# John Moran

John Moran is a Democratic member of the Massachusetts House for district 9th Suffolk.

- Party: Democrat
- Seat: Massachusetts House, district 9th Suffolk
- Serving since: 2023-06-07
- Current term: MA 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/15ff9d00-e05e-470a-b89c-36038b1dd5bb

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/15ff9d00-e05e-470a-b89c-36038b1dd5bb (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

Moran sits at −1.12 on the CSIP scale, more liberal than 95% of State House Democrats.

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

29 classified statements: 29 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 | Moran | State House Democrats average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 24.1% | 2.5% | 6 of 764 |
| Policy criticism | 6.9% | 10.4% | 419 of 764 |
| Policy discussion | 24.1% | 39.2% | 596 of 764 |
| Bipartisanship | 3.5% | 2.9% | 225 of 764 |
| Credit claiming | 3.5% | 14.4% | 605 of 764 |
| Extreme labels | 3.5% | 1.0% | 61 of 764 |

Most discussed policy areas: Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues 71% (State House Democrats 9.8%); Armed Forces and National Security 14% (State House Democrats 3.1%); Government Operations and Politics 14% (State House Democrats 15%); Health 14% (State House Democrats 15%); International Affairs 14% (State House Democrats 1.4%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score −1.12 (standard error 0.03), from 605 donors and 133 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 5.1% 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 7 bills: 7 reached committee, 1 passed one chamber, 0 passed both, 0 became law. Cosponsored 179. 14.3% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Massachusetts House 4.0%; rank 10 of 147).

Recent sponsored bills:

- H 4389: An Act directing the city of Boston Police Department to waive the maximum age requirement for police officers for Angel G. Rivera (passed one chamber, 2026-03-19) https://openstates.org/ma/bills/194th/H4389/
- H 1902: An Act relative to the reliability of testifying informants (in committee, 2026-03-26) https://openstates.org/ma/bills/194th/H1902/
- H 783: An Act relative to Massachusetts home care eligibility (in committee, 2025-07-28) https://openstates.org/ma/bills/194th/H783/
- H 2226: An Act establishing a commission to study the availability of the continuum of care services for persons with substance use disorder (in committee, 2025-11-05) https://openstates.org/ma/bills/194th/H2226/
- H 1903: An Act addressing racial disparity in jury selection (in committee, 2026-03-26) https://openstates.org/ma/bills/194th/H1903/
- H 2503: An Act to reduce the risks associated with allergic reactions (in committee, 2025-10-16) https://openstates.org/ma/bills/194th/H2503/
- H 1268: An Act supporting maternal and pediatric health (in committee, 2026-03-12) https://openstates.org/ma/bills/194th/H1268/
- HD 4713: An Act regarding free expression (in committee, 2023-12-18) https://openstates.org/ma/bills/193rd/HD4713/
- H 4229: An Act regarding free expression (in committee, 2024-07-02) https://openstates.org/ma/bills/193rd/H4229/
- HD 2521: An Act establishing a commission to study the availability of the continuum of care services for persons with substance use disorder (introduced) https://openstates.org/ma/bills/194th/HD2521/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $148.5K (State House Democrats median $40.4K). 98% 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.

- 2026-06-30 · Post on X · https://x.com/johnmoranfor9/status/2072004847201595816
- 2026-06-30 · Post on X · https://x.com/johnmoranfor9/status/2072102178106323387
- 2026-01-30 · Post on X · https://x.com/johnmoranfor9/status/2017067167271813483
- 2026-01-04 · Post on X · https://x.com/johnmoranfor9/status/2007919303136616727
- 2026-01-03 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/johnmoranfor9/status/2007483009348637064
- 2026-01-03 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/johnmoranfor9/status/2007506707468214457
- 2025-11-25 · Post on X · https://x.com/johnmoranfor9/status/1993434347857465748
- 2025-11-20 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/johnmoranfor9/status/1991582723656528204
- 2025-11-11 · Post on X · labels: bipartisanship · https://x.com/johnmoranfor9/status/1988361954378047770
- 2025-06-04 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/johnmoranfor9/status/1930058084409303128

## Links

- Official site: https://malegislature.gov/Legislators/Profile/JFM1
- Campaign site: https://johnmoran9.com/
- X: https://x.com/johnmoranfor9
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/john.moran.3954
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/johnmoranfor9
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/johnfrancismoran/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/15ff9d00-e05e-470a-b89c-36038b1dd5bb