Sally Kerans
Massachusetts State Representative, District 36 since 1990. Re-elected in 2026. Next on the ballot in 2028.
- In office
- 36 yrs
- Since 1990
- Bills became law
- 0
- 20 sponsored, 2025–2026 session
- Votes missed
- 0.9%
- Chamber median 0.9%
- With party
- 100%
- On votes splitting the parties
- Last margin
- +90.2
- 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.
- Public Health · vice chair
- Financial Services
- Post Audit and Oversight
- Ways and Means
- Ways and Means
Source: Open States committeesUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 9:43 AM ET
Legislation
Failed in the Senate Aug 2025
Failed in the House Jul 2026
Failed in the House Jun 2026
Failed in the House May 2026
Source: Open States billsUpdated Nov 6, 2026, 4:22 PM ET
Voting record
Where Kerans sits in the Massachusetts House of Representatives
Kerans is closer to the center than 53% of the chamber's Democrats.
Closest: Dan Hunt, Jack Lewis, Jay Livingstone
Source: 99chambers roll-call scalingUpdated Nov 6, 2026, 4:51 PM ET
With Kerans’s party
- Votes with the chamber's Democrats100%
- Cosponsorships of the other party's bills17%
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: Kerans’s vote, each party’s majority, and the result. An orange vote differs from most Democrats.
| Date | Bill | Kerans | 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 Kerans 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 House of Representatives: 13th Essex District | Won | — | D+6.6 | — |
| 2024 | Massachusetts House of Representatives, District 36 | Won | — | — | — |
| 2022 | Massachusetts House of Representatives, District 36 | Won | D+90.2 | — | — |
| 2020 | Massachusetts House of Representatives, District 95 | Won | D+9.1 | — | — |
| 1994 | Massachusetts House of Representatives, District 36 | Won | D+26.7 | — | — |
| 1992 | Massachusetts House of Representatives, District 36 | Won | D+35.0 | — | — |
| 1990 | Massachusetts House of Representatives, District 36 | Won | D+8.8 | — | — |
Source: 99chambers results archive; 2026: civicAPI (unofficial)Updated Nov 8, 2026, 7:01 PM ET
Campaign money, 2025–26
- Raised
- $19.7K
- Spent
- $29.9K
- Cash
- $84.3K
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.
| Kerans Committee State | Active |
Source: Massachusetts Office of Campaign and Political Finance filings through Sep 30, 2026Updated Oct 31, 2026, 6:19 PM ET
Seats Kerans has held
- Massachusetts House of Representatives, District 36 · since 2022
- Massachusetts House of Representatives, District 95 · since 2020
- Massachusetts House of Representatives, District 36 · since 1990
Source: 99chambers results archive
Who Kerans has run against
- Michael D. Bean (R) · 2022 election, won
- Robert E. May Jr. (R) · 2020 election, won
- Theodore Maravelias (R) · 1994 election, won
- Douglas A. Bean (R) · 1990 election, won
Source: 99chambers results archive; 2026: civicAPI (unofficial)
How we know Kerans
One person, matched across every source we use.
- Open States ocd-person/308b15a0-dc30-41be-be53-9e5827522cac
- Wikidata Q7405187
Source: Identity links: Wikidata, congress-legislators, Open States, FECUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 1:51 PM ET