J
James Arena-DeRosa
MA House District 8th Middlesex
Office record: openstates/people CC0-1.0
Verify externally: Open States
Issue areas
Derived from issue-tagged bills they sponsored and stated positions — each links to the underlying record. AI-derived tags
Healthcare 169Labor & Employment 123Government Operations & Budget 121Social Services & Welfare 118Education 114Environment & Energy 98Housing 69Agriculture 67Civil Rights & Liberties 62Criminal Justice & Policing 52Economy & Taxes 44Transportation & Infrastructure 41Other 34Technology & Privacy 23Elections & Voting 17Veterans Affairs 15Banking & Finance 10Abortion & Reproductive Rights 5Gun Policy 3Immigration 3Foreign Policy & Trade 2Defense & Military 1
Offices & terms
| Office | Party | From | To | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MA House District 8th Middlesex current
Massachusetts |
Democratic | Jan 4, 2023 | — | openstates/people CC0-1.0 |
Roll-call votes (189 recorded)
| Vote | Position | Date | Result | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| H 5500 — An Act making appropriations for the fiscal year 2027 for the maintenance of the departments, boards, commissions, institutions, and… | Nay | Apr 27, 2026 | fail | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| H 5500 — An Act making appropriations for the fiscal year 2027 for the maintenance of the departments, boards, commissions, institutions, and… | Nay | Apr 27, 2026 | fail | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| H 5500 — An Act making appropriations for the fiscal year 2027 for the maintenance of the departments, boards, commissions, institutions, and… | Nay | Apr 27, 2026 | fail | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| H 5500 — An Act making appropriations for the fiscal year 2027 for the maintenance of the departments, boards, commissions, institutions, and… | Nay | Apr 27, 2026 | fail | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| H 5500 — An Act making appropriations for the fiscal year 2027 for the maintenance of the departments, boards, commissions, institutions, and… | Nay | Apr 27, 2026 | fail | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| H 5500 — An Act making appropriations for the fiscal year 2027 for the maintenance of the departments, boards, commissions, institutions, and… | Nay | Apr 27, 2026 | fail | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| H 5500 — An Act making appropriations for the fiscal year 2027 for the maintenance of the departments, boards, commissions, institutions, and… | Nay | Apr 27, 2026 | fail | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| H 5500 — An Act making appropriations for the fiscal year 2027 for the maintenance of the departments, boards, commissions, institutions, and… | Nay | Apr 27, 2026 | fail | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| H 5500 — An Act making appropriations for the fiscal year 2027 for the maintenance of the departments, boards, commissions, institutions, and… | Nay | Apr 27, 2026 | fail | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| H 5375 — An Act financing long-term improvements to municipal roads and bridges | Yea | Apr 15, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| S 2581 — An Act to promote student learning and mental health | Yea | Apr 8, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| H 5349 — Amendment H.5349 | Yea | Apr 8, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| H 5349 — Amendment H.5349 | Yea | Apr 8, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| H 5349 — Amendment H.5349 | Nay | Apr 8, 2026 | fail | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| H 5350 — An Act modernizing the commonwealth’s cannabis laws | Yea | Apr 8, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| H 5305 — An Act promoting rule of law, oversight, trust and equal constitutional treatment | Yea | Mar 25, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| H 5305 — An Act promoting rule of law, oversight, trust and equal constitutional treatment | Yea | Mar 25, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| H 5305 — An Act promoting rule of law, oversight, trust and equal constitutional treatment | Yea | Mar 25, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| H 5305 — An Act promoting rule of law, oversight, trust and equal constitutional treatment | Yea | Mar 25, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| H 5305 — An Act promoting rule of law, oversight, trust and equal constitutional treatment | Yea | Mar 25, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| H 5264 — An Act making appropriations for the fiscal year 2026 to provide for supplementing certain existing appropriations and for certain other… | Yea | Mar 19, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| H 5264 — An Act making appropriations for the fiscal year 2026 to provide for supplementing certain existing appropriations and for certain other… | Yea | Mar 19, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| H 5264 — An Act making appropriations for the fiscal year 2026 to provide for supplementing certain existing appropriations and for certain other… | Nay | Mar 19, 2026 | fail | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| H 5264 — An Act making appropriations for the fiscal year 2026 to provide for supplementing certain existing appropriations and for certain other… | Yea | Mar 19, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| H 5151 — An Act relative to energy affordability, clean power and economic competitiveness | Yea | Feb 27, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
Sponsored legislation (57 as lead sponsor)
-
H 4605
MA · —
An Act authorizing the town of Millis to establish a means-tested senior citizen property tax exemption for school building construction projects
-
H 1422
MA · —
Resolve providing for the study and investigation relative to expanding the in-state higher education tuition and fee waiver program
-
H 2243
MA · —
An Act relative to legal advertisements and public notices
-
H 4022
MA · —
Resolve providing for the study and investigation relative to the efficacy of alternative treatments for veterinary medicine
-
H 3965
MA · —
An Act relative to tax abatement equity
-
H 3010
MA · —
An Act excluding the Segal Americorps Educational Award from taxable income
-
H 319
MA · —
An Act relative to transparency in optional credit card fees
-
H 3284
MA · —
An Act relative to public hiring preference for veterans, peace corps, americorps and commonwealth corps workers
-
H 1077
MA · —
An Act relative to protecting homeowners after a property fire
-
H 3444
MA · —
An Act relative to s-license compliance
Showing the 10 most recent.