# Jack Lewis

Jack Lewis is a Democratic member of the Massachusetts House for district 7th Middlesex.

- Party: Democrat
- Seat: Massachusetts House, district 7th Middlesex
- Serving since: 2017-01-04
- Current term: MA 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/e3dc06b1-8523-4a33-959f-21ed0d5da851

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/e3dc06b1-8523-4a33-959f-21ed0d5da851 (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

Lewis sits at −1.15 on the CSIP scale, more liberal than 96% of State House Democrats.

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

5 classified statements: 5 posts on X. Each rate is the share of statements with the label, against the State House Democrats average; rank 1 is the highest rate.

| Label | Lewis | State House Democrats average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 0.0% | 2.5% | 584 of 765 |
| Policy criticism | 0.0% | 10.4% | 717 of 765 |
| Policy discussion | 20.0% | 39.2% | 633 of 765 |
| Bipartisanship | 0.0% | 2.9% | 676 of 765 |
| Credit claiming | 40.0% | 14.4% | 25 of 765 |
| Extreme labels | 0.0% | 1.0% | 544 of 765 |

Most discussed policy areas: Health 100% (State House Democrats 15%); Agriculture and Food 0% (State House Democrats 4.6%); Armed Forces and National Security 0% (State House Democrats 3.1%); Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues 0% (State House Democrats 9.8%); Commerce 0% (State House Democrats 3.1%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score −1.15 (standard error 0.02), from 830 donors and 132 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 4.2% of State House Democrats score lower.

## Votes (MA 2025–26 session)

234 roll calls. Attendance 97.8% (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 26 bills: 26 reached committee, 0 passed one chamber, 0 passed both, 0 became law. Cosponsored 113. 0.0% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Massachusetts House 4.0%; rank 109 of 147).

Recent sponsored bills:

- HD 5731: An Act modernizing the Official Poem of the Commonwealth (in committee, 2026-03-09) https://openstates.org/ma/bills/194th/HD5731/
- H 5297: An Act relative to retirement benefits for Suzanne Garcia a member of the state employee’s retirement system and the Framingham retirement system (in committee, 2026-06-25) https://openstates.org/ma/bills/194th/H5297/
- HD 5556: An Act relative to retirement benefits for Suzanne Garcia a member of the state employee’s retirement system and the Framingham retirement system (in committee, 2026-03-19) https://openstates.org/ma/bills/194th/HD5556/
- H 4791: Order relative to extending until Friday, February 13, 2026 the time within which the committee on Municipalities and Regional Government is authorized to… (in committee, 2025-11-26) https://openstates.org/ma/bills/194th/H4791/
- HD 4692: An Act relative to creditable service (in committee, 2025-05-19) https://openstates.org/ma/bills/194th/HD4692/
- H 4124: An Act relative to role-playing games in correctional facilities (in committee, 2026-03-19) https://openstates.org/ma/bills/194th/H4124/
- HD 2308: An Act relative to role-playing games in correctional facilities (in committee, 2025-05-12) https://openstates.org/ma/bills/194th/HD2308/
- H 2896: An Act providing for fairness and equity for Massachusetts Water Resources Authority employees (in committee, 2026-07-01) https://openstates.org/ma/bills/194th/H2896/
- H 628: An Act relative to celebrating and teaching Native American culture and history (in committee, 2025-11-17) https://openstates.org/ma/bills/194th/H628/
- H 3726: An Act aligning the Commonwealth's transportation plans with its climate goals (in committee, 2026-02-25) https://openstates.org/ma/bills/194th/H3726/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $93.2K (State House Democrats median $40.4K). 94% 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.

- 2025-01-27 · Post on X · https://x.com/electjacklewis/status/1883878213895766255
- 2025-01-17 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/electjacklewis/status/1880223783606448385
- 2025-01-10 · Post on X · labels: credit claiming · https://x.com/electjacklewis/status/1877739977972269437
- 2025-01-08 · Post on X · https://x.com/electjacklewis/status/1876991154580807725
- 2025-01-07 · Post on X · labels: credit claiming · https://x.com/electjacklewis/status/1876628336379674813

## Links

- Official site: https://malegislature.gov/Legislators/Profile/JPL1
- Campaign site: https://www.electjacklewis.com/
- X: https://x.com/electjacklewis
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/jackpatricklewis
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/repjacklewis/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jackpatricklewis/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/e3dc06b1-8523-4a33-959f-21ed0d5da851