# Kate Hogan

Kate Hogan is a Democratic member of the Massachusetts House for district 3rd Middlesex.

- Party: Democrat
- Seat: Massachusetts House, district 3rd Middlesex
- Serving since: 2009-01-07
- Current term: MA 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/3d709a64-6cd2-49c6-ad0d-b007e834bfec

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/3d709a64-6cd2-49c6-ad0d-b007e834bfec (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

Hogan sits at −1.26 on the CSIP scale, more liberal than 97% of State House Democrats.

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

14 classified statements: 14 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 | Hogan | State House Democrats average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 0.0% | 2.5% | 584 of 764 |
| Policy criticism | 14.3% | 10.4% | 222 of 764 |
| Policy discussion | 28.6% | 39.2% | 544 of 764 |
| Bipartisanship | 0.0% | 2.9% | 676 of 764 |
| Credit claiming | 0.0% | 14.4% | 729 of 764 |
| Extreme labels | 0.0% | 1.0% | 543 of 764 |

Most discussed policy areas: Economics and Public Finance 33% (State House Democrats 11%); Government Operations and Politics 33% (State House Democrats 15%); Health 33% (State House Democrats 15%); Agriculture and Food 0% (State House Democrats 4.6%); Armed Forces and National Security 0% (State House Democrats 3.1%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score −1.26 (standard error 0.02), from 670 donors and 133 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 2.5% of State House Democrats score lower.

## Votes (MA 2025–26 session)

234 roll calls. Attendance 99.5% (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 22 bills: 22 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 5603: An Act authorizing “print-free” digital legal notices for the town of Stow (in committee, 2026-10-05) https://openstates.org/ma/bills/194th/H5603/
- H 5247: An Act authorizing the town of Maynard to prohibit or restrict the application of second-generation anticoagulant rodenticides (in committee, 2026-08-06) https://openstates.org/ma/bills/194th/H5247/
- HD 5732: An Act relative to survivor sustainability and financial independence (in committee, 2026-03-09) https://openstates.org/ma/bills/194th/HD5732/
- HD 5242: An Act establishing statewide food truck regulations (in committee, 2025-11-18) https://openstates.org/ma/bills/194th/HD5242/
- H 5115: An Act establishing statewide food truck regulations (in committee, 2026-05-26) https://openstates.org/ma/bills/194th/H5115/
- H 4503: An Act amending the charter of the town of Hudson (in committee, 2025-11-24) https://openstates.org/ma/bills/194th/H4503/
- H 4430: An Act promoting agriculture resilience and sustainability (in committee, 2025-12-31) https://openstates.org/ma/bills/194th/H4430/
- H 4112: An Act relative to firefighting water supplies and a state cistern program (in committee, 2026-01-15) https://openstates.org/ma/bills/194th/H4112/
- HD 3023: An Act relative to firefighting water supplies and a state cistern program (in committee, 2025-05-12) https://openstates.org/ma/bills/194th/HD3023/
- HD 4073: An Act establishing the Comprehensive Massachusetts Consumer Data Privacy Act (in committee, 2025-02-27) https://openstates.org/ma/bills/194th/HD4073/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $50.7K (State House Democrats median $40.4K). 99% 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.

- 2025-02-26 · Post on X · https://x.com/repkatehogan/status/1894552001591075062
- 2025-02-20 · Post on X · https://x.com/repkatehogan/status/1892539780463788500
- 2025-02-20 · Post on X · https://x.com/repkatehogan/status/1892539980691505480
- 2025-02-19 · Post on X · labels: policy criticism, policy discussion · https://x.com/repkatehogan/status/1892193067383361830
- 2025-02-16 · Post on X · https://x.com/repkatehogan/status/1891177551176880471
- 2025-02-14 · Post on X · https://x.com/repkatehogan/status/1890369703148687808
- 2025-02-03 · Post on X · labels: policy criticism, policy discussion · https://x.com/repkatehogan/status/1886398672750911942
- 2025-02-02 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/repkatehogan/status/1885902544959914208
- 2025-02-01 · Post on X · https://x.com/repkatehogan/status/1885695372472779044
- 2025-01-30 · Post on X · https://x.com/repkatehogan/status/1885009475943145589

## Links

- Official site: https://malegislature.gov/Legislators/Profile/K_H1
- Campaign site: https://repkatehogan.com/
- X: https://x.com/repkatehogan
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/kate.hogan.948
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/repkatehogan/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kate-hogan-867a831/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/3d709a64-6cd2-49c6-ad0d-b007e834bfec