# John Velis

John Velis is a Democratic member of the Massachusetts Senate for district Hampden and Hampshire.

- Party: Democrat
- Seat: Massachusetts Senate, district Hampden and Hampshire
- Serving since: 2023-01-04
- Current term: MA 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/a37a3f66-83a2-4a7e-90e3-8de41be7262d

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/a37a3f66-83a2-4a7e-90e3-8de41be7262d (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

Velis sits at −0.01 on the CSIP scale, more conservative than 99% of State Senate Democrats.

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

634 classified statements: 634 posts on X. Each rate is the share of statements with the label, against the State Senate Democrats average; rank 1 is the highest rate.

| Label | Velis | State Senate Democrats average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 0.0% | 2.4% | 248 of 329 |
| Policy criticism | 1.7% | 10.3% | 259 of 329 |
| Policy discussion | 43.4% | 42.9% | 171 of 329 |
| Bipartisanship | 1.6% | 3.4% | 202 of 329 |
| Credit claiming | 24.6% | 16.1% | 70 of 329 |
| Extreme labels | 0.0% | 0.8% | 228 of 329 |

Most discussed policy areas: Health 30% (State Senate Democrats 17%); Education 26% (State Senate Democrats 15%); Armed Forces and National Security 11% (State Senate Democrats 3.5%); Transportation and Public Works 9.4% (State Senate Democrats 5.4%); Economics and Public Finance 7.3% (State Senate Democrats 10%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score −0.01 (standard error 0.02), from 1,599 donors and 0 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 99% of State Senate Democrats score lower.

## Legislation (MA 2025–26 session)

Sponsored 134 bills: 134 reached committee, 1 passed one chamber, 0 passed both, 0 became law. Cosponsored 114. 0.8% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Massachusetts Senate 2.0%; rank 29 of 40).

Recent sponsored bills:

- S 2776: Mental Health, Substance Use and Recovery - Extension Order (in committee, 2026-04-21) https://openstates.org/ma/bills/194th/S2776/
- S 2775: Veterans and Federal Affairs - Extension Order (in committee, 2026-04-21) https://openstates.org/ma/bills/194th/S2775/
- SD 1616: An Act to codify the Hospital to Home Partnership Program (in committee, 2025-03-10) https://openstates.org/ma/bills/194th/SD1616/
- SD 1310: An Act relative to nursing home policies regarding notice of vacancy (in committee, 2025-03-10) https://openstates.org/ma/bills/194th/SD1310/
- SD 2135: An Act clarifying responsibility for policy and budgetary decision-making in nursing homes (in committee, 2025-03-10) https://openstates.org/ma/bills/194th/SD2135/
- SD 777: An Act establishing the MassMade Program (in committee, 2025-03-10) https://openstates.org/ma/bills/194th/SD777/
- S 1914: An Act relative to Parkinson's disease disability and death in firefighters (in committee, 2025-10-30) https://openstates.org/ma/bills/194th/S1914/
- SD 792: An Act relative to the practice of acupuncture (in committee, 2025-02-27) https://openstates.org/ma/bills/194th/SD792/
- SD 1094: An Act relative to the veteran allowance for public retirees (in committee, 2025-02-27) https://openstates.org/ma/bills/194th/SD1094/
- S 1918: An Act relative to the veteran allowance for public retirees (in committee, 2025-11-13) https://openstates.org/ma/bills/194th/S1918/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $140.7K (State Senate Democrats median $55.5K). 98% 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.

- 2026-10-26 · Post on X · https://x.com/SenJohnVelis/status/2114707727138300086
- 2026-10-26 · Post on X · https://x.com/SenJohnVelis/status/2114707730003091620
- 2026-10-26 · Post on X · https://x.com/SenJohnVelis/status/2114740575396127010
- 2026-10-21 · Post on X · https://x.com/SenJohnVelis/status/2112955686078304363
- 2026-10-21 · Post on X · https://x.com/SenJohnVelis/status/2112955691485053051
- 2026-10-21 · Post on X · https://x.com/SenJohnVelis/status/2112955693619699986
- 2026-10-20 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/SenJohnVelis/status/2112564148894888106
- 2026-10-20 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/SenJohnVelis/status/2112564151952543749
- 2026-10-20 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/SenJohnVelis/status/2112564153940324601
- 2026-10-19 · Post on X · https://x.com/SenJohnVelis/status/2112175865081557402

## Links

- Official site: https://malegislature.gov/Legislators/Profile/JCV0
- Campaign site: https://senatorjohnvelis.com/, https://velisforsenate.com/
- X: https://x.com/SenJohnVelis
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/john.velis.129
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/senjohnvelis

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/a37a3f66-83a2-4a7e-90e3-8de41be7262d