DemocratIn office since Nov 2016

Chynah Tyler

Massachusetts State Representative, District 129 since 2016. Ran in 5 elections between 2016 and 2024, winning 5. Re-elected in 2026. Next on the ballot in 2028.

Massachusetts State Representative, District 129

Official website Wikipedia

In office: 9 yrs; Since 2016
Bills became law: 1; 33 sponsored, 2025–2026 session
Votes missed: 11.5%; Chamber median 0.9%
With party: 100%; On votes splitting the parties
Next election: 2028; Nov 7, 2028
Elections: 6; 2016–2026

Source: Wikidata, congress-legislators and Open States; 99chambers legislative recordsUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 1:51 PM ET

Committees

As of 2026-10.

State Administration and Regulatory Oversight · vice chair
Health Care Financing
Legislative Black and Latino Caucus
Telecommunications, Utilities and Energy
Ways and Means
Ways and Means

Source: Open States committeesUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 9:43 AM ET

Legislation

2025–2026 session · 33 sponsored · 1 became law

BillIntroCmteHouseSenateLaw

H 4142 An Act directing the city of Boston police department to waive the maximum age requirement for police…
Became law Mar 2026

Source: Open States billsUpdated Nov 6, 2026, 4:22 PM ET

Voting record

2025–2026 session · placement by roll-call votes

Where Tyler sits in the Massachusetts House of Representatives

Tyler is closer to the center than 71% of the chamber's Democrats.

Closest: Margaret Scarsdale, Patrick Kearney, Rich Haggerty

Source: 99chambers roll-call scalingUpdated Nov 6, 2026, 4:51 PM ET

With Tyler’s party

Votes with the chamber's Democrats100%
Cosponsorships of the other party's bills5%

Black tick: the average of Democrats in the Massachusetts House of Representatives.

Source: 99chambers legislative scores from roll calls and cosponsorships

Key votes

Votes chosen for their effect, not their side: Tyler’s vote, each party’s majority, and the result. An orange vote differs from most Democrats.

Date	Bill	Tyler	Dem. majority	Rep. majority	Result
Jul 22, 2026	H 5595: An Act prioritizing patient access to care	Yes	Yes	No	Passed 119–33
Jul 8, 2026	H 5562: An Act relative to economic development in the commonwealth	Yes	Yes	Yes	Passed 145–6
Jul 1, 2026	H 5555: An Act making appropriations for the fiscal year 2027 for the maintenance of the…	Yes	Yes	Yes	Passed 142–6
Jun 10, 2026	S 2726: An Act regarding free expression	No	No	Yes	Failed 23–133
Apr 28, 2026	H 5500: An Act making appropriations for the fiscal year 2027 for the maintenance of the…	Yes	Yes	No	Passed 136–20

Source: 99chambers key votes from Congress.gov, Voteview and Open States roll calls

Career

Offices held, and every time Tyler was on a ballot. Filled marks are general elections won; hollow marks are primaries; an orange outline is a loss.

2016201720182019202020212022202320242025202620272028Massachusetts House of Representatives, District 190Massachusetts House of Representatives, District 129

Source: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)

Elections

Margin against the seat’s presidential baseline: how the seat voted for president in the same or nearest year.

Year	Race	Result	Margin	Seat	+/−
2026	Massachusetts House of Representatives, District 129	Won	—	D+74.5	—
2024	Massachusetts House of Representatives, District 129	Won	—	D+74.5	—
2022	Massachusetts House of Representatives, District 129	Won	—	D+86.6	—
2020	Massachusetts House of Representatives, District 190	Won	—	—	—
2018	Massachusetts House of Representatives, District 190	Won	—	—	—
2016	Massachusetts House of Representatives, District 190	Won	—	—	—