Last Tuesday marked the end of the 192nd Legislative Session (2021-2022) in Massachusetts. New and returning legislators were sworn in, and soon, bills will be filed, committees assigned, etc., etc.
But before diving into the new session, let’s take a look back at the one that just passed with our Final 192nd Session Legislator Scorecard.
How did your legislators do? Find out by visiting our scorecard website here, or looking at the charts on our website (here & here).
Our Honor Roll
Six returning legislators — 3 state senators and 3 state reps — had As on our scorecard for the past session.
The 3 senators were Sen. Jamie Eldridge (D-Acton), Sen. Pat Jehlen (D-Somerville), and Sen. Becca Rausch (D-Needham).
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The 3 representatives were Rep. Mike Connolly (D-Cambridge), Rep. Dan Sena (D-Acton), and Rep. Erika Uyterhoeven (D-Somerville).
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Some Quick Stats
- We scored 31 votes in the House and 38 in the Senate, as well as scoring
public support for the Massachusetts State House Employee Union. - In the Massachusetts House of Representatives, there is a strong dynamic of legislators voting lockstep with the speaker. We can see that in this session, as 45 other Democrats (more than one-third of the caucus) have the exact same score as Speaker Ron Mariano (D-Quincy).
- Three Democrats in the House had Fs on our scorecard: Rep. Colleen Garry (D-Dracut), Rep. Dave Robertson (D-Tewksbury), and Rep. Jeff Turco (D-Winthrop).
- Although Rep. Garry was the lowest-scoring Democrat at 38%, she was still higher than the highest-scoring House Republicans, who all had only 28%.
- Five Democrats in the Senate had Fs on our scorecard: Sen. Michael Moore (D-Auburn), Sen. John Velis (D-Westfield), Sen. Anne Gobi (D-Spencer), Sen. Walter Timilty (D-Milton), and Sen. Marc Pacheco (D-Taunton).
- Although Pacheco was the lowest-scoring Democrat at 44%, he was still higher than the highest-scoring Republican, Sen. Patrick O’Connor (R-Weymouth) at 33%
We are looking forward to the new legislative session. At the end of the day, legislators decide what votes we can score by what recorded votes they request and what bills they advance. May the new session be one filled with progressive legislative action.
