# Kevin Honan

Kevin Honan is a Democratic member of the Massachusetts House for district 17th Suffolk.

- Party: Democrat
- Seat: Massachusetts House, district 17th Suffolk
- Serving since: 2011-01-01
- Current term: MA 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/9e4b8b32-233e-443f-a147-46fbaa778a58

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/9e4b8b32-233e-443f-a147-46fbaa778a58 (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

Honan sits at −0.89 on the CSIP scale, more liberal than 83% of State House Democrats.

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score −0.89 (standard error 0.02), from 1,066 donors and 133 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 17% 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 31 bills: 31 reached committee, 1 passed one chamber, 1 passed both, 1 became law. Cosponsored 104. 3.2% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Massachusetts House 4.0%; rank 58 of 147).

Recent sponsored bills:

- H 5317: An Act authorizing the grant of easements in or takings of certain parcels of land to the city of Boston (became law, 2026-05-28) https://openstates.org/ma/bills/194th/H5317/
- H 1520: An Act to establish an apprenticeship program to ready vacant public housing apartments for occupancy (in committee, 2025-08-11) https://openstates.org/ma/bills/194th/H1520/
- H 1518: An Act relative to starter homes (in committee, 2025-11-20) https://openstates.org/ma/bills/194th/H1518/
- H 1521: An Act ensuring continued rights for public housing residents (in committee, 2026-04-13) https://openstates.org/ma/bills/194th/H1521/
- H 3127: An Act providing tax relief for rent-burdened individuals and families (in committee, 2026-04-02) https://openstates.org/ma/bills/194th/H3127/
- H 2281: An Act reducing impervious surfaces (in committee, 2026-01-29) https://openstates.org/ma/bills/194th/H2281/
- H 770: An Act clarifying the classification of assisted living residences (in committee, 2026-03-30) https://openstates.org/ma/bills/194th/H770/
- H 1372: An Act to improve health care cost accountability (in committee, 2025-05-22) https://openstates.org/ma/bills/194th/H1372/
- HD 3077: An Act clarifying the classification of assisted living residences (in committee, 2025-02-27) https://openstates.org/ma/bills/194th/HD3077/
- H 2283: An Act to safeguard municipal permitting (in committee, 2026-01-29) https://openstates.org/ma/bills/194th/H2283/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $90.7K (State House Democrats median $40.4K). 96% of itemized individual money came from in state. Aggregates only; no individual donors.

## Links

- Official site: https://malegislature.gov/Legislators/Profile/KGH1
- Campaign site: https://www.repkevinhonan.org/
- X: https://x.com/RepKevinHonan
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/kevin.g.honan
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/repkevinhonan/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kevin-honan-41a17710/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/9e4b8b32-233e-443f-a147-46fbaa778a58