Senate · Democrat
Dylan A. Fernandes
Data through FY2026; built October 19, 2026.
Residence
Falmouth
First elected
House 2016; Senate 2024
| Session | Chamber | District | Lines | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 190th (2017–18) | House | Barnstable, Dukes and Nantucket | 2011 lines | |
| 191st (2019–20) | House | Barnstable, Dukes and Nantucket | 2011 lines | |
| 192nd (2021–22) | House | Barnstable, Dukes and Nantucket | 2011 lines | |
| 193rd (2023–24) | House | Barnstable, Dukes and Nantucket | 2021 lines | |
| 194th (2025–26) | Senate | Plymouth and Barnstable | 2021 lines | moved from the House to the Senate |
Posts and stipends
Dylan A. Fernandes was paid $79,709 in leadership and committee stipends from 2021 to 2026 (2026 to date).
| Session | Posts | First year | Second year |
|---|---|---|---|
| 190th (2017–18) | No post recorded | $0 | $0 |
| 191st (2019–20) | No post recorded | $0 | $0 |
| 192nd (2021–22) | Vice chair, Joint Committee on Tourism, Arts and Cultural Development | $5,908 | $5,908 |
| 193rd (2023–24) | Vice chair, Joint Committee on Environment and Natural Resources | $7,096 | $7,096 |
| 194th (2025–26) | Chair, Joint Committee on Agriculture and Fisheries; Vice Chair, Joint Cannabis Policy; Vice Chair, Joint Environment | $30,207 | $23,494 (to date) |
Posts: the Legislature’s leadership and roster records as compiled for this project; where those name no post, the member’s committee chair, vice-chair and ranking roles from the Legislature’s member profiles. Stipends: additional compensation in the Comptroller’s payroll data (CTHRU dataset 9ttk-7vz6), 2016–2026; 2026 is the year to date. Stipends for 2015 are not available. Base salary is not included.
The district
Plymouth and Barnstable on its 2021 lines: 8 cities and towns, 184,504 residents (2020).
Plymouth · Falmouth · Bourne · Sandwich · Pembroke · Mashpee · Kingston · Plympton
Percentages are each place’s share of the district’s 2020 residents; for a town split between districts, the share of the town inside this one follows.
Population-weighted Fairness Index of the district’s cities and towns: 30 for all state aid and 36 for discretionary money (50 is a fair share).
Local earmarks are counted three ways. District money uses the first, clauses that name a place in the district; the second table adds organizations located in the district (placed in the district) and state facilities located there (everything placed). Three ways to count a local earmark.
| Session | District | Dollars | In corrective clauses | Per resident per budget, rank | Without corrective clauses, rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 190th (2017–18) | Barnstable, Dukes and Nantucket | $148,000 | $0 | $1.50 · 142nd of 160 | $1.50 · 142nd of 160 |
| 191st (2019–20) | Barnstable, Dukes and Nantucket | $40,000 | $0 | $0.40 · 156th of 160 | $0.40 · 156th of 160 |
| 192nd (2021–22) | Barnstable, Dukes and Nantucket | $594,000 | $0 | $6.00 · 89th of 160 | $6.00 · 89th of 160 |
| 193rd (2023–24) | Barnstable, Dukes and Nantucket | $564,000 | $0 | $6.16 · 101st of 160 | $6.16 · 97th of 160 |
| 194th (2025–26) | Plymouth and Barnstable | $5.9M | $0 | $31.86 · 2nd of 40 | $31.86 · 2nd of 40 |
District money is where enacted earmarks land, by the place a clause names, mapped to districts by 2020 population; it is not attributed to the member and does not include leadership’s base-text money that names no place. Ranks are of district money per resident among the chamber’s districts, 1 = most. “In corrective clauses” is the part carried by a Ways and Means chair’s corrective amendments, which is leadership’s money; the last column gives the per-resident figure and rank without it. Sessions are labeled by the General Court that enacted each budget. Per-resident figures use the district as drawn for each session (2011 lines through the 192nd General Court, 2021 lines from the 193rd), so they will not equal a session’s dollars divided by the resident count above.
| Session | District | Placed in the district | Per resident per budget, rank | Everything placed | Per resident per budget, rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 190th (2017–18) | Barnstable, Dukes and Nantucket | $273,000 | $2.76 · 126th of 160 | $273,000 | $2.76 · 129th of 160 |
| 191st (2019–20) | Barnstable, Dukes and Nantucket | $130,000 | $1.31 · 152nd of 160 | $130,000 | $1.31 · 153rd of 160 |
| 192nd (2021–22) | Barnstable, Dukes and Nantucket | $769,000 | $7.77 · 87th of 160 | $769,000 | $7.77 · 89th of 160 |
| 193rd (2023–24) | Barnstable, Dukes and Nantucket | $639,000 | $6.98 · 106th of 160 | $639,000 | $6.98 · 110th of 160 |
| 194th (2025–26) | Plymouth and Barnstable | $1.1M | $6.12 · 35th of 40 | $5.9M | $32.13 · 7th of 40 |
Budget amendments
Dylan A. Fernandes sponsored 99 budget amendments in FY2017–FY2026, asking for $63.8 million in all.
