# Tram Nguyen

Tram Nguyen is a Democratic member of the Massachusetts House for district 18th Essex.

- Party: Democrat
- Seat: Massachusetts House, district 18th Essex
- Serving since: 2019-01-02
- Current term: MA 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/1e7b8d51-56fa-4faf-93e6-9b485812ddf9

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/1e7b8d51-56fa-4faf-93e6-9b485812ddf9 (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

Nguyen missed 9.4% of 234 roll calls, attendance in the bottom tenth of the Massachusetts House (average 97.4%).

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

173 classified statements: 173 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 | Nguyen | State House Democrats average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 0.6% | 2.5% | 360 of 764 |
| Policy criticism | 8.1% | 10.4% | 370 of 764 |
| Policy discussion | 51.4% | 39.2% | 202 of 764 |
| Bipartisanship | 1.7% | 2.9% | 401 of 764 |
| Credit claiming | 19.1% | 14.4% | 244 of 764 |
| Extreme labels | 1.2% | 1.0% | 195 of 764 |

Most discussed policy areas: Government Operations and Politics 33% (State House Democrats 15%); Immigration 19% (State House Democrats 4.3%); Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues 16% (State House Democrats 9.8%); Economics and Public Finance 10% (State House Democrats 11%); Environmental Protection 10% (State House Democrats 3.4%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score −1.01 (standard error 0.02), from 2,144 donors and 119 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 9.0% of State House Democrats score lower.

## Votes (MA 2025–26 session)

234 roll calls. Attendance 90.6% (Massachusetts House 97.4%). Party unity 98.9% (98.5%). 2 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 19 bills: 19 reached committee, 0 passed one chamber, 0 passed both, 0 became law. Cosponsored 151. 0.0% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Massachusetts House 4.0%; rank 109 of 147).

Recent sponsored bills:

- H 4018: An Act protecting assault survivors (in committee, 2026-03-26) https://openstates.org/ma/bills/194th/H4018/
- H 93: An Act relative to protecting sensitive information from security breaches (in committee, 2025-07-21) https://openstates.org/ma/bills/194th/H93/
- H 1916: An Act to further protect employees through a private right of action (in committee, 2026-03-26) https://openstates.org/ma/bills/194th/H1916/
- H 2152: An Act extending parental leave (in committee, 2026-03-05) https://openstates.org/ma/bills/194th/H2152/
- H 449: An Act eliminating forced broker's fees (in committee, 2025-11-17) https://openstates.org/ma/bills/194th/H449/
- H 2925: An Act relative to the human resource division’s civil service unit (in committee, 2026-03-30) https://openstates.org/ma/bills/194th/H2925/
- H 1921: An Act relative to sexual harassment (in committee, 2025-10-20) https://openstates.org/ma/bills/194th/H1921/
- H 786: An Act protecting vulnerable elders from abuse (in committee, 2025-11-20) https://openstates.org/ma/bills/194th/H786/
- H 1915: An Act relative to the malicious doxing of personal information (in committee, 2026-03-26) https://openstates.org/ma/bills/194th/H1915/
- H 2318: An Act providing for municipal meeting postponement due to inclement weather (in committee, 2025-11-24) https://openstates.org/ma/bills/194th/H2318/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $46.9K (State House Democrats median $40.4K). 92% 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.

- 2026-09-14 · Post on X · https://x.com/TeamTram/status/2099617629208035723
- 2026-09-02 · Post on X · https://x.com/TeamTram/status/2095153575328452743
- 2026-09-01 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/TeamTram/status/2094578757948391881
- 2026-09-01 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/TeamTram/status/2094617958672629805
- 2026-09-01 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/TeamTram/status/2094751710807720426
- 2026-09-01 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/TeamTram/status/2094866918188478707
- 2026-09-01 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/TeamTram/status/2094876982567719302
- 2026-09-01 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/TeamTram/status/2094883513208045598
- 2026-09-01 · Post on X · https://x.com/TeamTram/status/2094893396372385886
- 2026-09-01 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/TeamTram/status/2094930195979419919

## Links

- Official site: https://malegislature.gov/Legislators/Profile/TTN1
- Campaign site: https://www.votetram.com/
- X: https://x.com/TeamTram
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TeamTram.MA
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/team.tram
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/tram-t-nguyen/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/1e7b8d51-56fa-4faf-93e6-9b485812ddf9