# Chris Worrell Chris Worrell is a Democratic member of the Massachusetts House for district 5th Suffolk. - Party: Democrat - Seat: Massachusetts House, district 5th Suffolk - Serving since: 2023-01-04 - Current term: MA 2025–26 session - Open States ID: ocd-person/59539448-5c3b-4d4d-8e96-48fabb01b10f Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/59539448-5c3b-4d4d-8e96-48fabb01b10f (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 12% of the 33 bills Worrell sponsored got out of committee, in the top quarter of the Massachusetts House. ## Ideology (CSIP) CSIP score −0.89 (standard error 0.03), from 901 donors and 133 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 17% of State House Democrats score lower. ## Votes (MA 2025–26 session) 234 roll calls. Attendance 100% (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 33 bills: 33 reached committee, 4 passed one chamber, 0 passed both, 0 became law. Cosponsored 133. 12.1% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Massachusetts House 4.0%; rank 16 of 147). Recent sponsored bills: - H 5705: An Act directing the city of Boston police department to waive the maximum age requirement for police officers for Melvin Casseus (in committee, 2026-10-22) https://openstates.org/ma/bills/194th/H5705/ - H 5514: An Act directing the city of Boston Police Department to waive the maximum age requirement for police officers for Jorge Enriquez (passed one chamber, 2026-10-13) https://openstates.org/ma/bills/194th/H5514/ - H 4924: An Act to amend the operations of the city of Boston Finance Commission to establish the Boston Inspector General Oversight Commission (in committee, 2026-07-16) https://openstates.org/ma/bills/194th/H4924/ - H 4604: An Act directing the city of Boston police department to waive the maximum age requirement for police officers for Luisa Fernandes (passed one chamber, 2026-06-18) https://openstates.org/ma/bills/194th/H4604/ - H 4391: An Act directing the city of Boston Police Department to waive the maximum age requirement for police officers for Alex J. Rodriguez (passed one chamber, 2026-03-19) https://openstates.org/ma/bills/194th/H4391/ - H 4246: An Act directing the city of Boston Police Department to waive the maximum age requirement for police officers for Gissell Melo (passed one chamber, 2026-02-12) https://openstates.org/ma/bills/194th/H4246/ - H 3932: An Act relative to certain affordable housing and branch library space in the Dorchester section of the city of Boston (in committee, 2025-09-17) https://openstates.org/ma/bills/194th/H3932/ - H 3904: An Act relative to senior tax exemption (in committee, 2025-03-13) https://openstates.org/ma/bills/194th/H3904/ - H 3443: An Act relative to the creation of a branch of the Boston Public Library within an affordable housing development in the Dorchester section of the City of… (in committee, 2025-11-03) https://openstates.org/ma/bills/194th/H3443/ - H 2191: An Act to establish an enhanced care worker minimum wage (in committee, 2026-02-19) https://openstates.org/ma/bills/194th/H2191/ ## Campaign money (2026 cycle) Itemized receipts $166.6K (State House Democrats median $40.4K). 95% of itemized individual money came from in state. Aggregates only; no individual donors. ## Links - Official site: https://malegislature.gov/Legislators/Profile/CJW1 - X: https://x.com/OBROTHERCHRIS - Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/christopher.worrell.35 - Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/brochris4boston/ - LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/christopher-worrell-954496a2/ Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/59539448-5c3b-4d4d-8e96-48fabb01b10f