# Kip Diggs

Kip Diggs is a Democratic member of the Massachusetts House for district 2nd Barnstable.

- Party: Democrat
- Seat: Massachusetts House, district 2nd Barnstable
- Serving since: 2021-01-06
- Current term: MA 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/df1a3cfc-1555-4a05-8a5c-03a7e53932aa

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/df1a3cfc-1555-4a05-8a5c-03a7e53932aa (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

14% of the 29 bills Diggs sponsored got out of committee, in the top tenth of the Massachusetts House.

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score −0.88 (standard error 0.03), from 639 donors and 133 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 18% 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 29 bills: 29 reached committee, 4 passed one chamber, 4 passed both, 2 became law. Cosponsored 30. 13.8% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Massachusetts House 4.0%; rank 11 of 147).

Recent sponsored bills:

- H 5421: An Act relative to the transportation of vessels in the villages of Marston Mills and Osterville in the town of Barnstable (passed both chambers, 2026-10-19) https://openstates.org/ma/bills/194th/H5421/
- HD 6061: An Act relative to the transportation of vessels in the villages of Marston Mills and Osterville in the town of Barnstable (in committee, 2026-05-07) https://openstates.org/ma/bills/194th/HD6061/
- HD 5769: An Act designating the Hyannis Transportation Center in the town of Hyannis as the Thomas S. Cahir Cape Cod Transportation Center (in committee, 2026-04-23) https://openstates.org/ma/bills/194th/HD5769/
- H 5430: An Act designating the Hyannis Transportation Center in the town of Hyannis as the Thomas S. Cahir Cape Cod Transportation Center (passed both chambers, 2026-10-19) https://openstates.org/ma/bills/194th/H5430/
- H 4079: An Act relative to public retirees and reforming post-retirement employment and earnings limits (in committee, 2026-03-30) https://openstates.org/ma/bills/194th/H4079/
- H 4067: An Act relative to expanding and modernizing apprenticeships (in committee, 2026-01-29) https://openstates.org/ma/bills/194th/H4067/
- H 3999: An Act relative to establishing accountability for stormwater runoff mitigation and watershed restoration (in committee, 2025-09-08) https://openstates.org/ma/bills/194th/H3999/
- H 3989: An Act relative to designating seasonal communities (in committee, 2026-01-12) https://openstates.org/ma/bills/194th/H3989/
- H 3983: An Act relative to establishing a workforce training trust fund for emerging technologies (in committee, 2025-12-01) https://openstates.org/ma/bills/194th/H3983/
- H 3987: An Act relative to ensuring access to dental care for MassHealth recipients (in committee, 2026-06-17) https://openstates.org/ma/bills/194th/H3987/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $47.9K (State House Democrats median $40.4K). 97% of itemized individual money came from in state. Aggregates only; no individual donors.

## Links

- Official site: https://malegislature.gov/Legislators/Profile/KAD1
- X: https://x.com/repkipdiggs
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/kipdiggs4u/
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/kipdiggs4u/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kip-diggs-b63a2b17a/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/df1a3cfc-1555-4a05-8a5c-03a7e53932aa