# Simon Cataldo Simon Cataldo is a Democratic member of the Massachusetts House for district 14th Middlesex. - Party: Democrat - Seat: Massachusetts House, district 14th Middlesex - Serving since: 2023-01-04 - Current term: MA 2025–26 session - Open States ID: ocd-person/f43366ee-ff27-43ac-aa55-629be715b4a9 Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/f43366ee-ff27-43ac-aa55-629be715b4a9 (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 Cataldo reported $120.7K in the 2026 cycle, in the top quarter of State House Democrats (median $40.4K). ## What Cataldo says (MA 2025–26 session) 6 classified statements: 6 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 | Cataldo | 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 | 0.0% | 39.2% | 757 of 765 | | Bipartisanship | 0.0% | 2.9% | 676 of 765 | | Credit claiming | 16.7% | 14.4% | 292 of 765 | | Extreme labels | 0.0% | 1.0% | 544 of 765 | ## Ideology (CSIP) CSIP score −0.70 (standard error 0.03), from 998 donors and 132 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 37% 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 8 bills: 8 reached committee, 0 passed one chamber, 0 passed both, 0 became law. Cosponsored 106. 0.0% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Massachusetts House 4.0%; rank 109 of 147). Recent sponsored bills: - HD 6252: An Act relative to Great Brook State Park Trust Fund (in committee, 2026-07-13) https://openstates.org/ma/bills/194th/HD6252/ - H 5587: An Act relative to Great Brook State Park Trust Fund (in committee, 2026-07-31) https://openstates.org/ma/bills/194th/H5587/ - HD 5014: An Act relative to the town administrator of the town of Carlisle (in committee, 2025-08-14) https://openstates.org/ma/bills/194th/HD5014/ - H 4414: An Act relative to the town administrator of the town of Carlisle (in committee, 2026-03-25) https://openstates.org/ma/bills/194th/H4414/ - H 1604: An Act regarding district court jurisdiction of threats to use deadly weapons, explosives, chemical or biological agents, or other devices or substances… (in committee, 2026-03-26) https://openstates.org/ma/bills/194th/H1604/ - H 3044: An Act relative to tax exemptions for contributions to a 401(k) through a sole proprietorship (in committee, 2026-04-21) https://openstates.org/ma/bills/194th/H3044/ - H 208: An Act providing for diaper changing stations in public buildings and accommodations (in committee, 2025-12-29) https://openstates.org/ma/bills/194th/H208/ - H 1425: An Act to advance fairness, integrity, and excellence in higher education admissions (in committee, 2025-08-28) https://openstates.org/ma/bills/194th/H1425/ - H 4702: An Act establishing a sick leave bank for Paul M. Letendre, an employee of the Department of Correction (passed one chamber, 2024-06-17) https://openstates.org/ma/bills/193rd/H4702/ - HD 5054: An Act establishing a sick leave bank for Paul M. Letendre, an employee of the Department of Correction (in committee, 2024-05-28) https://openstates.org/ma/bills/193rd/HD5054/ ## Campaign money (2026 cycle) Itemized receipts $120.7K (State House Democrats median $40.4K). 95% 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. - 2025-08-10 · Post on X · https://x.com/repsimoncataldo/status/1954556454507016299 - 2025-05-22 · Post on X · https://x.com/repsimoncataldo/status/1925526534242058396 - 2025-02-13 · Post on X · https://x.com/repsimoncataldo/status/1890166568996466714 - 2025-02-12 · Post on X · https://x.com/repsimoncataldo/status/1889823687148446061 - 2025-01-02 · Post on X · labels: credit claiming · https://x.com/repsimoncataldo/status/1874874499105231022 - 2025-01-02 · Post on X · https://x.com/repsimoncataldo/status/1874874505891607030 ## Links - Official site: https://malegislature.gov/Legislators/Profile/S_C1 - Campaign site: https://www.repcataldo.com/ - X: https://x.com/repsimoncataldo - Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/simon.cataldo - Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/simon.cataldo/ - LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/simon-cataldo-34315412/ Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/f43366ee-ff27-43ac-aa55-629be715b4a9