# Lori Trahan

Lori Trahan is a Democratic member of the U.S. House for Massachusetts’s 3rd district.

- Party: Democrat
- Seat: U.S. House, Massachusetts’s 3rd district
- Serving since: 2019-01-03
- Current term: 119th Congress (2025–27)
- Next election: 2026-11-03
- Bioguide ID: T000482
- FEC candidate IDs: H8MA03106

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/T000482 (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

0% of Trahan’s individual money in the 2026 cycle came in gifts of $200 or less, the lowest of 214 House Democrats (median 13%).

## What Trahan says (119th Congress (2025–27))

1,627 classified statements: 1,382 posts on X, 159 press releases, 58 newsletters, 28 Congressional Record speeches. Each rate is the share of statements with the label, against the House Democrats average; rank 1 is the highest rate.

| Label | Trahan | House Democrats average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 5.3% | 6.6% | 115 of 216 |
| Policy criticism | 35.2% | 27.5% | 46 of 216 |
| Policy discussion | 73.3% | 73.2% | 116 of 216 |
| Bipartisanship | 13.0% | 9.8% | 42 of 216 |
| Credit claiming | 23.2% | 22.7% | 93 of 216 |
| Extreme labels | 0.9% | 1.9% | 149 of 216 |

Most discussed policy areas: Health 38% (House Democrats 26%); Economics and Public Finance 19% (House Democrats 20%); Government Operations and Politics 12% (House Democrats 20%); Science, Technology, Communications 11% (House Democrats 5.5%); Armed Forces and National Security 9.8% (House Democrats 16%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score −1.04 (standard error 0.01), from 2,383 donors and 3,806 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 42% of House Democrats score lower.

## Votes (119th Congress (2025–27))

674 roll calls. Attendance 95.8% (House Democrats 96.9%). Party unity 98.2% (96.4%). 12 votes against the party majority.

Key votes:

- 2026-09-16 · voted yea · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass · S. 2403 Retire through Ownership Act · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190674
- 2026-09-16 · voted nay · On Passage · H.J.Res. 213 Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule issued by the Environmental Protection Agency… · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190671
- 2026-09-16 · voted nay · On Passage · H.R. 10326 PROOF Act · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190670
- 2026-09-16 · voted yea · On Passage · H.R. 9576 National Fraud Enforcement Division Act · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190669
- 2026-09-16 · voted nay · On Motion to Concur in the Senate Amendments · H.R. 5334 An Act to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow early childhood educators to take the educator expense deduction, and for other purposes · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190668
- 2026-09-15 · voted nay · On Passage · H.J.Res. 210 Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Environmental Protection… · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190666
- 2026-09-15 · voted yea · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass · H.R. 2140 Diesel Emissions Reduction Act · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190664
- 2026-09-14 · voted yea · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended · H.R. 3276 Local Communities & Bird Habitat Stewardship Act · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190657
- 2026-09-14 · voted yea · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended · H.R. 4219 National Wildlife Refuge System Invasive Species Strike Team Act · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190656
- 2026-09-03 · voted nay · On Passage · H.R. 4795 Protect Economic and Academic Freedom Act · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190655

## Legislation (119th Congress (2025–27))

Sponsored 18 bills: 18 reached committee, 1 passed one chamber, 0 passed both, 0 became law. Cosponsored 357. 5.6% of sponsored bills got out of committee (House Democrats 4.9%; rank 69 of 207).

Recent sponsored bills:

- H.R. 10295: 9-8-8 Call Center Improvement Act (in committee, 2026-09-03) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/10295
- H.Res. 1503: Supporting the goals of Overdose Awareness Day and strengthening efforts to combat the opioid crisis in the United States. (in committee, 2026-08-31) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-resolution/1503
- H.R. 9941: Right to IVF Act of 2026 (in committee, 2026-07-23) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/9941
- H.R. 9690: Water Emergency and Technical Assistance Act (in committee, 2026-07-14) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/9690
- H.R. 7145: To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to establish a definition of essential health system in statute and for other related purposes. (in committee, 2026-01-16) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/7145
- H.R. 6823: To direct the Secretary of Defense to establish a pilot program to facilitate the development of certain traumatic brain injury diagnostics for members of the… (in committee, 2025-12-17) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/6823
- H.R. 6350: College Athletics Reform Act (in committee, 2025-12-02) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/6350
- H.R. 6043: MY DATA Act of 2025 (in committee, 2025-11-12) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/6043
- H.R. 5895: Protect Patients from Healthcare Abuse Act (in committee, 2025-10-31) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/5895
- H.R. 5536: HEADACHE Act (in committee, 2025-09-19) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/5536

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Raised $1.9M (House Democrats median $2.0M). 0% of individual money came in gifts of $200 or less. 79% 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.

- 2026-10-23 · Post on X · https://x.com/RepLoriTrahan/status/2113722404656546165
- 2026-10-22 · Newsletter · Message to Constituents Regarding Recent Incidents
- 2026-10-21 · Post on X · https://x.com/RepLoriTrahan/status/2112971928830971988
- 2026-10-17 · Post on X · https://x.com/RepLoriTrahan/status/2111268528841949454
- 2026-10-16 · Newsletter · Early voting starts tomorrow! · labels: policy discussion
- 2026-10-14 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/RepLoriTrahan/status/2110379059431473618
- 2026-10-14 · Press release · Massachusetts Awarded $142 Million in Federal Home Heating Assistance Funds · labels: policy criticism, policy discussion, credit claiming · https://trahan.house.gov/news/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=3867
- 2026-10-14 · Press release · Trahan, Markey, Warren, McGovern Demand Study of Impacts of Amazon’s Westborough Drone Program · labels: policy criticism, policy discussion · https://trahan.house.gov/news/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=3866
- 2026-10-14 · Newsletter · Breast Cancer Awareness Month · labels: policy discussion
- 2026-10-12 · Post on X · labels: policy criticism, policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/RepLoriTrahan/status/2109667173396341138

## Links

- Official site: https://trahan.house.gov
- X: https://x.com/RepLoriTrahan
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/reploritrahan
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/reploritrahan
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/UCsRXg0BmoS4Rkjz-pqX1PmQ
- Congress.gov: https://bioguide.congress.gov/search/bio/T000482

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/T000482