Legislative Scorecard Based on the U.S. Constitution
The Legislative Scorecard is a nationwide educational program of The John Birch Society. Its purpose is to create an informed electorate on how state legislators are voting. The Scorecard is nonpartisan; it does not promote any candidate or political party. Bills are selected for their constitutional implications and cost to the taxpayers.
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U.S. Constitution, Amendment I --- 11 C.F.R. §114(4)(c)(4) --- 616 F.2d 45 (2d Cir. 1980)
Legislative Scorecard
Based on the U.S. Constitution
MA Scorecard 2021-2022
The Legislative Scorecard is a nationwide educational program of The John Birch Society. Its purpose is to create an informed electorate on how state legislators are voting. The Scorecard is nonpartisan; it does not promote any candidate or political party. Bills are selected for their constitutional implications and cost to the taxpayers.
Please share this Scorecard in your district to inform people about your legislator's record on key votes.
U.S. Constitution, Amendment I --- 11 C.F.R. §114(4)(c)(4) --- 616 F.2d 45 (2d Cir. 1980)
The following scorecard lists several key votes in the Massachusetts General Court in 2021 and 2022 and ranks state representatives and senators based on their fidelity to (U.S.) constitutional and limited-government principles.
This is our first state-level Scorecard; the selected votes may not be reflective of legislators’ overall records. Their cumulative scores will change as we add more votes. Please check regularly for updates.
House of Representatives
1. Mandatory Police Interviews of Gun Owners
H5163 Mandatory Police Interview of Gun Owners (passed 147 to 6 on 8/1/2022). Removes the “good reason” provision from Massachusetts’s license-to-carry (LTC) statute, but keeps the requirement of mandatory in-person police interviews for residents who possess or carry firearms.
2. State-Sponsored Abortion and Sex Mutilation
3. Universal Voter Registration and Permanent Mail-In Ballots
S2924 Universal Voter Registration and Permanent Mail-In Ballots (passed 126 to 29 on 6/16/2022). Adopts, as the "VOTES Act," several changes to state election law, including permanent early voting by mail and reinforcement of automatic voter registration.
4. Driver's Licenses for Illegal Aliens
H4805 Driver's Licenses for Illegal Aliens (passed 119 to 36 on 6/8/2022). Makes applicants without “proof of lawful presence” eligible for a Massachusetts driver’s license.
5. Income Tax Increase on High-Wage Earners
S5 Income Tax Increase on High-Wage Earners (passed 121 to 39 on 6/9/2021). Proposed to amend the Massachusetts Constitution to authorize an additional income tax of 4%—an 80% increase—on taxpayers who earn more than $1 million annually.
6. Next-Generation "Environmental Justice" Roadmap
S9 Next Generation "Environmental Justice" Roadmap (passed 145 to 14 on 3/18/2021). Acts as the “Next-Generation Roadmap for Massachusetts Climate Policy," setting a statewide target of “net-zero” emissions by 2050 and directing a “clean energy equity workforce” for “environmental justice populations.
Name | Party | District | Score | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 |
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James Arciero | D | HD-02-MID | 0% | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Brian Ashe | D | HD-02-HAM | 17% | - | - | - | - | + | - |
Bruce Ayers | D | HD-01-NOR | 0% | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Ruth Balser | D | HD-12-MID | 0% | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Christine Barber | D | HD-34-MID | 0% | - | - | - | - | - | - |
John Barrett | D | HD-01-BER | 0% | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Fred Barrows | R | HD-01-BRI | 50% | - | - | + | + | + | - |
Donald Berthiaume | R | HD-05-WOR | 100% | + | + | + | + | + | + |
David Biele | D | HD-04-SUF | 0% | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Natalie Blais | D | HD-01-FRA | 0% | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Nicholas Boldyga | R | HD-03-HAM | 100% | + | + | + | + | + | + |
Antonio Cabral | D | HD-13-BRI | 0% | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Daniel Cahill | D | HD-10-ESS | 0% | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Linda Campbell | D | HD-15-ESS | 0% | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Peter Capano | D | HD-11-ESS | 0% | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Daniel Carey | D | HD-02-HAM | 0% | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Gerard Cassidy | D | HD-09-PLY | 0% | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Tackey Chan | D | HD-02-NOR | 0% | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Michelle Ciccolo | D | HD-15-MID | 0% | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Mike Connolly | D | HD-26-MID | 0% | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Rob Consalvo | D | HD-14-SUF | 0% | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Edward Coppinger | D | HD-10-SUF | 0% | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Claire Cronin | D | HD-11-PLY | 0% | . | - | . | - | - | - |
