# David Biele David Biele is a Democratic member of the Massachusetts House for district 4th Suffolk. - Party: Democrat - Seat: Massachusetts House, district 4th Suffolk - Serving since: 2019-01-02 - Current term: MA 2025–26 session - Open States ID: ocd-person/5fde161f-7456-4006-bffd-eaf6fedc5aa3 Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/5fde161f-7456-4006-bffd-eaf6fedc5aa3 (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 8.7% of the 23 bills Biele sponsored got out of committee, in the top quarter of the Massachusetts House. ## What Biele 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 House Democrats average; rank 1 is the highest rate. | Label | Biele | State House Democrats average | Rank | |---|---|---|---| | Personal attacks | 0.0% | 2.5% | 584 of 765 | | Policy criticism | 0.0% | 10.4% | 717 of 765 | | Policy discussion | 40.0% | 39.2% | 384 of 765 | | Bipartisanship | 0.0% | 2.9% | 676 of 765 | | Credit claiming | 20.0% | 14.4% | 236 of 765 | | Extreme labels | 0.0% | 1.0% | 544 of 765 | Most discussed policy areas: Environmental Protection 50% (State House Democrats 3.4%); Labor and Employment 50% (State House Democrats 5.7%); Transportation and Public Works 50% (State House Democrats 5.3%); Water Resources Development 50% (State House Democrats 1.3%); Agriculture and Food 0% (State House Democrats 4.6%). ## Ideology (CSIP) CSIP score −0.50 (standard error 0.03), from 580 donors and 133 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 69% 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 23 bills: 23 reached committee, 2 passed one chamber, 1 passed both, 1 became law. Cosponsored 22. 8.7% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Massachusetts House 4.0%; rank 25 of 147). Recent sponsored bills: - HD 5331: An Act relative to reporting to the registrar of motor vehicles (in committee, 2025-11-18) https://openstates.org/ma/bills/194th/HD5331/ - H 4582: An Act directing the City of Boston Fire Department to waive the maximum age requirement for firefighters for Stylianos Katikakis (passed one chamber, 2026-04-09) https://openstates.org/ma/bills/194th/H4582/ - H 3028: An Act establishing a friends and family rate (in committee, 2026-03-09) https://openstates.org/ma/bills/194th/H3028/ - H 2570: An Act relative to special state police officers (in committee, 2025-08-21) https://openstates.org/ma/bills/194th/H2570/ - H 325: An Act relating to sales at certain venues (in committee, 2026-04-02) https://openstates.org/ma/bills/194th/H325/ - H 326: An Act relative to pipefitting licensure (in committee, 2025-11-06) https://openstates.org/ma/bills/194th/H326/ - H 2756: An Act defining further a legislative body (in committee, 2026-03-30) https://openstates.org/ma/bills/194th/H2756/ - H 3586: An Act relative to procurement services for artists (in committee, 2026-03-09) https://openstates.org/ma/bills/194th/H3586/ - H 2374: An Act relative to burial assistance (in committee, 2026-01-28) https://openstates.org/ma/bills/194th/H2374/ - H 2068: An Act to protect the collective bargaining rights of certain administrative employees (in committee, 2025-09-02) https://openstates.org/ma/bills/194th/H2068/ ## Campaign money (2026 cycle) Itemized receipts $84.3K (State House Democrats median $40.4K). 97% 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. - 2026-08-08 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/david_biele/status/2086089046288130469 - 2026-08-08 · Post on X · https://x.com/david_biele/status/2086089915712905538 - 2025-04-17 · Post on X · https://x.com/david_biele/status/1912916974541086795 - 2025-03-29 · Post on X · https://x.com/david_biele/status/1906036792848941436 - 2025-02-05 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/david_biele/status/1886928516475695428 ## Links - Official site: https://malegislature.gov/Legislators/Profile/D_B1 - X: https://x.com/david_biele - Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/staterepdavidbiele/ - Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/davidbiele_ma - LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/david-biele-40405916/ Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/5fde161f-7456-4006-bffd-eaf6fedc5aa3