Patrick O'Connor
Massachusetts State Senator, District D31 since 2016. Re-elected in 2026. Next on the ballot in 2028.
- In office
- 10 yrs
- Since 2016
- Bills became law
- 0
- 136 sponsored, 2025–2026 session
- Last margin
- +21.2
- 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.
- Children, Families and Persons with Disabilities · ranking republican member
- Climate Change and Global Warming · ranking member
- Education · ranking republican member
- Ethics · ranking member
- Housing · ranking republican member
- Judiciary · ranking republican member
- Labor and Workforce Development · ranking republican member
- Transportation · ranking member
- Ways and Means · ranking member
Source: Open States committeesUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 9:43 AM ET
Legislation
Failed in the Senate Jul 2026
Failed in the Senate Jul 2026
Failed in the Senate Apr 2026
Source: Open States billsUpdated Nov 6, 2026, 4:22 PM ET
Career
Offices held, and every time O'Connor 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: First Plymouth and Norfolk District | Won | — | D+19.0 | — |
| 2024 | Massachusetts State Senate, SD-D31 | Won | — | — | — |
| 2022 | Massachusetts State Senate, SD-D31 | Won | R+21.2 | — | — |
| 2020 | Massachusetts State Senate, District 34 | Won | R+10.0 | — | — |
| 2018 | Massachusetts State Senate, District 34 | Won | R+6.7 | — | — |
| 2016 | Massachusetts State Senate, District 34 | Won | R+13.2 | — | — |
| 2016 | Massachusetts State Senate, District 34 (special) | Won | R+5.5 | — | — |
Source: 99chambers results archive; 2026: civicAPI (unofficial)Updated Nov 8, 2026, 7:01 PM ET
Campaign money, 2025–26
- Raised
- $98K
- Spent
- $83.6K
- Cash
- $138.1K
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.
| O'Connor Committee State | Active |
Source: Massachusetts Office of Campaign and Political Finance filings through Sep 30, 2026Updated Oct 31, 2026, 6:19 PM ET
Seats O'Connor has held
- Massachusetts State Senate, District D31 · since 2022
- Massachusetts State Senate, District 34 · since 2016
Source: 99chambers results archive
Who O'Connor has run against
- Robert William Stephens Jr. (D) · 2022 election, won
- Meg Wheeler (D) · 2020 election, won
- Katie L. McBrine (D) · 2018 election, won
- Paul J. Gannon (D) · 2016 election, won
- Joan Meschino (D) · 2016 special election, won
Source: 99chambers results archive; 2026: civicAPI (unofficial)
How we know O'Connor
One person, matched across every source we use.
- Open States ocd-person/493988da-4de8-49a0-8d6c-090097e89920
- Wikidata Q27842979
Source: Identity links: Wikidata, congress-legislators, Open States, FECUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 1:51 PM ET