# Susannah Whipps Susannah Whipps is an independent member of the Massachusetts House for district 2nd Franklin. - Party: Independent - Seat: Massachusetts House, district 2nd Franklin - Serving since: 2017-08-22 - Current term: MA 2025–26 session - Open States ID: ocd-person/76b07f35-1876-4259-9c0a-bdf595541c39 Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/76b07f35-1876-4259-9c0a-bdf595541c39 (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 18% of the 11 bills Whipps sponsored got out of committee, in the top 5% of the Massachusetts House. ## What Whipps says (MA 2025–26 session) 3 classified statements: 3 posts on X. Each rate is the share of statements with the label, against the State House independents average; rank 1 is the highest rate. | Label | Whipps | State House independents average | Rank | |---|---|---|---| | Personal attacks | 0.0% | 0.0% | 1 of 1 | | Policy criticism | 0.0% | 0.0% | 1 of 1 | | Policy discussion | 0.0% | 0.0% | 1 of 1 | | Bipartisanship | 0.0% | 0.0% | 1 of 1 | | Credit claiming | 0.0% | 0.0% | 1 of 1 | | Extreme labels | 0.0% | 0.0% | 1 of 1 | ## Ideology (CSIP) CSIP score −0.25 (standard error 0.03), from 182 donors and 122 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 54% of State House independents score lower. ## Votes (MA 2025–26 session) 234 roll calls. Attendance 94.0% (Massachusetts House 97.4%). Party unity 98.0% (98.5%). 3 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 not voting · 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 not voting · 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 11 bills: 11 reached committee, 2 passed one chamber, 1 passed both, 1 became law. Cosponsored 264. 18.2% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Massachusetts House 4.0%; rank 6 of 147). Recent sponsored bills: - H 4401: An Act relative to certain special revolving funds in the town of Athol (became law, 2026-01-21) https://openstates.org/ma/bills/194th/H4401/ - H 69: Proposal for a legislative amendment to the Constitution to define the succession plan for a vacancy in the office of Lieutenant Governor (in committee, 2025-10-14) https://openstates.org/ma/bills/194th/H69/ - H 194: An Act relative to the Massachusetts Cannabis Control Commission forming a department of workplace and consumer safety (in committee, 2025-05-29) https://openstates.org/ma/bills/194th/H194/ - H 475: An Act eliminating the residency requirement for fortune tellers (in committee, 2025-08-18) https://openstates.org/ma/bills/194th/H475/ - H 3438: An Act establishing the official sedimentary structure of the Commonwealth (passed one chamber, 2026-08-13) https://openstates.org/ma/bills/194th/H3438/ - H 1070: An Act to establish a free snowmobile weekend (in committee, 2026-03-19) https://openstates.org/ma/bills/194th/H1070/ - H 752: An Act strengthening transitional planning and increasing accountability for persons with disabilities and their families (in committee, 2026-03-05) https://openstates.org/ma/bills/194th/H752/ - H 3815: An Act providing for a red shield/blue shield license plate to survivors of firefighters and police officers who have died in the line of duty (in committee, 2025-09-29) https://openstates.org/ma/bills/194th/H3815/ - H 882: An Act updating political terminology (in committee, 2026-04-02) https://openstates.org/ma/bills/194th/H882/ - H 1071: An Act waiving sporting, hunting or fishing license fees for people who use a wheelchair as their primary source of mobility (in committee, 2026-03-30) https://openstates.org/ma/bills/194th/H1071/ ## Campaign money (2026 cycle) Itemized receipts $13.7K (State House independents median $23.5K). 90% 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. - 2025-10-19 · Post on X · https://x.com/repwhipps/status/1979977011792675250 - 2025-06-28 · Post on X · https://x.com/repwhipps/status/1938944534852821237 - 2025-02-14 · Post on X · https://x.com/repwhipps/status/1890408703888593177 ## Links - Official site: https://malegislature.gov/Legislators/Profile/SLG1 - Campaign site: https://www.repwhipps.com/ - X: https://x.com/repwhipps - Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/repwhipps - YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCX_zHkOgC8SVlxmS-eRIdBA - LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/susannah-whipps-lee-6aa30849/ Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/76b07f35-1876-4259-9c0a-bdf595541c39