# Bruce Ayers

Bruce Ayers is a Democratic member of the Massachusetts House for district 1st Norfolk.

- Party: Democrat
- Seat: Massachusetts House, district 1st Norfolk
- Serving since: 1999-01-04
- Current term: MA 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/f81b07bd-cc43-47be-95ea-dca26f19a647

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/f81b07bd-cc43-47be-95ea-dca26f19a647 (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

100% of Ayers’s itemized money in the 2026 cycle came from Massachusetts, in the top tenth of State House Democrats.

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

32 classified statements: 32 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 | Ayers | State House Democrats average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 0.0% | 2.5% | 584 of 764 |
| Policy criticism | 0.0% | 10.4% | 717 of 764 |
| Policy discussion | 50.0% | 39.2% | 226 of 764 |
| Bipartisanship | 0.0% | 2.9% | 676 of 764 |
| Credit claiming | 25.0% | 14.4% | 143 of 764 |
| Extreme labels | 0.0% | 1.0% | 543 of 764 |

Most discussed policy areas: Transportation and Public Works 25% (State House Democrats 5.3%); Education 19% (State House Democrats 15%); Health 19% (State House Democrats 15%); Families 13% (State House Democrats 5.0%); Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues 6.3% (State House Democrats 9.8%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score −0.51 (standard error 0.03), from 387 donors and 133 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 68% 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 77 bills: 77 reached committee, 1 passed one chamber, 0 passed both, 0 became law. Cosponsored 51. 1.3% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Massachusetts House 4.0%; rank 69 of 147).

Recent sponsored bills:

- HD 4807: An Act relative to fraternal organizations conducting bazaars (in committee, 2025-06-23) https://openstates.org/ma/bills/194th/HD4807/
- H 4238: An Act relative to fraternal organizations conducting bazaars (in committee, 2026-04-13) https://openstates.org/ma/bills/194th/H4238/
- HD 1198: An Act relative to the installation of illegal mufflers (in committee, 2025-05-12) https://openstates.org/ma/bills/194th/HD1198/
- H 4129: An Act relative to the installation of illegal mufflers (in committee, 2026-02-25) https://openstates.org/ma/bills/194th/H4129/
- H 4023: An Act relative to mold inspection standards (in committee, 2026-03-16) https://openstates.org/ma/bills/194th/H4023/
- H 4024: An Act relative to a study to determine standards of mold levels in multi-unit dwellings (in committee, 2026-03-16) https://openstates.org/ma/bills/194th/H4024/
- H 4027: An Act relative to motor vehicle excise tax exemptions for a person with a disability (in committee, 2026-03-02) https://openstates.org/ma/bills/194th/H4027/
- H 4029: An Act relative to banning the use of tinted license plate covers (in committee, 2025-08-25) https://openstates.org/ma/bills/194th/H4029/
- H 4012: An Act relative to ensuring access to neurological disorder screenings for firefighters (in committee, 2026-01-28) https://openstates.org/ma/bills/194th/H4012/
- H 3897: An Act authorizing the city of Quincy to enter into a lease extension to Quarry Hills Associates, Limited Partnership (passed one chamber, 2025-11-06) https://openstates.org/ma/bills/194th/H3897/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $27.4K (State House Democrats median $40.4K). 100% 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.

- 2026-10-09 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/brucejayers/status/2108662176357458236
- 2026-09-23 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/brucejayers/status/2102846262798082212
- 2026-09-01 · Post on X · https://x.com/brucejayers/status/2094888338188587044
- 2026-04-30 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/brucejayers/status/2049868819007410657
- 2026-04-14 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/brucejayers/status/2044113413039689884
- 2026-03-18 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/brucejayers/status/2034379226124595271
- 2026-03-13 · Post on X · https://x.com/brucejayers/status/2032510345701450080
- 2026-03-11 · Post on X · https://x.com/brucejayers/status/2031825348887740680
- 2026-03-05 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/brucejayers/status/2029625274606690777
- 2026-03-03 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/brucejayers/status/2028947483510837482

## Links

- Official site: https://malegislature.gov/Legislators/Profile/BJA1
- Campaign site: https://www.repbruceayers.com/
- X: https://x.com/brucejayers
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/state-representative-bruce-ayers-450787785367/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/f81b07bd-cc43-47be-95ea-dca26f19a647