# Brad Jones

Brad Jones is a Republican member of the Massachusetts House for district 20th Middlesex.

- Party: Republican
- Seat: Massachusetts House, district 20th Middlesex
- Serving since: 1995-01-01
- Current term: MA 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/368c3f95-1124-4f0a-9ab5-7361cb2805d3

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/368c3f95-1124-4f0a-9ab5-7361cb2805d3 (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

Jones voted against the majority of Massachusetts House Republicans 16 times; party unity 86%, in the bottom 5% of the Massachusetts House (average 98.5%).

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

4 classified statements: 4 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 | Jones | State House Republicans average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 0.0% | 2.9% | 643 of 792 |
| Policy criticism | 25.0% | 9.3% | 65 of 792 |
| Policy discussion | 75.0% | 31.9% | 14 of 792 |
| Bipartisanship | 0.0% | 1.8% | 678 of 792 |
| Credit claiming | 0.0% | 12.7% | 764 of 792 |
| Extreme labels | 0.0% | 1.4% | 619 of 792 |

Most discussed policy areas: Crime and Law Enforcement 33% (State House Republicans 11%); Education 33% (State House Republicans 15%); Government Operations and Politics 33% (State House Republicans 18%); Immigration 33% (State House Republicans 4.7%); Agriculture and Food 0% (State House Republicans 4.4%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score +0.23 (standard error 0.03), from 566 donors and 133 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 29% of State House Republicans score lower.

## Votes (MA 2025–26 session)

234 roll calls. Attendance 100% (Massachusetts House 97.4%). Party unity 86% (98.5%). 16 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 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 171 bills: 171 reached committee, 5 passed one chamber, 4 passed both, 4 became law. Cosponsored 199. 2.9% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Massachusetts House 4.0%; rank 60 of 147).

Recent sponsored bills:

- H 5513: An Act authorizing the town of Middleton to continue the employment of police officer Richard Kassiotis (passed one chamber, 2026-09-17) https://openstates.org/ma/bills/194th/H5513/
- H 5463: An Act relative to a conservation restriction in the town of Middleton (became law, 2026-08-05) https://openstates.org/ma/bills/194th/H5463/
- H 5462: An Act amending the charter of the town of Middleton (in committee, 2026-10-01) https://openstates.org/ma/bills/194th/H5462/
- H 5103: An Act authorizing the town of Reading to establish a means tested senior citizen property tax exemption (became law, 2026-06-25) https://openstates.org/ma/bills/194th/H5103/
- H 5102: An Act relative to the town of Reading Home Rule Charter (became law, 2026-06-17) https://openstates.org/ma/bills/194th/H5102/
- HD 5178: An Act to create HVAC construction supervisor licensing for small businesses (in committee, 2025-11-03) https://openstates.org/ma/bills/194th/HD5178/
- H 4719: An Act to create HVAC construction supervisor licensing for small businesses (in committee, 2026-04-09) https://openstates.org/ma/bills/194th/H4719/
- H 4399: An Act further amending the charter of the town of Middleton (became law, 2026-05-08) https://openstates.org/ma/bills/194th/H4399/
- H 4239: An Act providing for a municipal tax amnesty (in committee, 2026-03-12) https://openstates.org/ma/bills/194th/H4239/
- HD 4729: An Act providing for a municipal tax amnesty (in committee, 2025-06-23) https://openstates.org/ma/bills/194th/HD4729/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $39.6K (State House Republicans median $33.7K). 96% 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.

- 2025-05-21 · Post on X · https://x.com/RepBradJones/status/1925248765453009044
- 2025-04-11 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/RepBradJones/status/1910693950823817298
- 2025-03-21 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/RepBradJones/status/1903101491818143843
- 2025-01-06 · Post on X · labels: policy criticism, policy discussion · https://x.com/RepBradJones/status/1876370186095460860

## Links

- Official site: https://malegislature.gov/Legislators/Profile/BHJ1
- X: https://x.com/RepBradJones
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/brad.jones.5832
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/bradley-jones-67976a57?challengeId=AQFPBrDYbW4vVgAAAZB-oJuO44l7UxZltYMIKsts_wv24tL09PYHosko-xHYaIPL1_9HsljrbJRKa35Lsmx6IQUnUUNjzOgcoA&submissionId=f9fe0915-2e10-df17-aad1-862a37033560&challengeSource=AgGJc_T7vrucMQAAAZB-oLEw4IF25X8e17gtJBd5PxE3xYZiYwHLUzbkNsYMnns&challegeType=AgGAIk3TIw89mAAAAZB-oLEzjT5OhxXa598kqDEqwPssbqzaVC05rh8&memberId=AgFixTnXns1E9QAAAZB-oLE2zJD8Kuej8-MzOxt0ESQfhmY&recognizeDevice=AgGtuGcqZh8WQgAAAZB-oLE5eXcJoQ8YXxK61tgpU-pB2Xh865Ar

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/368c3f95-1124-4f0a-9ab5-7361cb2805d3