# Steve Xiarhos

Steve Xiarhos is a Republican member of the Massachusetts House for district 5th Barnstable.

- Party: Republican
- Seat: Massachusetts House, district 5th Barnstable
- Serving since: 2021-01-06
- Current term: MA 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/485e001e-95e9-4b79-9226-cf028a307138

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/485e001e-95e9-4b79-9226-cf028a307138 (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

Xiarhos sits at +0.65 on the CSIP scale, more conservative than 89% of State House Republicans.

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

110 classified statements: 110 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 | Xiarhos | State House Republicans average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 0.0% | 2.9% | 642 of 791 |
| Policy criticism | 5.5% | 9.3% | 433 of 791 |
| Policy discussion | 34.5% | 31.9% | 336 of 791 |
| Bipartisanship | 0.9% | 1.8% | 419 of 791 |
| Credit claiming | 16.4% | 12.7% | 255 of 791 |
| Extreme labels | 0.0% | 1.4% | 618 of 791 |

Most discussed policy areas: Crime and Law Enforcement 29% (State House Republicans 11%); Transportation and Public Works 21% (State House Republicans 4.4%); Armed Forces and National Security 13% (State House Republicans 4.9%); Emergency Management 13% (State House Republicans 2.8%); Government Operations and Politics 13% (State House Republicans 18%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score +0.65 (standard error 0.03), from 1,352 donors and 133 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 89% of State House Republicans score lower.

## Votes (MA 2025–26 session)

234 roll calls. Attendance 100% (Massachusetts House 97.4%). Party unity 98.1% (98.5%). 4 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 35 bills: 35 reached committee, 4 passed one chamber, 1 passed both, 1 became law. Cosponsored 471. 11.4% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Massachusetts House 4.0%; rank 18 of 147).

Recent sponsored bills:

- HD 5222: An Act relative to racing on public ways and penalties for unlawful motor vehicle competitions (in committee, 2025-10-15) https://openstates.org/ma/bills/194th/HD5222/
- HD 5223: An Act relative to penalties for assault and battery on a police officer (in committee, 2025-10-15) https://openstates.org/ma/bills/194th/HD5223/
- HD 4949: An Act relative to navigation applications and the protection of local roadways and public safety response (in committee, 2025-07-28) https://openstates.org/ma/bills/194th/HD4949/
- H 4374: An Act designating a certain overpass in the town of Sandwich as the U.S. Marine Staff Sergeant Raymond G. Tourville Veterans Memorial Overpass (became law, 2026-04-10) https://openstates.org/ma/bills/194th/H4374/
- HD 4908: An Act designating a certain overpass in the town of Sandwich as the U.S. Marine Staff Sergeant Raymond G. Tourville Veterans Memorial Overpass (in committee, 2025-07-31) https://openstates.org/ma/bills/194th/HD4908/
- HD 4853: An Act relative to unclaimed life insurance benefits (in committee, 2025-06-30) https://openstates.org/ma/bills/194th/HD4853/
- HD 4391: An Act relative to crowdfunding for law enforcement officers (Lennon's Law) (in committee, 2025-03-24) https://openstates.org/ma/bills/194th/HD4391/
- H 3585: An Act establishing a special commission to study the potential risks to cities and towns from the onshore electrical infrastructure supporting offshore wind… (in committee, 2026-04-06) https://openstates.org/ma/bills/194th/H3585/
- H 2998: An Act authorizing Thomas Harmon to purchase creditable service from the Barnstable County Retirement Board (passed one chamber, 2025-10-27) https://openstates.org/ma/bills/194th/H2998/
- H 2060: An Act relative to assault and battery against healthcare personnel, school officials, and first responders (in committee, 2025-10-20) https://openstates.org/ma/bills/194th/H2060/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $42.0K (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.

- 2026-07-16 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/x4barnstable5th/status/2077551422858490195
- 2026-06-26 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/x4barnstable5th/status/2070469342123204779
- 2026-06-22 · Post on X · https://x.com/x4barnstable5th/status/2069200178746179804
- 2026-06-18 · Post on X · https://x.com/x4barnstable5th/status/2067620792972587320
- 2026-05-24 · Post on X · https://x.com/x4barnstable5th/status/2058632203009954086
- 2026-05-22 · Post on X · https://x.com/x4barnstable5th/status/2057791940079272062
- 2026-05-06 · Post on X · https://x.com/x4barnstable5th/status/2052044188414251088
- 2026-05-06 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/x4barnstable5th/status/2052069838072267248
- 2026-05-05 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/x4barnstable5th/status/2051799633626546465
- 2026-05-05 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/x4barnstable5th/status/2051800095377510562

## Links

- Official site: https://malegislature.gov/Legislators/Profile/SGX1
- Campaign site: https://xiarhosforrep.com/
- X: https://x.com/x4barnstable5th
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/sxiarhos
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/xiarhosforrep/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/steven-xiarhos-14b78261/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/485e001e-95e9-4b79-9226-cf028a307138