# David Linsky

David Linsky is a Democratic member of the Massachusetts House for district 5th Middlesex.

- Party: Democrat
- Seat: Massachusetts House, district 5th Middlesex
- Serving since: 1999-01-06
- Current term: MA 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/06867e5f-9de5-4cb2-a3ae-a039e890718c

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/06867e5f-9de5-4cb2-a3ae-a039e890718c (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

13% of the 30 bills Linsky sponsored got out of committee, in the top tenth of the Massachusetts House.

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

9 classified statements: 9 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 | Linsky | State House Democrats average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 0.0% | 2.5% | 584 of 765 |
| Policy criticism | 0.0% | 10.4% | 717 of 765 |
| Policy discussion | 11.1% | 39.2% | 703 of 765 |
| Bipartisanship | 0.0% | 2.9% | 676 of 765 |
| Credit claiming | 11.1% | 14.4% | 401 of 765 |
| Extreme labels | 0.0% | 1.0% | 544 of 765 |

Most discussed policy areas: Armed Forces and National Security 100% (State House Democrats 3.1%); International Affairs 100% (State House Democrats 1.4%); Agriculture and Food 0% (State House Democrats 4.6%); Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues 0% (State House Democrats 9.8%); Commerce 0% (State House Democrats 3.1%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score −0.84 (standard error 0.04), from 226 donors and 126 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 20% 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 not voting · 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 30 bills: 30 reached committee, 4 passed one chamber, 4 passed both, 4 became law. Cosponsored 168. 13.3% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Massachusetts House 4.0%; rank 12 of 147).

Recent sponsored bills:

- H 5428: An Act authorizing the town of Natick to continue the employment of Deputy Police Chief Brian Lauzon (became law, 2026-10-01) https://openstates.org/ma/bills/194th/H5428/
- H 5427: An Act authorizing the town of Natick to continue the employment of Police Chief James Hicks beyond the age of 65 (became law, 2026-10-01) https://openstates.org/ma/bills/194th/H5427/
- H 3901: An Act exempting the position of assistant fire chief in the town of Natick from the civil service law (became law, 2025-11-06) https://openstates.org/ma/bills/194th/H3901/
- H 3898: An Act to amend the town of Natick home rule charter (became law, 2026-03-12) https://openstates.org/ma/bills/194th/H3898/
- H 1844: An Act regulating fees for the registration of attorneys (in committee, 2026-03-26) https://openstates.org/ma/bills/194th/H1844/
- H 1845: An Act relative to GPS tampering (in committee, 2025-12-31) https://openstates.org/ma/bills/194th/H1845/
- H 1842: An Act providing a stipend for first justices and regional administrative justices (in committee, 2026-03-26) https://openstates.org/ma/bills/194th/H1842/
- H 2899: An Act relative to supporting social workers (in committee, 2026-04-13) https://openstates.org/ma/bills/194th/H2899/
- H 3163: An Act to create an income tax deduction for municipal and school fees (in committee, 2026-04-02) https://openstates.org/ma/bills/194th/H3163/
- H 1843: Resolve establishing a durable power of attorney review commission (in committee, 2026-03-26) https://openstates.org/ma/bills/194th/H1843/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $24.8K (State House Democrats median $40.4K). 88% 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.

- 2026-10-26 · Post on X · https://x.com/RepDavidLinsky/status/2114705661649129824
- 2026-10-22 · Post on X · https://x.com/RepDavidLinsky/status/2113302048452030620
- 2026-09-28 · Post on X · https://x.com/RepDavidLinsky/status/2104702980650119275
- 2026-09-27 · Post on X · https://x.com/RepDavidLinsky/status/2104234053943583144
- 2026-03-29 · Post on X · https://x.com/RepDavidLinsky/status/2038376256006172713
- 2026-01-06 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/RepDavidLinsky/status/2008584149138035052
- 2025-08-27 · Post on X · https://x.com/RepDavidLinsky/status/1960740972943565131
- 2025-08-27 · Post on X · https://x.com/RepDavidLinsky/status/1960741021697847420
- 2025-08-27 · Post on X · labels: credit claiming · https://x.com/RepDavidLinsky/status/1960741361730171354

## Links

- Official site: https://malegislature.gov/Legislators/Profile/DPL1
- Campaign site: https://www.davidlinsky.org/
- X: https://x.com/RepDavidLinsky
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/DavidLinsky
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/repdavidlinsky/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/repdavidlinsky/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/06867e5f-9de5-4cb2-a3ae-a039e890718c