# Mike Kushmerek

Mike Kushmerek is a Democratic member of the Massachusetts House for district 3rd Worcester.

- Party: Democrat
- Seat: Massachusetts House, district 3rd Worcester
- Serving since: 2021-01-06
- Current term: MA 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/591dc6dd-40b8-4713-83b8-f236ff6250bf

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/591dc6dd-40b8-4713-83b8-f236ff6250bf (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

Kushmerek sits at −1.20 on the CSIP scale, more liberal than 97% of State House Democrats.

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score −1.20 (standard error 0.03), from 512 donors and 133 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 3.3% of State House Democrats score lower.

## Votes (MA 2025–26 session)

234 roll calls. Attendance 96.5% (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 not voting · 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 30 bills: 30 reached committee, 0 passed one chamber, 0 passed both, 0 became law. Cosponsored 164. 0.0% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Massachusetts House 4.0%; rank 109 of 147).

Recent sponsored bills:

- HD 5696: An Act relative to regulation of minors on social media (in committee, 2026-03-09) https://openstates.org/ma/bills/194th/HD5696/
- H 5295: An Act relative to regulation of minors on social media (in committee, 2026-03-23) https://openstates.org/ma/bills/194th/H5295/
- HD 5471: An Act establishing a sick leave bank for Michelle Joseph (in committee, 2025-12-22) https://openstates.org/ma/bills/194th/HD5471/
- H 3976: An Act relative to competitive bidding for school transportation (in committee, 2025-09-29) https://openstates.org/ma/bills/194th/H3976/
- H 1447: An Act relative to the endowment match program (in committee, 2026-01-07) https://openstates.org/ma/bills/194th/H1447/
- H 3516: An Act to prevent predatory towing fees for police-authorized tows (in committee, 2026-03-23) https://openstates.org/ma/bills/194th/H3516/
- H 3717: An Act to modernize and enhance the distribution of Chapter 90 funds (in committee, 2026-02-25) https://openstates.org/ma/bills/194th/H3717/
- H 1822: An Act relative to harassment prevention orders (in committee, 2026-03-26) https://openstates.org/ma/bills/194th/H1822/
- H 2470: An Act relative to the continuing education of podiatrists (in committee, 2025-10-27) https://openstates.org/ma/bills/194th/H2470/
- H 774: An Act relative to prescription medication transfer and availability (in committee, 2026-03-12) https://openstates.org/ma/bills/194th/H774/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $60.1K (State House Democrats median $40.4K). 98% of itemized individual money came from in state. Aggregates only; no individual donors.

## Links

- Official site: https://malegislature.gov/Legislators/Profile/MPK1
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/mkushmerek
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mikekushmerek/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mkushmerek/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/591dc6dd-40b8-4713-83b8-f236ff6250bf