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 2023-2024
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’s Legislature in 2023-2024 and ranks their house of representatives and senators based on their fidelity to (U.S.) constitutional and limited-government principles.
The selected votes may not be representative of legislators’ overall records. Their cumulative scores will change as we add more votes. Please check regularly for updates.
House of Representatives
1. Homeless Shelters
H4582 Homeless Shelters (Passed 117 to 36 on 4/25/2024). Continues funding Massachusetts’ emergency family shelter system.
2. State Budget
H4800 State Budget (Passed 154 to 3 on 7/19/2024). Would increase spending about $1.97 billion, or 3.5 percent, over the fiscal 2025 spending plan, authorizing free community college, free rides on regional transit agencies, and legal online lottery sales.
3. IT Spending
H4889 IT Spending (Passed 154 to 2 on 7/24/2024). Aims to address the state's future information technology and security needs by authorizing a bond of $1.256 billion. The bill provides for significant investments in improving IT infrastructure, cybersecurity, and broadband access across the state.
4. Invasive Salary Disclosure Mandate
H4109 Invasive Salary Disclosure Mandate (Passed 148 to 8 on 10/4/2023). Requires businesses and employers to report employee salaries to the Secretary of State every year.
5. Woke Language
H4750 Woke Language (Passed 156 to 0 on June 12, 2024). Replaces the term "paternity" with "parentage" and "child born out of wedlock" with "nonmarital child" to create more "inclusive" language. Additionally, it replaces the phrase “a mother and father” with “parents."
6. Gun Control
H4885 Gun Control (Passed 124 to 33 on7/18/2024). Includes significant changes to firearm regulations.
| Name | Party | District | Score | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| James Arciero | D | HD-02-MID | 0% | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| James Arena-DeRosa | D | HD-08-MID | 0% | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Shirley Arriaga | D | HD-08-HAM | 0% | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Brian Ashe | D | HD-02-HAM | 0% | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Bruce Ayers | D | HD-01-NOR | 0% | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Jennifer Balinsky Armini | D | HD-08-ESS | 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 | 33% | + | - | - | - | - | + |
| Donald Berthiaume | R | HD-05-WOR | 50% | + | - | - | + | - | + |
| 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% | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Peter Capano | D | HD-11-ESS | 0% | . | - | - | - | - | - |
| Daniel Carey | D | HD-02-HAM | 0% | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Gerard Cassidy | D | HD-09-PLY | 0% | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Simon Cataldo | D | HD-14-MID | 0% | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Tackey Chan | D | HD-02-NOR | 0% | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Michelle Ciccolo | D | HD-15-MID | 0% | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Mike Connolly | D | HD-26-MID | 17% | + | - | - | - | - | - |
| Rob Consalvo | D | HD-14-SUF | 0% | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Manny Cruz | D | HD-07-ESS | 0% | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Mark Cusack | D | HD-05-NOR | 0% | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Josh Cutler | D | HD-06-PLY | NA | . | - | . | - | . | . |
| Angelo D'Emilia | R | HD-08-PLY | 33% | + | - | - | - | - | + |
| Michael Day | D | HD-31-MID | 0% | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Marjorie Decker | D | HD-25-MID | 0% | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| David DeCoste | R | HD-05-PLY | 50% | + | - | - | + | - | + |
| Kip Diggs | D | HD-02-BAR | 0% | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Carol Doherty | D | HD-03-BRI | 17% | + | - | - | - | - | - |
| Mindy Domb | D | HD-03-HAM | 0% | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kate Donaghue | D | HD-19-WOR | 0% | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Daniel Donahue | D | HD-16-WOR | 0% | . | - | - | - | - | - |
