DemocratIn office since Nov 2020

Mike Kushmerek

Massachusetts State Representative, District 144 since 2020. Re-elected in 2026. Next on the ballot in 2028.

Massachusetts State Representative, District 144

Official website Wikipedia

In office: 6 yrs; Since 2020
Bills became law: 0; 28 sponsored, 2025–2026 session
Votes missed: 3.4%; Chamber median 0.9%
With party: 100%; On votes splitting the parties
Last margin: +25.4; Won 2022
Next election: 2028; Nov 7, 2028

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

Committees

As of 2026-10.

Telecommunications, Utilities and Energy · vice chair
Economic Development and Emerging Technologies
Education

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

Legislation

2025–2026 session · 28 sponsored · 0 became law

BillIntroCmteHouseSenateLaw

H 1378 An Act relative to asset limits for MassHealth
Failed in the House Jul 2026

H 1379 An Act exempting medications used for the treatment of opioid use disorder from the prior approval process…
Failed in the House Apr 2026

H 3516 An Act to prevent predatory towing fees for police-authorized tows
Failed in the House Mar 2026

H 3716 An Act relative to electronic scanning of identification
Failed in the House Jan 2026

H 1447 An Act relative to the endowment match program
Failed in the House Jan 2026

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

Voting record

2025–2026 session · placement by roll-call votes

Where Kushmerek sits in the Massachusetts House of Representatives

Kushmerek is closer to the center than 11% of the chamber's Democrats.

Closest: Jay Livingstone, Jessica Giannino, Kristin Kassner

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

With Kushmerek’s party

Votes with the chamber's Democrats100%
Cosponsorships of the other party's bills1%

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

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

202020212022202320242025202620272028Massachusetts House of Representatives, District 205Massachusetts House of Representatives, District 144

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: 3rd Worcester District	Won	—	D+12.0	—
2024	Massachusetts House of Representatives, District 144	Won	—	—	—
2022	Massachusetts House of Representatives, District 144	Won	D+25.4	—	—
2020	Massachusetts House of Representatives, District 205	Won	D+11.2	—	—