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2025-26 Mass Scorecard for State Rep. Margaret Scarsdale |
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Democrat 1st Middlesex [Ashby, Dunstable, Groton, Pepperell, Townsend, Lunenburg] Office: 24 Beacon
St Room 473F E-mail: Margaret.Scarsdale@mahouse.gov http://malegislature.gov/Legislators/Profile/MRS1 OnTheIssues.org/MassScorecard |
The Platform Committee weakened the party platform because they believe that attracts voters. Progressive Democrats disagree: we attract voters by having strong & clear progressive values, and asking legislators to vote based on those values. The Massachusetts Democratic Party Charter says, “The most recent Democratic platform…is the official position of the Democratic Party…. every official elected shall adhere to the…platform. Failure to do so…may be publicized by…action of any Party convention.” The platform MATTERS because we can hold our legislators accountable to it! Here’s how one legislator compares…. Vote selection and interpretation by representatives of Mass Scorecard without approval or participation from the Massachusetts Democratic Party. |
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Fundamental Issue in MassDems' Party Platform:
“Massachusetts Democrats will fight for…” |
Summary of related issue put to vote |
This Rep's vote on this issue |
Party platform on this issue |
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EDUCATION: page 10 clause 1: "Public education that is fully funded and free to all" |
Feb. 27, 2025: Fix the chapter 70 inflation adjustment to increase state funding of schools (H.678 House: 33 co-sponsors; S.388 Senate: 22 co-sponsors) |
SCARSDALE: SPONSOR |
Platform: YES |
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EDUCATION: page 10 clause 2: "Adequate resources, instruction, and support to ensure that all students can read proficiently by the third grade" |
Oct. 29, 2025: Should Education Dept. & unions create literacy curricula? (H.4672 House rollcall 101 passed 132-22-6)" |
SCARSDALE: SPONSOR & voted YES |
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 (H.901 House: 53 co-sponsors; S.597 Senate: 15 co-sponsors) |
SCARSDALE: 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.4005 House rollcall 29 passed 140-14-6 plus H.4227 Senate rollcall 52 passed 40-0-0) |
SCARSDALE: 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.2538 House rollcall 72 passed 132-24-4 plus S.2543 Senate rollcall 68 passed 37-3-0) |
SCARSDALE: YES |
Platform: YES |
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ETHICS AND TRANSPARENCY: page 15 clause 12: "Subjecting the legislative branch to the Massachusetts Freedom of Information Act (FOIA)" |
Feb. 25, 2025:Allow the State Auditor to Audit the Massachusetts House? (H.2024 House rollcall 21 failed 24-127-7) |
SCARSDALE: NO |
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? (H.2026 House rollcall 13/14/20/22, all failed 23-128-7; S.15 Senate Amendment #13 and #15 failed 6-32-2) |
SCARSDALE: 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 (H.1405 House: 62 co-sponsors; S.860 Senate: 24 co-sponsors). |
SCARSDALE: 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.4187 House rollcall 55 passed 153-0-6 plus H.4206 Senate rollcall 116 passed 30-7-3) |
SCARSDALE: 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 (H.2505 House: 63 co-sponsors; & S.1486) |
SCARSDALE: SPONSOR |
Platform: YES |
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IMMIGRATION: page 19 clause 1: "Becoming a sanctuary state, where immigrants/refugees feel welcome/safe in all communities" |
April 29, 2025:Should local police authorities detain people for ICE? (H.4000 Amendment #10, House rollcall 36 failed 25-131-2) |
SCARSDALE: NO |
Platform: NO |
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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" |
March 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). |
SCARSDALE: YES |
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 (H.2086 House: 33 cosponsors; S.1327 Senate: 16 co-sponsors) |
SCARSDALE: YES |
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 House rollcall 135 passed 124-33-3 |
SCARSDALE: YES |
Platform: YES |
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PUBLIC SAFETY: Platform page 22 clause 25: "The elimination of qualified immunity protections for police officers" |
Feb. 27, 2025: Penalize as harassment if approaching police within 25 feet (H.2057 HALO Act, House & Senate: 23 co-sponsors). Sponsoring this bill scores in the negative). |
SCARSDALE: SPONSOR |
Platform: NO |
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REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH AND JUSTICE: page 23 clause 2: "End to racial disparities in reproductive health and pregnancy care" |
Feb. 27, 2025: Reducing disparities in health outcomes in marginalized groups (H.1416 House: 34 co-sponsors; & S.901 ). |
SCARSDALE: SPONSOR |
Platform: YES |
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VOTING AND DEMOCRACY: page 26 clause 3: "Same-day voter registration and automatic voter registration" |
Feb. 27, 2025: Same-day voter registration and automatic voter registration (H.834 House: 24 co-sponsors; & S.505). |
SCARSDALE: 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 nominee of the Democratic Party” |
2023-2026: Donated to state/federal Democrats. |
SCARSDALE: NO TO GOP |
Platform: NO TO GOP |
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Number of votes in 2025-26 in accord with Democratic Party Platform: |
15 ¾ out of 18 votes. |
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Summary letter grade: |
B+ |
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CONTACT: Jesse Gordon (617) 320-6989 jesse@jessegordon.com