# John Lawn

John Lawn is a Democratic member of the Massachusetts House for district 10th Middlesex.

- Party: Democrat
- Seat: Massachusetts House, district 10th Middlesex
- Serving since: 2011-05-11
- Current term: MA 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/1ea6937d-a39e-41e2-92fb-47c2966cd52e

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/1ea6937d-a39e-41e2-92fb-47c2966cd52e (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

Lawn missed 12% of 234 roll calls, attendance in the bottom 5% of the Massachusetts House (average 97.4%).

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

3 classified statements: 3 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 | Lawn | State House Democrats average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 33.3% | 2.5% | 2 of 765 |
| Policy criticism | 0.0% | 10.4% | 717 of 765 |
| Policy discussion | 33.3% | 39.2% | 481 of 765 |
| Bipartisanship | 33.3% | 2.9% | 1 of 765 |
| Credit claiming | 33.3% | 14.4% | 62 of 765 |
| Extreme labels | 0.0% | 1.0% | 544 of 765 |

Most discussed policy areas: Health 100% (State House Democrats 15%); Agriculture and Food 0% (State House Democrats 4.6%); Armed Forces and National Security 0% (State House Democrats 3.1%); Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues 0% (State House Democrats 9.8%); Commerce 0% (State House Democrats 3.1%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score −1.03 (standard error 0.03), from 1,448 donors and 115 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 8.0% of State House Democrats score lower.

## Votes (MA 2025–26 session)

234 roll calls. Attendance 88% (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 44 bills: 44 reached committee, 0 passed one chamber, 0 passed both, 0 became law. Cosponsored 69. 0.0% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Massachusetts House 4.0%; rank 109 of 147).

Recent sponsored bills:

- H 5506: An Act establishing flexibility for long term care facilities workers (in committee, 2026-06-15) https://openstates.org/ma/bills/194th/H5506/
- HD 6147: An Act establishing flexibility for long term care facilities workers (in committee, 2026-06-11) https://openstates.org/ma/bills/194th/HD6147/
- H 4062: An Act relative to essential services (in committee, 2026-07-09) https://openstates.org/ma/bills/194th/H4062/
- H 3947: An Act relative to the examination of insurance company mergers (in committee, 2026-01-15) https://openstates.org/ma/bills/194th/H3947/
- H 2474: An Act establishing a special commission to study the youth sports industry and other related matters (in committee, 2025-07-24) https://openstates.org/ma/bills/194th/H2474/
- H 1233: An Act relative to insurance company rebates (in committee, 2025-11-19) https://openstates.org/ma/bills/194th/H1233/
- H 2477: An Act relative to patient access to certain health care services (in committee, 2026-04-15) https://openstates.org/ma/bills/194th/H2477/
- H 1382: An Act to promote continuity of health coverage for children (in committee, 2026-04-16) https://openstates.org/ma/bills/194th/H1382/
- H 1829: An Act eliminating the statute of limitation in civil child sexual abuse cases (in committee, 2026-03-26) https://openstates.org/ma/bills/194th/H1829/
- H 2655: An Act requiring health care employers to develop and implement programs to prevent workplace violence (in committee, 2025-11-19) https://openstates.org/ma/bills/194th/H2655/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $244.4K (State House Democrats median $40.4K). 84% 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.

- 2025-03-28 · Post on X · https://x.com/repjohnlawn/status/1905411273719759131
- 2025-01-19 · Post on X · https://x.com/repjohnlawn/status/1881008439461306449
- 2025-01-01 · Post on X · labels: personal attacks, policy discussion, bipartisanship, credit claiming · https://x.com/repjohnlawn/status/1874311066395857231

## Links

- Official site: https://malegislature.gov/Legislators/Profile/JJL2
- X: https://x.com/repjohnlawn
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/johnlawnstaterep
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/john-lawn-7951869/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/1ea6937d-a39e-41e2-92fb-47c2966cd52e