| Paul Donato | D | HD-35-MID | 0% | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| William Driscoll | D | HD-05-NOR | 0% | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Michelle DuBois | D | HD-10-PLY | 0% | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Patricia Duffy | D | HD-05-HAM | 0% | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Rodney Elliott | D | HD-16-MID | 0% | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Tricia Farley-Bouvier | D | HD-03-BER | 0% | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kimberly Ferguson | R | HD-01-WOR | 33% | + | - | - | - | - | + |
| Dylan Fernandes | D | HD-BARNST | 0% | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Ann-Margaret Ferrante | D | HD-05-ESS | 0% | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Michael Finn | D | HD-06-HAM | 0% | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Carole Fiola | D | HD-06-BRI | 0% | - | . | - | - | - | - |
| Christopher Flanagan | D | HD-01-BAR | 0% | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Brandy Fluker Oakley | D | HD-12-SUF | 0% | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Paul Frost | R | HD-07-WOR | 33% | + | - | - | - | - | + |
| William Galvin | D | HD-06-NOR | 0% | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sean Garballey | D | HD-23-MID | 0% | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Judith Garcia | D | HD-11-SUF | 0% | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Denise Garlick | D | HD-13-NOR | 0% | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Colleen Garry | D | HD-36-MID | 33% | + | - | - | - | - | + |
| Carmine Gentile | D | HD-13-MID | 0% | - | . | - | - | - | - |
| Jessica Giannino | D | HD-16-SUF | 0% | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Susan Gifford | R | HD-02-PLY | 33% | + | - | - | - | - | + |
| Carlos Gonzalez | D | HD-10-HAM | 0% | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kenneth Gordon | D | HD-21-MID | 0% | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Danielle Gregoire | D | HD-04-MID | 0% | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Patricia Haddad | D | HD-05-BRI | 17% | - | - | - | - | - | + |
| Richard Haggerty | D | HD-30-MID | 0% | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Ryan Hamilton | D | HD-15-ESS | 0% | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| James Hawkins | D | HD-02-BRI | 0% | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Christopher Hendricks | D | HD-11-BRI | 0% | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Natalie Higgins | D | HD-04-WOR | 17% | + | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kate Hogan | D | HD-03-MID | 0% | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Russell Holmes | D | HD-06-SUF | 0% | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kevin Honan | D | HD-17-SUF | 0% | . | - | - | - | - | - |
| Vanna Howard | D | HD-17-MID | 0% | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Steven Howitt | R | HD-04-BRI | 33% | + | - | - | - | - | + |
| Daniel Hunt | D | HD-13-SUF | 0% | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Bradley Jones | R | HD-20-MID | 33% | + | - | - | - | - | + |
| Hannah Kane | R | HD-11-WOR | 33% | + | - | - | - | - | + |
| Kristin Kassner | D | HD-02-ESS | 0% | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Patrick Kearney | D | HD-04-PLY | 0% | - | - | - | - | . | - |
| Mary Keefe | D | HD-15-WOR | 0% | - | - | - | . | - | - |
| 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 | 17% | - | - | - | - | - | + |
| 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 | 83% | + | + | + | + | - | + |
| Bill MacGregor | D | HD-10-SUF | 0% | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Adrian Madaro | D | HD-01-SUF | 0% | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| John Mahoney | D | HD-13-WOR | 0% | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Ronald Mariano | D | HD-03-NOR | 0% | - | - | - | - | - | . |
| Christopher Markey | D | HD-09-BRI | 0% | - | - | - | - | - | . |
| John Marsi | R | HD-06-WOR | 50% | + | . | - | . | - | + |
| Joseph McGonagle | D | HD-28-MID | 0% | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Joseph McKenna | R | HD-18-WOR | 33% | + | - | - | - | - | + |
| Paul McMurtry | D | HD-11-NOR | 0% | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Rita Mendes | D | HD-11-PLY | 0% | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Joan Meschino | D | HD-03-PLY | 17% | + | - | - | - | - | - |
