# Kristin Kassner Kristin Kassner is a Democratic member of the Massachusetts House for district 2nd Essex. - Party: Democrat - Seat: Massachusetts House, district 2nd Essex - Serving since: 2023-02-03 - Current term: MA 2025–26 session - Open States ID: ocd-person/1129a0d9-c280-4bf0-af34-20879293a2b5 Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/1129a0d9-c280-4bf0-af34-20879293a2b5 (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 99% of Kassner’s itemized money in the 2026 cycle came from Massachusetts, in the top quarter of State House Democrats. ## Ideology (CSIP) CSIP score −0.71 (standard error 0.03), from 544 donors and 133 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 36% 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 18 bills: 18 reached committee, 0 passed one chamber, 0 passed both, 0 became law. Cosponsored 190. 0.0% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Massachusetts House 4.0%; rank 109 of 147). Recent sponsored bills: - H 5298: An Act relative to senior property tax credits (in committee, 2026-07-06) https://openstates.org/ma/bills/194th/H5298/ - HD 5651: An Act relative to senior property tax credits (in committee, 2026-03-19) https://openstates.org/ma/bills/194th/HD5651/ - H 4163: An Act relative to accessory dwelling units inclusion in the subsidized housing inventory (in committee, 2026-08-13) https://openstates.org/ma/bills/194th/H4163/ - H 2301: An Act relative to local option zoning voting thresholds (in committee, 2026-01-29) https://openstates.org/ma/bills/194th/H2301/ - H 2299: An Act regarding land use board training (in committee, 2025-07-10) https://openstates.org/ma/bills/194th/H2299/ - H 1807: An Act relative to foreclosure mediation (in committee, 2026-03-26) https://openstates.org/ma/bills/194th/H1807/ - H 977: An Act relative to data collection on below threshold wells (in committee, 2026-02-26) https://openstates.org/ma/bills/194th/H977/ - H 490: An Act preparing Massachusetts for the next economy (in committee, 2026-03-19) https://openstates.org/ma/bills/194th/H490/ - H 2298: An Act facilitating site plan review (in committee, 2025-11-20) https://openstates.org/ma/bills/194th/H2298/ - H 976: An Act to protect water supplies and the environment (in committee, 2026-02-26) https://openstates.org/ma/bills/194th/H976/ ## Campaign money (2026 cycle) Itemized receipts $51.5K (State House Democrats median $40.4K). 99% of itemized individual money came from in state. Aggregates only; no individual donors. ## Links - Official site: https://malegislature.gov/Legislators/Profile/K_K2 - Campaign site: https://www.kristinkassner.org/ - X: https://x.com/elect_kkassner - Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/kristin.hoffmankassner - Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/hoffmankassner/ - LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kristin-kassner-b8b05712/ Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/1129a0d9-c280-4bf0-af34-20879293a2b5