DemocratIn office since Nov 2022

Margaret Scarsdale

Massachusetts State Representative, District 59 since 2022. Ran in 2 elections between 2022 and 2024, winning 2. Ran for re-election in 2026; the count goes on.

Massachusetts State Representative, District 59

Official website Wikipedia

In office: 3 yrs; Since 2022
Bills became law: 1; 18 sponsored, 2025–2026 session
Votes missed: 6.4%; Chamber median 0.9%
With party: 99%; On votes splitting the parties
Last margin: +2.7; Won 2024
Elections: 3; 2022–2026

Source: Wikidata, congress-legislators and Open States; 99chambers legislative recordsUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 1:52 PM ET

Committees

As of 2026-10.

Aging and Independence
Environment and Natural Resources
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 · 18 sponsored · 1 became law

BillIntroCmteHouseSenateLaw

H 4795 An Act amending the charter for the town of Groton
Became law Oct 2026

H 5532 An Act authorizing the town of Groton to prohibit the use of second generation anticoagulant rodenticides
Failed in the House Jul 2026

H 1044 Resolve establishing a special commission to study climate change staffing levels
Failed in the House May 2026

H 2696 An Act establishing a public safety building authority and assistance program
Failed in the House Oct 2025

H 2958 An Act authorizing Thomas Struthers to purchase creditable service from the Massachusetts teachers’…
Failed in the House Aug 2025

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

Voting record

2025–2026 session · placement by roll-call votes

Where Scarsdale sits in the Massachusetts House of Representatives

Scarsdale is closer to the center than 72% of the chamber's Democrats.

Closest: Chynah Tyler, Rich Haggerty, Mary Keefe

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

With Scarsdale’s party

Votes with the chamber's Democrats99%
Cosponsorships of the other party's bills4%

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: Scarsdale’s vote, each party’s majority, and the result. An orange vote differs from most Democrats.

Date	Bill	Scarsdale	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 Scarsdale was on a ballot. Filled marks are general elections won; hollow marks are primaries; an orange outline is a loss.

2022202320242025202620272028Massachusetts House of Representatives, District 59

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 59	Counting	D+19.5	D+8.9	+10.6
2024	Massachusetts House of Representatives, District 59	Won	D+2.7	D+8.9	−6.2
2022	Massachusetts House of Representatives, District 59	Won	Even	D+13.7	−13.7