Massachusetts Senate · Hampden and Hampshire District
John Velis
Where they sit
Every current senator, placed from most liberal to most conservative by how they voted on contested bills.
John Velis'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
On the November 3 ballot
John Velis is the only candidate on the November 3 ballot. (Massachusetts Senate, Hampden and Hampshire District)
The scores
How these numbers work →Each tick is a current senator, by party; the dot is John Velis.
Each tick is a current senator, by party; the dot is John Velis.
Bills
The bills John Velis sponsored this term and how far they got. Co-sponsors aren’t counted.
| Bills | |
|---|---|
| Sponsored | 77 |
| Passed both chambers | 0 |
| Became law | 0 |
| Vetoed by the Governor | 0 |
Rank by bills passed: Rank 24 of 40 in the Senate (tied with 16 others) · 19 of 35 Democrats (tied with 16 others)
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
None of the bills John Velis sponsored passed both chambers.
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
9 against the Senate Majority Leader; 11 against most of their party.
Every roll call
How John Velis voted on each of the 237 floor roll calls while in office, newest first.
| Date | Vote | Their vote | Most of their party | Senate Majority Leader | Yeas–nays |
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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
- john.velis@masenate.gov
- Capitol office
- Room 513, State House 24 Beacon St., Boston, MA 02133
617-722-1415
Committees
- Mental Health, Substance Use and Recovery Chair
- Veterans and Federal Affairs Chair
- Aging and Independence Vice chair
- Bonding, Capital Expenditures and State Assets
- Judiciary
- Public Safety and Homeland Security
- State Administration and Regulatory Oversight
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.
Source: the Massachusetts Legislature's roll-call records, Feb. 6, 2025 to July 31, 2026. How these numbers work · Corrections