Amendments sponsored
99
FY2017–FY2026 budgets
Adopted, known outcomes
66%
57 of 87
Chamber rate, same ask sizes
58%
expected at the chamber’s rates
Of the 87 with a known outcome, 57 were adopted (66%). At the chamber’s adoption rate for amendments of the same size, about 51 (58%) would have been.
| Year | Amount | Enacted budget text (excerpt) | Amendment |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2026 | $31M | “the continued operation of Pappas Rehabilitation Hospital for Children” | S3 #543 |
| FY2026 | $4.8M | “Cape Cod and Islands Community Mental Health Center, also known as Pocasset Mental Health Center, for mental health services and operations” | S3 #543 |
| FY2025 | $500,000 | “the Cape Cod Commercial Fishermen’s Alliance, Inc. for the modernization and maintenance of sustainable fishing” | H4600 #738 |
| FY2024 | $500,000 | “the Cape Cod Commercial Fishermen’s Alliance for the modernization and maintenance of sustainable fishing” | H3900 #1114 |
| FY2026 | $300,000 | “increase and expand transportation programs for individuals accessing substance use treatment services, prior appropriation continued” | S3 #563 |
Strong matches: 42 enacted items, $39.5 million (the member’s share where several amendments claim one clause). A further seven weaker text matches are not listed; attribution is inferred from amendment text and is less certain there. House attribution is inferred throughout, because the House adopts most amendments inside consolidated amendments.
52 outcomes are inferred by matching amendment text to the House’s consolidated amendments, because the House records most amendments only as “Consolidated A–G.” Ask size is the larger of the earmark dollars and the line-item change an amendment requests; bands: no dollar amount, under $50,000, $50,000–$250,000, $250,000–$1 million, $1–5 million, $5 million or more. Leadership’s unattributed base-text and corrective-amendment money is never assigned to a member. The comparison describes outcomes; it is not a measure of merit.
Bills sponsored
Dylan A. Fernandes filed 200 bills as lead sponsor in these sessions; 18 were enacted on their own. In completed sessions, 11% of their lead bills were enacted on their own, against chamber medians of 3% to 7% for the same sessions.
Most bills die in every legislature, and many policies pass inside other bills; the chamber median for the same session is the fair comparison.
| Session | Chamber | Lead bills | Enacted | Folded into an enacted bill | Laid before the Governor (pending) | Sent to study | Reported favorably, then died | No action | Pending (session open) | Enacted rate | Chamber median | Cosponsored |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 190th (2017–18) | House | 21 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 38% | 7% | 192 |
| 191st (2019–20) | House | 33 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 14 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 6% | 4% | 300 |
| 192nd (2021–22) | House | 43 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 23 | 3 | 0 | 9% | 3% | 259 |
| 193rd (2023–24) | House | 37 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 19 | 4 | 0 | 3% | 4% | 120 |
| 194th (2025–26) | Senate | 66 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 41 | 5%* | 1% | 149 |
Enacted bills as lead sponsor
- H4506 (190th): An Act authorizing the county of Dukes County to borrow funds to pay costs of wastewater treatment facility improvements at the Martha’s Vineyard Airport · Chapter 300 of the Acts of 2018
- H4644 (190th): An Act repealing the act establishing the Nantucket Mosquito Control Project · Chapter 343 of the Acts of 2018
- H4688 (190th): An Act authorizing the town of Nantucket to sell, convey or otherwise dispose of certain land situated in the town of Nantucket held for open space, recreational or conservation purposes to the Nantucket Islands Land Bank, Nantucket Conservation Foundation, Inc, or Sconset Trust, Inc. for the same purposes · Chapter 190 of the Acts of 2018
- H4689 (190th): An Act authorizing the town of Nantucket to transfer, convey or otherwise dispose of a portion of certain land situated in the town of Nantucket held for water supply and water protection purposes to the town of Nantucket for roadway purposes · Chapter 200 of the Acts of 2018
- H4717 (190th): An Act authorizing the town of Nantucket to sell, convey or otherwise dispose of a portion of certain land situated in the town of Nantucket held for cemetery purposes · Chapter 180 of the Acts of 2018
