# Chris Mattos

Chris Mattos is a Republican member of the Vermont Senate for district Chittenden North.

- Party: Republican
- Seat: Vermont Senate, district Chittenden North
- Serving since: 2023-01-04
- Current term: VT 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/1526326f-c2a8-4103-af27-1805f9a8e32a

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/1526326f-c2a8-4103-af27-1805f9a8e32a (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

Mattos sits at +0.19 on the CSIP scale, more liberal than 75% of State Senate Republicans.

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score +0.19 (standard error 0.02), from 40 donors and 339 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 25% of State Senate Republicans score lower.

## Votes (VT 2025–26 session)

75 roll calls. Attendance 97.3% (Vermont Senate 98.0%). Party unity 91.6% (94.5%). 4 votes against the party majority.

Key votes:

- 2026-05-28 · voted yea · Roll Call, requested by Senator Hashim, Passed -- Needed 15 of 30 to Pass -- Yeas = 29, Nays = 1 · S 193 An act relating to establishing a forensic facility for certain criminal justice-involved persons · pass · https://openstates.org/vt/bills/2025-2026/S193/
- 2026-05-27 · voted yea · Roll Call, requested by Senator Watson, Passed -- Needed 15 of 30 to Pass -- Yeas = 27, Nays = 3 · S 325 An act relating to regional planning and Act 250 Tier jurisdiction · pass · https://openstates.org/vt/bills/2025-2026/S325/
- 2026-05-27 · voted nay · 3rd reading refused on roll call, requested by Senator Ram Hinsdale, Failed -- Needed 16 of 30 to Pass -- Yeas = 15, Nays = 16 · H 772 An act relating to residential rental agreements, eviction procedures, and the creation of the positive rental payment credit reporting pilot program · fail · https://openstates.org/vt/bills/2025-2026/H772/
- 2026-05-27 · voted yea · Roll Call, requested by Senator Watson, Passed -- Needed 15 of 30 to Pass -- Yeas = 28, Nays = 2 · S 325 An act relating to regional planning and Act 250 Tier jurisdiction · pass · https://openstates.org/vt/bills/2025-2026/S325/
- 2026-05-26 · voted yea · 3rd reading ordered on roll call Passed -- Needed 15 of 29 to Pass -- Yeas = 27, Nays = 2 · H 955 An act relating to next steps in transforming Vermont’s education system · pass · https://openstates.org/vt/bills/2025-2026/H955/
- 2026-05-20 · voted yea · 3rd reading ordered on roll call Passed -- Needed 15 of 29 to Pass -- Yeas = 27, Nays = 2 · H 550 An act relating to gender equity within Vermont’s correctional facilities · pass · https://openstates.org/vt/bills/2025-2026/H550/
- 2026-05-19 · voted yea · Roll Call, requested by Senator Westman, Passed -- Needed 15 of 30 to Pass -- Yeas = 26, Nays = 4 · H 740 An act relating to the greenhouse gas inventory and registry · pass · https://openstates.org/vt/bills/2025-2026/H740/
- 2026-05-19 · voted yea · Roll Call, requested by Senator Weeks, Failed -- Needed 15 of 30 to Pass -- Yeas = 11, Nays = 19 · H 931 An act relating to miscellaneous changes in education law · fail · https://openstates.org/vt/bills/2025-2026/H931/
- 2026-05-19 · voted yea · Roll Call, requested by Senator Beck, Failed -- Needed 15 of 30 to Pass -- Yeas = 14, Nays = 16 · H 740 An act relating to the greenhouse gas inventory and registry · fail · https://openstates.org/vt/bills/2025-2026/H740/
- 2026-05-15 · voted nay · Proposal of amendment agreed to on roll call, requested by Senator Hashim, Passed -- Needed 15 of 29 to Pass -- Yeas = 26, Nays = 3 · H 727 An act relating to sustainable data center deployment · pass · https://openstates.org/vt/bills/2025-2026/H727/

## Legislation (VT 2025–26 session)

Sponsored 55 bills: 51 reached committee, 27 passed one chamber, 4 passed both, 3 became law. Cosponsored 0. 49.1% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Vermont Senate 55.0%; rank 20 of 30).

Recent sponsored bills:

- SCR 13: Senate concurrent resolution honoring Middlebury College Professor Jessica Holmes for her exemplary public service as a member and interim chair of the Green… (introduced, 2026-05-19) https://openstates.org/vt/bills/2025-2026/SCR13/
- HCR 282: House concurrent resolution honoring General Assembly Doorkeeper Dennis Miles for his superb dedication to serving the General Assembly and all Vermonters (passed one chamber, 2026-05-07) https://openstates.org/vt/bills/2025-2026/HCR282/
- HCR 279: House concurrent resolution honoring General Assembly Head Doorkeeper Michael G. Wiater and his wife, Sergeant at Arms Administrative Assistant Donna Wiater,… (passed one chamber, 2026-05-07) https://openstates.org/vt/bills/2025-2026/HCR279/
- HCR 259: House concurrent resolution congratulating Terese Black on being named the 2026 Vermont Mother of the Year (passed one chamber, 2026-05-08) https://openstates.org/vt/bills/2025-2026/HCR259/
- HCR 253: House concurrent resolution congratulating the 2025 Green Mountain Council Class of Eagle Scouts (passed one chamber, 2026-04-24) https://openstates.org/vt/bills/2025-2026/HCR253/
- SCR 10: Senate concurrent resolution honoring University of Vermont Medical Center and University of Vermont pediatrician extraordinaire Dr. Lewis R. First (introduced, 2026-04-10) https://openstates.org/vt/bills/2025-2026/SCR10/
- SR 24: Senate resolution reaffirming the abiding friendship between the State of Vermont and the Republic of China (Taiwan) on the 27th anniversary of the… (in committee, 2026-03-27) https://openstates.org/vt/bills/2025-2026/SR24/
- SCR 7: Senate concurrent resolution designating October 5, 2026, as Italian American Day in Vermont (introduced, 2026-03-17) https://openstates.org/vt/bills/2025-2026/SCR7/
- HCR 222: House concurrent resolution honoring the Vermont nonprofit sector and the pivotal leadership and support it receives from Common Good Vermont (passed one chamber, 2026-03-25) https://openstates.org/vt/bills/2025-2026/HCR222/
- HCR 196: House concurrent resolution honoring U.S. Army Major General and Vermont Adjutant and Inspector General Gregory Knight on his exemplary service on behalf of… (passed one chamber, 2026-02-19) https://openstates.org/vt/bills/2025-2026/HCR196/

## Campaign money (2024 cycle)

Itemized receipts $36.9K (State Senate Republicans median $28.3K). 90% of itemized individual money came from in state. Aggregates only; no individual donors.

## Links

- Official site: https://legislature.vermont.gov/people/single/2024/29153
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/christopher.p.mattos
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/chris-mattos-0b092582/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/1526326f-c2a8-4103-af27-1805f9a8e32a