — summarized in plain words with a link to where they said it. Issues they haven't spoken about publicly are left out.

Drafted by AI from the public sources cited. Each sentence links to its source.

Each issue has its own range of views. A position is marked on that range only when the candidate's own statement clearly matches one option; there is no overall left–right score.

Abortion and Reproductive Health

Who sets abortion law

Her campaign website says she is working to write the protections Roe v. Wade once provided into federal law.11

  1. A national law making abortion legal in every state, at least until viability, as under Roe v. Wade
  2. Leave abortion law to each state
  3. A national law limiting abortion (for example, after 15 weeks of pregnancy)
Marked: the option their statement matches.
Abortion law

Her campaign website says she is working to write into federal law the protections that Roe v. Wade once provided.11

  1. Legal only to save the pregnant woman's life
  2. Legal only in cases of rape or incest, or to save the woman's life
  3. Legal early in pregnancy only, up to a limit such as 6, 12 or 15 weeks
  4. Legal until about 24 weeks, as under Roe v. Wade, and later to protect the woman's life or health
  5. Legal at every stage, with no limit based on weeks of pregnancy
Marked: the option their statement matches.

Health Care

Health insurance system

Her campaign website says she is a cosponsor of Medicare for All and wants to build a health care system that leaves no one out.11

  1. One government plan for everyone (Medicare for All)
  2. Add a government plan that anyone can choose to buy
  3. Keep the current mix of private and public coverage, including the ACA
  4. Fewer federal insurance rules and more private plan choices, with aid paid to individuals
Marked: the option their statement matches.
Federal Medicaid funding

Her campaign website says she has fought against cuts to Medicaid in what it calls the Big Ugly Law.11

Economy, Jobs and Trade

Tariffs

Her campaign website says she has worked to revoke the President's tariffs, which it says raised prices, as a way to lower costs for Maryland families.11

Family and Social Policy

Child care costs

Her campaign website says she has fought to widen access to affordable child care.11

Courts, Rights and Civil Liberties

Voting Rights Act protections

Her campaign website says she is a cosponsor of the John R. Lewis Voting Rights Act and is committed to protecting voting rights.11

  1. Restore and widen protections by law, such as federal approval of voting changes in places with a history of discrimination (for example, the John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act)
  2. Keep current law, as the Supreme Court read it in 2026, without the federal approval requirement
  3. Stop applying the law to how district maps are drawn
Marked: the option their statement matches.

Elections and Government Reform

Stock trading by members of Congress

Her campaign website says she has pushed for a ban on stock trading by members of Congress.11

  1. Ban members and their spouses and dependent children from owning or trading individual stocks
  2. Ban members themselves from trading individual stocks
  3. No ban; keep the reporting rules, with stronger penalties for late reports
Marked: the option their statement matches.
Federal workforce and job protections

Her campaign website says she has introduced or cosponsored dozens of bills meant to shield civil servants, and that the first bill she introduced in Congress was a bipartisan measure to protect the civil service from DOGE.11

Guns

AR-15-style rifles

Her campaign website says she has supported gun safety legislation that would ban assault weapons.11

  1. Ban the sale of these rifles
  2. Keep sales legal, with added limits such as a minimum buying age of 21
  3. No bans or added limits on these rifles
Marked: the option their statement matches.
Background checks for gun sales

Her campaign website says she has supported gun safety legislation to ensure proper background checks.11

Immigration

Immigration enforcement inside the country

Her campaign website says she has carried out oversight of the Baltimore ICE holding facility, worked with Howard County to block a new ICE facility in Elkridge, and refused to fund DHS and ICE, which it says the President has weaponized.11

§4Popular bills that never got a vote

Why this matters: Many bills with wide support from both parties never reach a vote, so no member of Congress is ever on record for or against them. Signing on as a sponsor or cosponsor is the only public record of support.

While Sarah Elfreth served, these bills had broad support from both parties but never reached a floor vote. No officeholder ever had to vote on them. Sarah Elfreth sponsored or cosponsored 15 of the 26. How bills die without a vote.

See all 26

§5Money

Why this matters: Campaigns report where their money comes from and how much they have left. Outside groups that spend on their own, without coordinating with the campaign, report that too.

Reported to the Federal Election Commission for the 2025–2026 election cycle, through October 14, 2026.38

Raised$1,429,993
Spent$1,219,846
Cash on hand$240,887

Where the money came from

Individual donors$830K · 58%
PACs and other political committees$593K · 41%
The candidate's own money (gifts and loans)$649 · 0%
Other receipts (other loans, refunds, interest)$6,139 · 0%

§6Financial disclosures

Why this matters: Federal candidates and members of Congress must report their assets, income, debts and outside jobs, and members must report stock trades. These filings show possible conflicts of interest.