# Mike Connolly

Mike Connolly is a Democratic member of the Massachusetts House for district 26th Middlesex.

- Party: Democrat
- Seat: Massachusetts House, district 26th Middlesex
- Serving since: 2017-01-04
- Current term: MA 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/a8225754-d88c-4343-8829-aa168b564cbd

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/a8225754-d88c-4343-8829-aa168b564cbd (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

5.0% of Connolly’s statements use an extreme label, 5.2 times the State House Democrat average of 1.0%.

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

403 classified statements: 403 posts on X. Each rate is the share of statements with the label, against the State House Democrats average; rank 1 is the highest rate.

| Label | Connolly | State House Democrats average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 1.0% | 2.5% | 324 of 764 |
| Policy criticism | 11.9% | 10.4% | 265 of 764 |
| Policy discussion | 57.3% | 39.2% | 139 of 764 |
| Bipartisanship | 1.5% | 2.9% | 444 of 764 |
| Credit claiming | 23.6% | 14.4% | 168 of 764 |
| Extreme labels | 5.0% | 1.0% | 35 of 764 |

Most discussed policy areas: Immigration 18% (State House Democrats 4.3%); Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues 18% (State House Democrats 9.8%); Government Operations and Politics 17% (State House Democrats 15%); Housing and Community Development 17% (State House Democrats 6.2%); Transportation and Public Works 11% (State House Democrats 5.3%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score −0.48 (standard error 0.03), from 615 donors and 133 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 71% of State House Democrats score lower.

## Votes (MA 2025–26 session)

234 roll calls. Attendance 100% (Massachusetts House 97.4%). Party unity 96.3% (98.5%). 6 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 41 bills: 41 reached committee, 0 passed one chamber, 0 passed both, 0 became law. Cosponsored 454. 0.0% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Massachusetts House 4.0%; rank 109 of 147).

Recent sponsored bills:

- H 4145: An Act requiring that broker fees in the city of Cambridge be paid by the party who solicits a licensed broker (in committee, 2026-04-13) https://openstates.org/ma/bills/194th/H4145/
- H 4041: An Act promoting environmental justice in Massachusetts (in committee, 2026-03-30) https://openstates.org/ma/bills/194th/H4041/
- H 3951: An Act addressing the contradictory terms of 225 CMR 24.03 (in committee, 2026-04-06) https://openstates.org/ma/bills/194th/H3951/
- H 3922: An Act requiring that broker fees in the city of Somerville be paid by the party who solicits a licensed broker (in committee, 2026-04-23) https://openstates.org/ma/bills/194th/H3922/
- H 918: An Act protecting drinking water and public health from sand mining pollution (in committee, 2026-03-19) https://openstates.org/ma/bills/194th/H918/
- HD 4230: An Act establishing a commission to consider happy hour in the Commonwealth (in committee, 2025-02-27) https://openstates.org/ma/bills/194th/HD4230/
- H 3465: An Act promoting the adoption of renewable energy for heating, cooling and hot water (in committee, 2026-04-06) https://openstates.org/ma/bills/194th/H3465/
- H 1477: An Act enabling local options for tenant protections (in committee, 2026-09-21) https://openstates.org/ma/bills/194th/H1477/
- H 920: An Act for the establishment of a voucher program for home water filtration equipment (in committee, 2026-03-30) https://openstates.org/ma/bills/194th/H920/
- H 145: An Act expanding access to legal, regulated cannabis delivery (in committee, 2025-09-25) https://openstates.org/ma/bills/194th/H145/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $50.5K (State House Democrats median $40.4K). 97% 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/mikeconnollyma/status/2114531028182409340
- 2026-10-24 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/mikeconnollyma/status/2113804075565547928
- 2026-10-24 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/mikeconnollyma/status/2113804079030055380
- 2026-10-24 · Post on X · labels: policy criticism, policy discussion, bipartisanship · https://x.com/mikeconnollyma/status/2113804082221826195
- 2026-10-24 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/mikeconnollyma/status/2113804084591407545
- 2026-10-24 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/mikeconnollyma/status/2113804086768185513
- 2026-10-24 · Post on X · https://x.com/mikeconnollyma/status/2114077561479401752
- 2026-10-21 · Post on X · https://x.com/mikeconnollyma/status/2112715161350115423
- 2026-10-21 · Post on X · https://x.com/mikeconnollyma/status/2112715169675805016
- 2026-10-18 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/mikeconnollyma/status/2111880595236081950

## Links

- Official site: https://malegislature.gov/Legislators/Profile/M_C1
- Campaign site: https://www.mikeconnolly.org/
- X: https://x.com/mikeconnollyma
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/mikeconnollyma/
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mikeconnollyma/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mikeconnollyma/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/a8225754-d88c-4343-8829-aa168b564cbd