# Jim Arciero

Jim Arciero is a Democratic member of the Massachusetts House for district 2nd Middlesex.

- Party: Democrat
- Seat: Massachusetts House, district 2nd Middlesex
- Serving since: 2009-01-07
- Current term: MA 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/70e42c78-89e1-43cb-bc65-7d0da132daa2

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/70e42c78-89e1-43cb-bc65-7d0da132daa2 (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

Arciero reported $117.6K in the 2026 cycle, in the top quarter of State House Democrats (median $40.4K).

## What Arciero 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 | Arciero | State House Democrats average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 0.0% | 2.5% | 584 of 764 |
| Policy criticism | 0.0% | 10.4% | 717 of 764 |
| Policy discussion | 23.5% | 39.2% | 602 of 764 |
| Bipartisanship | 0.0% | 2.9% | 676 of 764 |
| Credit claiming | 23.5% | 14.4% | 169 of 764 |
| Extreme labels | 0.0% | 1.0% | 543 of 764 |

Most discussed policy areas: Health 50% (State House Democrats 15%); Families 25% (State House Democrats 5.0%); Government Operations and Politics 25% (State House Democrats 15%); Transportation and Public Works 25% (State House Democrats 5.3%); Agriculture and Food 0% (State House Democrats 4.6%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score −0.71 (standard error 0.03), from 801 donors and 133 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 36% 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 38 bills: 38 reached committee, 0 passed one chamber, 0 passed both, 0 became law. Cosponsored 153. 0.0% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Massachusetts House 4.0%; rank 109 of 147).

Recent sponsored bills:

- H 5387: An Act allowing "print-free" digital legal notices for the town of Westford (in committee, 2026-05-28) https://openstates.org/ma/bills/194th/H5387/
- H 5075: An Act authorizing the Town of Westford to grant one additional license for the sale of all alcoholic beverages to be drunk off the premises (in committee, 2026-04-09) https://openstates.org/ma/bills/194th/H5075/
- H 3954: An Act relative to xylitol labeling (in committee, 2026-03-16) https://openstates.org/ma/bills/194th/H3954/
- H 3603: An Act relative to the certification of inspection for new motor vehicles (in committee, 2025-07-28) https://openstates.org/ma/bills/194th/H3603/
- H 3005: An Act relative to municipal income-based taxation (in committee, 2026-03-12) https://openstates.org/ma/bills/194th/H3005/
- H 2566: An Act relative to mobile amusement equipment restraints (in committee, 2026-03-19) https://openstates.org/ma/bills/194th/H2566/
- H 886: An Act relative to paint recycling (in committee, 2025-08-11) https://openstates.org/ma/bills/194th/H886/
- H 3821: An Act relative to a Veterans' Hall of Fame Commission (in committee, 2026-06-01) https://openstates.org/ma/bills/194th/H3821/
- H 887: An Act relative to on-site sewage disposal systems (in committee, 2025-09-25) https://openstates.org/ma/bills/194th/H887/
- HD 3735: An Act relative to state assistance for funeral expenses (in committee, 2025-02-27) https://openstates.org/ma/bills/194th/HD3735/

## 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.

- 2026-04-30 · Post on X · https://x.com/RepArciero/status/2049930542250905812
- 2026-03-31 · Post on X · https://x.com/RepArciero/status/2039069371708895478
- 2026-03-01 · Post on X · https://x.com/RepArciero/status/2028175593393549411
- 2026-01-30 · Post on X · https://x.com/RepArciero/status/2017337409021587861
- 2025-12-22 · Post on X · https://x.com/RepArciero/status/2003202298449649970
- 2025-08-28 · Post on X · https://x.com/RepArciero/status/1961107109392630131
- 2025-06-29 · Post on X · https://x.com/RepArciero/status/1939348231659389428
- 2025-03-06 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/RepArciero/status/1897646871843049807
- 2025-02-25 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/RepArciero/status/1894483334668997028
- 2025-02-25 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/RepArciero/status/1894483337978229056

## Links

- Official site: https://malegislature.gov/Legislators/Profile/J_A1
- Campaign site: https://repjamesarciero.com/
- X: https://x.com/RepArciero
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/jim.arciero
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/repjimarciero/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jim-arciero-0298456/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/70e42c78-89e1-43cb-bc65-7d0da132daa2