Bruce Tarr, Massachusetts Senate, First Essex and Middlesex District: Voting Record

Where they sit

Every current senator, placed from most liberal to most conservative by how they voted on contested bills.

← Most liberalThe aisleMost conservative →

Votes with DemocratsCrosses party linesVotes with Republicans

Bruce Tarr's seat is marked. Seats run from most liberal (left) to most conservative (right), by contested floor votes. Color shows how often each member crosses party lines toward the middle on votes that divide the parties: solid blue or red means almost never, and purple means on at least 1 in 10 of those votes. Gray seats are members too new to score. How these numbers work

Massachusetts Senate92ndpercentile

More conservative than 92% of the Massachusetts Senate.

Most liberalMost conservative

4th most conservative of 39

On the November 3 ballot

Bruce Tarr is the only candidate on the November 3 ballot. (Massachusetts Senate, First Essex and Middlesex District)

The scores

How these numbers work →

Votes with the Senate Majority Leader

5%

Each tick is a current senator, by party; the dot is Bruce Tarr.

On 60 contested votes where both voted72% on all 214 votes where both voted

Votes with own party

90%

Each tick is a current senator, by party; the dot is Bruce Tarr.

On 86 party-line votesPartisan rank: 34 of 39 in the Senate33 senators vote with their party more often

Bills

The bills Bruce Tarr sponsored this term and how far they got. Co-sponsors aren’t counted.

How these numbers work →

Bills: Bruce Tarr
	Bills
Sponsored	173
Passed both chambers	3
Became law	3
Vetoed by the Governor	0

Rank by bills passed: Rank 3 of 40 in the Senate (tied with 3 others) · 2 of 5 Republicans (tied with 1 other)

A bill's sponsor is its primary sponsor as the Legislature records it; co-sponsors aren't counted, and a bill a committee reported in a new draft counts for no one.

Bills that passed both chambers

Bills that passed both chambers: Bruce Tarr
Bill	Result	Final action
S.2526 Authorizing the town of Topsfield to convert 4 licenses for sale of wine and malt beverages not to be drunk on the premises to 4 licenses for the sale of all…	Became law	Sept. 10, 2026
S.2596 Relative to maintenance of private roads in the city of Gloucester	Became law	May 8, 2026
S.2566 Further regulating the Gloucester Fisheries Commission	Became law	Oct. 16, 2025

Budget projects

Massachusetts's budget acts don't name the legislator who asked for an item, so there's no budget figure for Massachusetts legislators.

Contested votes where they split

57 against the Senate Majority Leader; 2 against most of their party.

