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2025-26 Mass Scorecard for State Sen. Jason Lewis |
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OnTheIssues.org/ |
Democrat representing Fifth Middlesex [Malden, Melrose, Reading, Stoneham, Wakefield, Winchester] Office: 24 Beacon St
Room 511-B E-mail: Jason.Lewis@masenate.gov http://malegislature.gov/Legislators/Profile/jml0
Vote selection and interpretation by representatives of Mass Scorecard without approval or participation from the Massachusetts Democratic Party. |
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ECONOMIC JUSTICE AND GROWTH: page 9 clause 10: "Access to jobs that provide them with a living wage for all" |
Feb. 27, 2025: Increase minimum wage to $20 per hour in four steps (S.1349 Senate: 11 co-sponsors; H.2107 House: 11 co-sponsors). |
LEWIS: SPONSOR |
Platform: YES |
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CLIMATE AND ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE page 12 clause 2: "necessary steps to protect our air, water, forests, farmland, and food, and expanding our access to open space" |
Feb. 27, 2025: Funds for improving and conserving natural and working lands (S.597 Senate: 15 co-sponsors; H.901 House: 53 co-sponsors) |
LEWIS: SPONSOR |
Platform: YES |
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CLIMATE AND ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE: page 12 clause 10: "Safe, reliable, accessible, equitable transportation solutions... and a sustainable public transit system" |
April 16, 2025:Allocate $828 million from the 'Millionaire's Tax' to transportation projects and MBTA? (H.4227 Senate rollcall 52 passed 40-0-0 plus H.4005 House rollcall 29 passed 140-14-6) |
LEWIS: YES |
Platform: YES |
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RACIAL JUSTICE AND EQUAL RIGHTS: page 14 clause 12: "The protection and promotion of equal rights for all LGBTQ+ people... and advocating for greater protections in the workplace, education, housing, healthcare, and criminal justice" |
Nov 3, 2005:Should transgender care be protected from disclosure? (S.2543 Senate rollcall 68 passed 37-3-0, plus S.2538 House rollcall 72 passed 132-24-4) |
LEWIS: YES |
Platform: YES |
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ETHICS AND TRANSPARENCY: page 15 clause 14: "All Committee votes in the Legislature to be made public by providing a list of those legislators voting yes and those legislators voting no" |
Feb. 12, 2025: Record all Rollcall votes; 2 days to review bills & other previews? (S.15 Senate Amendment #13 and #15 failed 6-32-2; Senate Amendment #22 failed 9-29-2l; H.2026 House rollcall 13/14/20/22, all failed 23-128-7) |
LEWIS: NO |
Platform: YES |
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HEALTHCARE AND HUMAN SERVICES: page 16 clause 2: "accessible healthcare for all through a single-payer government-sponsored program, like Medicare" |
Feb. 27, 2025:Single-payer health care financing system (S.860 Senate: 24 co-sponsors; H.1405 House: 62 co-sponsors). |
LEWIS: SPONSOR |
Platform: YES |
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HEALTHCARE: page 16 clause 9: "Using the revenue generated by legalized marijuana to help fund proven opioid prevention and recovery services" |
June 4, 2025:Should the cannabis industry expand responsibly? (H.4206 Senate rollcall 116 passed 30-7-3 plus H.4187 House rollcall 55 passed 153-0-6) |
LEWIS: YES |
Platform: YES |
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HEALTHCARE AND HUMAN SERVICES: page 17 clause 23: "Securing broad and compassionate options for the end of life" |
Feb. 27, 2025: End of life option including request for medical aid in dying medication (S.1486 Senate: 24 co-sponsors; H.2505 House: 63 co-sponsors) |
LEWIS: SPONSOR |
Platform: YES |
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IMMIGRATION: page 19 clause 2: "The elimination of policies that make local and state officials responsible for the enforcement of national immigration laws" |
Mar.25, 2026: Regulate state and local participation in federal immigration enforcement (H.5158/H.5305 PROTECT Act passed 134-21-2 rollcall 150; or S.1681 Senate: 25 co-sponsors; or S.1122, 23 co-sponsors).. |
LEWIS: SPONSOR |
Platform: YES |
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LABOR AND WORKFORCE: Platform page 20 clause 2: "Strong enforcement of laws guaranteeing all workers the right to organize, bargain collectively, and strike" |
Feb. 27, 2025: Maximizing access to the collective and individual protections afforded by federal and state labor laws (S.1327 Senate: 16 co-sponsors; H.2086 House: 33 cosponsors) |
LEWIS: SPONSOR |
Platform: YES |
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CRIMINAL LEGAL REFORM: Platform page 21 clause 2: "Ban on ghost guns and 3D-printed guns" |
July 18, 2024: Ban 3D-printed guns and semiautomatic weapons (H.4885 Senate rollcall 208 passed 35-5-0; 2025 repeal bill S.1509 appears on Nov. 2026 ballot) |
LEWIS: YES |
Platform: YES |
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REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH AND JUSTICE: page 23 clause 2: "An end to racial disparities in reproductive health and pregnancy care" |
Feb. 27, 2025: Reducing disparities in health outcomes in marginalized groups (S.901 Senate: 19 co-sponsors; H.1416 House: 34 co-sponsors). |
LEWIS: SPONSOR |
Platform: YES |
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Party Charter Article 2, section VII, clause (b): “Members of Democratic town and ward committees may be removed for…publicly endorsing or supporting any candidate whose announced intention is to oppose the Democratic nominee” |
2024-2026: Donated to state/federal Democrats. |
LEWIS: NO TO GOP |
Platform: NO TO GOP |
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Number of votes in 2025-26 in accord with Democratic Party Platform: |
12 out of 13 votes. |
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Summary letter grade: |
A |
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CONTACT: Democratic State Committeeman Jesse Gordon (617) 320-6989 jesse@jessegordon.com, P.O. Box 530, Randolph MA 02368