DemocratIn office since Nov 2022

Pavel Payano

Massachusetts State Senator, District D19 since 2022. Re-elected in 2026. Next on the ballot in 2028.

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

Committees

As of 2026-10.

Advanced Information Technology, the Internet and Cybersecurity · vice chair
Consumer Protection and Professional Licensure · chair
Education
Health Care Financing
Higher Education
Juvenile and Emerging Adult Justice
Legislative Black and Latino Caucus
Steering and Policy
Ways and Means
Ways and Means

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

2025–2026 session · 51 sponsored · 1 became law

BillIntroCmteSenateHouseLaw

S 2799 An Act establishing a sick leave bank for Jeffrey Yacinthe, an employee of the department of elementary and…
Became law Jan 2026

S 2907 An Act establishing credible service for eligible police officers and firefighters
Failed in the Senate Aug 2026

S 821 An Act allowing fair compensation of Massachusetts credit union directors
Failed in the Senate Jul 2026

S 185 An Act to promote school centered neighborhood development
Failed in the Senate Jul 2026

S 819 An Act prohibiting discrimination against 340b drug discount program participants
Failed in the Senate May 2026

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

Offices held, and every time Payano was on a ballot. Filled marks are general elections won; hollow marks are primaries; an orange outline is a loss.

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 Essex District	Won	—	D+10.1	—
2024	Massachusetts State Senate, SD-D19	Won	—	—	—
2022	Massachusetts State Senate, SD-D19	Won	—	—	—
2014	Massachusetts State Senate, District 18 (primary)	Lost	−17.5	—	—