# Lydia Edwards

Lydia Edwards is a Democratic member of the Massachusetts Senate for district Third Suffolk.

- Party: Democrat
- Seat: Massachusetts Senate, district Third Suffolk
- Serving since: 2023-01-04
- Current term: MA 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/5278711f-55ec-4a67-acc9-edd1db1c4e8c

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/5278711f-55ec-4a67-acc9-edd1db1c4e8c (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

0% of the 64 bills Edwards sponsored got out of committee, in the bottom tenth of the Massachusetts Senate.

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

685 classified statements: 685 posts on X. Each rate is the share of statements with the label, against the State Senate Democrats average; rank 1 is the highest rate.

| Label | Edwards | State Senate Democrats average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 0.0% | 2.4% | 248 of 329 |
| Policy criticism | 3.8% | 10.3% | 223 of 329 |
| Policy discussion | 37.8% | 42.9% | 199 of 329 |
| Bipartisanship | 2.3% | 3.4% | 169 of 329 |
| Credit claiming | 20.2% | 16.1% | 111 of 329 |
| Extreme labels | 0.0% | 0.8% | 228 of 329 |

Most discussed policy areas: Housing and Community Development 28% (State Senate Democrats 6.7%); Transportation and Public Works 11% (State Senate Democrats 5.4%); Government Operations and Politics 10% (State Senate Democrats 14%); Education 9.7% (State Senate Democrats 15%); Health 9.3% (State Senate Democrats 17%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score −0.72 (standard error 0.02), from 1,470 donors and 0 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 40% of State Senate Democrats score lower.

## Legislation (MA 2025–26 session)

Sponsored 64 bills: 63 reached committee, 0 passed one chamber, 0 passed both, 0 became law. Cosponsored 117. 0.0% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Massachusetts Senate 2.0%; rank 37 of 40).

Recent sponsored bills:

- SD 3836: An Act amending the eligibility date for annuities for blind veterans, paraplegic veterans or veterans with disabilities (in committee, 2026-10-08) https://openstates.org/ma/bills/194th/SD3836/
- S 3242: The Judiciary -- Extension Order (in committee, 2026-07-30) https://openstates.org/ma/bills/194th/S3242/
- S 3227: Amendment S.3227 (introduced, 2026-07-23) https://openstates.org/ma/bills/194th/S3227/
- S 3146: The Judiciary -- Extension Order (in committee, 2026-07-01) https://openstates.org/ma/bills/194th/S3146/
- S 3032: The Judiciary -- Extension Order (in committee, 2026-03-30) https://openstates.org/ma/bills/194th/S3032/
- S 2971: The Judiciary -- Extension Order (in committee, 2026-02-26) https://openstates.org/ma/bills/194th/S2971/
- S 2975: An Act protecting access to justice (in committee, 2026-05-14) https://openstates.org/ma/bills/194th/S2975/
- SD 3607: An Act protecting access to justice (in committee, 2026-01-27) https://openstates.org/ma/bills/194th/SD3607/
- S 2788: The Judiciary -- Extension Order (in committee, 2026-02-12) https://openstates.org/ma/bills/194th/S2788/
- SD 3394: An Act relative to trafficking and abuse survivors (in committee, 2025-11-20) https://openstates.org/ma/bills/194th/SD3394/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $176.4K (State Senate Democrats median $55.5K). 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.

- 2026-01-05 · Post on X · https://x.com/LydiaMEdwards/status/2008239275200929950
- 2026-01-05 · Post on X · https://x.com/LydiaMEdwards/status/2008239277470073275
- 2026-01-01 · Post on X · https://x.com/LydiaMEdwards/status/2006751980715389129
- 2025-12-30 · Post on X · https://x.com/LydiaMEdwards/status/2006057259743248459
- 2025-12-29 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/LydiaMEdwards/status/2005654352682426526
- 2025-12-29 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/LydiaMEdwards/status/2005654356042158328
- 2025-12-29 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/LydiaMEdwards/status/2005654357916991950
- 2025-12-29 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/LydiaMEdwards/status/2005654360030957977
- 2025-12-29 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/LydiaMEdwards/status/2005699187397337185
- 2025-12-28 · Post on X · https://x.com/LydiaMEdwards/status/2005352040432849388

## Links

- Official site: https://malegislature.gov/Legislators/Profile/LME0
- Campaign site: https://www.lydiaedwards.org/
- X: https://x.com/LydiaMEdwards
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TeamEdwardsforSenate/
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/statesenatorlydiaedwards/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lydia-edwards-b750024/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/5278711f-55ec-4a67-acc9-edd1db1c4e8c