# Jeff Roy

Jeff Roy is a Democratic member of the Massachusetts House for district 10th Norfolk.

- Party: Democrat
- Seat: Massachusetts House, district 10th Norfolk
- Serving since: 2013-01-01
- Current term: MA 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/b23d4ed5-1994-4355-a102-cdf15ae57230

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/b23d4ed5-1994-4355-a102-cdf15ae57230 (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

The policy areas Roy talks about and legislates on agree at 0.36 on a 0–1 scale, in the bottom tenth of State House Democrats.

## What Roy says (MA 2025–26 session)

73 classified statements: 73 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 | Roy | State House Democrats average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 0.0% | 2.5% | 584 of 764 |
| Policy criticism | 9.6% | 10.4% | 323 of 764 |
| Policy discussion | 60.3% | 39.2% | 104 of 764 |
| Bipartisanship | 1.4% | 2.9% | 465 of 764 |
| Credit claiming | 5.5% | 14.4% | 550 of 764 |
| Extreme labels | 0.0% | 1.0% | 543 of 764 |

Most discussed policy areas: Energy 75% (State House Democrats 3.6%); Environmental Protection 16% (State House Democrats 3.4%); Economics and Public Finance 9.1% (State House Democrats 11%); Transportation and Public Works 9.1% (State House Democrats 5.3%); Education 6.8% (State House Democrats 15%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score −1.00 (standard error 0.02), from 1,168 donors and 133 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 9.2% 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 37 bills: 37 reached committee, 1 passed one chamber, 1 passed both, 1 became law. Cosponsored 32. 2.7% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Massachusetts House 4.0%; rank 63 of 147).

Recent sponsored bills:

- H 5334: An Act authorizing an increase in the limit of the local (hotel) excise tax that the town of Franklin may impose (in committee, 2026-06-01) https://openstates.org/ma/bills/194th/H5334/
- H 4427: An Act establishing a sick leave bank for Ankita Gajendra Patel, an employee of the Department of Corrections (became law, 2025-09-16) https://openstates.org/ma/bills/194th/H4427/
- HD 5012: An Act establishing a sick leave bank for Ankita Gajendra Patel, an employee of the Department of Corrections (in committee, 2025-08-18) https://openstates.org/ma/bills/194th/HD5012/
- H 4199: An Act protecting victims of childhood sexual abuse and holding perpetrators accountable (in committee, 2026-03-26) https://openstates.org/ma/bills/194th/H4199/
- HD 4732: An Act protecting victims of childhood sexual abuse and holding perpetrators accountable (in committee, 2025-06-05) https://openstates.org/ma/bills/194th/HD4732/
- H 1039: An Act to assist municipal and district ratepayers (in committee, 2026-03-30) https://openstates.org/ma/bills/194th/H1039/
- H 1302: An Act relative to the remediation of home heating oil releases (in committee, 2025-10-14) https://openstates.org/ma/bills/194th/H1302/
- H 1301: An Act relative to primary insurance (in committee, 2025-10-09) https://openstates.org/ma/bills/194th/H1301/
- H 3772: An Act updating Massachusetts student transportation (in committee, 2025-09-29) https://openstates.org/ma/bills/194th/H3772/
- H 1969: An Act concerning assault of a sports official (in committee, 2025-10-20) https://openstates.org/ma/bills/194th/H1969/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $94.0K (State House Democrats median $40.4K). 80% 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.

- 2026-10-09 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/jeffroy/status/2108689736369848735
- 2026-09-22 · Post on X · https://x.com/jeffroy/status/2102344592259477817
- 2026-08-25 · Post on X · https://x.com/jeffroy/status/2092205846314762382
- 2026-07-16 · Post on X · https://x.com/jeffroy/status/2077710670955446504
- 2026-07-15 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/jeffroy/status/2077470396358504454
- 2026-06-28 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/jeffroy/status/2071046338905530449
- 2026-06-17 · Post on X · https://x.com/jeffroy/status/2067228753776853128
- 2026-06-17 · Post on X · labels: policy criticism, policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/jeffroy/status/2067236503080624152
- 2026-05-19 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/jeffroy/status/2056813086045298972
- 2026-05-12 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/jeffroy/status/2054177706921656607

## Links

- Official site: https://malegislature.gov/Legislators/Profile/JNR1
- Campaign site: https://jeffreyroy.com/
- X: https://x.com/jeffroy
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/jeffreyroy/
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jeffreynroy/
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/jeffroyforstaterep
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jeffreyroy/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/b23d4ed5-1994-4355-a102-cdf15ae57230