# Ryan Hamilton Ryan Hamilton is a Democratic member of the Massachusetts House for district 15th Essex. - Party: Democrat - Seat: Massachusetts House, district 15th Essex - Serving since: 2023-01-04 - Current term: MA 2025–26 session - Open States ID: ocd-person/799d49f3-28e5-46a1-bcc8-6370e9fbf44a Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/799d49f3-28e5-46a1-bcc8-6370e9fbf44a (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 Hamilton sits at −0.35 on the CSIP scale, more conservative than 87% of State House Democrats. ## What Hamilton 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 Democrats average; rank 1 is the highest rate. | Label | Hamilton | State House Democrats average | Rank | |---|---|---|---| | Personal attacks | 0.0% | 2.5% | 584 of 765 | | Policy criticism | 0.0% | 10.4% | 717 of 765 | | Policy discussion | 0.0% | 39.2% | 757 of 765 | | Bipartisanship | 0.0% | 2.9% | 676 of 765 | | Credit claiming | 0.0% | 14.4% | 729 of 765 | | Extreme labels | 0.0% | 1.0% | 544 of 765 | ## Ideology (CSIP) CSIP score −0.35 (standard error 0.04), from 267 donors and 132 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 87% of State House Democrats score lower. ## Votes (MA 2025–26 session) 234 roll calls. Attendance 98.7% (Massachusetts House 97.4%). Party unity 100% (98.5%). 0 votes against the party majority. Key votes: - 2026-07-22 · voted not voting · 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 not voting · 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 not voting · 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 9 bills: 9 reached committee, 0 passed one chamber, 0 passed both, 0 became law. Cosponsored 50. 0.0% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Massachusetts House 4.0%; rank 109 of 147). Recent sponsored bills: - H 838: An Act authorizing a special election in the city of Methuen to fill a vacancy in the Office of Mayor (in committee, 2025-08-28) https://openstates.org/ma/bills/194th/H838/ - H 2121: An Act providing opportunities for apprentices to complete their training and for ensuring a skilled workforce in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts (in committee, 2026-01-20) https://openstates.org/ma/bills/194th/H2121/ - H 1739: An Act relative to the designation of jury clerk in the Haverhill District Court (in committee, 2026-03-26) https://openstates.org/ma/bills/194th/H1739/ - H 1186: An Act relative to pet insurance in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts (in committee, 2026-01-15) https://openstates.org/ma/bills/194th/H1186/ - H 594: An Act relative to personal financial literacy (in committee, 2025-10-23) https://openstates.org/ma/bills/194th/H594/ - H 1185: An Act relative to health savings accounts (in committee, 2026-01-23) https://openstates.org/ma/bills/194th/H1185/ - H 595: An Act providing for mental health professionals in public schools (in committee, 2025-07-10) https://openstates.org/ma/bills/194th/H595/ - H 2858: An Act relative to the employee rights of employees of the Massachusetts Water Resources Authority (in committee, 2026-03-30) https://openstates.org/ma/bills/194th/H2858/ - H 1184: An Act to amend the insurance law, in relation to providing protection to certain retirees from pension de-risking transactions (in committee, 2026-04-21) https://openstates.org/ma/bills/194th/H1184/ - HD 5513: An Act authorizing a special election in the city of Methuen to fill a vacancy in the Office of Mayor (in committee, 2024-12-30) https://openstates.org/ma/bills/193rd/HD5513/ ## Campaign money (2026 cycle) Itemized receipts $28.6K (State House Democrats median $40.4K). 94% 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. - 2025-12-20 · Post on X · https://x.com/RyanHam2017/status/2002198045874618613 - 2025-12-20 · Post on X · https://x.com/RyanHam2017/status/2002203086144577958 - 2025-02-17 · Post on X · https://x.com/RyanHam2017/status/1891617135543123969 ## Links - Official site: https://malegislature.gov/Legislators/Profile/RMH2 - Campaign site: https://hamilton4rep.com/index.html - X: https://x.com/RyanHam2017 - Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/VoteRyanHamilton - Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/hamilton_state1 - LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ryan-hamilton-578835217/ Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/799d49f3-28e5-46a1-bcc8-6370e9fbf44a