Sarah Elfreth
Democratic candidate for U.S. House in Maryland
$1.9K
NOV 7, 2026
General Election
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Live Odds
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Sarah Elfreth is trading at 98% to win the MD-03 House winner? on prediction markets.
Candidate Overview
Key details about the candidate’s background, party, office sought and current campaign.
Current roleU.S. Representative
PartyDemocratic
Age37 years old (Sep 9, 1988)
GenderFemale
LocationMaryland
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BackgroundU.S. Representative (Maryland’s 3rd Congressional District)
EducationTowson University — B.A., Political Science (2010)
Notable personal detailsSarah Kelly Elfreth is a Democratic U.S. representative for Maryland’s 3rd congressional district, serving since January 3, 2025. She previously served in the Maryland State Senate from 2019 to 2025. Her professional background includes government and community affairs work at Johns Hopkins Institutions and serving as government affairs director at the National Aquarium. She has also served as an adjunct professor at Towson University.
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Political Positions
Economy & Taxes
The candidate supports targeted revenue-raising measures to fund public programs (for example, an excise tax on gun dealers and a payroll tax to fund paid family leave) and backs federal funding for infrastructure and research while opposing budget cuts that would reduce such investments. She has taken actions to protect federal funding and requested relief from utility rate increases for constituents.
Healthcare
Supports extending and protecting health-care subsidies created by the Inflation Reduction Act and has campaigned in favor of expanding access to health care, including actions to expand reproductive and other coverage at the state level. Signed a Maryland Healthcare for All pledge to back legislation that would continue IRA-provided subsidy protections beyond 2025.
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Immigration & Border
Supports protections for immigrants and increased transparency and oversight of immigration enforcement while criticizing federal enforcement practices; has opposed private immigration detention facilities and backed measures to require accountability for immigration officers. Emphasizes assistance to immigrant constituents and oversight rather than expansion of enforcement.
Abortion & Reproductive Rights
Supports broad protected access to abortion and reproductive health care, has cosponsored federal legislation to protect abortion rights, and has advocated for enshrining reproductive freedom in Maryland’s constitution and resisting measures that would criminalize reproductive care providers.
Climate & Energy
Supports climate resilience and clean energy investment, advances watershed and Chesapeake Bay restoration, and sponsors/statewide initiatives to expand solar and climate‑resilient projects while pursuing bipartisan conservation legislation.
Public Safety & Guns
Supports stronger gun-safety measures including increased regulation of permits and carry, funding for gun-violence prevention and intervention programs, and other state-level gun-safety actions to reduce gun violence. Advocates using state policy to expand background-checks/permit requirements and to invest in violence prevention and trauma services.
Latest News
Sarah Elfreth is in the news because she is expected to face Republican Berney Flowers in Maryland’s 3rd Congressional District race. The race is unfolding as Maryland lawmakers also consider a redistricting proposal that could affect congressional maps before the 2028 election. Recent coverage has focused more on the broader election and redistricting fight than on any new personal development involving Elfreth.
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