# Christopher Markey

Christopher Markey is a Democratic member of the Massachusetts House for district 9th Bristol.

- Party: Democrat
- Seat: Massachusetts House, district 9th Bristol
- Serving since: 2011-01-05
- Current term: MA 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/560c5ca3-d9b4-4c47-998c-a9baa16a8309

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/560c5ca3-d9b4-4c47-998c-a9baa16a8309 (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

Markey sits at −0.39 on the CSIP scale, more conservative than 83% of State House Democrats.

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

8 classified statements: 8 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 | Markey | State House Democrats average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 0.0% | 2.5% | 584 of 765 |
| Policy criticism | 0.0% | 10.4% | 717 of 765 |
| Policy discussion | 12.5% | 39.2% | 691 of 765 |
| Bipartisanship | 0.0% | 2.9% | 676 of 765 |
| Credit claiming | 0.0% | 14.4% | 729 of 765 |
| Extreme labels | 0.0% | 1.0% | 544 of 765 |

Most discussed policy areas: Crime and Law Enforcement 100% (State House Democrats 8.0%); Agriculture and Food 0% (State House Democrats 4.6%); Armed Forces and National Security 0% (State House Democrats 3.1%); Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues 0% (State House Democrats 9.8%); Commerce 0% (State House Democrats 3.1%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score −0.39 (standard error 0.04), from 307 donors and 133 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 83% of State House Democrats score lower.

## Votes (MA 2025–26 session)

234 roll calls. Attendance 97.0% (Massachusetts House 97.4%). Party unity 98.1% (98.5%). 2 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 31 bills: 31 reached committee, 2 passed one chamber, 2 passed both, 2 became law. Cosponsored 60. 6.5% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Massachusetts House 4.0%; rank 35 of 147).

Recent sponsored bills:

- H 4006: An Act authorizing the town of Dartmouth to grant an additional license for the sale of all alcoholic beverages not to be drunk on the premises (became law, 2026-05-26) https://openstates.org/ma/bills/194th/H4006/
- H 4736: An Act relative to protecting the public from street takeovers (in committee, 2026-03-26) https://openstates.org/ma/bills/194th/H4736/
- HD 5213: An Act establishing a cost-of-living adjustment for the disabled veteran annuity (in committee, 2025-10-15) https://openstates.org/ma/bills/194th/HD5213/
- HD 5220: An Act relative to protecting the public from street takeovers (in committee, 2025-11-06) https://openstates.org/ma/bills/194th/HD5220/
- H 3952: An Act authorizing Dartmouth Fire District No. 1 to appoint the position of Treasurer (became law, 2025-12-31) https://openstates.org/ma/bills/194th/H3952/
- H 1000: An Act establishing a coastal waters wastewater financing commission (in committee, 2025-10-29) https://openstates.org/ma/bills/194th/H1000/
- H 999: An Act establishing a deer population control commission (in committee, 2026-02-25) https://openstates.org/ma/bills/194th/H999/
- H 3178: An Act establishing an electric agricultural and landscape equipment tax credit (in committee, 2026-05-07) https://openstates.org/ma/bills/194th/H3178/
- H 1387: An Act to increase reimbursement for low historic relative price hospitals (in committee, 2026-06-17) https://openstates.org/ma/bills/194th/H1387/
- H 1866: An Act relative to the tax status of alimony (in committee, 2026-03-26) https://openstates.org/ma/bills/194th/H1866/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $48.4K (State House Democrats median $40.4K). 98% 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.

- 2026-02-15 · Post on X · https://x.com/ChrisMarkeyRep/status/2023058388213461257
- 2026-01-23 · Post on X · https://x.com/ChrisMarkeyRep/status/2014807752250454397
- 2025-11-21 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/ChrisMarkeyRep/status/1991694962485051453
- 2025-09-05 · Post on X · https://x.com/ChrisMarkeyRep/status/1964040946342908063
- 2025-07-12 · Post on X · https://x.com/ChrisMarkeyRep/status/1944073795259515131
- 2025-03-20 · Post on X · https://x.com/ChrisMarkeyRep/status/1902531367092548006
- 2025-03-10 · Post on X · https://x.com/ChrisMarkeyRep/status/1899068756392813014
- 2025-02-28 · Post on X · https://x.com/ChrisMarkeyRep/status/1895297638662340913

## Links

- Official site: https://malegislature.gov/Legislators/Profile/CMM1
- Campaign site: https://votemarkey.net/
- X: https://x.com/ChrisMarkeyRep
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100057660054897
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/markeyrep/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/560c5ca3-d9b4-4c47-998c-a9baa16a8309