# Paul McMurtry Paul McMurtry is a Democratic member of the Massachusetts House for district 11th Norfolk. - Party: Democrat - Seat: Massachusetts House, district 11th Norfolk - Serving since: 2011-01-01 - Current term: MA 2025–26 session - Open States ID: ocd-person/d0e66289-022e-4a99-ac8c-f20fb7557e7f Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/d0e66289-022e-4a99-ac8c-f20fb7557e7f (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 McMurtry has served since 2011. ## Ideology (CSIP) CSIP score −0.63 (standard error 0.03), from 510 donors and 133 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 49% of State House Democrats score lower. ## Votes (MA 2025–26 session) 234 roll calls. Attendance 100% (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 67 bills: 67 reached committee, 1 passed one chamber, 1 passed both, 1 became law. Cosponsored 250. 1.5% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Massachusetts House 4.0%; rank 67 of 147). Recent sponsored bills: - H 2917: An Act relative to employees of the Dedham Westwood Water District (became law, 2026-05-12) https://openstates.org/ma/bills/194th/H2917/ - H 4600: Order relative to extending until Wednesday, December 3, 2025 the time within which the committee on Labor and Workforce Development is authorized to report… (in committee, 2025-10-14) https://openstates.org/ma/bills/194th/H4600/ - HD 5196: An Act to ensure economic opportunity related to alcohol licenses (in committee, 2025-10-06) https://openstates.org/ma/bills/194th/HD5196/ - H 4597: An Act to ensure economic opportunity related to alcohol licenses (in committee, 2026-03-30) https://openstates.org/ma/bills/194th/H4597/ - H 4403: Order relative to extending until Wednesday, December 3, 2025 the time within which the committee on Labor and Workforce Development is authorized to report… (in committee, 2025-08-14) https://openstates.org/ma/bills/194th/H4403/ - H 4131: An Act relative to mitigation during department of transportation projects (in committee, 2026-02-25) https://openstates.org/ma/bills/194th/H4131/ - H 4128: An Act relative to establishing a commission to study gambling winnings (in committee, 2026-03-16) https://openstates.org/ma/bills/194th/H4128/ - HD 3906: An Act relative to establishing a commission to study gambling winnings (in committee, 2025-05-12) https://openstates.org/ma/bills/194th/HD3906/ - H 4121: An Act relative to supporting primary care physicians in the commonwealth (in committee, 2026-03-16) https://openstates.org/ma/bills/194th/H4121/ - HD 3902: An Act relative to mitigation during department of transportation projects (in committee, 2025-05-12) https://openstates.org/ma/bills/194th/HD3902/ ## Campaign money (2026 cycle) Itemized receipts $34.6K (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/P_M1 - X: https://x.com/RepPaulMcMurtry - Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/paul.mcmurtry.3 - Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/reppaulmcmurtry/ Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/d0e66289-022e-4a99-ac8c-f20fb7557e7f