DemocratIn office since Mar 2026

Vanna Howard

Massachusetts State Senator, District D11 since 2026. Ran in 3 elections between 2020 and 2024, winning 3. Re-elected in 2026. Next on the ballot in 2028.

Massachusetts State Senator, District D11

Official website Wikipedia

In office: <1 yr; Since 2026
Bills became law: 0; 14 sponsored, 2025–2026 session
Votes missed: 0.0%; Chamber median 0.9%
With party: 100%; On votes splitting the parties
Last margin: +31.9; Won 2026
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.

Emergency Preparedness and Management · chair
Higher Education · vice chair
Environment and Natural Resources
Municipalities and Regional Government
Tourism, Arts and Cultural Development

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

Legislation

2025–2026 session · 14 sponsored · 0 became law

BillIntroCmteSenateHouseLaw

S 3118 An Act providing for the filling of a vacancy on the Groton-Dunstable School Committee
Failed in the House Oct 2026

S 3061 An Act relative to a certain property in the city of Lowell
Failed in the Senate Aug 2026

H 3351 An Act promoting the civil rights and inclusion of American Muslims in the Commonwealth
Failed in the Senate Dec 2025

S 3288 An Act relative to the retirement of police sergeant Vincent Fernandez from the city of Lowell police…
Failed in committee Oct 2026

S 3248 An Act relative to a certain parcel of land in the city of Lowell
Failed in committee Aug 2026

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

Voting record

2025–2026 session · placement by roll-call votes

Where Howard sits in the Massachusetts House of Representatives

Howard is closer to the center than 8% of the chamber's Democrats.

Closest: Lindsay Sabadosa, Christine Barber, Marjorie Decker

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

With Howard’s party

Votes with the chamber's Democrats100%
Cosponsorships of the other party's bills3%

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

Date	Bill	Howard	Dem. majority	Rep. majority	Result
Feb 27, 2026	H 5151: An Act relative to energy affordability, clean power and economic competitiveness	Yes	Yes	No	Passed 139–16
Nov 19, 2025	H 4761: An Act making appropriations for the fiscal year 2025 to provide for supplementing certain…	Yes	Yes	Yes	Passed 149–9
Oct 29, 2025	H 4672: An Act relative to teacher preparation and student literacy.	Yes	Yes	No	Passed 140–15
Oct 15, 2025	H 4601: An Act making appropriations for the fiscal year 2025 to provide for supplementing certain…	Yes	Yes	No	Passed 141–14
Oct 8, 2025	H 4240: An Act making appropriations for the fiscal year 2026 for the maintenance of the…	Yes	Yes	No	Passed 139–16

Source: 99chambers key votes from Congress.gov, Voteview and Open States roll calls

Career

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

202020212022202320242025202620272028Massachusetts House of Representatives, District 134 Massachusetts House of Representatives, District 75 Massachusetts State Senate, District D11

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, SD-D11	Won	D+31.9	D+11.3	+20.6
2026	Massachusetts State Senate, SD-D11 (special)	Won	D+35.2	D+11.3	+23.9
2024	Massachusetts House of Representatives, District 75	Won	D+54.8	D+23.7	+31.1
2022	Massachusetts House of Representatives, District 75	Won	—	D+33.6	—
2020	Massachusetts House of Representatives, District 134	Won	—	—	—