# Dawne Shand

Dawne Shand is a Democratic member of the Massachusetts House for district 1st Essex.

- Party: Democrat
- Seat: Massachusetts House, district 1st Essex
- Serving since: 2023-01-04
- Current term: MA 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/6c49bb2c-7c53-4f22-bfb9-04af813b95b0

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/6c49bb2c-7c53-4f22-bfb9-04af813b95b0 (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

7.7% of the 13 bills Shand sponsored got out of committee, in the top quarter of the Massachusetts House.

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score −0.45 (standard error 0.03), from 437 donors and 129 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 75% of State House Democrats score lower.

## Votes (MA 2025–26 session)

234 roll calls. Attendance 96.5% (Massachusetts House 97.4%). Party unity 99.0% (98.5%). 1 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 13 bills: 13 reached committee, 1 passed one chamber, 1 passed both, 1 became law. Cosponsored 47. 7.7% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Massachusetts House 4.0%; rank 29 of 147).

Recent sponsored bills:

- H 4104: An Act establishing a sick leave bank for Daniel Yender, an employee of the Massachusetts Department of Transportation (became law, 2025-07-28) https://openstates.org/ma/bills/194th/H4104/
- HD 4621: An Act establishing a sick leave bank for Daniel Yender, an employee of the Massachusetts Department of Transportation (in committee, 2025-05-12) https://openstates.org/ma/bills/194th/HD4621/
- H 1991: An Act relative to abortion care for young people (in committee, 2026-03-26) https://openstates.org/ma/bills/194th/H1991/
- HD 2310: An Act addressing public health risks related to cannabis products (in committee, 2025-02-27) https://openstates.org/ma/bills/194th/HD2310/
- H 171: An Act to modernize the cannabis regulatory environment (in committee, 2025-05-29) https://openstates.org/ma/bills/194th/H171/
- HD 2911: An Act to expand access to cannabis beverage products (in committee, 2025-02-27) https://openstates.org/ma/bills/194th/HD2911/
- HD 1998: An Act requiring the Cannabis Control Commission to regulate intoxicating hemp products (in committee, 2025-02-27) https://openstates.org/ma/bills/194th/HD1998/
- H 172: An Act to expand access to cannabis beverage products (in committee, 2026-05-11) https://openstates.org/ma/bills/194th/H172/
- H 169: An Act to study supply and demand for cannabis cultivation (in committee, 2025-05-29) https://openstates.org/ma/bills/194th/H169/
- HD 2086: An Act to study supply and demand for cannabis cultivation (in committee, 2025-02-27) https://openstates.org/ma/bills/194th/HD2086/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $37.8K (State House Democrats median $40.4K). 88% of itemized individual money came from in state. Aggregates only; no individual donors.

## Links

- Official site: https://malegislature.gov/Legislators/Profile/D_S1
- Campaign site: https://www.dawneshand.com/
- X: https://x.com/dfshand
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/DawneShandFirstEssex
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/repshand/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dawne-shand/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/6c49bb2c-7c53-4f22-bfb9-04af813b95b0