# Ken Sweezey

Ken Sweezey is a Republican member of the Massachusetts House for district 6th Plymouth.

- Party: Republican
- Seat: Massachusetts House, district 6th Plymouth
- Serving since: 2025-01-01
- Current term: MA 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/1eece00d-5b31-4be0-9263-b594863b295c

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/1eece00d-5b31-4be0-9263-b594863b295c (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

Sweezey sits at +0.77 on the CSIP scale, more conservative than 95% of State House Republicans.

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

42 classified statements: 42 posts on X. Each rate is the share of statements with the label, against the State House Republicans average; rank 1 is the highest rate.

| Label | Sweezey | State House Republicans average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 2.4% | 2.9% | 275 of 791 |
| Policy criticism | 19.1% | 9.3% | 115 of 791 |
| Policy discussion | 40.5% | 31.9% | 258 of 791 |
| Bipartisanship | 21.4% | 1.8% | 2 of 791 |
| Credit claiming | 28.6% | 12.7% | 77 of 791 |
| Extreme labels | 0.0% | 1.4% | 618 of 791 |

Most discussed policy areas: Government Operations and Politics 29% (State House Republicans 18%); Economics and Public Finance 18% (State House Republicans 12%); Housing and Community Development 18% (State House Republicans 3.4%); Immigration 18% (State House Republicans 4.7%); Crime and Law Enforcement 12% (State House Republicans 11%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score +0.77 (standard error 0.03), from 444 donors and 133 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 95% of State House Republicans score lower.

## Votes (MA 2025–26 session)

234 roll calls. Attendance 99.5% (Massachusetts House 97.4%). Party unity 98.1% (98.5%). 19 votes against the party majority.

Key votes:

- 2026-07-22 · voted nay · 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 nay · 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 nay · 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 20 bills: 20 reached committee, 1 passed one chamber, 0 passed both, 0 became law. Cosponsored 80. 5.0% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Massachusetts House 4.0%; rank 42 of 147).

Recent sponsored bills:

- HD 5290: An Act establishing a review process of guidelines for managing recreational use of beaches to protect piping plovers, terns, and their habitats in… (in committee, 2026-02-09) https://openstates.org/ma/bills/194th/HD5290/
- HD 5291: An Act creating parity among Massachusetts beaches (in committee, 2026-02-09) https://openstates.org/ma/bills/194th/HD5291/
- H 5140: An Act creating parity among Massachusetts beaches (in committee, 2026-04-16) https://openstates.org/ma/bills/194th/H5140/
- H 5139: An Act establishing a review process of guidelines for managing recreational use of beaches to protect piping plovers, terns, and their habitats in… (in committee, 2026-03-19) https://openstates.org/ma/bills/194th/H5139/
- HD 5292: An Act promoting recreation on Massachusetts beaches (in committee, 2026-02-09) https://openstates.org/ma/bills/194th/HD5292/
- H 5141: An Act promoting recreation on Massachusetts beaches (in committee, 2026-03-30) https://openstates.org/ma/bills/194th/H5141/
- H 4570: An Act authorizing the town of Pembroke to issue one additional license (in committee, 2025-12-08) https://openstates.org/ma/bills/194th/H4570/
- H 3953: An Act in the town of Hanson local licenses and permits; denial, revocation or suspension for failure to comply with conditions of approval (passed one chamber, 2025-11-13) https://openstates.org/ma/bills/194th/H3953/
- H 3573: An Act relative to containers, litter, ecology and nips (CLEAN Act) (in committee, 2026-04-06) https://openstates.org/ma/bills/194th/H3573/
- H 2547: An Act ensuring municipal control in public health systems (in committee, 2026-03-16) https://openstates.org/ma/bills/194th/H2547/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $56.9K (State House Republicans median $33.7K). 88% 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.

- 2026-07-16 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/RepSweezey/status/2077759714834657372
- 2026-07-08 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/RepSweezey/status/2074955250054603124
- 2026-06-03 · Post on X · https://x.com/RepSweezey/status/2062310057782526134
- 2026-06-02 · Post on X · labels: policy criticism, policy discussion · https://x.com/RepSweezey/status/2061941665217028416
- 2026-05-06 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/RepSweezey/status/2052088625471369634
- 2026-04-29 · Post on X · https://x.com/RepSweezey/status/2049638341444821078
- 2026-04-16 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/RepSweezey/status/2044924125223731266
- 2026-03-10 · Post on X · https://x.com/RepSweezey/status/2031475851682840880
- 2026-03-09 · Post on X · https://x.com/RepSweezey/status/2030994744004764043
- 2026-03-05 · Post on X · labels: policy criticism, policy discussion, bipartisanship · https://x.com/RepSweezey/status/2029694030343213212

## Links

- Official site: https://malegislature.gov/Legislators/Profile/KPS1/Biography
- Campaign site: https://sweezeyforstaterep.com/
- X: https://x.com/RepSweezey
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/sweezeyforstaterep/
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sweezeyforstaterep/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/1eece00d-5b31-4be0-9263-b594863b295c