DemocratIn office since Nov 2024

Steven Ouellette

Massachusetts State Representative, District 17 since 2024. Ran in 1 election in 2024, winning 1. Ran for re-election in 2026; the count goes on.

Massachusetts State Representative, District 17

Official website Wikipedia

In office: 1 yr; Since 2024
Bills became law: 0; 2 sponsored, 2025–2026 session
Votes missed: 0.0%; Chamber median 0.9%
With party: 98%; On votes splitting the parties
Last margin: +1.2; Won 2024
Elections: 2; 2024–2026

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
Agriculture and Fisheries
Emergency Preparedness and Management
Intergovernmental Affairs
Post Audit and Oversight

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

Legislation

2025–2026 session · 2 sponsored · 0 became law

No bills in this list for the 2025–2026 session.

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

Voting record

2025–2026 session · placement by roll-call votes

Where Ouellette sits in the Massachusetts House of Representatives

Ouellette is closer to the center than 94% of the chamber's Democrats.

Closest: Christopher Markey, Michelle Badger, Erika Uyterhoeven

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

With Ouellette’s party

Votes with the chamber's Democrats98%
Cosponsorships of the other party's bills15%

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

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

20242025202620272028Massachusetts House of Representatives, District 17

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, District 17	Counting	R+2.6	R+11.9	+9.3
2024	Massachusetts House of Representatives, District 17	Won	D+1.2	R+11.9	+13.1