DemocratIn office since Nov 2022

Rita Mendes

Massachusetts State Representative, District 121 since 2022. Re-elected in 2026. Next on the ballot in 2028.

Massachusetts State Representative, District 121

Official website Wikipedia

In office: 3 yrs; Since 2022
Bills became law: 0; 14 sponsored, 2025–2026 session
Votes missed: 0.4%; Chamber median 0.9%
With party: 100%; On votes splitting the parties
Last margin: +84.1; Won 2022
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.

Election Laws · vice chair
Judiciary
Legislative Black and Latino Caucus
Racial Equity, Civil Rights and Inclusion
Ways and Means
Ways and Means

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

Legislation

2025–2026 session · 14 sponsored · 0 became law

BillIntroCmteHouseSenateLaw

H 2918 An Act relative to mandatory coverage for certain health screenings for firefighters
Failed in the House Aug 2026

H 2498 An Act to address conflicts of interest in the use of temporary nursing agencies at skilled nursing facilities
Failed in the House Jul 2026

H 4044 An Act relative to tuition and student loan reimbursement in gateway cities
Failed in the House Apr 2026

H 1552 An Act to create an interagency supportive housing finance and strategy board
Failed in the House Nov 2025

H 5704 An Act authorizing the school committee of the city of Brockton and the Brockton City Council to declare…
Failed in committee Oct 2026

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

Voting record

2025–2026 session · placement by roll-call votes

Where Mendes sits in the Massachusetts House of Representatives

Mendes 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 Mendes’s party

Votes with the chamber's Democrats100%
Cosponsorships of the other party's bills0%

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

Date	Bill	Mendes	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 Mendes 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 121

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: 11th Plymouth District	Won	—	D+55.6	—
2024	Massachusetts House of Representatives, District 121	Won	—	—	—
2022	Massachusetts House of Representatives, District 121	Won	D+84.1	—	—