# Tackey Chan

Tackey Chan is a Democratic member of the Massachusetts House for district 2nd Norfolk.

- Party: Democrat
- Seat: Massachusetts House, district 2nd Norfolk
- Serving since: 2011-01-05
- Current term: MA 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/6b420d2a-f12d-40ca-a13f-04cf9061a66b

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/6b420d2a-f12d-40ca-a13f-04cf9061a66b (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

Chan missed 15% of 234 roll calls, attendance in the bottom 5% of the Massachusetts House (average 97.4%).

## What Chan says (MA 2025–26 session)

17 classified statements: 17 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 | Chan | State House Democrats average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 0.0% | 2.5% | 584 of 764 |
| Policy criticism | 23.5% | 10.4% | 84 of 764 |
| Policy discussion | 76.5% | 39.2% | 18 of 764 |
| Bipartisanship | 0.0% | 2.9% | 676 of 764 |
| Credit claiming | 17.6% | 14.4% | 274 of 764 |
| Extreme labels | 0.0% | 1.0% | 543 of 764 |

Most discussed policy areas: Housing and Community Development 31% (State House Democrats 6.2%); Transportation and Public Works 31% (State House Democrats 5.3%); Commerce 15% (State House Democrats 3.1%); Government Operations and Politics 7.7% (State House Democrats 15%); Labor and Employment 7.7% (State House Democrats 5.7%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score −0.74 (standard error 0.03), from 671 donors and 114 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 33% of State House Democrats score lower.

## Votes (MA 2025–26 session)

234 roll calls. Attendance 85% (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 87 bills: 87 reached committee, 1 passed one chamber, 0 passed both, 0 became law. Cosponsored 138. 1.1% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Massachusetts House 4.0%; rank 70 of 147).

Recent sponsored bills:

- HD 6233: An Act relative to increasing available support systems for those with substance use disorder (in committee, 2026-06-22) https://openstates.org/ma/bills/194th/HD6233/
- H 4890: An Act relative to the maintenance of pre-employment physical examination records for public safety personnel in the city of Quincy (passed one chamber, 2026-06-18) https://openstates.org/ma/bills/194th/H4890/
- HD 5273: An Act relative to courthouse court officers (in committee, 2025-11-18) https://openstates.org/ma/bills/194th/HD5273/
- H 4393: Order relative to extending until Wednesday, March 18, 2026 the time within which the committee on Consumer Protection and Professional Licensure is… (in committee, 2025-08-07) https://openstates.org/ma/bills/194th/H4393/
- HD 4382: An Act relative to travel insurance (in committee, 2025-04-10) https://openstates.org/ma/bills/194th/HD4382/
- H 4352: An Act relative to travel insurance (in committee, 2026-01-15) https://openstates.org/ma/bills/194th/H4352/
- H 2785: An Act relative to Group Health Insurance Commission (in committee, 2026-03-30) https://openstates.org/ma/bills/194th/H2785/
- H 3304: An Act relative to making Election Day a state holiday (in committee, 2026-03-02) https://openstates.org/ma/bills/194th/H3304/
- H 2786: An Act relative to compliance officers at the Department of Fire Services (in committee, 2026-03-30) https://openstates.org/ma/bills/194th/H2786/
- H 209: An Act relative to funeral assistance (in committee, 2026-01-12) https://openstates.org/ma/bills/194th/H209/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $117.6K (State House Democrats median $40.4K). 87% 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.

- 2025-05-23 · Post on X · https://x.com/tackeychan/status/1926013696297287764
- 2025-05-14 · Post on X · https://x.com/tackeychan/status/1922724305382539445
- 2025-05-07 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/tackeychan/status/1920229584542265841
- 2025-05-07 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/tackeychan/status/1920229586094203243
- 2025-04-14 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/tackeychan/status/1911885025412260190
- 2025-04-04 · Post on X · labels: policy criticism, policy discussion · https://x.com/tackeychan/status/1908244605234974968
- 2025-04-03 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/tackeychan/status/1907864680594284806
- 2025-03-07 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/tackeychan/status/1898124470671327377
- 2025-02-28 · Post on X · https://x.com/tackeychan/status/1895624059679097202
- 2025-02-26 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/tackeychan/status/1894791332184400223

## Links

- Official site: https://malegislature.gov/Legislators/Profile/T_C1
- Campaign site: https://www.tackeychan.org/
- X: https://x.com/tackeychan
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/tackey.chan.7
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/tackey-chan-3600141/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/6b420d2a-f12d-40ca-a13f-04cf9061a66b