# Russell Holmes

Russell Holmes is a Democratic member of the Massachusetts House for district 6th Suffolk.

- Party: Democrat
- Seat: Massachusetts House, district 6th Suffolk
- Serving since: 2011-01-05
- Current term: MA 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/078692f2-2afe-4aa1-a320-d4747edacbbb

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/078692f2-2afe-4aa1-a320-d4747edacbbb (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

8.6% of the 35 bills Holmes sponsored got out of committee, in the top quarter of the Massachusetts House.

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score −0.44 (standard error 0.04), from 393 donors and 132 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 76% of State House Democrats score lower.

## Votes (MA 2025–26 session)

234 roll calls. Attendance 97.0% (Massachusetts House 97.4%). Party unity 99.0% (98.5%). 1 votes against the party majority.

Key votes:

- 2026-07-22 · voted nay · 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 not voting · 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 not voting · 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 35 bills: 35 reached committee, 3 passed one chamber, 0 passed both, 0 became law. Cosponsored 190. 8.6% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Massachusetts House 4.0%; rank 26 of 147).

Recent sponsored bills:

- H 4799: An Act directing the city of Boston Police Department to waive the maximum age requirement for police officers for Jose Reyes (passed one chamber, 2026-05-07) https://openstates.org/ma/bills/194th/H4799/
- H 4388: An Act directing the city of Boston Police Department to waive the maximum age requirement for police officers for Angela C. Depina (passed one chamber, 2026-03-19) https://openstates.org/ma/bills/194th/H4388/
- HD 4956: An Act providing a local option for ranked choice voting in municipal elections (in committee, 2025-07-28) https://openstates.org/ma/bills/194th/HD4956/
- H 4256: An Act directing the city of Boston Police Department to waive the maximum age requirement for police officers for Jose Ortiz (passed one chamber, 2026-02-26) https://openstates.org/ma/bills/194th/H4256/
- H 4218: An Act to reform the parole board (in committee, 2026-03-26) https://openstates.org/ma/bills/194th/H4218/
- H 4049: An Act relative to saving lives through awareness and enactment (in committee, 2026-03-19) https://openstates.org/ma/bills/194th/H4049/
- H 4017: An Act to eliminate parental alienation (in committee, 2026-03-26) https://openstates.org/ma/bills/194th/H4017/
- H 4016: An Act regarding human nature (in committee, 2026-03-26) https://openstates.org/ma/bills/194th/H4016/
- H 4026: An Act strengthening police reform (in committee, 2026-04-23) https://openstates.org/ma/bills/194th/H4026/
- H 4028: An Act to return DOC and Parole to Health and Human Services (in committee, 2026-03-09) https://openstates.org/ma/bills/194th/H4028/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $11.4K (State House Democrats median $40.4K). 78% of itemized individual money came from in state. Aggregates only; no individual donors.

## Links

- Official site: https://malegislature.gov/Legislators/Profile/REH1
- Campaign site: https://russellholmes.com/
- X: https://x.com/VoteRussell
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/VoteRussellHolmes
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/russell.e.holmes/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/russellholmes1/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/078692f2-2afe-4aa1-a320-d4747edacbbb