# Carmine Gentile

Carmine Gentile is a Democratic member of the Massachusetts House for district 13th Middlesex.

- Party: Democrat
- Seat: Massachusetts House, district 13th Middlesex
- Serving since: 2015-01-07
- Current term: MA 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/b9a91cec-bad7-43a7-8fd2-60cd704bd7ab

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/b9a91cec-bad7-43a7-8fd2-60cd704bd7ab (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

Gentile reported $1,975 in the 2026 cycle, in the bottom tenth of State House Democrats (median $40.4K).

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

5 classified statements: 5 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 | Gentile | State House Democrats average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 0.0% | 2.5% | 584 of 765 |
| Policy criticism | 40.0% | 10.4% | 12 of 765 |
| Policy discussion | 80.0% | 39.2% | 13 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 |

Most discussed policy areas: Agriculture and Food 25% (State House Democrats 4.6%); Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues 25% (State House Democrats 9.8%); Health 25% (State House Democrats 15%); Immigration 25% (State House Democrats 4.3%); Science, Technology, Communications 25% (State House Democrats 2.5%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score −0.69 (standard error 0.04), from 190 donors and 128 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 39% of State House Democrats score lower.

## Votes (MA 2025–26 session)

234 roll calls. Attendance 96.1% (Massachusetts House 97.4%). Party unity 100% (98.5%). 1 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 33 bills: 33 reached committee, 1 passed one chamber, 1 passed both, 0 became law. Cosponsored 425. 3.0% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Massachusetts House 4.0%; rank 59 of 147).

Recent sponsored bills:

- HD 5583: An Act designating the Sky Bar as the official chocolate bar of the Commonwealth (in committee, 2026-01-27) https://openstates.org/ma/bills/194th/HD5583/
- HD 5475: An Act relative to reducing limited liability company filing and annual report fees (in committee, 2025-12-31) https://openstates.org/ma/bills/194th/HD5475/
- H 4755: An Act amending the means tested senior citizen property tax exemption in the town of Sudbury (passed both chambers, 2026-10-13) https://openstates.org/ma/bills/194th/H4755/
- HD 5173: An Act establishing free speech protections for private sector employees (in committee, 2025-09-29) https://openstates.org/ma/bills/194th/HD5173/
- HD 5114: An Act to protect privacy of motor vehicle owners and operators from electronic spying (in committee, 2025-09-11) https://openstates.org/ma/bills/194th/HD5114/
- HD 5020: An Act relative to ensuring emergency preparedness and responsible deployment of the Massachusetts National Guard (in committee, 2025-08-11) https://openstates.org/ma/bills/194th/HD5020/
- H 4014: An Act authorizing pharmacists to provide opioid use disorder treatment (in committee, 2026-03-09) https://openstates.org/ma/bills/194th/H4014/
- HD 4443: An Act establishing LGBTQIA+ parent advisory councils in the Commonwealth (in committee, 2025-03-31) https://openstates.org/ma/bills/194th/HD4443/
- H 3980: An Act establishing LGBTQIA+ parent advisory councils in the Commonwealth (in committee, 2026-02-09) https://openstates.org/ma/bills/194th/H3980/
- H 950: An Act governing the use of pesticides containing the herbicide substance Glyphosate in the Commonwealth (in committee, 2026-02-05) https://openstates.org/ma/bills/194th/H950/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $1,975 (State House Democrats median $40.4K). 100% 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.

- 2026-02-10 · Post on X · https://x.com/carminelgentile/status/2021200614190088687
- 2025-12-18 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/carminelgentile/status/2001449072608083985
- 2025-05-08 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/carminelgentile/status/1920573753941221770
- 2025-04-26 · Post on X · labels: policy criticism, policy discussion · https://x.com/carminelgentile/status/1916142811218321592
- 2025-04-26 · Post on X · labels: policy criticism, policy discussion · https://x.com/carminelgentile/status/1916143232934617372

## Links

- Official site: https://malegislature.gov/Legislators/Profile/CLG1
- Campaign site: http://www.carminegentile.com/
- X: https://x.com/carminelgentile
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/carmine.gentile.39948

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/b9a91cec-bad7-43a7-8fd2-60cd704bd7ab
