# Jim Hawkins

Jim Hawkins is a Democratic member of the Massachusetts House for district 2nd Bristol.

- Party: Democrat
- Seat: Massachusetts House, district 2nd Bristol
- Serving since: 2018-04-12
- Current term: MA 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/c8936e7c-f0f5-4dc4-b9e9-774e38638787

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/c8936e7c-f0f5-4dc4-b9e9-774e38638787 (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

Hawkins voted against the majority of Massachusetts House Democrats 2 times; party unity 98.1%, in the bottom quarter of the Massachusetts House (average 98.5%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score −0.60 (standard error 0.04), from 201 donors and 133 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 53% of State House Democrats score lower.

## Votes (MA 2025–26 session)

234 roll calls. Attendance 100% (Massachusetts House 97.4%). Party unity 98.1% (98.5%). 2 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 27 bills: 27 reached committee, 0 passed one chamber, 0 passed both, 0 became law. Cosponsored 479. 0.0% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Massachusetts House 4.0%; rank 109 of 147).

Recent sponsored bills:

- HD 4886: An Act ensuring law enforcement identification and public trust (in committee, 2025-10-02) https://openstates.org/ma/bills/194th/HD4886/
- H 4684: An Act ensuring law enforcement identification and public trust (in committee, 2026-03-26) https://openstates.org/ma/bills/194th/H4684/
- H 2442: An Act protecting patients and healthcare workers from exposure to surgical smoke (in committee, 2026-04-15) https://openstates.org/ma/bills/194th/H2442/
- H 1514: An Act providing a buffer for manufactured home communities (in committee, 2026-02-12) https://openstates.org/ma/bills/194th/H1514/
- H 965: An Act restricting the use of rodenticides in the environment (in committee, 2026-03-12) https://openstates.org/ma/bills/194th/H965/
- H 2629: An Act relative to critical incident intervention by emergency service providers (in committee, 2026-01-27) https://openstates.org/ma/bills/194th/H2629/
- H 2861: An Act relative to the amendment of M.G.L. c.32, section 4(2)(b) and 4(2)(c), solely as they relate to the calculation of Walter L. Guertin's pension (in committee, 2025-08-21) https://openstates.org/ma/bills/194th/H2861/
- H 597: An Act ensuring full reimbursement for in-district school transportation costs (in committee, 2025-05-23) https://openstates.org/ma/bills/194th/H597/
- H 3343: An Act making October 25th Dwarfism awareness day in the Commonwealth (in committee, 2025-10-20) https://openstates.org/ma/bills/194th/H3343/
- H 3344: An Act making election day a legal holiday for state and municipal employees (in committee, 2026-03-02) https://openstates.org/ma/bills/194th/H3344/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $16.0K (State House Democrats median $40.4K). 96% of itemized individual money came from in state. Aggregates only; no individual donors.

## Links

- Official site: https://malegislature.gov/Legislators/Profile/JKH1
- Campaign site: https://www.hawkins4rep.com/
- X: https://x.com/jimhawkins4rep
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/jim.hawkins.1232
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jimhawkins4staterep/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jim-hawkins-64882618/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/c8936e7c-f0f5-4dc4-b9e9-774e38638787