# Paul Donato

Paul Donato is a Democratic member of the Massachusetts House for district 35th Middlesex.

- Party: Democrat
- Seat: Massachusetts House, district 35th Middlesex
- Serving since: 2001-01-03
- Current term: MA 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/18bf433d-24e5-46cb-9d83-c2f9373204bd

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/18bf433d-24e5-46cb-9d83-c2f9373204bd (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

Donato sits at −0.30 on the CSIP scale, more conservative than 92% of State House Democrats.

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

83 classified statements: 83 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 | Donato | State House Democrats average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 0.0% | 2.5% | 584 of 764 |
| Policy criticism | 1.2% | 10.4% | 639 of 764 |
| Policy discussion | 44.6% | 39.2% | 307 of 764 |
| Bipartisanship | 2.4% | 2.9% | 320 of 764 |
| Credit claiming | 24.1% | 14.4% | 156 of 764 |
| Extreme labels | 0.0% | 1.0% | 543 of 764 |

Most discussed policy areas: Families 30% (State House Democrats 5.0%); Health 24% (State House Democrats 15%); Housing and Community Development 16% (State House Democrats 6.2%); Education 11% (State House Democrats 15%); Agriculture and Food 5.4% (State House Democrats 4.6%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score −0.30 (standard error 0.02), from 746 donors and 131 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 92% of State House Democrats score lower.

## Votes (MA 2025–26 session)

234 roll calls. Attendance 98.2% (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 23 bills: 23 reached committee, 2 passed one chamber, 2 passed both, 2 became law. Cosponsored 79. 8.7% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Massachusetts House 4.0%; rank 25 of 147).

Recent sponsored bills:

- H 5380: An Act exempting the positions of police chief and deputy police chief in the city of Medford from the civil service law (became law, 2026-08-21) https://openstates.org/ma/bills/194th/H5380/
- HD 6291: An Act relative to the release or amendment of certain use restrictions for certain property in the city of Malden (in committee, 2026-08-27) https://openstates.org/ma/bills/194th/HD6291/
- H 5664: An Act relative to the release or amendment of certain use restrictions for certain property in the city of Malden (in committee, 2026-10-01) https://openstates.org/ma/bills/194th/H5664/
- HD 6103: An Act authorizing the division of capital asset management and maintenance to lease the LoConte Memorial Rink to the city of Medford (in committee, 2026-05-11) https://openstates.org/ma/bills/194th/HD6103/
- H 4796: An Act relative to organ transplant vehicles (in committee, 2026-04-02) https://openstates.org/ma/bills/194th/H4796/
- HD 4928: An Act relative to organ transplant vehicles (in committee, 2025-11-24) https://openstates.org/ma/bills/194th/HD4928/
- H 4252: An Act updating the linkage exaction program in the city of Medford (became law, 2025-11-10) https://openstates.org/ma/bills/194th/H4252/
- H 4146: An Act establishing a charter for the city of Medford (in committee, 2025-07-16) https://openstates.org/ma/bills/194th/H4146/
- H 1142: An Act to promote increased access to patient care through equitable reimbursement (in committee, 2025-10-20) https://openstates.org/ma/bills/194th/H1142/
- H 824: An Act relative to political designations (in committee, 2026-04-02) https://openstates.org/ma/bills/194th/H824/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $103.0K (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.

- 2026-10-20 · Post on X · https://x.com/repdonato/status/2112578387772592578
- 2026-10-20 · Post on X · https://x.com/repdonato/status/2112638301240721590
- 2026-10-07 · Post on X · https://x.com/repdonato/status/2107834599334379550
- 2026-10-07 · Post on X · https://x.com/repdonato/status/2107853495130825024
- 2026-09-22 · Post on X · https://x.com/repdonato/status/2102429341636596056
- 2026-08-27 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/repdonato/status/2092979195462701425
- 2026-08-19 · Post on X · https://x.com/repdonato/status/2090092270825402700
- 2026-08-12 · Post on X · https://x.com/repdonato/status/2087544407578865931
- 2026-08-06 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/repdonato/status/2085388510396121443
- 2026-07-30 · Post on X · https://x.com/repdonato/status/2082903536153632892

## Links

- Official site: https://malegislature.gov/Legislators/Profile/PJD1
- Campaign site: https://reppauldonato.com/
- X: https://x.com/repdonato
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/repdonato
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/repdonato38/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/paul-donato-b574b416/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/18bf433d-24e5-46cb-9d83-c2f9373204bd