and April McClain Delaney’s vote history in Congress:
April McClain Delaney’s votes with Trump and MAGA
David Trone’s votes with the Democratic Caucus
On ICE and Immigration
Votes On ICE and Immigration
McClain Delaney was the only Maryland Democrat to vote for the Laken Riley Act, a Trump and MAGA bill that expanded ICE’s ability to detain immigrants without a conviction, even on trumped-up charges.
- 0 other Maryland Democrats voted for this bill
- McClain Delaney voted with 217 Republicans
This bill is now law
David Trone voted against this bill in 2024.
- David Trone proudly voted against the Laken Riley Act once while in office
- He personally funded immigration lawyers to assist immigrants impacted by Trump’s anti-immigration policies
- David Trone voted with 170 Democrats to oppose
McClain Delaney was the only Maryland Democrat to vote for a Trump and MAGA bill that would allow ICE to jail and deport domestic violence survivors who come forward to report abuse.
- 0 other Maryland Democrats voted for this bill
- McClain Delaney voted with 213 Republicans
- The bill passed the House
David Trone voted against this bill in 2024.
- David Trone supported providing a pathway to citizenship for over 7,800 dreamers and 27,000 TPS recipients in Maryland
- David Trone has donated over $20 million to the ACLU, helping bring more than 200 legal actions against the Trump administration
- David Trone voted with 154 Democrats to oppose
McClain Delaney was the only Maryland Democrat to vote for a Trump and MAGA bill that would make it easier for ICE to bar immigrants permanently from the country without a conviction and due process
- 0 other Maryland Democrats voted for this bill
- McClain Delaney voted with 214 Republicans
- The bill passed the House
David Trone voted against this bill in 2024.
- David Trone voted with 151 Democrats to oppose
- David Trone proudly supported the American Dream and Promise Act
- Both in and out of office, David has been a consistent voice and fighter for our immigrant neighbors
- David Trone voted to impeach Trump twice
On LGBTQ+
Votes On LGBTQ+
McClain Delaney was the only Maryland Democrat to vote to restrict the rights of LGBTQ+ service members and even banned pride flags from being displayed at Department of Defense facilities.
- 0 other Maryland Democrats voted for this bill
- McClain Delaney voted with 217 Republicans
- Only 5 Democrats voted for this bill
- The bill passed the House
David Trone voted against the House version of this bill that contained similar restrictions in 2024.
- David Trone voted with 206 Democrats to oppose
- David Trone is endorsed by Reproductive Justice Maryland
- David Trone has a 100% rating from the Human Rights Campaign, a leading LGBTQ+ rights organization
- David Trone helped secure $530,000 in federal grants for LGBTQ+ youth violence prevention programs in Montgomery County
On the Environment
Votes On the Environment
McClain Delaney voted against the Democratic Party to vote for a Trump MAGA measure that opened millions of acres of federal land to logging without scientific review and community input. Over 100 leading environmental groups opposed the bill, noting that despite its misleading name, it would have “devastating consequences for the environment and endangered species,” and undermined core environmental protection laws like the National Environmental Policy Act and the Endangered Species Act.
- McClain Delaney voted with 215 Republicans
- The bill passed the House
David Trone voted against this bill in 2024.
- David Trone voted with 190 Democrats to oppose
- David Trone fiercely opposed Republican-led cuts to environmental programs
- David Trone warned that slashing EPA funding and species protection programs would “guarantee that the diversity of species I grew up with will be long gone by the time my grandson turns 30.”
- David Trone earned an A+ rating from the League of Conservation Voters on the National Environmental Scorecard and a 100% score from the National Parks Action Fund
On Criminal Justice Reform
Votes On Criminal Justice Reform
McClain Delaney voted against the Democratic Party to vote for a Trump and MAGA measure that expanded mandatory minimum sentences for drug crimes and which the ACLU declared was “repeating past missteps” as “yet another iteration of the drug war’s ineffective and punitive strategies” that would “exacerbate racial disparities in the criminal legal system.” This bill removed the ability for judges and prosecutors to give people with substance abuse problems treatment rather than throwing them in jail for low-level crimes.
- McClain Delaney voted with 214 Republicans
This bill is now law
- David Trone voted with 132 Democrats to oppose
- David Trone is the co-founder and co-chair of the Bipartisan Second Chance Task Force
- David Trone led the Clean Slate Act to automatically seal federal records for those accused of low-level, non-violent drug offenses
- David Trone supported the Fresh Start Act to fund automatic record expungement programs at the state level
- David Trone’s company was among the first retailers to ban the box on job applications and has hired over 1,400 returning citizens
- David Trone donated over $20 million to the ACLU to champion criminal justice reform