# Sally Kerans Sally Kerans is a Democratic member of the Massachusetts House for district 13th Essex. - Party: Democrat - Seat: Massachusetts House, district 13th Essex - Serving since: 2021-01-06 - Current term: MA 2025–26 session - Open States ID: ocd-person/308b15a0-dc30-41be-be53-9e5827522cac Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/308b15a0-dc30-41be-be53-9e5827522cac (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 Kerans has 1 classified statements in the MA 2025–26 session. ## What Kerans says (MA 2025–26 session) 1 classified statements: 1 post 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 | Kerans | State House Democrats average | Rank | |---|---|---|---| | Personal attacks | 0.0% | 2.5% | 584 of 765 | | Policy criticism | 0.0% | 10.4% | 717 of 765 | | Policy discussion | 0.0% | 39.2% | 757 of 765 | | Bipartisanship | 0.0% | 2.9% | 676 of 765 | | Credit claiming | 0.0% | 14.4% | 729 of 765 | | Extreme labels | 0.0% | 1.0% | 544 of 765 | ## Ideology (CSIP) CSIP score −0.80 (standard error 0.02), from 759 donors and 132 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 26% of State House Democrats score lower. ## Votes (MA 2025–26 session) 234 roll calls. Attendance 99.1% (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, 1 passed one chamber, 0 passed both, 0 became law. Cosponsored 156. 4.3% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Massachusetts House 4.0%; rank 48 of 147). Recent sponsored bills: - H 4324: An Act establishing a sick leave bank for Stephanie Bramante Miller, an employee of the Massachusetts Appellate Tax Board (passed one chamber, 2025-08-18) https://openstates.org/ma/bills/194th/H4324/ - HD 4907: An Act establishing a sick leave bank for Stephanie Bramante Miller, an employee of the Massachusetts Appellate Tax Board (in committee, 2025-07-17) https://openstates.org/ma/bills/194th/HD4907/ - HD 4718: An Act relative to newborn screenings for congenital cytomegalovirus (in committee, 2025-07-31) https://openstates.org/ma/bills/194th/HD4718/ - H 4367: An Act relative to newborn screenings for congenital cytomegalovirus (in committee, 2026-05-20) https://openstates.org/ma/bills/194th/H4367/ - H 254: An Act to replace stolen benefits (in committee, 2026-01-12) https://openstates.org/ma/bills/194th/H254/ - H 1225: An Act ensuring sufficient notice to homeowners by insurance companies prior to an inspection (in committee, 2026-04-21) https://openstates.org/ma/bills/194th/H1225/ - H 773: An Act relative to transparent name changes in nursing facilities (in committee, 2026-03-30) https://openstates.org/ma/bills/194th/H773/ - H 2217: An Act relative to opioid reversal drugs (in committee, 2026-03-30) https://openstates.org/ma/bills/194th/H2217/ - H 3158: An Act to allow cities and towns to increase the local tax rate on meals with local approval (in committee, 2026-03-12) https://openstates.org/ma/bills/194th/H3158/ - H 2465: An Act relative to athletic training (in committee, 2025-07-07) https://openstates.org/ma/bills/194th/H2465/ ## Campaign money (2026 cycle) Itemized receipts $19.4K (State House Democrats median $40.4K). 90% 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. - 2025-07-19 · Post on X · https://x.com/sallykerans/status/1946566850990506457 ## Links - Official site: https://malegislature.gov/Legislators/Profile/SPK1 - X: https://x.com/sallykerans - Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/sally.kerans - Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/kerans4rep/ - LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sally-kerans-09111613/ Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/308b15a0-dc30-41be-be53-9e5827522cac