# Jon Zlotnik

Jon Zlotnik is a Democratic member of the Massachusetts House for district 2nd Worcester.

- Party: Democrat
- Seat: Massachusetts House, district 2nd Worcester
- Serving since: 2013-01-02
- Current term: MA 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/49c4bb4e-fadd-4136-953f-6bd64a970acb

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/49c4bb4e-fadd-4136-953f-6bd64a970acb (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

9.1% of the 11 bills Zlotnik sponsored got out of committee, in the top quarter of the Massachusetts House.

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score −0.55 (standard error 0.03), from 561 donors and 131 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 61% 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 11 bills: 11 reached committee, 1 passed one chamber, 0 passed both, 0 became law. Cosponsored 90. 9.1% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Massachusetts House 4.0%; rank 22 of 147).

Recent sponsored bills:

- H 5503: An Act designating a certain bridge in the city of Gardner as the Representative Robert L. Rice, Jr. Bridge (passed one chamber, 2026-08-10) https://openstates.org/ma/bills/194th/H5503/
- HD 6150: An Act designating a certain bridge in the city of Gardner as the Representative Robert L. Rice, Jr. Bridge (in committee, 2026-06-11) https://openstates.org/ma/bills/194th/HD6150/
- HD 5595: An Act relative to chemical recycling (in committee, 2026-01-29) https://openstates.org/ma/bills/194th/HD5595/
- H 2061: An Act updating hunter harassment laws (in committee, 2026-03-26) https://openstates.org/ma/bills/194th/H2061/
- H 3002: An Act relative to the retirement of University of Massachusetts police (in committee, 2026-03-25) https://openstates.org/ma/bills/194th/H3002/
- H 3003: An Act relative to a COVID-19 retirement credit study (in committee, 2025-10-06) https://openstates.org/ma/bills/194th/H3003/
- H 2063: An Act relative to corrections officer safety (in committee, 2026-03-26) https://openstates.org/ma/bills/194th/H2063/
- H 1075: An Act relative to the use of shotgun ammunition for hunting (in committee, 2026-03-30) https://openstates.org/ma/bills/194th/H1075/
- H 3281: An Act relative to the taxation of inventory in manufacturing (in committee, 2026-04-02) https://openstates.org/ma/bills/194th/H3281/
- H 1074: An Act relative to certain hunting zones (in committee, 2026-03-30) https://openstates.org/ma/bills/194th/H1074/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $13.7K (State House Democrats median $40.4K). 90% of itemized individual money came from in state. Aggregates only; no individual donors.

## Links

- Official site: https://malegislature.gov/Legislators/Profile/JDZ1
- Campaign site: https://jonzlotnik.com/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/RepZlotnik

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/49c4bb4e-fadd-4136-953f-6bd64a970acb