Contested votes where they split: Bruce Tarr
Date	Bill and motion	Their vote	Senate Majority Leader	Most of their party
July 30, 2026	H.5469: Promoting transparency and public access in state government Passage to Be Engrossed	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
July 30, 2026	S.3200: Promoting transparency and public access in state government Amendment	Yea	Nay (split)	Yea
July 23, 2026	S.3178: Relative to economic development in the commonwealth Amendment	Yea	Nay (split)	Yea
July 23, 2026	S.3178: Relative to economic development in the commonwealth Amendment	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
July 23, 2026	S.3178: Relative to economic development in the commonwealth Amendment	Yea	Nay (split)	Yea
July 23, 2026	S.3178: Relative to economic development in the commonwealth Amendment	Yea	Nay (split)	Yea
July 23, 2026	S.3178: Relative to economic development in the commonwealth Amendment	Yea	Nay (split)	Yea
July 1, 2026	H.5175: Relative to energy affordability, clean power and economic competitiveness Passage to Be Engrossed	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
July 1, 2026	S.3143: To save people money, repair the climate and grow the economy Amendment	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
July 1, 2026	S.3143: To save people money, repair the climate and grow the economy Amendment	Yea	Nay (split)	Yea
July 1, 2026	S.3143: To save people money, repair the climate and grow the economy Amendment	Yea	Nay (split)	Yea
July 1, 2026	S.3143: To save people money, repair the climate and grow the economy Amendment	Yea	Nay (split)	Yea
July 1, 2026	S.3143: To save people money, repair the climate and grow the economy Amendment	Yea	Yea	Nay (split)
June 18, 2026	S.3141: Relative to primary care for you Passage to Be Engrossed	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
June 18, 2026	S.3116: Relative to primary care for you Amendment	Yea	Nay (split)	Yea
June 18, 2026	S.3116: Relative to primary care for you Amendment	Yea	Nay (split)	Yea
June 18, 2026	S.3116: Relative to primary care for you Amendment	Yea	Nay (split)	Yea
May 28, 2026	S.3104: RESPONDING TO THE SUPREME JUDICIAL COURT’S ORDER OF MAY 7, 2026, AND ENHANCING GOVERNMENT TRANSPARENCY Adoption	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
May 21, 2026	S.4: Making appropriations for the fiscal year 2027 for the maintenance of the departments, boards, commissions, institutions, and certain activities of the… Sustain the Chair's Ruling	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
May 21, 2026	S.4: Making appropriations for the fiscal year 2027 for the maintenance of the departments, boards, commissions, institutions, and certain activities of the… Amendment	Yea	Nay (split)	Yea
May 20, 2026	S.4: Making appropriations for the fiscal year 2027 for the maintenance of the departments, boards, commissions, institutions, and certain activities of the… Amendment	Yea	Nay (split)	Yea
May 20, 2026	S.4: Making appropriations for the fiscal year 2027 for the maintenance of the departments, boards, commissions, institutions, and certain activities of the… Amendment	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
May 20, 2026	S.4: Making appropriations for the fiscal year 2027 for the maintenance of the departments, boards, commissions, institutions, and certain activities of the… Amendment	Yea	Nay (split)	Yea
May 7, 2026	S.3072: Promoting rule of law, oversight, trust and equal constitutional treatment Amendment	Yea	Nay (split)	Yea
May 7, 2026	S.3072: Promoting rule of law, oversight, trust and equal constitutional treatment Amendment	Yea	Nay (split)	Yea
May 7, 2026	S.3072: Promoting rule of law, oversight, trust and equal constitutional treatment Amendment	Yea	Nay (split)	Yea
May 7, 2026	S.3072: Promoting rule of law, oversight, trust and equal constitutional treatment Amendment	Yea	Nay (split)	Yea
May 7, 2026	S.3083: Order relative to requesting the opinions of the Honorable Justices of the Supreme Judicial Court on important questions of law relative to promoting rule of… Motion to Suspend the Rules	Yea	Nay (split)	Yea
April 9, 2026	H.5280: Making appropriations for the fiscal year 2026 to provide for supplementing certain existing appropriations and for certain other activities and projects Passage to Be Engrossed	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
April 9, 2026	H.5350: Modernizing the commonwealth’s cannabis laws Passage to Be Enacted	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
Feb. 26, 2026	S.2962: To build resilient infrastructure to generate higher-ed transformation Amendment	Yea	Nay (split)	Yea
Feb. 26, 2026	S.2962: To build resilient infrastructure to generate higher-ed transformation Amendment	Yea	Nay (split)	Yea
Feb. 12, 2026	S.2947: Regarding fair housing practices in the Commonwealth Amendment	Yea	Nay (split)	Yea
Jan. 15, 2026	S.2898: Improving campaign finance reporting by state ballot question committees Amendment	Yea	Nay (split)	Yea
