# John Cronin

John Cronin is a Democratic member of the Massachusetts Senate for district Worcester and Middlesex.

- Party: Democrat
- Seat: Massachusetts Senate, district Worcester and Middlesex
- Serving since: 2021-01-06
- Current term: MA 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/5a333327-70bb-4b95-9cfd-fadd701e9348

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/5a333327-70bb-4b95-9cfd-fadd701e9348 (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

Cronin has 5 classified statements in the MA 2025–26 session.

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

5 classified statements: 5 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 | Cronin | State Senate Democrats average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 0.0% | 2.4% | 249 of 330 |
| Policy criticism | 0.0% | 10.3% | 304 of 330 |
| Policy discussion | 40.0% | 42.9% | 187 of 330 |
| Bipartisanship | 0.0% | 3.4% | 294 of 330 |
| Credit claiming | 40.0% | 16.1% | 16 of 330 |
| Extreme labels | 0.0% | 0.8% | 228 of 330 |

Most discussed policy areas: Economics and Public Finance 50% (State Senate Democrats 10%); Education 50% (State Senate Democrats 15%); Labor and Employment 50% (State Senate Democrats 5.9%); Agriculture and Food 0% (State Senate Democrats 4.7%); Armed Forces and National Security 0% (State Senate Democrats 3.5%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score −0.72 (standard error 0.02), from 1,157 donors and 0 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 37% of State Senate Democrats score lower.

## Legislation (MA 2025–26 session)

Sponsored 139 bills: 139 reached committee, 1 passed one chamber, 0 passed both, 0 became law. Cosponsored 87. 0.7% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Massachusetts Senate 2.0%; rank 30 of 40).

Recent sponsored bills:

- SD 3826: An Act increasing pre-employment requirements for appointment as a Massachusetts police officer (in committee, 2026-04-06) https://openstates.org/ma/bills/194th/SD3826/
- S 2912: Public Safety and Homeland Security - Extension Order (in committee, 2026-03-19) https://openstates.org/ma/bills/194th/S2912/
- S 2773: Public Safety and Homeland Security - Extension Order (in committee, 2026-01-15) https://openstates.org/ma/bills/194th/S2773/
- S 2793: Public Safety and Homeland Security -- Extension Order (in committee, 2026-03-19) https://openstates.org/ma/bills/194th/S2793/
- SD 2807: An Act relative to Chapter 23N sensitive information and privacy (in committee, 2025-09-04) https://openstates.org/ma/bills/194th/SD2807/
- SD 2787: An Act establishing distinctive license plates (in committee, 2025-09-04) https://openstates.org/ma/bills/194th/SD2787/
- SD 2175: An Act to improve management of business improvement districts (in committee, 2025-03-10) https://openstates.org/ma/bills/194th/SD2175/
- SD 1935: An Act to establish a downtown vitality fund to strengthen local business districts and main streets (in committee, 2025-03-10) https://openstates.org/ma/bills/194th/SD1935/
- S 213: An Act relative to the sale of alcoholic beverages (in committee, 2025-11-19) https://openstates.org/ma/bills/194th/S213/
- S 1655: An Act relative to fire protection (in committee, 2025-07-17) https://openstates.org/ma/bills/194th/S1655/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $92.9K (State Senate Democrats median $55.5K). 95% 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.

- 2026-08-19 · Post on X · https://x.com/JohnCronin_MA/status/2089872234122711475
- 2025-05-13 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/JohnCronin_MA/status/1922440389568463241
- 2025-05-11 · Post on X · https://x.com/JohnCronin_MA/status/1921543495853940802
- 2025-05-09 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/JohnCronin_MA/status/1920826834695930311
- 2025-03-04 · Post on X · https://x.com/JohnCronin_MA/status/1897032316205343140

## Links

- Official site: https://malegislature.gov/Legislators/Profile/JJC0
- Campaign site: https://johnjcronin.com/
- X: https://x.com/JohnCronin_MA
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/senatorjohnjcronin/
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/johncronin_ma/
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCZW1Ciof-BqJMshKggcbZjA
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/john-cronin-a243046b/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/5a333327-70bb-4b95-9cfd-fadd701e9348