# Dave Vieira

Dave Vieira is a Republican member of the Massachusetts House for district 3rd Barnstable.

- Party: Republican
- Seat: Massachusetts House, district 3rd Barnstable
- Serving since: 2011-01-05
- Current term: MA 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/5c798735-2f95-40a6-9ef7-4cd25eb638f6

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/5c798735-2f95-40a6-9ef7-4cd25eb638f6 (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

Vieira voted against the majority of Massachusetts House Republicans 15 times; party unity 86%, in the bottom 5% of the Massachusetts House (average 98.5%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score +0.39 (standard error 0.03), from 326 donors and 129 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 56% of State House Republicans score lower.

## Votes (MA 2025–26 session)

234 roll calls. Attendance 92.3% (Massachusetts House 97.4%). Party unity 86% (98.5%). 15 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 not voting · 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 not voting · 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 39 bills: 39 reached committee, 3 passed one chamber, 2 passed both, 2 became law. Cosponsored 160. 7.7% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Massachusetts House 4.0%; rank 29 of 147).

Recent sponsored bills:

- H 5365: An Act amending the home rule charter of the town of Falmouth to create the Falmouth Licensing Commission (in committee, 2026-06-01) https://openstates.org/ma/bills/194th/H5365/
- H 5107: An Act relative to the charter and the town clerk in the town of Falmouth (in committee, 2026-05-04) https://openstates.org/ma/bills/194th/H5107/
- H 5108: An Act relative to the acquisition and disposition of certain land in the town of Falmouth (became law, 2026-10-14) https://openstates.org/ma/bills/194th/H5108/
- H 5109: An Act authorizing the town of Falmouth to expend funds to offset certain costs associated with the installation of low pressure pumps on private property in… (became law, 2026-07-08) https://openstates.org/ma/bills/194th/H5109/
- H 5084: An Act authorizing the town of Bourne to grant a non- transferable license for the sale of alcoholic beverages not to be drunk on the premise (in committee, 2026-04-09) https://openstates.org/ma/bills/194th/H5084/
- H 4082: An Act relative to a refundable Title 5 septic tax credit (in committee, 2026-03-18) https://openstates.org/ma/bills/194th/H4082/
- H 4083: An Act relative to the replacement of the Bourne Bridge (in committee, 2026-04-02) https://openstates.org/ma/bills/194th/H4083/
- H 2042: An Act relative to child protection (in committee, 2026-03-26) https://openstates.org/ma/bills/194th/H2042/
- HD 3069: An Act relative to the registration of irrigation contractors (in committee, 2025-02-27) https://openstates.org/ma/bills/194th/HD3069/
- H 2041: An Act to protect victims of stalking in violation of harassment prevention orders (in committee, 2026-01-29) https://openstates.org/ma/bills/194th/H2041/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $40.0K (State House Republicans median $33.7K). 96% of itemized individual money came from in state. Aggregates only; no individual donors.

## Links

- Official site: https://malegislature.gov/Legislators/Profile/DTV1
- Campaign site: https://www.votevieira.com/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/david.t.vieira.9

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/5c798735-2f95-40a6-9ef7-4cd25eb638f6