Cindy Friedman
Massachusetts State Senator, District D16 since 2018. Ran in 4 elections between 2018 and 2024, winning 4. Re-elected in 2026. Next on the ballot in 2028.
- In office
- 7 yrs
- Since 2018
- Bills became law
- 1
- 44 sponsored, 2025–2026 session
- Last margin
- +98.0
- Won 2020
- Next election
- 2028
- Nov 7, 2028
- Elections
- 5
- 2018–2026
- Won
- 5
- generals, primaries and specials
Source: Wikidata, congress-legislators and Open States; 99chambers legislative recordsUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 1:51 PM ET
Committees
As of 2026-10.
- Health Care Financing · chair
- Initiative Petitions Special · chair
- Rules · vice chair
- Rules · vice chair
- Steering and Policy · chair
- Aging and Independence
- Ethics
- Personnel and Administration
Source: Open States committeesUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 9:43 AM ET
Legislation
Source: Open States billsUpdated Nov 6, 2026, 4:22 PM ET
Career
Offices held, and every time Friedman was on a ballot. Filled marks are general elections won; hollow marks are primaries; an orange outline is a loss.
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 State Senate, SD-D16 | Won | — | D+33.2 | — |
| 2024 | Massachusetts State Senate, SD-D16 | Won | — | D+33.2 | — |
| 2022 | Massachusetts State Senate, SD-D16 | Won | — | D+38.6 | — |
| 2020 | Massachusetts State Senate, District 24 | Won | D+98.0 | — | — |
| 2018 | Massachusetts State Senate, District 24 | Won | — | — | — |
Source: 99chambers results archive; 2026: civicAPI (unofficial)Updated Nov 8, 2026, 7:01 PM ET
Campaign money, 2025–26
- Raised
- $140.1K
- Spent
- $128.9K
- Cash
- $105.3K
Source: Massachusetts Office of Campaign and Political Finance filings through Sep 30, 2026Updated Oct 31, 2026, 6:19 PM ET
Campaign committees
Open committees can still raise and spend money.
| Friedman Committee State | Active |
Source: Massachusetts Office of Campaign and Political Finance filings through Sep 30, 2026Updated Oct 31, 2026, 6:19 PM ET
Seats Friedman has held
- Massachusetts State Senate, District D16 · since 2022
- Massachusetts State Senate, District 24 · since 2018
Source: 99chambers results archive
Who Friedman has run against
- Michael Paul Robbins (I) · 2020 election, won
Source: 99chambers results archive; 2026: civicAPI (unofficial)
How we know Friedman
One person, matched across every source we use.
- Open States ocd-person/456b0061-febd-4ff7-8547-42be0685526f
- Wikidata Q50380389
Source: Identity links: Wikidata, congress-legislators, Open States, FECUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 1:51 PM ET