# Jim O'Day

Jim O'Day is a Democratic member of the Massachusetts House for district 14th Worcester.

- Party: Democrat
- Seat: Massachusetts House, district 14th Worcester
- Serving since: 2007-05-03
- Current term: MA 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/67f64532-7f9a-4cd3-8c89-dc9b5df06517

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/67f64532-7f9a-4cd3-8c89-dc9b5df06517 (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

8.1% of the 37 bills O'Day sponsored got out of committee, in the top quarter of the Massachusetts House.

## What O'Day says (MA 2025–26 session)

117 classified statements: 117 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 | O'Day | State House Democrats average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 0.0% | 2.5% | 584 of 764 |
| Policy criticism | 2.6% | 10.4% | 576 of 764 |
| Policy discussion | 51.3% | 39.2% | 206 of 764 |
| Bipartisanship | 6.8% | 2.9% | 76 of 764 |
| Credit claiming | 39.3% | 14.4% | 28 of 764 |
| Extreme labels | 0.0% | 1.0% | 543 of 764 |

Most discussed policy areas: Health 43% (State House Democrats 15%); Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues 20% (State House Democrats 9.8%); Education 12% (State House Democrats 15%); Government Operations and Politics 8.3% (State House Democrats 15%); Transportation and Public Works 8.3% (State House Democrats 5.3%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score −0.79 (standard error 0.03), from 505 donors and 133 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 26% of State House Democrats score lower.

## Votes (MA 2025–26 session)

234 roll calls. Attendance 97.8% (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 37 bills: 37 reached committee, 3 passed one chamber, 2 passed both, 1 became law. Cosponsored 61. 8.1% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Massachusetts House 4.0%; rank 27 of 147).

Recent sponsored bills:

- HD 5417: An Act to relative to protecting access to applied behavior analysis services in schools (in committee, 2026-01-08) https://openstates.org/ma/bills/194th/HD5417/
- H 4927: An Act to relative to protecting access to applied behavior analysis services in schools (in committee, 2026-04-13) https://openstates.org/ma/bills/194th/H4927/
- H 4581: An Act granting the city of Worcester the authority to require the adoption of institutional master plans (in committee, 2026-02-19) https://openstates.org/ma/bills/194th/H4581/
- H 4426: An Act establishing a sick leave bank for Paul Starvaski (became law, 2025-10-08) https://openstates.org/ma/bills/194th/H4426/
- H 4474: An Act relative to provisional employees of the city of Worcester and exempting certain positions from the civil service law (in committee, 2026-04-13) https://openstates.org/ma/bills/194th/H4474/
- HD 4987: An Act establishing a sick leave bank for Paul Starvaski (in committee, 2025-08-18) https://openstates.org/ma/bills/194th/HD4987/
- H 4032: An Act establishing a sick leave bank for Dana Johnson (passed one chamber, 2025-06-05) https://openstates.org/ma/bills/194th/H4032/
- HD 4744: An Act ensuring access and continuity of care to specialist and hospital services for dually eligible individuals (in committee, 2025-06-16) https://openstates.org/ma/bills/194th/HD4744/
- H 4226: An Act ensuring access and continuity of care to specialist and hospital services for dually eligible individuals (in committee, 2026-04-13) https://openstates.org/ma/bills/194th/H4226/
- H 4298: An Act relative to toxic-free medical devices (in committee, 2026-04-28) https://openstates.org/ma/bills/194th/H4298/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $100.8K (State House Democrats median $40.4K). 85% 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.

- 2026-03-27 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/RepJimODay/status/2037641656057344244
- 2026-03-25 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/RepJimODay/status/2036615533748011244
- 2026-03-24 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/RepJimODay/status/2036531128283074580
- 2026-03-24 · Post on X · https://x.com/RepJimODay/status/2036531132334842077
- 2026-03-15 · Post on X · https://x.com/RepJimODay/status/2033291620922089774
- 2026-03-06 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/RepJimODay/status/2029971163011506355
- 2026-03-06 · Post on X · https://x.com/RepJimODay/status/2029971165905629296
- 2026-03-06 · Post on X · https://x.com/RepJimODay/status/2030018078881235371
- 2026-03-03 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/RepJimODay/status/2028979683098788002
- 2026-02-25 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/RepJimODay/status/2026755545428881863

## Links

- Official site: https://malegislature.gov/Legislators/Profile/JJO1
- Campaign site: https://www.repjimoday.com/
- X: https://x.com/RepJimODay
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/jim.oday.1650
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jim.oday.16503/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jim-o-day-992286b/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/67f64532-7f9a-4cd3-8c89-dc9b5df06517