# Tommy Vitolo

Tommy Vitolo is a Democratic member of the Massachusetts House for district 15th Norfolk.

- Party: Democrat
- Seat: Massachusetts House, district 15th Norfolk
- Serving since: 2019-01-02
- Current term: MA 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/7a234dbf-2f9f-466f-8db1-44ac0f3975a8

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/7a234dbf-2f9f-466f-8db1-44ac0f3975a8 (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

The policy areas Vitolo talks about and legislates on agree at 0.16 on a 0–1 scale, in the bottom 5% of State House Democrats.

## What Vitolo says (MA 2025–26 session)

44 classified statements: 44 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 | Vitolo | State House Democrats average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 0.0% | 2.5% | 584 of 764 |
| Policy criticism | 9.1% | 10.4% | 339 of 764 |
| Policy discussion | 47.7% | 39.2% | 250 of 764 |
| Bipartisanship | 0.0% | 2.9% | 676 of 764 |
| Credit claiming | 0.0% | 14.4% | 729 of 764 |
| Extreme labels | 0.0% | 1.0% | 543 of 764 |

Most discussed policy areas: Energy 100% (State House Democrats 3.6%); Economics and Public Finance 14% (State House Democrats 11%); Environmental Protection 4.8% (State House Democrats 3.4%); Housing and Community Development 4.8% (State House Democrats 6.2%); Agriculture and Food 0% (State House Democrats 4.6%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score −1.13 (standard error 0.02), from 1,012 donors and 131 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 4.7% of State House Democrats score lower.

## Votes (MA 2025–26 session)

234 roll calls. Attendance 98.2% (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 33 bills: 33 reached committee, 0 passed one chamber, 0 passed both, 0 became law. Cosponsored 97. 0.0% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Massachusetts House 4.0%; rank 109 of 147).

Recent sponsored bills:

- HD 5543: An Act conforming with the Electoral Count Reform Act of 2022 and ensuring uniform faithful Presidential electors (in committee, 2026-02-05) https://openstates.org/ma/bills/194th/HD5543/
- H 5086: An Act conforming with the Electoral Count Reform Act of 2022 and ensuring uniform faithful Presidential electors (in committee, 2026-04-23) https://openstates.org/ma/bills/194th/H5086/
- H 4350: An Act authorizing the town of Brookline to levy a real estate transfer fee on certain real property transfers (in committee, 2026-07-06) https://openstates.org/ma/bills/194th/H4350/
- H 4052: An Act sparking the construction of 21st century buildings (in committee, 2026-04-06) https://openstates.org/ma/bills/194th/H4052/
- H 4036: An Act authorizing the town of Brookline to adopt green zoning by-laws and regulations (in committee, 2026-04-06) https://openstates.org/ma/bills/194th/H4036/
- H 4034: An Act authorizing ranked choice voting in the town of Brookline (in committee, 2026-03-19) https://openstates.org/ma/bills/194th/H4034/
- HD 4569: An Act authorizing municipalities to impose a methane emissions surcharge and authorize non-pipeline alternatives (in committee, 2025-04-17) https://openstates.org/ma/bills/194th/HD4569/
- H 3807: An Act relative to out of state operator’s motor vehicle license applications (in committee, 2026-02-09) https://openstates.org/ma/bills/194th/H3807/
- H 2562: An Act to create a nicotine free generation (in committee, 2026-03-16) https://openstates.org/ma/bills/194th/H2562/
- H 3808: An Act relative to the enhancement of child safety (in committee, 2025-10-27) https://openstates.org/ma/bills/194th/H3808/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $118.1K (State House Democrats median $40.4K). 100% 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.

- 2026-04-29 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/TommyVitolo/status/2049591777267417182
- 2026-02-05 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/TommyVitolo/status/2019409663695991048
- 2026-02-05 · Post on X · labels: policy criticism, policy discussion · https://x.com/TommyVitolo/status/2019417489260835223
- 2026-02-05 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/TommyVitolo/status/2019417684904149065
- 2026-02-05 · Post on X · labels: policy criticism, policy discussion · https://x.com/TommyVitolo/status/2019427298743882015
- 2026-02-04 · Post on X · https://x.com/TommyVitolo/status/2018837195755516188
- 2026-01-22 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/TommyVitolo/status/2014331344369635496
- 2026-01-22 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/TommyVitolo/status/2014471400837259611
- 2025-10-29 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/TommyVitolo/status/1983626097288950202
- 2025-09-16 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/TommyVitolo/status/1967741514895024345

## Links

- Official site: https://malegislature.gov/Legislators/Profile/T_V1
- Campaign site: https://tommyvitolo.com/
- X: https://x.com/TommyVitolo
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/VoteVitolo
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tommyvitolo
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/tommyvitolo/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/7a234dbf-2f9f-466f-8db1-44ac0f3975a8