# Mike Finn

Mike Finn is a Democratic member of the Massachusetts House for district 6th Hampden.

- Party: Democrat
- Seat: Massachusetts House, district 6th Hampden
- Serving since: 2011-01-05
- Current term: MA 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/b61922e8-c775-4c74-8ecb-557d79162195

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/b61922e8-c775-4c74-8ecb-557d79162195 (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

Finn sits at −0.31 on the CSIP scale, more conservative than 92% of State House Democrats.

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

2 classified statements: 2 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 | Finn | State House Democrats average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 0.0% | 2.5% | 584 of 765 |
| Policy criticism | 0.0% | 10.4% | 717 of 765 |
| Policy discussion | 0.0% | 39.2% | 757 of 765 |
| Bipartisanship | 0.0% | 2.9% | 676 of 765 |
| Credit claiming | 0.0% | 14.4% | 729 of 765 |
| Extreme labels | 0.0% | 1.0% | 544 of 765 |

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score −0.31 (standard error 0.03), from 362 donors and 133 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 92% of State House Democrats score lower.

## Votes (MA 2025–26 session)

234 roll calls. Attendance 99.5% (Massachusetts House 97.4%). Party unity 99.0% (98.5%). 1 votes against the party majority.

Key votes:

- 2026-07-22 · voted nay · 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 27 bills: 27 reached committee, 0 passed one chamber, 0 passed both, 0 became law. Cosponsored 35. 0.0% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Massachusetts House 4.0%; rank 109 of 147).

Recent sponsored bills:

- H 5642: An Act relative to the disability retirement of Michael D. Chapdelaine, a police officer in the city known as the town of West Springfield (in committee, 2026-09-09) https://openstates.org/ma/bills/194th/H5642/
- H 3957: An Act establishing a fund for the Western Massachusetts Hospital (in committee, 2026-03-16) https://openstates.org/ma/bills/194th/H3957/
- H 2101: An Act to enforce laws protecting worksite safety (in committee, 2026-07-16) https://openstates.org/ma/bills/194th/H2101/
- H 3659: An Act relative to peer-to-peer car sharing (in committee, 2025-11-10) https://openstates.org/ma/bills/194th/H3659/
- H 2102: An Act relative to acts of violence (in committee, 2026-03-05) https://openstates.org/ma/bills/194th/H2102/
- H 2826: An Act relative to impairment of health caused by infectious disease (in committee, 2026-02-17) https://openstates.org/ma/bills/194th/H2826/
- H 151: An Act relative to cannabis research (in committee, 2026-05-11) https://openstates.org/ma/bills/194th/H151/
- H 234: An Act relative to child fatality review (in committee, 2025-08-28) https://openstates.org/ma/bills/194th/H234/
- H 1689: An Act clarifying the child advocate’s authority to access juvenile records (in committee, 2026-03-26) https://openstates.org/ma/bills/194th/H1689/
- H 1155: An Act empowering health care consumers (in committee, 2026-02-09) https://openstates.org/ma/bills/194th/H1155/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $36.2K (State House Democrats median $40.4K). 68% 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.

- 2025-12-19 · Post on X · https://x.com/RepMichaeljfinn/status/2001978665819930875
- 2025-11-01 · Post on X · https://x.com/RepMichaeljfinn/status/1984573876026667071

## Links

- Official site: https://malegislature.gov/Legislators/Profile/MJF1
- Campaign site: http://www.repfinn.com/
- X: https://x.com/RepMichaeljfinn
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/michael.finn.1401
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/michael-finn-955bb82a/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/b61922e8-c775-4c74-8ecb-557d79162195