Mark Cusack | D | HD-05-NOR | 17% | - | - | - | + | - | - |
Josh Cutler | D | HD-06-PLY | 0% | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Angelo D'Emilia | R | HD-08-PLY | 50% | - | - | + | + | + | - |
Michael Day | D | HD-31-MID | 0% | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Marjorie Decker | D | HD-25-MID | 0% | - | - | - | - | - | - |
David DeCoste | R | HD-05-PLY | 100% | + | + | + | + | + | + |
Marcos Devers | D | HD-16-ESS | 0% | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Kip Diggs | D | HD-02-BAR | 0% | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Carol Doherty | D | HD-03-BRI | 0% | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Mindy Domb | D | HD-03-HAM | 0% | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Daniel Donahue | D | HD-16-WOR | 0% | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Paul Donato | D | HD-35-MID | 0% | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Shawn Dooley | R | HD-09-NOR | 67% | - | - | + | + | + | + |
William Driscoll | D | HD-05-NOR | 0% | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Michelle DuBois | D | HD-10-PLY | 0% | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Patricia Duffy | D | HD-05-HAM | 0% | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Carolyn Dykema | D | HD-08-MID | 0% | . | - | - | - | - | - |
Lori Ehrlich | D | HD-08-ESS | 0% | . | - | - | - | - | - |
Nika Elugardo | D | HD-15-SUF | 0% | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Tricia Farley-Bouvier | D | HD-03-BER | 0% | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Kimberly Ferguson | R | HD-01-WOR | 50% | - | - | + | + | + | - |
Dylan Fernandes | D | HD-BARNST | 0% | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Ann-Margaret Ferrante | D | HD-05-ESS | 17% | - | - | - | - | + | - |
Michael Finn | D | HD-06-HAM | 17% | - | - | - | - | + | - |
Carole Fiola | D | HD-06-BRI | 0% | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Brandy Fluker Oakley | D | HD-12-SUF | 0% | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Paul Frost | R | HD-07-WOR | 67% | - | - | + | + | + | + |
William Galvin | D | HD-06-NOR | 17% | - | - | - | - | + | - |
Sean Garballey | D | HD-23-MID | 0% | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Denise Garlick | D | HD-13-NOR | 0% | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Colleen Garry | D | HD-36-MID | 83% | - | + | + | + | + | + |
Carmine Gentile | D | HD-13-MID | 0% | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Jessica Giannino | D | HD-16-SUF | 0% | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Susan Gifford | R | HD-02-PLY | 50% | - | - | + | + | + | - |
Thomas Golden | D | HD-16-MID | 0% | . | - | - | - | - | - |
Carlos Gonzalez | D | HD-10-HAM | 0% | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Kenneth Gordon | D | HD-21-MID | 0% | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Tami Gouveia | D | HD-14-MID | 0% | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Danielle Gregoire | D | HD-04-MID | 0% | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Patricia Haddad | D | HD-05-BRI | 0% | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Richard Haggerty | D | HD-30-MID | 0% | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Sheila Harrington | R | HD-01-MID | 20% | . | - | - | - | + | - |
James Hawkins | D | HD-02-BRI | 0% | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Christopher Hendricks | D | HD-11-BRI | 0% | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Natalie Higgins | D | HD-04-WOR | 0% | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Bradford Hill | R | HD-04-ESS | 33% | . | - | . | . | + | - |
Kate Hogan | D | HD-03-MID | 0% | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Russell Holmes | D | HD-06-SUF | 17% | - | + | - | - | - | - |
Kevin Honan | D | HD-17-SUF | 0% | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Vanna Howard | D | HD-17-MID | 0% | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Steven Howitt | R | HD-04-BRI | 50% | - | - | + | + | + | - |
Daniel Hunt | D | HD-13-SUF | 0% | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Bradley Jones | R | HD-20-MID | 50% | - | - | + | + | + | - |
Hannah Kane | R | HD-11-WOR | 50% | - | - | + | + | + | - |
Patrick Kearney | D | HD-04-PLY | 17% | - | - | - | + | - | - |
Mary Keefe | D | HD-15-WOR | 0% | - | - | - | - | - | - |
James Kelcourse | R | HD-01-ESS | 60% | . | - | + | + | + | - |
Sally Kerans | D | HD-13-ESS | 0% | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Kay Khan | D | HD-11-MID | 0% | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Meghan Kilcoyne | D | HD-12-WOR | 0% | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Michael Kushmerek | D | HD-03-WOR | 0% | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Kathleen LaNatra | D | HD-12-PLY | 0% | - | - | - | - | - | - |
John Lawn | D | HD-10-MID | 0% | - | - | - | - | - | - |
David LeBoeuf | D | HD-17-WOR | 0% | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Jack Lewis | D | HD-07-MID | 0% | - | - | - | - | - | - |
