# Kathy LaNatra

Kathy LaNatra is a Democratic member of the Massachusetts House for district 12th Plymouth.

- Party: Democrat
- Seat: Massachusetts House, district 12th Plymouth
- Serving since: 2019-01-02
- Current term: MA 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/fbbda637-7a45-43f2-a13a-388dc50b02ee

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/fbbda637-7a45-43f2-a13a-388dc50b02ee (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

LaNatra sits at −0.31 on the CSIP scale, more conservative than 92% of State House Democrats.

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score −0.31 (standard error 0.02), from 764 donors and 123 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 92% of State House Democrats score lower.

## Votes (MA 2025–26 session)

234 roll calls. Attendance 93.5% (Massachusetts House 97.4%). Party unity 100% (98.5%). 0 votes against the party majority.

Key votes:

- 2026-07-22 · voted not voting · 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 not voting · 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, 1 passed one chamber, 0 passed both, 0 became law. Cosponsored 145. 3.5% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Massachusetts House 4.0%; rank 55 of 147).

Recent sponsored bills:

- H 4454: An Act establishing a sick leave bank for John C. Murphy (passed one chamber, 2025-09-15) https://openstates.org/ma/bills/194th/H4454/
- HD 5021: An Act establishing a sick leave bank for John C. Murphy (in committee, 2025-08-25) https://openstates.org/ma/bills/194th/HD5021/
- HD 4482: An Act relative to retirement benefits for Joseph Suppa (in committee, 2025-05-19) https://openstates.org/ma/bills/194th/HD4482/
- H 4147: An Act relative to retirement benefits for Joseph Suppa (in committee, 2025-09-11) https://openstates.org/ma/bills/194th/H4147/
- H 3900: An Act authorizing the raising the maximum retirement age of special police officers in the town of Kingston to 70 years old (in committee, 2026-05-11) https://openstates.org/ma/bills/194th/H3900/
- H 2472: An Act protecting patient safety regarding non-FDA approved drugs (in committee, 2026-03-16) https://openstates.org/ma/bills/194th/H2472/
- H 2303: An Act relative to special education reserve funds (in committee, 2025-08-07) https://openstates.org/ma/bills/194th/H2303/
- H 3720: An Act relative to 2-person train crew size (in committee, 2026-03-09) https://openstates.org/ma/bills/194th/H3720/
- H 2304: An Act relative to a regional school assessment reserve fund (in committee, 2025-08-07) https://openstates.org/ma/bills/194th/H2304/
- H 2888: An Act relative to the Insurance Advisory Committee (in committee, 2026-03-30) https://openstates.org/ma/bills/194th/H2888/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $62.5K (State House Democrats median $40.4K). 95% of itemized individual money came from in state. Aggregates only; no individual donors.

## Links

- Official site: https://malegislature.gov/Legislators/Profile/KPL1
- Campaign site: https://www.kathylanatra.com/
- X: https://x.com/kathylanatra?lang=en
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/repkathylanatra
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/elect_kathylanatra/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kathleen-lanatra-17988b17a/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/fbbda637-7a45-43f2-a13a-388dc50b02ee