# Jay Livingstone

Jay Livingstone is a Democratic member of the Massachusetts House for district 8th Suffolk.

- Party: Democrat
- Seat: Massachusetts House, district 8th Suffolk
- Serving since: 2013-07-17
- Current term: MA 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/033bf9eb-2706-4c5f-9f93-8e8d222bf2c0

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/033bf9eb-2706-4c5f-9f93-8e8d222bf2c0 (America’s Political Pulse, Polarization Research Lab), data through 2026-10-27. Data under CC BY 4.0. Cite as: Westwood, Sean J., and Yphtach Lelkes. 2024. America's Political Pulse [data set].

## Headline

Livingstone sits at −1.14 on the CSIP scale, more liberal than 95% of State House Democrats.

## What Livingstone says (MA 2025–26 session)

26 classified statements: 26 posts on X. Each rate is the share of statements with the label, against the State House Democrats average; rank 1 is the highest rate.

| Label | Livingstone | State House Democrats average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 0.0% | 2.5% | 584 of 764 |
| Policy criticism | 0.0% | 10.4% | 717 of 764 |
| Policy discussion | 26.9% | 39.2% | 560 of 764 |
| Bipartisanship | 0.0% | 2.9% | 676 of 764 |
| Credit claiming | 7.7% | 14.4% | 499 of 764 |
| Extreme labels | 0.0% | 1.0% | 543 of 764 |

Most discussed policy areas: Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues 29% (State House Democrats 9.8%); Families 29% (State House Democrats 5.0%); Agriculture and Food 14% (State House Democrats 4.6%); Government Operations and Politics 14% (State House Democrats 15%); Health 14% (State House Democrats 15%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score −1.14 (standard error 0.03), from 338 donors and 133 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 4.6% of State House Democrats score lower.

## Votes (MA 2025–26 session)

234 roll calls. Attendance 100% (Massachusetts House 97.4%). Party unity 100% (98.5%). 0 votes against the party majority.

Key votes:

- 2026-07-22 · voted yea · H. 5595 On Engrossment · H 5595 An Act prioritizing patient access to care · pass · https://openstates.org/ma/bills/194th/H5595/
- 2026-07-22 · voted yea · S. 2735 On Enactment Land Taking · S 2735 An Act dissolving the North Carver water district · pass · https://openstates.org/ma/bills/194th/S2735/
- 2026-07-22 · voted yea · H. 5388 On Enactment Land Taking · H 5388 An Act authorizing the transfer of a certain parcel of land in the town of Marion from the Open Space Acquisition Commission to the Select Board · pass · https://openstates.org/ma/bills/194th/H5388/
- 2026-07-15 · voted yea · H. 2250 , changed On Enactment Land Taking · H 2250 An Act dissolving the Whately Water District · pass · https://openstates.org/ma/bills/194th/H2250/
- 2026-07-08 · voted yea · H. 5569 On passing to be engrossed · H 5569 An Act relative to property tax classifications in the city of Watertown for fiscal year 2027 and subsequent fiscal years · pass · https://openstates.org/ma/bills/194th/H5569/
- 2026-07-08 · voted yea · H. 5562 On adoption of consolidated amendment A · H 5562 An Act relative to economic development in the commonwealth · pass · https://openstates.org/ma/bills/194th/H5562/
- 2026-07-01 · voted yea · H. 5555 On Enactment Land Taking · H 5555 An Act making appropriations for the fiscal year 2027 for the maintenance of the departments, boards, commissions, institutions, and certain activities… · pass · https://openstates.org/ma/bills/194th/H5555/
- 2026-07-01 · voted yea · S. 3106 On Engrossment · S 3106 An Act relative to toxic-free medical devices · pass · https://openstates.org/ma/bills/194th/S3106/
- 2026-07-01 · voted yea · H. 5555 On acceptance of conference report · H 5555 An Act making appropriations for the fiscal year 2027 for the maintenance of the departments, boards, commissions, institutions, and certain activities… · pass · https://openstates.org/ma/bills/194th/H5555/
- 2026-06-17 · voted yea · H. 5511 On acceptance of conference report · H 5511 An Act relative to teacher preparation and student literacy · pass · https://openstates.org/ma/bills/194th/H5511/

## Legislation (MA 2025–26 session)

Sponsored 39 bills: 39 reached committee, 0 passed one chamber, 0 passed both, 0 became law. Cosponsored 62. 0.0% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Massachusetts House 4.0%; rank 109 of 147).

Recent sponsored bills:

- HD 4280: An Act relative to ivory and rhinoceros horn trafficking (in committee, 2025-03-24) https://openstates.org/ma/bills/194th/HD4280/
- H 3935: An Act relative to ivory and rhinoceros horn trafficking (in committee, 2026-01-15) https://openstates.org/ma/bills/194th/H3935/
- H 1251: An Act relative to transportation network company fees (in committee, 2026-03-12) https://openstates.org/ma/bills/194th/H1251/
- H 1850: An Act to address arbitration and litigation relief (in committee, 2026-03-26) https://openstates.org/ma/bills/194th/H1850/
- H 2660: An Act relative to the size of the forensic science oversight board (in committee, 2026-03-19) https://openstates.org/ma/bills/194th/H2660/
- H 262: An Act enhancing child welfare protections (in committee, 2025-08-28) https://openstates.org/ma/bills/194th/H262/
- H 992: An Act relative to municipal assistance for clean water and economic development infrastructure (in committee, 2026-03-30) https://openstates.org/ma/bills/194th/H992/
- H 3167: An Act expanding residential and senior tax exemptions (in committee, 2026-03-02) https://openstates.org/ma/bills/194th/H3167/
- H 2659: An Act to remove medical and health service fees for incarcerated people (in committee, 2026-03-19) https://openstates.org/ma/bills/194th/H2659/
- H 2486: An Act to protect the independence of clinical decision making (in committee, 2026-03-16) https://openstates.org/ma/bills/194th/H2486/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $46.6K (State House Democrats median $40.4K). 96% of itemized individual money came from in state. Aggregates only; no individual donors.

## Recent statements

Newest first. Posts on X are listed by date and link only.

- 2026-05-25 · Post on X · https://x.com/jaylivingstone/status/2058942547586633767
- 2026-04-20 · Post on X · https://x.com/jaylivingstone/status/2046339552915198243
- 2026-03-17 · Post on X · https://x.com/jaylivingstone/status/2033963868666364204
- 2026-02-17 · Post on X · https://x.com/jaylivingstone/status/2023871517411754319
- 2026-01-19 · Post on X · https://x.com/jaylivingstone/status/2013357928917410236
- 2025-12-31 · Post on X · https://x.com/jaylivingstone/status/2006425352068038878
- 2025-11-27 · Post on X · https://x.com/jaylivingstone/status/1994095644361859573
- 2025-10-31 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/jaylivingstone/status/1984334356056523058
- 2025-10-13 · Post on X · https://x.com/jaylivingstone/status/1977773448228171946
- 2025-09-01 · Post on X · https://x.com/jaylivingstone/status/1962558531376226515

## Links

- Official site: https://malegislature.gov/Legislators/Profile/J_L1
- Campaign site: https://www.jaylivingstone.com/
- X: https://x.com/jaylivingstone
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/VoteJayLivingstone
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jaylivingstone/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/james-jay-livingstone-8586344/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/033bf9eb-2706-4c5f-9f93-8e8d222bf2c0