# Rich Haggerty

Rich Haggerty is a Democratic member of the Massachusetts House for district 30th Middlesex.

- Party: Democrat
- Seat: Massachusetts House, district 30th Middlesex
- Serving since: 2019-01-02
- Current term: MA 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/521620ea-1e5b-4a0c-94f8-abe888370e05

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/521620ea-1e5b-4a0c-94f8-abe888370e05 (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

Haggerty sits at −0.28 on the CSIP scale, more conservative than 93% of State House Democrats.

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

74 classified statements: 74 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 | Haggerty | State House Democrats average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 0.0% | 2.5% | 584 of 764 |
| Policy criticism | 1.4% | 10.4% | 634 of 764 |
| Policy discussion | 40.5% | 39.2% | 374 of 764 |
| Bipartisanship | 2.7% | 2.9% | 283 of 764 |
| Credit claiming | 28.4% | 14.4% | 101 of 764 |
| Extreme labels | 0.0% | 1.0% | 543 of 764 |

Most discussed policy areas: Health 33% (State House Democrats 15%); Housing and Community Development 23% (State House Democrats 6.2%); Education 10% (State House Democrats 15%); Families 10% (State House Democrats 5.0%); Transportation and Public Works 10% (State House Democrats 5.3%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score −0.28 (standard error 0.03), from 460 donors and 121 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 93% of State House Democrats score lower.

## Votes (MA 2025–26 session)

234 roll calls. Attendance 91.8% (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 27 bills: 27 reached committee, 0 passed one chamber, 0 passed both, 0 became law. Cosponsored 51. 0.0% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Massachusetts House 4.0%; rank 109 of 147).

Recent sponsored bills:

- HD 5401: An Act relative to health and sanitation in schools (in committee, 2025-12-11) https://openstates.org/ma/bills/194th/HD5401/
- HD 5402: An Act relative to a student safety education course in schools (in committee, 2025-12-11) https://openstates.org/ma/bills/194th/HD5402/
- HD 5403: An Act relative to restrictions on highway breakdown lane travel (in committee, 2025-12-11) https://openstates.org/ma/bills/194th/HD5403/
- H 4545: An Act relative to PFML for bone marrow and organ donation (in committee, 2026-07-09) https://openstates.org/ma/bills/194th/H4545/
- HD 4324: An Act relative to PFML for bone marrow and organ donation (in committee, 2025-09-15) https://openstates.org/ma/bills/194th/HD4324/
- H 3501: An Act supporting climate progress through sustainably developed offshore wind (in committee, 2026-04-06) https://openstates.org/ma/bills/194th/H3501/
- H 1435: An Act relative to advanced placement examinations (in committee, 2025-08-28) https://openstates.org/ma/bills/194th/H1435/
- H 3678: An Act relative to proper notification of deceased animals on state highways (in committee, 2026-02-12) https://openstates.org/ma/bills/194th/H3678/
- H 3117: An Act to support disaster response and broadband infrastructure affordability (in committee, 2026-04-02) https://openstates.org/ma/bills/194th/H3117/
- H 3119: An Act relative to taxation of equipment used to provide broadband communication services (in committee, 2026-04-02) https://openstates.org/ma/bills/194th/H3119/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $62.6K (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.

- 2025-11-20 · Post on X · labels: credit claiming · https://x.com/richhaggerty/status/1991541251276234861
- 2025-11-18 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/richhaggerty/status/1990905956897542490
- 2025-11-17 · Post on X · https://x.com/richhaggerty/status/1990443528498098350
- 2025-11-14 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/richhaggerty/status/1989386097219309841
- 2025-11-06 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/richhaggerty/status/1986545744128397577
- 2025-11-01 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/richhaggerty/status/1984680271845675442
- 2025-10-29 · Post on X · https://x.com/richhaggerty/status/1983586866197885261
- 2025-10-24 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/richhaggerty/status/1981721252487110968
- 2025-10-24 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/richhaggerty/status/1981803848298803677
- 2025-10-23 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/richhaggerty/status/1981417630860005715

## Links

- Official site: https://malegislature.gov/Legislators/Profile/RMH1
- Campaign site: https://richhaggerty.com/
- X: https://x.com/richhaggerty
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/rich.haggerty.5
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/rich.m.haggerty/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/richard-haggerty-2aa09690/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/521620ea-1e5b-4a0c-94f8-abe888370e05