# Steven Howitt Steven Howitt is a Republican member of the Massachusetts House for district 4th Bristol. - Party: Republican - Seat: Massachusetts House, district 4th Bristol - Serving since: 2011-01-05 - Current term: MA 2025–26 session - Open States ID: ocd-person/54487f49-5377-4c41-bd97-60b748cc240a Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/54487f49-5377-4c41-bd97-60b748cc240a (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 Howitt voted against the majority of Massachusetts House Republicans 7 times; party unity 93.5%, in the bottom tenth of the Massachusetts House (average 98.5%). ## What Howitt says (MA 2025–26 session) 6 classified statements: 6 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 | Howitt | State House Republicans average | Rank | |---|---|---|---| | Personal attacks | 0.0% | 2.9% | 643 of 792 | | Policy criticism | 0.0% | 9.3% | 736 of 792 | | Policy discussion | 33.3% | 31.9% | 355 of 792 | | Bipartisanship | 0.0% | 1.8% | 678 of 792 | | Credit claiming | 16.7% | 12.7% | 249 of 792 | | Extreme labels | 0.0% | 1.4% | 619 of 792 | Most discussed policy areas: Environmental Protection 50% (State House Republicans 1.9%); Health 50% (State House Republicans 10%); Agriculture and Food 0% (State House Republicans 4.4%); Armed Forces and National Security 0% (State House Republicans 4.9%); Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues 0% (State House Republicans 6.2%). ## Ideology (CSIP) CSIP score +0.38 (standard error 0.04), from 58 donors and 133 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 55% of State House Republicans score lower. ## Votes (MA 2025–26 session) 234 roll calls. Attendance 100% (Massachusetts House 97.4%). Party unity 93.5% (98.5%). 7 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 77 bills: 77 reached committee, 0 passed one chamber, 0 passed both, 0 became law. Cosponsored 154. 0.0% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Massachusetts House 4.0%; rank 109 of 147). Recent sponsored bills: - HD 6303: An Act exempting certain motor vehicles from displaying front number license plates (in committee, 2026-09-08) https://openstates.org/ma/bills/194th/HD6303/ - HD 6222: An Act relative to state agency phones (in committee, 2026-06-17) https://openstates.org/ma/bills/194th/HD6222/ - HD 6141: An Act relative to hidden fees and price transparency (in committee, 2026-05-20) https://openstates.org/ma/bills/194th/HD6141/ - HD 5365: An Act establishing an independent child protection and advocacy agency (in committee, 2025-12-08) https://openstates.org/ma/bills/194th/HD5365/ - HD 4705: An Act relative to food dyes (in committee, 2025-05-19) https://openstates.org/ma/bills/194th/HD4705/ - HD 4619: An Act relative to license suspensions (in committee, 2025-05-15) https://openstates.org/ma/bills/194th/HD4619/ - H 3913: An Act amending the charter of the town of Seekonk (in committee, 2025-08-28) https://openstates.org/ma/bills/194th/H3913/ - H 3355: An Act relative to prohibiting discrimination in public accommodations (in committee, 2026-03-02) https://openstates.org/ma/bills/194th/H3355/ - H 248: An Act ensuring the appropriate and timely payment and residential service placement for children deemed to be a safety risk (in committee, 2025-12-31) https://openstates.org/ma/bills/194th/H248/ - H 391: An Act relative to regulating the septic industry (in committee, 2025-07-17) https://openstates.org/ma/bills/194th/H391/ ## Campaign money (2026 cycle) Itemized receipts $4,800 (State House Republicans median $33.7K). 100% 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. - 2026-09-06 · Post on X · https://x.com/HowittStateRep/status/2096559670802461094 - 2026-07-25 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/HowittStateRep/status/2081020996241301807 - 2026-02-26 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/HowittStateRep/status/2027092409943830705 - 2025-09-11 · Post on X · https://x.com/HowittStateRep/status/1966269264010293321 - 2025-05-24 · Post on X · https://x.com/HowittStateRep/status/1926330395651387866 - 2025-01-01 · Post on X · labels: credit claiming · https://x.com/HowittStateRep/status/1874547162295771638 ## Links - Official site: https://malegislature.gov/Legislators/Profile/SSH1 - Campaign site: https://www.stevenhowitt.com/ - X: https://x.com/HowittStateRep - Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/steven.howitt.7 - YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@HowittStateRep - LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/stevenhowitt/ Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/54487f49-5377-4c41-bd97-60b748cc240a