Nov. 19, 2025	H.4206: Modernizing the commonwealth’s cannabis laws Passage to Be Engrossed	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
Nov. 19, 2025	S.2722: Modernizing the commonwealth’s cannabis laws Amendment	Yea	Nay (split)	Yea
Nov. 19, 2025	S.2722: Modernizing the commonwealth’s cannabis laws Amendment	Yea	Nay (split)	Yea
Nov. 19, 2025	S.2722: Modernizing the commonwealth’s cannabis laws Amendment	Yea	Nay (split)	Yea
Nov. 19, 2025	H.4692: Rescinding previous Article V Convention applications Adoption	Yea	Yea	Nay (split)
Nov. 19, 2025	H.4692: Rescinding previous Article V Convention applications Amendment	Yea	Nay (split)	Yea
Nov. 13, 2025	S.2696: Regarding free expression Amendment	Yea	Nay (split)	Yea
Nov. 13, 2025	S.2696: Regarding free expression Amendment	Yea	Nay (split)	Yea
Nov. 13, 2025	S.2696: Regarding free expression Amendment	Yea	Nay (split)	Yea
Nov. 13, 2025	S.2696: Regarding free expression Amendment	Yea	Nay (split)	Yea
Oct. 23, 2025	S.2655: Making appropriations for the fiscal year 2025 to provide for supplementing certain existing appropriations and for certain other activities and projects Amendment	Yea	Nay (split)	Yea
Oct. 23, 2025	H.4240: Making appropriations for the fiscal year 2026 for the maintenance of the departments, boards, commissions, institutions and certain activities of the… Override of Veto	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
Oct. 23, 2025	H.4240: Making appropriations for the fiscal year 2026 for the maintenance of the departments, boards, commissions, institutions and certain activities of the… Override of Veto	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
July 24, 2025	S.2558: Facilitating better interactions between police officers and persons with autism spectrum disorder Amendment	Yea	Nay (split)	Yea
June 26, 2025	S.2538: Strengthening health care protections in the Commonwealth Amendment	Yea	Nay (split)	Yea
June 18, 2025	S.2529: Making appropriations for the fiscal year 2025 to provide for supplementing certain existing appropriations and for certain other activities and projects. Amendment	Yea	Nay (split)	Yea
June 18, 2025	S.2529: Making appropriations for the fiscal year 2025 to provide for supplementing certain existing appropriations and for certain other activities and projects. Amendment	Yea	Nay (split)	Yea
May 22, 2025	S.3: Making appropriations for the fiscal year 2026 for the maintenance of the departments, boards, commissions, institutions, and certain activities of the… Amendment	Yea	Nay (split)	Yea
May 22, 2025	S.3: Making appropriations for the fiscal year 2026 for the maintenance of the departments, boards, commissions, institutions, and certain activities of the… Amendment	Yea	Nay (split)	Yea
May 22, 2025	S.3: Making appropriations for the fiscal year 2026 for the maintenance of the departments, boards, commissions, institutions, and certain activities of the… Amendment	Yea	Nay (split)	Yea
May 22, 2025	S.3: Making appropriations for the fiscal year 2026 for the maintenance of the departments, boards, commissions, institutions, and certain activities of the… Amendment	Yea	Nay (split)	Yea
May 22, 2025	S.3: Making appropriations for the fiscal year 2026 for the maintenance of the departments, boards, commissions, institutions, and certain activities of the… Amendment	Yea	Nay (split)	Yea
May 22, 2025	S.3: Making appropriations for the fiscal year 2026 for the maintenance of the departments, boards, commissions, institutions, and certain activities of the… Amendment	Yea	Nay (split)	Yea
May 21, 2025	S.3: Making appropriations for the fiscal year 2026 for the maintenance of the departments, boards, commissions, institutions, and certain activities of the… Amendment	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
Feb. 26, 2025	H.58: Making appropriations for fiscal year 2025 to provide for supplementing certain existing appropriations and for certain other activities and projects Passage to Be Enacted	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay

Every roll call

How Bruce Tarr voted on each of the 237 floor roll calls while in office, newest first.

Every roll call: Bruce Tarr
Date	Vote	Their vote	Most of their party	Senate Majority Leader	Yeas–nays
Loading…

Contested and party-line votes link to their own pages; the rest link to the official record.

Contact, committees and caucuses

Contact

Official page: malegislature.gov
Email: bruce.tarr@masenate.gov
Capitol office: Room 308, State House 24 Beacon St., Boston, MA 02133
617-722-1600

Committees

Bills in the Third Reading Ranking member
Environment and Natural Resources Ranking member
Financial Services Ranking member
Racial Equity, Civil Rights and Inclusion Ranking member
Steering and Policy Ranking member
Telecommunications, Utilities and Energy Ranking member
Tourism, Arts and Cultural Development Ranking member
Ethics
Rules
Rules

Contact details and committee assignments from Open States' data on the Massachusetts Legislature, which it collects from the chambers' websites, as of Oct. 15, 2026.