Jim Hawkins
Massachusetts State Representative, District 11 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
- 0
- 25 sponsored, 2025–2026 session
- Votes missed
- 0.0%
- Chamber median 0.9%
- With party
- 98%
- On votes splitting the parties
- Last margin
- +49.5
- Won 2026
- Next election
- 2028
- Nov 7, 2028
Source: Wikidata, congress-legislators and Open States; 99chambers legislative recordsUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 1:52 PM ET
Committees
As of 2026-10.
- Advanced Information Technology, the Internet and Cybersecurity · vice chair
- Consumer Protection and Professional Licensure
- Transportation
- Ways and Means
- Ways and Means
Source: Open States committeesUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 9:43 AM ET
Legislation
No bills in this list for the 2025–2026 session.
Source: Open States billsUpdated Nov 6, 2026, 4:22 PM ET
Voting record
Where Hawkins sits in the Massachusetts House of Representatives
Hawkins is closer to the center than 91% of the chamber's Democrats.
Closest: Erika Uyterhoeven, Michelle Badger, Mike Connolly
Source: 99chambers roll-call scalingUpdated Nov 6, 2026, 4:51 PM ET
With Hawkins’s party
- Votes with the chamber's Democrats98%
- Cosponsorships of the other party's bills3%
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: Hawkins’s vote, each party’s majority, and the result. An orange vote differs from most Democrats.
| Date | Bill | Hawkins | 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 Hawkins 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 House of Representatives, District 11 | Won | D+49.5 | D+11.2 | +38.3 |
| 2024 | Massachusetts House of Representatives, District 11 | Won | D+49.2 | D+11.2 | +38.0 |
| 2022 | Massachusetts House of Representatives, District 11 | Won | D+21.1 | D+18.7 | +2.4 |
| 2020 | Massachusetts House of Representatives, District 70 | Won | — | — | — |
| 2018 | Massachusetts House of Representatives, District 70 | Won | D+16.7 | — | — |
Source: 99chambers results archive; 2026: civicAPI (unofficial)Updated Nov 8, 2026, 7:01 PM ET
Campaign money, 2025–26
- Raised
- $20.9K
- Spent
- $7.2K
- Cash
- $26.8K
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.
| Hawkins Committee State | Active |
Source: Massachusetts Office of Campaign and Political Finance filings through Sep 30, 2026Updated Oct 31, 2026, 6:19 PM ET
Seats Hawkins has held
- Massachusetts House of Representatives, District 11 · since 2022
- Massachusetts House of Representatives, District 70 · since 2018
Source: 99chambers results archive
Who Hawkins has run against
- Workers Party (I) · 2026 election, won
- Andrew Nelson (I) · 2024 election, won
- Steven Joseph Escobar (R) · 2022 election, won
- Julie A. Hall (R) · 2018 election, won
Source: 99chambers results archive; 2026: civicAPI (unofficial)
How we know Hawkins
One person, matched across every source we use.
- Open States ocd-person/c8936e7c-f0f5-4dc4-b9e9-774e38638787
- Wikidata Q55615080
Source: Identity links: Wikidata, congress-legislators, Open States, FECUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 1:52 PM ET