# John Mahoney

John Mahoney is a Democratic member of the Massachusetts House for district 13th Worcester.

- Party: Democrat
- Seat: Massachusetts House, district 13th Worcester
- Serving since: 2011-01-05
- Current term: MA 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/2abbc0cb-6339-42d9-9947-69412a24301b

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/2abbc0cb-6339-42d9-9947-69412a24301b (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

The policy areas Mahoney talks about and legislates on agree at 0.21 on a 0–1 scale, in the bottom 5% of State House Democrats.

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

89 classified statements: 89 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 | Mahoney | State House Democrats average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 1.1% | 2.5% | 315 of 764 |
| Policy criticism | 1.1% | 10.4% | 641 of 764 |
| Policy discussion | 31.5% | 39.2% | 508 of 764 |
| Bipartisanship | 2.3% | 2.9% | 343 of 764 |
| Credit claiming | 22.5% | 14.4% | 190 of 764 |
| Extreme labels | 0.0% | 1.0% | 543 of 764 |

Most discussed policy areas: Education 39% (State House Democrats 15%); Transportation and Public Works 18% (State House Democrats 5.3%); Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues 14% (State House Democrats 9.8%); Economics and Public Finance 14% (State House Democrats 11%); Health 14% (State House Democrats 15%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score −0.86 (standard error 0.03), from 513 donors and 131 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 19% 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 not voting · 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 not voting · 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 not voting · 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 12 bills: 12 reached committee, 0 passed one chamber, 0 passed both, 0 became law. Cosponsored 9. 0.0% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Massachusetts House 4.0%; rank 109 of 147).

Recent sponsored bills:

- H 1386: An Act to ensure uniform and transparent reporting of medical debt data (in committee, 2025-05-02) https://openstates.org/ma/bills/194th/H1386/
- H 2907: An Act relative to group insurance costs for certain public retirees (in committee, 2026-03-30) https://openstates.org/ma/bills/194th/H2907/
- H 1863: An Act relative to structured settlement payment protections (in committee, 2026-03-26) https://openstates.org/ma/bills/194th/H1863/
- H 435: An Act amending successor supplier laws (in committee, 2025-07-23) https://openstates.org/ma/bills/194th/H435/
- H 2491: An Act establishing a task force to study the sustainability of emergency medical services (in committee, 2025-11-24) https://openstates.org/ma/bills/194th/H2491/
- HD 4008: An Act to ensure uniform and transparent reporting of medical debt data (in committee, 2025-02-27) https://openstates.org/ma/bills/194th/HD4008/
- H 1862: An Act relative to car theft with digital devices (in committee, 2026-03-26) https://openstates.org/ma/bills/194th/H1862/
- H 1254: An Act relative to the diagnosis and treatment of autism spectrum disorder (in committee, 2026-01-28) https://openstates.org/ma/bills/194th/H1254/
- H 2664: An Act establishing a board of hoisting machinery regulations (in committee, 2025-11-12) https://openstates.org/ma/bills/194th/H2664/
- H 998: An Act to reform the Toxics Use Reduction Act (in committee, 2026-02-26) https://openstates.org/ma/bills/194th/H998/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $59.6K (State House Democrats median $40.4K). 94% 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.

- 2026-10-08 · Post on X · https://x.com/RepJohnMahoney/status/2108306482844389386
- 2026-10-08 · Post on X · https://x.com/RepJohnMahoney/status/2108306489693851931
- 2026-07-09 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/RepJohnMahoney/status/2075324717163073663
- 2026-07-08 · Post on X · https://x.com/RepJohnMahoney/status/2074964382841188568
- 2026-06-11 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/RepJohnMahoney/status/2065160115628490965
- 2026-06-11 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/RepJohnMahoney/status/2065160120300908790
- 2026-06-09 · Post on X · https://x.com/RepJohnMahoney/status/2064453891417104685
- 2026-05-29 · Post on X · https://x.com/RepJohnMahoney/status/2060419290772193604
- 2026-05-13 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/RepJohnMahoney/status/2054637826457657399
- 2026-05-04 · Post on X · https://x.com/RepJohnMahoney/status/2051395237793128901

## Links

- Official site: https://malegislature.gov/Legislators/Profile/JJM2
- Campaign site: https://repjohnmahoney.com/
- X: https://x.com/RepJohnMahoney
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/RepJohnMahoney
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/repjohnmahoney/
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@StateRepresentativeJohnJMahone
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/john-mahoney-86105565/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/2abbc0cb-6339-42d9-9947-69412a24301b