# Bill Galvin

Bill Galvin is a Democratic member of the Massachusetts House for district 6th Norfolk.

- Party: Democrat
- Seat: Massachusetts House, district 6th Norfolk
- Serving since: 2011-01-01
- Current term: MA 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/04997a33-67a9-4535-95d2-c9a4c260519d

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/04997a33-67a9-4535-95d2-c9a4c260519d (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

Galvin reported $7,250 in the 2026 cycle, in the bottom quarter of State House Democrats (median $40.4K).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score −0.76 (standard error 0.04), from 171 donors and 130 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 30% of State House Democrats score lower.

## Votes (MA 2025–26 session)

234 roll calls. Attendance 94.8% (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 42 bills: 39 reached committee, 2 passed one chamber, 0 passed both, 0 became law. Cosponsored 84. 4.8% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Massachusetts House 4.0%; rank 45 of 147).

Recent sponsored bills:

- H 5155: Amendment Filing Deadline for House No. 5151 (introduced, 2026-02-25) https://openstates.org/ma/bills/194th/H5155/
- HD 5038: An Act further protecting witnesses from intimidation (in committee, 2025-08-21) https://openstates.org/ma/bills/194th/HD5038/
- HD 5036: An Act regulating condominium associations and management companies (in committee, 2026-06-17) https://openstates.org/ma/bills/194th/HD5036/
- H 5516: An Act regulating condominium associations and management companies (in committee, 2026-10-13) https://openstates.org/ma/bills/194th/H5516/
- H 4428: An Act relative to modernizing permitting for the transportation of certain loads (in committee, 2025-12-24) https://openstates.org/ma/bills/194th/H4428/
- HD 4930: An Act relative to modernizing permitting for the transportation of certain loads (in committee, 2025-08-18) https://openstates.org/ma/bills/194th/HD4930/
- H 3665: An Act relative to low digit number plates on leased vehicles (in committee, 2025-07-28) https://openstates.org/ma/bills/194th/H3665/
- H 1507: An Act limiting rent increases and creating a rental arbitrator (in committee, 2026-04-13) https://openstates.org/ma/bills/194th/H1507/
- H 2613: An Act providing for a study relative to the necessity of certain snow safety procedures (in committee, 2025-07-24) https://openstates.org/ma/bills/194th/H2613/
- H 3100: An Act exempting disabled veterans from sales tax when leasing a motor vehicle (in committee, 2026-05-07) https://openstates.org/ma/bills/194th/H3100/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $7,250 (State House Democrats median $40.4K). 82% of itemized individual money came from in state. Aggregates only; no individual donors.

## Links

- Official site: https://malegislature.gov/Legislators/Profile/WCG1
- Campaign site: https://www.staterepbillgalvin.com/
- X: https://x.com/BillGalvin4MA
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/secretarybillgalvin
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCjG95tth092LSKjVlPPuFyA

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/04997a33-67a9-4535-95d2-c9a4c260519d