# Rita Mendes

Rita Mendes is a Democratic member of the Massachusetts House for district 11th Plymouth.

- Party: Democrat
- Seat: Massachusetts House, district 11th Plymouth
- Serving since: 2023-01-04
- Current term: MA 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/87e3afd8-390c-45a3-97c6-2bb164ec1e90

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/87e3afd8-390c-45a3-97c6-2bb164ec1e90 (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

114% of Mendes’s itemized money in the 2026 cycle came from Massachusetts, in the top 5% of State House Democrats.

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score −0.43 (standard error 0.05), from 249 donors and 133 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 77% of State House Democrats score lower.

## Votes (MA 2025–26 session)

234 roll calls. Attendance 99.5% (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 17 bills: 17 reached committee, 0 passed one chamber, 0 passed both, 0 became law. Cosponsored 43. 0.0% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Massachusetts House 4.0%; rank 109 of 147).

Recent sponsored bills:

- H 5704: An Act authorizing the school committee of the city of Brockton and the Brockton City Council to declare certain land as surplus on land known as "Keith… (in committee, 2026-10-22) https://openstates.org/ma/bills/194th/H5704/
- H 4116: An Act relative to building permits and job site safety (in committee, 2026-03-12) https://openstates.org/ma/bills/194th/H4116/
- HD 3343: An Act relative to building permits and job site safety (in committee, 2025-05-12) https://openstates.org/ma/bills/194th/HD3343/
- HD 3353: An Act relative to establishing a municipal tax assessment increase limit (in committee, 2025-04-22) https://openstates.org/ma/bills/194th/HD3353/
- H 4044: An Act relative to tuition and student loan reimbursement in gateway cities (in committee, 2026-04-02) https://openstates.org/ma/bills/194th/H4044/
- H 4051: An Act relative to establishing a municipal tax assessment increase limit (in committee, 2026-03-09) https://openstates.org/ma/bills/194th/H4051/
- H 3992: An Act relative to trials for personal injuries involving a motor vehicle accident (in committee, 2026-03-26) https://openstates.org/ma/bills/194th/H3992/
- H 3994: An Act relative to insurance settlements (in committee, 2026-03-05) https://openstates.org/ma/bills/194th/H3994/
- H 1552: An Act to create an interagency supportive housing finance and strategy board (in committee, 2025-11-05) https://openstates.org/ma/bills/194th/H1552/
- H 3527: An Act preserving broadband service for low-income consumers (in committee, 2026-04-06) https://openstates.org/ma/bills/194th/H3527/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $4,971 (State House Democrats median $40.4K). 114% of itemized individual money came from in state. Aggregates only; no individual donors.

## Links

- Official site: https://malegislature.gov/Legislators/Profile/RAM1
- X: https://x.com/marepritamendes
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ritabrocktoncouncilor/
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/staterepritamendes/
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCm2TREVTvi2Qz17pHbbozew
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rita-mendes-82986972/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/87e3afd8-390c-45a3-97c6-2bb164ec1e90