Do you know what your legislators are up to?
Our Legislator Scorecard website (https://scorecard.progressivemass.com/) helps you do so, and we’re happy to announce a new feature. We aren’t yet far enough into the session to update votes for this legislative session (Stay tuned!). However, now, in addition to looking up your legislator and the bills that they are co-sponsoring, you can look up co-sponsors by bill on the Sponsored Bills page.
This helps give you a big-picture view of which state senators and state reps are already on board with a bill and who needs some friendly, and organized, pressure.
Even if you actively follow the news (what little coverage of state politics there is), or check the State Legislature’s labyrinthine website, it can still be difficult to know how your legislators voted and what bills they are championing.
That’s why our Legislator Scorecard website is such a vital tool. It allows you to see how your legislators are voting on the progressive issues you care about, and it allows you to see if they are co-sponsoring key bills. Such data points help break down the information barriers that residents face to becoming effective everyday lobbyists.
So check out the new feature — as well as the old ones. And if you have any questions (An error? A bill you’d like to see us include? Something else entirely? Want to help?), let us know.
One more ask….We’ve been diligently keeping track of votes since 2011. And doing that takes work. It take staff time, volunteer time, and tech platforms that cost money.
So if you value that work, and I hope you do, please consider making a donation to keep it going.
