# Josh Tarsky Josh Tarsky is a Democratic member of the Massachusetts House for district 13th Norfolk. - Party: Democrat - Seat: Massachusetts House, district 13th Norfolk - Serving since: 2025-01-01 - Current term: MA 2025–26 session - Open States ID: ocd-person/9c847f4f-a48b-4d42-95cb-2b6a219f89ac Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/9c847f4f-a48b-4d42-95cb-2b6a219f89ac (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 Tarsky has served since 2025. ## Ideology (CSIP) CSIP score −0.64 (standard error 0.04), from 302 donors and 133 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 49% of State House Democrats score lower. ## Votes (MA 2025–26 session) 234 roll calls. Attendance 100% (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 14 bills: 14 reached committee, 0 passed one chamber, 0 passed both, 0 became law. Cosponsored 44. 0.0% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Massachusetts House 4.0%; rank 109 of 147). Recent sponsored bills: - H 5458: An Act establishing a veterans’ suicide mortality review and prevention council (in committee, 2026-07-07) https://openstates.org/ma/bills/194th/H5458/ - HD 6090: An Act establishing a veterans’ suicide mortality review and prevention council (in committee, 2026-05-21) https://openstates.org/ma/bills/194th/HD6090/ - HD 5590: An Act establishing the Teacher Education, Acceleration, and Certification for Massachusetts Program (in committee, 2026-01-27) https://openstates.org/ma/bills/194th/HD5590/ - HD 5271: An Act to promote transparency surrounding colonoscopy procedures (in committee, 2025-10-23) https://openstates.org/ma/bills/194th/HD5271/ - HD 5270: An Act relative to visibility and safety in biking (in committee, 2025-10-23) https://openstates.org/ma/bills/194th/HD5270/ - H 3942: An Act relative to increasing the safety and security in schools (in committee, 2025-05-02) https://openstates.org/ma/bills/194th/H3942/ - H 716: An Act relative to improving mental health in schools (in committee, 2025-07-10) https://openstates.org/ma/bills/194th/H716/ - H 1462: An Act to support college students in recovery (in committee, 2026-01-07) https://openstates.org/ma/bills/194th/H1462/ - H 717: An Act establishing a special commission on special education funding (in committee, 2026-04-09) https://openstates.org/ma/bills/194th/H717/ - H 718: An Act to reduce out-of-school suspensions (in committee, 2025-09-15) https://openstates.org/ma/bills/194th/H718/ ## Campaign money (2026 cycle) Itemized receipts $33.0K (State House Democrats median $40.4K). 94% of itemized individual money came from in state. Aggregates only; no individual donors. ## Links - Official site: https://malegislature.gov/Legislators/Profile/J_T1 - Campaign site: https://www.joshuatarsky.com/ - X: https://x.com/ctejoshuatarsky - Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61559829836928 - Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ctejoshuatarsky/ - LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/josh-tarsky-aa94b530/ Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/9c847f4f-a48b-4d42-95cb-2b6a219f89ac