# Kelly Pease

Kelly Pease is a Republican member of the Massachusetts House for district 4th Hampden.

- Party: Republican
- Seat: Massachusetts House, district 4th Hampden
- Serving since: 2021-01-06
- Current term: MA 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/72eea330-24b4-4207-a016-0b1e568e0b6e

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/72eea330-24b4-4207-a016-0b1e568e0b6e (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

Pease voted against the majority of Massachusetts House Republicans 10 times; party unity 95.3%, in the bottom tenth of the Massachusetts House (average 98.5%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score +0.65 (standard error 0.03), from 389 donors and 133 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 89% of State House Republicans score lower.

## Votes (MA 2025–26 session)

234 roll calls. Attendance 100% (Massachusetts House 97.4%). Party unity 95.3% (98.5%). 10 votes against the party majority.

Key votes:

- 2026-07-22 · voted nay · 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 29 bills: 29 reached committee, 2 passed one chamber, 2 passed both, 2 became law. Cosponsored 184. 6.9% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Massachusetts House 4.0%; rank 32 of 147).

Recent sponsored bills:

- H 5449: An Act relative to amending the Traffic Commission in the city of Westfield (became law, 2026-09-16) https://openstates.org/ma/bills/194th/H5449/
- H 5083: An Act authorizing the City of Westfield to convert one seasonal off-premises all alcoholic beverages license to an annual license (in committee, 2026-04-09) https://openstates.org/ma/bills/194th/H5083/
- H 4315: An Act authorizing the City of Westfield to establish an age limit for original appointment to the position of firefighter (in committee, 2026-03-30) https://openstates.org/ma/bills/194th/H4315/
- HD 4556: An Act establishing buffer zones for battery storage facilities (in committee, 2025-10-23) https://openstates.org/ma/bills/194th/HD4556/
- H 4689: An Act establishing buffer zones for battery storage facilities (in committee, 2026-04-06) https://openstates.org/ma/bills/194th/H4689/
- HD 4557: An Act requiring local approval for battery storage facility permitting (in committee, 2025-10-23) https://openstates.org/ma/bills/194th/HD4557/
- H 4690: An Act establishing a temporary moratorium on the siting of lithium battery storage facilities (in committee, 2026-04-06) https://openstates.org/ma/bills/194th/H4690/
- HD 4558: An Act establishing a temporary moratorium on the siting of lithium battery storage facilities (in committee, 2025-10-23) https://openstates.org/ma/bills/194th/HD4558/
- H 4685: An Act requiring local approval for battery storage facility permitting (in committee, 2026-04-13) https://openstates.org/ma/bills/194th/H4685/
- H 3963: An Act relative to the retirement of Greg Heath, a former firefighter of the city of Westfield (in committee, 2025-10-02) https://openstates.org/ma/bills/194th/H3963/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $26.4K (State House Republicans median $33.7K). 100% of itemized individual money came from in state. Aggregates only; no individual donors.

## Links

- Official site: https://malegislature.gov/Legislators/Profile/KWP1
- Campaign site: https://www.kellypease.org/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/peaseforstaterep/
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/peaseforstaterep/
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCjekyN_8w7EgynvhnwLLtjw

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/72eea330-24b4-4207-a016-0b1e568e0b6e