# Tom Walsh Tom Walsh is a Democratic member of the Massachusetts House for district 12th Essex. - Party: Democrat - Seat: Massachusetts House, district 12th Essex - Serving since: 2016-03-09 - Current term: MA 2025–26 session - Open States ID: ocd-person/5f796cb3-08ae-40c4-8c11-a2758f317cc2 Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/5f796cb3-08ae-40c4-8c11-a2758f317cc2 (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 40% of the 53 bills Walsh sponsored got out of committee, in the top 5% of the Massachusetts House. ## Ideology (CSIP) CSIP score −0.76 (standard error 0.04), from 224 donors and 119 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 31% of State House Democrats score lower. ## Votes (MA 2025–26 session) 234 roll calls. Attendance 91.8% (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 53 bills: 45 reached committee, 21 passed one chamber, 15 passed both, 15 became law. Cosponsored 34. 39.6% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Massachusetts House 4.0%; rank 2 of 147). Recent sponsored bills: - H 5696: An Act relative to the establishment of a Milton means-tested property tax exemption (passed one chamber, 2026-10-22) https://openstates.org/ma/bills/194th/H5696/ - H 5684: An Act amending the charter of the town of Middleton (passed one chamber, 2026-10-05) https://openstates.org/ma/bills/194th/H5684/ - H 5665: Amendment H.5665 (introduced, 2026-09-03) https://openstates.org/ma/bills/194th/H5665/ - H 5658: Amendment H.5658 (introduced, 2026-08-20) https://openstates.org/ma/bills/194th/H5658/ - H 5650: Amendment H.5650 (introduced, 2026-08-06) https://openstates.org/ma/bills/194th/H5650/ - H 5585: An Act to amend the operations of the city of Boston Finance Commission to establish the Boston Inspector General Oversight Commission (passed one chamber, 2026-07-30) https://openstates.org/ma/bills/194th/H5585/ - H 5531: An Act relative to James J. O'Neil Park (became law, 2026-08-05) https://openstates.org/ma/bills/194th/H5531/ - H 5494: Amendment H.5494 (introduced, 2026-06-10) https://openstates.org/ma/bills/194th/H5494/ - H 5478: An Act authorizing municipalities to opt-in to a temporary pilot to extend the hours of liquor licenses and to allow for public consumption in designated… (became law, 2026-06-08) https://openstates.org/ma/bills/194th/H5478/ - H 5482: Amendment H.5482 (introduced, 2026-06-08) https://openstates.org/ma/bills/194th/H5482/ ## Campaign money (2026 cycle) Itemized receipts $24.2K (State House Democrats median $40.4K). 100% of itemized individual money came from in state. Aggregates only; no individual donors. ## Links - Official site: https://malegislature.gov/Legislators/Profile/TJW1 - LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/thomas-p-walsh-09766415b/ Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/5f796cb3-08ae-40c4-8c11-a2758f317cc2