# Aaron Saunders

Aaron Saunders is a Democratic member of the Massachusetts House for district 7th Hampden.

- Party: Democrat
- Seat: Massachusetts House, district 7th Hampden
- Serving since: 2023-01-04
- Current term: MA 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/c3d23eba-caa6-4d2a-bbd2-5b8b2ca184ae

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/c3d23eba-caa6-4d2a-bbd2-5b8b2ca184ae (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

Saunders has served since 2023.

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score −0.57 (standard error 0.03), from 342 donors and 133 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 58% of State House Democrats score lower.

## Votes (MA 2025–26 session)

234 roll calls. Attendance 99.5% (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 20 bills: 20 reached committee, 1 passed one chamber, 1 passed both, 1 became law. Cosponsored 75. 5.0% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Massachusetts House 4.0%; rank 42 of 147).

Recent sponsored bills:

- H 5604: An Act restructuring the town of Ludlow recreation department and the town of Ludlow recreation commission (in committee, 2026-10-19) https://openstates.org/ma/bills/194th/H5604/
- H 5602: An Act authorizing the town of Ludlow to grant an additional all alcohol license for on premises consumption (in committee, 2026-10-13) https://openstates.org/ma/bills/194th/H5602/
- H 4589: An Act authorizing the town of Ludlow to pay a certain unpaid bill (became law, 2026-02-11) https://openstates.org/ma/bills/194th/H4589/
- H 3598: An Act protecting against attempts to ban, remove, or restrict library access to materials (in committee, 2025-10-06) https://openstates.org/ma/bills/194th/H3598/
- H 3566: An Act relative to surety bonds (in committee, 2026-04-21) https://openstates.org/ma/bills/194th/H3566/
- H 1565: An Act providing for pre-service training for members of mobile home rent control boards (in committee, 2025-11-05) https://openstates.org/ma/bills/194th/H1565/
- H 3569: An Act relative to carbon emission reduction and advanced nuclear energy generation (in committee, 2026-04-06) https://openstates.org/ma/bills/194th/H3569/
- H 2172: An Act to prevent heat-related illness in public sector outdoor workers (in committee, 2025-12-22) https://openstates.org/ma/bills/194th/H2172/
- H 1042: An Act relative to the Quabbin Watershed and regional equity (in committee, 2026-03-30) https://openstates.org/ma/bills/194th/H1042/
- H 1318: An Act allowing for increased investment in health care providers (in committee, 2026-03-12) https://openstates.org/ma/bills/194th/H1318/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $43.2K (State House Democrats median $40.4K). 88% of itemized individual money came from in state. Aggregates only; no individual donors.

## Links

- Official site: https://malegislature.gov/Legislators/Profile/ALS1
- Campaign site: https://www.aaronsaunders.org/
- X: https://x.com/elect_saunders
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ElectSaunders
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/saunders4rep/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/a-saunders-/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/c3d23eba-caa6-4d2a-bbd2-5b8b2ca184ae