| Aaron Michlewitz | D | HD-03-SUF | 0% | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Rady Mom | D | HD-18-MID | 0% | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Samantha Montano | D | HD-15-SUF | 0% | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Frank Moran | D | HD-17-ESS | 0% | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Michael Moran | D | HD-18-SUF | 0% | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| John Moran | D | HD-09-SUF | 0% | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| David Muradian | R | HD-09-WOR | 33% | + | - | - | - | - | + |
| Mathew Muratore | R | HD-01-PLY | 33% | + | - | - | - | - | + |
| James Murphy | D | HD-04-NOR | 0% | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Brian Murray | D | HD-10-WOR | 0% | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Tram Nguyen | D | HD-18-ESS | 0% | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| James O'Day | D | HD-14-WOR | 0% | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Norman Orrall | R | HD-12-BRI | 33% | + | - | - | - | - | + |
| Steven Owens | D | HD-29-MID | 0% | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Jerald Parisella | D | HD-06-ESS | 0% | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Francisco Paulino | D | HD-16-ESS | 0% | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sarah Peake | D | HD-04-BAR | 0% | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kelly Pease | R | HD-04-HAM | 50% | + | - | - | + | - | + |
| 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 | 0% | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Orlando Ramos | D | HD-09-HAM | 0% | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Adrianne Ramos | D | HD-14-ESS | 0% | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Estela Reyes | D | HD-04-ESS | 0% | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| David Robertson | D | HD-19-MID | 33% | + | - | - | - | - | + |
| David Rogers | D | HD-24-MID | 0% | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| John Rogers | D | HD-12-NOR | 0% | . | - | - | - | - | - |
| Jeffrey Roy | D | HD-10-NOR | 0% | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Daniel Ryan | D | HD-02-SUF | 0% | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Lindsay Sabadosa | D | HD-01-HAM | 0% | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Aaron Saunders | D | HD-07-HAM | 0% | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Adam Scanlon | D | HD-14-BRI | 0% | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Margaret Scarsdale | D | HD-01-MID | 17% | + | - | - | - | - | - |
| Paul Schmid | D | HD-08-BRI | 0% | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Danillo Sena | D | HD-37-MID | 17% | + | - | - | - | - | - |
| Dawne Shand | D | HD-01-ESS | 0% | . | - | - | - | - | - |
| Alan Silvia | D | HD-07-BRI | 20% | - | - | - | . | - | + |
| Todd Smola | R | HD-01-HAM | 33% | + | - | - | - | - | + |
| Michael Soter | R | HD-08-WOR | 50% | + | - | - | + | - | + |
| Priscila Sousa | D | HD-06-MID | 0% | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Thomas Stanley | D | HD-09-MID | 0% | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| William Straus | D | HD-10-BRI | 0% | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Alyson Sullivan | R | HD-07-PLY | 67% | + | + | - | + | - | + |
| Jeffrey Turco | D | HD-19-SUF | 17% | - | - | - | - | - | + |
| Chynah Tyler | D | HD-07-SUF | 0% | - | - | . | - | - | - |
| Steven Ultrino | D | HD-33-MID | 0% | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Erika Uyterhoeven | D | HD-27-MID | 20% | + | - | - | - | . | - |
| Andres Vargas | D | HD-03-ESS | 0% | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Marcus Vaughn | R | HD-09-NOR | 40% | + | - | - | . | - | + |
| David Vieira | R | HD-03-BAR | 33% | + | - | - | - | - | + |
| Tommy Vitolo | D | HD-15-NOR | 0% | - | - | . | - | - | - |
| Thomas Walsh | D | HD-12-ESS | 0% | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Susannah Whipps Lee | I | HD-02-FRA | 33% | + | - | - | - | - | + |
| Bud Williams | D | HD-11-HAM | 0% | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Donald Wong | R | HD-09-ESS | 33% | + | - | - | - | - | + |
| Christopher Worrell | D | HD-05-SUF | 0% | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Steven Xiarhos | R | HD-05-BAR | 50% | + | - | - | + | - | + |
| Jonathan Zlotnik | D | HD-02-WOR | 33% | + | - | - | - | - | + |
Average Constitutional Score by Party
| Party | Score |
|---|---|
| Democrat | 2.2% |
| Republican | 43.4% |
| Independent | 33% |