Freedom Index

A Legislative Scorecard Based on the Principles of the U.S. Constitution

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.

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)

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

Good Vote: No

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

Good Vote: No
H5090 State-Sponsored Abortion and Sex Mutilation (passed 137 to 16 on 7/26/2022). Orders the expanded public provision, facilitation, and promotion of “reproductive health care and gender-affirming care” activities, such as abortion and surgical treatment of “gender dysphoria.”

3. Universal Voter Registration and Permanent Mail-In Ballots

Good Vote: No

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

Good Vote: No

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

Good Vote: No

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

Good Vote: No

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.

Legislator Scores
[ + ] Pro-liberty Vote[ - ] Anti-liberty Vote[ . ] Did not Vote
Name Party District Score 123456
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% ------
Peter Durant R HD-06-WOR 100% ++++++
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% ------
Paul Mark D HD-02-BER 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% ------
Liz Miranda D HD-05-SUF 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% ------
Jacob Oliveira D HD-07-HAM 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 65.4%
Independent 0%