Trone is the representative for Maryland’s 6th congressional district (view map) and is a Democrat. He has served since Jan 3, 2019. Trone is next up for reelection in 2022 and serves until Jan 3, 2023.
![Photo of Rep. David Trone [D-MD6]](/static/legislator-photos/412783-200px.jpeg)
Analysis
Ideology–Leadership Chart
Trone is shown as a purple triangle ▲ in our ideology-leadership chart below. Each dot is a member of the House of Representatives positioned according to our ideology score (left to right) and our leadership score (leaders are toward the top).
The chart is based on the bills Trone has sponsored and cosponsored from Jan 3, 2017 to Jan 21, 2021. See full analysis methodology.
Ratings from Advocacy Organizations
Enacted Legislation
Trone was the primary sponsor of 1 bill that was enacted:
Does 1 not sound like a lot? Very few bills are ever enacted — most legislators sponsor only a handful that are signed into law. But there are other legislative activities that we don’t track that are also important, including offering amendments, committee work and oversight of the other branches, and constituent services.
We consider a bill enacted if one of the following is true: a) it is enacted itself, b) it has a companion bill in the other chamber (as identified by Congress) which was enacted, or c) if at least about half of its provisions were incorporated into bills that were enacted (as determined by an automated text analysis, applicable beginning with bills in the 110th Congress).
Bills Sponsored
Issue Areas
Trone sponsors bills primarily in these issue areas:
Health (36%) Education (23%) Crime and Law Enforcement (23%) Social Welfare (9%) International Affairs (9%)
Recent Bills
Some of Trone’s most recently sponsored bills include...
- H.R. 434: To direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to convene a task ...
- H.R. 433: To establish a grant program for family community organizations that provide support for ...
- H.R. 8868: Excellence in Recovery Housing Act
- H.R. 8647 (116th): Community First Pretrial Reform and Jail Decarceration Act
- H.R. 8392: Honoring National Recovery Month Act
- H.R. 8391: Strengthening Apprenticeships for Justice-Impacted Communities Act
- H.R. 8233: Restoring Essential Service to Small Airports Act
Voting Record
Key Votes
Missed Votes
From Jan 2019 to Jan 2021, Trone missed 27 of 972 roll call votes, which is 2.8%. This is on par with the median of 2.0% among the lifetime records of representatives currently serving. The chart below reports missed votes over time.
We don’t track why legislators miss votes, but it’s often due to medical absenses and major life events.
Primary Sources
The information on this page is originally sourced from a variety of materials, including:
- unitedstates/congress-legislators, a community project gathering congressional information
- The House and Senate websites, for committee membership and voting records
- Office of David Trone for the photo
- GovInfo.gov, for sponsored bills
