# Dylan Fernandes

Dylan Fernandes is a Democratic member of the Massachusetts Senate for district Plymouth and Barnstable.

- Party: Democrat
- Seat: Massachusetts Senate, district Plymouth and Barnstable
- Serving since: 2017-01-04
- Current term: MA 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/cd05a88c-19f0-4fc5-bc3b-d339572842b7

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/cd05a88c-19f0-4fc5-bc3b-d339572842b7 (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

4.5% of the 112 bills Fernandes sponsored got out of committee, in the top tenth of the Massachusetts Senate.

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

63 classified statements: 63 posts on X. Each rate is the share of statements with the label, against the State Senate Democrats average; rank 1 is the highest rate.

| Label | Fernandes | State Senate Democrats average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 1.6% | 2.4% | 114 of 329 |
| Policy criticism | 31.8% | 10.3% | 15 of 329 |
| Policy discussion | 58.7% | 42.9% | 82 of 329 |
| Bipartisanship | 0.0% | 3.4% | 294 of 329 |
| Credit claiming | 22.2% | 16.1% | 89 of 329 |
| Extreme labels | 0.0% | 0.8% | 228 of 329 |

Most discussed policy areas: Health 22% (State Senate Democrats 17%); Agriculture and Food 16% (State Senate Democrats 4.7%); Environmental Protection 16% (State Senate Democrats 4.4%); Education 14% (State Senate Democrats 15%); Economics and Public Finance 11% (State Senate Democrats 10%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score −0.68 (standard error 0.02), from 1,979 donors and 0 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 45% of State Senate Democrats score lower.

## Legislation (MA 2025–26 session)

Sponsored 112 bills: 107 reached committee, 5 passed one chamber, 4 passed both, 3 became law. Cosponsored 182. 4.5% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Massachusetts Senate 2.0%; rank 3 of 40).

Recent sponsored bills:

- S 3276: Amendment S.3276 (introduced, 2026-09-28) https://openstates.org/ma/bills/194th/S3276/
- S 3188: An Act authorizing the Buzzards Bay Water District to convey non-exclusive easements over a certain parcel of land (became law, 2026-08-07) https://openstates.org/ma/bills/194th/S3188/
- S 3144: An Act authorizing the town of Bourne to convey a right-of-way and easement (in committee, 2026-07-30) https://openstates.org/ma/bills/194th/S3144/
- S 3237: An Act authorizing the town of Bourne to convey a right-of-way and easement (became law, 2026-08-07) https://openstates.org/ma/bills/194th/S3237/
- S 3236: An Act authorizing the Massachusetts Department of Fish and Game to convey easements over certain parcels of land (became law, 2026-08-07) https://openstates.org/ma/bills/194th/S3236/
- S 3235: An Act relative to the Pilgrim Memorial Park in Plymouth (passed both chambers, 2026-10-22) https://openstates.org/ma/bills/194th/S3235/
- S 3189: An Act authorizing the Massachusetts Department of Fish and Game to convey easements over certain parcels of land (in committee, 2026-07-30) https://openstates.org/ma/bills/194th/S3189/
- S 3187: An Act relative to the Pilgrim Memorial Park in Plymouth (in committee, 2026-10-22) https://openstates.org/ma/bills/194th/S3187/
- S 3210: Amendment S.3210 (introduced, 2026-07-23) https://openstates.org/ma/bills/194th/S3210/
- S 3215: Amendment S.3215 (introduced, 2026-07-23) https://openstates.org/ma/bills/194th/S3215/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $294.8K (State Senate Democrats median $55.5K). 99% 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.

- 2026-07-28 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/repdylan/status/2082221442477818288
- 2026-07-28 · Post on X · labels: policy criticism, policy discussion · https://x.com/repdylan/status/2082221638083354704
- 2026-07-28 · Post on X · labels: policy criticism, policy discussion · https://x.com/repdylan/status/2082221750574555606
- 2026-07-15 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/repdylan/status/2077503237041590303
- 2026-07-08 · Post on X · labels: policy criticism, policy discussion · https://x.com/repdylan/status/2074961929295061380
- 2026-06-07 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/repdylan/status/2063440650826027082
- 2026-05-13 · Post on X · labels: policy criticism, policy discussion · https://x.com/repdylan/status/2054666023475802517
- 2026-04-15 · Post on X · labels: policy criticism, policy discussion · https://x.com/repdylan/status/2044473192870269375
- 2026-04-15 · Post on X · labels: policy criticism, policy discussion · https://x.com/repdylan/status/2044473385250328865
- 2025-10-18 · Post on X · labels: policy criticism · https://x.com/repdylan/status/1979363829588070756

## Links

- Official site: https://malegislature.gov/Legislators/Profile/DAF1
- Campaign site: http://www.dylanfernandes.com/
- X: https://x.com/repdylan
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/RepDylanFernandes
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/dylan1fernandes
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dylan-fernandes-48984368/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/cd05a88c-19f0-4fc5-bc3b-d339572842b7