# Shirley Arriaga Shirley Arriaga is a Democratic member of the Massachusetts House for district 8th Hampden. - Party: Democrat - Seat: Massachusetts House, district 8th Hampden - Serving since: 2023-01-04 - Current term: MA 2025–26 session - Open States ID: ocd-person/ff433cf6-2895-4e01-b143-26747500f8a4 Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/ff433cf6-2895-4e01-b143-26747500f8a4 (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 9.1% of the 22 bills Arriaga sponsored got out of committee, in the top quarter of the Massachusetts House. ## Ideology (CSIP) CSIP score −0.40 (standard error 0.04), from 296 donors and 133 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 82% 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 22 bills: 22 reached committee, 2 passed one chamber, 1 passed both, 1 became law. Cosponsored 86. 9.1% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Massachusetts House 4.0%; rank 22 of 147). Recent sponsored bills: - H 4647: An Act establishing a sick leave bank for Amy Tanguay (became law, 2025-12-19) https://openstates.org/ma/bills/194th/H4647/ - HD 5164: An Act establishing a sick leave bank for Amy Tanguay (in committee, 2025-10-22) https://openstates.org/ma/bills/194th/HD5164/ - H 5137: An Act to protecting Avian rights and restricting ongoing trade (in committee, 2026-08-10) https://openstates.org/ma/bills/194th/H5137/ - HD 4910: An Act to protecting Avian rights and restricting ongoing trade (in committee, 2026-02-17) https://openstates.org/ma/bills/194th/HD4910/ - H 4201: An Act relative to changing the two-year elected term for the Mayor of Chicopee to a four-year elected term (passed one chamber, 2026-06-11) https://openstates.org/ma/bills/194th/H4201/ - H 4202: An Act relative to the recall of any holder of elective office in the city of Chicopee (in committee, 2026-02-25) https://openstates.org/ma/bills/194th/H4202/ - H 4072: An Act to promote driving records for non profits free of charge (in committee, 2025-12-24) https://openstates.org/ma/bills/194th/H4072/ - H 4048: An Act to reduce infection rate post surgery (in committee, 2026-03-16) https://openstates.org/ma/bills/194th/H4048/ - H 4019: An Act to ensure fair compensation for warranty service labor (in committee, 2026-04-02) https://openstates.org/ma/bills/194th/H4019/ - H 4015: An Act promoting housing stability for older adults across the Commonwealth (in committee, 2025-11-05) https://openstates.org/ma/bills/194th/H4015/ ## Campaign money (2026 cycle) Itemized receipts $9,416 (State House Democrats median $40.4K). 99% of itemized individual money came from in state. Aggregates only; no individual donors. ## Links - Official site: https://malegislature.gov/Legislators/Profile/SBA1 - Campaign site: https://www.shirley4chicopee.com/ - X: https://x.com/shirley_arriaga - Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/shirley.arriaga - LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/shirley-arriaga/ Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/ff433cf6-2895-4e01-b143-26747500f8a4