# Brian Murray

Brian Murray is a Democratic member of the Massachusetts House for district 10th Worcester.

- Party: Democrat
- Seat: Massachusetts House, district 10th Worcester
- Serving since: 2017-01-04
- Current term: MA 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/66e7c819-cd52-4034-bace-bfec476c106d

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/66e7c819-cd52-4034-bace-bfec476c106d (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

Murray reported $500 in the 2026 cycle, in the bottom 5% of State House Democrats (median $40.4K).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score −0.51 (standard error 0.07), from 126 donors and 133 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 67% 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 22 bills: 22 reached committee, 4 passed one chamber, 4 passed both, 4 became law. Cosponsored 189. 18.2% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Massachusetts House 4.0%; rank 6 of 147).

Recent sponsored bills:

- HD 5754: An Act relative to specific medical diagnoses regarding the Department of Children and Families (in committee, 2026-03-19) https://openstates.org/ma/bills/194th/HD5754/
- H 5286: An Act relative to specific medical diagnoses regarding the Department of Children and Families (in committee, 2026-08-06) https://openstates.org/ma/bills/194th/H5286/
- H 4171: An Act relative to any vacancy among town meeting members in Milford (became law, 2026-02-06) https://openstates.org/ma/bills/194th/H4171/
- H 4784: An Act providing for a town administrator in the town of Hopedale (became law, 2026-05-14) https://openstates.org/ma/bills/194th/H4784/
- H 4663: An Act authorizing the Town of Milford Select Board to appoint a highway surveyor (became law, 2026-02-04) https://openstates.org/ma/bills/194th/H4663/
- H 4185: An Act relative to the nomination process for candidates for town meeting in Milford (became law, 2026-10-05) https://openstates.org/ma/bills/194th/H4185/
- H 4169: An Act authorizing the town of Milford to grant an additional license for the sale of all alcoholic beverages not to be consumed on the premises (in committee, 2025-08-07) https://openstates.org/ma/bills/194th/H4169/
- H 1911: An Act clarifying a right of a durable power of attorney (in committee, 2026-03-26) https://openstates.org/ma/bills/194th/H1911/
- H 785: An Act protecting 340B contract pharmacies (in committee, 2026-06-17) https://openstates.org/ma/bills/194th/H785/
- H 1912: An Act relative to the land court permit session (in committee, 2026-03-26) https://openstates.org/ma/bills/194th/H1912/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $500 (State House Democrats median $40.4K). Aggregates only; no individual donors.

## Links

- Official site: https://malegislature.gov/Legislators/Profile/BWM1
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/repbrianmurray
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/brian-murray-54a637169/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/66e7c819-cd52-4034-bace-bfec476c106d