David Linsky | D | HD-05-MID | 0% | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Kate Lipper-Garabedian | D | HD-32-MID | 0% | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Jay Livingstone | D | HD-08-SUF | 0% | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Marc Lombardo | R | HD-22-MID | 100% | + | + | + | + | + | + |
Adrian Madaro | D | HD-01-SUF | 0% | - | - | - | - | - | - |
John Mahoney | D | HD-13-WOR | 0% | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Elizabeth Malia | D | HD-11-SUF | 0% | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Ronald Mariano | D | HD-03-NOR | 0% | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Christopher Markey | D | HD-09-BRI | 33% | - | - | - | + | + | - |
Joseph McGonagle | D | HD-28-MID | 0% | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Joseph McKenna | R | HD-18-WOR | 83% | - | + | + | + | + | + |
Paul McMurtry | D | HD-11-NOR | 0% | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Joan Meschino | D | HD-03-PLY | 0% | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Aaron Michlewitz | D | HD-03-SUF | 0% | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Christina Minicucci | D | HD-14-ESS | 0% | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Leonard Mirra | R | HD-02-ESS | 50% | - | - | + | + | + | - |
Rady Mom | D | HD-18-MID | 0% | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Frank Moran | D | HD-17-ESS | 0% | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Michael Moran | D | HD-18-SUF | 0% | - | - | - | - | - | - |
David Muradian | R | HD-09-WOR | 50% | - | - | + | + | + | - |
Mathew Muratore | R | HD-01-PLY | 50% | - | - | + | + | + | - |
James Murphy | D | HD-04-NOR | 0% | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Brian Murray | D | HD-10-WOR | 17% | - | - | - | + | - | - |
Tram Nguyen | D | HD-18-ESS | 0% | - | - | - | - | - | - |
James O'Day | D | HD-14-WOR | 0% | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Norman Orrall | R | HD-12-BRI | 83% | - | + | + | + | + | + |
Steven Owens | D | HD-29-MID | 0% | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Jerald Parisella | D | HD-06-ESS | 0% | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Sarah Peake | D | HD-04-BAR | 0% | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Kelly Pease | R | HD-04-HAM | 83% | - | + | + | + | + | + |
Alice Peisch | D | HD-14-NOR | 0% | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Ted Philips | D | HD-08-NOR | 0% | - | - | - | - | - | - |
William Pignatelli | D | HD-04-BER | 0% | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Angelo Puppolo | D | HD-12-HAM | 17% | - | - | - | - | + | - |
Orlando Ramos | D | HD-09-HAM | 0% | - | - | - | - | - | - |
David Robertson | D | HD-19-MID | 17% | - | - | - | + | - | - |
Maria Robinson | D | HD-06-MID | 0% | - | - | - | - | - | - |
David Rogers | D | HD-24-MID | 0% | - | - | - | - | - | - |
John Rogers | D | HD-12-NOR | 17% | - | + | - | - | - | - |
Jeffrey Roy | D | HD-10-NOR | 0% | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Daniel Ryan | D | HD-02-SUF | 0% | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Lindsay Sabadosa | D | HD-01-HAM | 0% | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Jon Santiago | D | HD-09-SUF | 0% | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Adam Scanlon | D | HD-14-BRI | 0% | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Paul Schmid | D | HD-08-BRI | 17% | - | - | - | - | + | - |
Danillo Sena | D | HD-37-MID | 0% | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Alan Silvia | D | HD-07-BRI | 17% | - | + | - | - | - | - |
Todd Smola | R | HD-01-HAM | 50% | - | - | + | + | + | - |
Michael Soter | R | HD-08-WOR | 67% | - | + | + | + | + | - |
Thomas Stanley | D | HD-09-MID | 0% | - | - | - | - | - | - |
William Straus | D | HD-10-BRI | 0% | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Alyson Sullivan | R | HD-07-PLY | 100% | + | + | + | + | + | + |
Paul Tucker | D | HD-07-ESS | 0% | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Jeffrey Turco | D | HD-19-SUF | 40% | - | + | - | + | - | . |
Chynah Tyler | D | HD-07-SUF | 0% | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Steven Ultrino | D | HD-33-MID | 0% | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Erika Uyterhoeven | D | HD-27-MID | 0% | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Andres Vargas | D | HD-03-ESS | 0% | - | - | - | - | - | - |
David Vieira | R | HD-03-BAR | 67% | - | - | + | + | + | + |
Tommy Vitolo | D | HD-15-NOR | 0% | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Joseph Wagner | D | HD-08-HAM | 0% | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Thomas Walsh | D | HD-12-ESS | 17% | - | - | - | + | - | - |
Timothy Whelan | R | HD-01-BAR | 50% | - | - | + | + | + | - |
Susannah Whipps Lee | I | HD-02-FRA | 0% | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Bud Williams | D | HD-11-HAM | 0% | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Donald Wong | R | HD-09-ESS | 50% | - | - | + | + | + | - |
Steven Xiarhos | R | HD-05-BAR | 83% | - | + | + | + | + | + |
Jamie Zahlaway Belsito | D | HD-04-ESS | 0% | - | - | - | - | . | . |
Jonathan Zlotnik | D | HD-02-WOR | 17% | - | - | - | - | + | - |
Average Constitutional Score by Party
Party | Score |
---|---|
Democrat | 3.2% |
Republican | 64.2% |
Independent | 0% |