# Joan Meschino

Joan Meschino is a Democratic member of the Massachusetts House for district 3rd Plymouth.

- Party: Democrat
- Seat: Massachusetts House, district 3rd Plymouth
- Serving since: 2017-01-04
- Current term: MA 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/03d1f31d-1431-41d2-88b7-67b57d50f323

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/03d1f31d-1431-41d2-88b7-67b57d50f323 (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

101% of Meschino’s itemized money in the 2026 cycle came from Massachusetts, in the top 5% of State House Democrats.

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

28 classified statements: 28 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 | Meschino | State House Democrats average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 0.0% | 2.5% | 584 of 764 |
| Policy criticism | 3.6% | 10.4% | 544 of 764 |
| Policy discussion | 53.6% | 39.2% | 170 of 764 |
| Bipartisanship | 3.6% | 2.9% | 215 of 764 |
| Credit claiming | 35.7% | 14.4% | 47 of 764 |
| Extreme labels | 0.0% | 1.0% | 543 of 764 |

Most discussed policy areas: Government Operations and Politics 27% (State House Democrats 15%); Education 20% (State House Democrats 15%); Commerce 13% (State House Democrats 3.1%); Environmental Protection 13% (State House Democrats 3.4%); Health 13% (State House Democrats 15%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score −0.50 (standard error 0.03), from 647 donors and 133 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 68% 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%). 1 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 29 bills: 28 reached committee, 2 passed one chamber, 2 passed both, 2 became law. Cosponsored 51. 6.9% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Massachusetts House 4.0%; rank 32 of 147).

Recent sponsored bills:

- H 4063: An Act to protect residents experiencing significant elevations in rent for viable and effective affordable housing (in committee, 2026-04-13) https://openstates.org/ma/bills/194th/H4063/
- H 3961: An Act relative to education and prevention of sudden unexpected death in epilepsy and other related epilepsy mortalities (in committee, 2026-03-16) https://openstates.org/ma/bills/194th/H3961/
- HD 3216: An Act creating a climate bank in Massachusetts (introduced, 2025-03-13) https://openstates.org/ma/bills/194th/HD3216/
- H 3937: An Act creating a climate bank in Massachusetts (in committee, 2026-02-19) https://openstates.org/ma/bills/194th/H3937/
- H 3894: An Act authorizing the town of Cohasset to issue five additional licenses for the sale of all alcoholic beverages to be drunk on the premises in the town of… (in committee, 2025-10-02) https://openstates.org/ma/bills/194th/H3894/
- H 1005: An Act investing in natural and working lands (in committee, 2026-03-19) https://openstates.org/ma/bills/194th/H1005/
- H 1889: An Act to eliminate disparate impact (in committee, 2026-03-26) https://openstates.org/ma/bills/194th/H1889/
- H 1885: An Act improving legal and administrative proceedings for court-involved children and families (in committee, 2026-03-26) https://openstates.org/ma/bills/194th/H1885/
- H 442: An Act authorizing charity alcohol auctions (in committee, 2026-04-08) https://openstates.org/ma/bills/194th/H442/
- H 854: An Act relative to youth voter engagement (in committee, 2026-03-19) https://openstates.org/ma/bills/194th/H854/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $40.8K (State House Democrats median $40.4K). 101% 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.

- 2025-09-04 · Post on X · https://x.com/joanmeschino/status/1963629177136881927
- 2025-08-03 · Post on X · https://x.com/joanmeschino/status/1952122308908425516
- 2025-05-02 · Post on X · https://x.com/joanmeschino/status/1918276877774426292
- 2025-04-30 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/joanmeschino/status/1917685519338635501
- 2025-04-22 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/joanmeschino/status/1914746267038859765
- 2025-04-16 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/joanmeschino/status/1912627103792570829
- 2025-04-11 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/joanmeschino/status/1910742744114360563
- 2025-04-04 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/joanmeschino/status/1908155598882910408
- 2025-04-02 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, bipartisanship · https://x.com/joanmeschino/status/1907463164968546363
- 2025-03-27 · Post on X · https://x.com/joanmeschino/status/1905305700634443871

## Links

- Official site: https://malegislature.gov/Legislators/Profile/J_M1
- Campaign site: https://joanmeschino.com/
- X: https://x.com/joanmeschino
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/JoanMeschinoStateRep
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/joanmeschino/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/joan-meschino-30826ba/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/03d1f31d-1431-41d2-88b7-67b57d50f323