- H4818 (190th): An Act authorizing the conveyance of land from the county of Nantucket and authorizing the town of Nantucket to sell, convey or otherwise dispose of a portion of said land situated in the town of Nantucket held for open space purposes · Chapter 183 of the Acts of 2018
- H4819 (190th): An Act amending the membership of the Nantucket Planning & Economic Development Commission by removing the superintendent of the department of public works · Chapter 347 of the Acts of 2018
- H4925 (190th): An Act authorizing the Martha’s Vineyard Regional High School District to lease a certain parcel of land to Martha’s Vineyard Community Services, Inc. for a term of up to 99 years · Chapter 415 of the Acts of 2018
- H3630 (191st): An Act authorizing the county of Dukes County to borrow funds to pay costs of making various capital improvements and acquiring items of capital equipment at the Martha’s Vineyard airport · Chapter 30 of the Acts of 2019
- H4094 (191st): An Act authorizing the county of Dukes County to borrow funds to pay costs of acquiring land, constructing buildings and other facilities as the county shall require, making capital improvements to county facilities, acquiring items of capital equipment, and for the payment of all other costs incidental and related thereto · Chapter 107 of the Acts of 2020
- H3792 (192nd): An Act amending the charter for the town of Nantucket · Chapter 348 of the Acts of 2022
- H3985 (192nd): An Act relative to the Chilmark Select Board · Chapter 332 of the Acts of 2022
- H4123 (192nd): An Act relative to the Nantucket Audit Committee · Chapter 97 of the Acts of 2022
- H4321 (192nd): An Act relative to the authority of the Martha's Vineyard Commission and the town of Oak Bluffs to exchange parcels of land · Chapter 161 of the Acts of 2022
- H3842 (193rd): An Act changing the name of the Board of Selectmen of the town of Gosnold to Selectboard · Chapter 65 of the Acts of 2023
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- S3188 (194th): An Act authorizing the Buzzards Bay Water District to convey non-exclusive easements over a certain parcel of land · Chapter 183 of the Acts of 2026
- S3236 (194th): An Act authorizing the Massachusetts Department of Fish and Game to convey easements over certain parcels of land · Chapter 186 of the Acts of 2026
- S3237 (194th): An Act authorizing the town of Bourne to convey a right-of-way and easement · Chapter 182 of the Acts of 2026
Outcomes are the furthest point each bill reached in the record. “Folded into an enacted bill” means the history names the enacted bill that absorbed it. “Passed both branches; no chapter recorded” means the bill was enacted by both branches and laid before the Governor, with no chapter or veto in the history; in the 194th General Court such bills are shown as laid before the Governor (pending). The 194th General Court is in session until January 2027, so its open bills are pending, not dead, and its rates (*) are not comparable with completed sessions. Chairs and leaders control the calendar, which raises their rates. Source: malegislature.gov bill histories.
Recorded votes on accountability measures
Dylan A. Fernandes cast 87 yes-or-no votes on the 88 accountability roll calls in this file (20 yes, 67 no, one for a named candidate).
| Date | Measure | Vote | Chamber result |
|---|---|---|---|
| January 25, 2017 | Recommit the 2017 pay-raise bill (H.58) to Ways and Means | No | Yeas 35, nays 125 |
| January 25, 2017 | Amd 3 (Lyons): legislators' raise not effective until next General Court | No | Yeas 40, nays 120 |
| January 25, 2017 | Amd 5 (Lyons): cap the increases at 4% | No | Yeas 36, nays 124 |
| January 25, 2017 | Engrossment of the pay-raise bill (stipend increases) | Yes | Yeas 116, nays 44 |
| January 26, 2017 | Enactment of the pay-raise bill | Yes | Yeas 116, nays 43 |
| February 2, 2017 | Override of Gov. Baker's veto of the pay-raise bill | Yes | Yeas 116, nays 43 |
| February 2, 2017 | Amendment 1.0 (Geoff Diehl): Text of the proposed House amendment (Representative Diehl) to the House Bill relative to Rank and File (House, No. 2017) | No | Yeas 34, nays 124 |
| February 2, 2017 | Sustain the Chair's ruling (point of order, Mr. Mark) against Diehl amd 2, Speaker term limits | Yes | Yeas 123, nays 33 |
| February 2, 2017 | Amendment 3.0 (Bradley H. Jones, Jr.): 24 Hour Time Frame for Bills to Be Acted On | No | Yeas 35, nays 124 |
| February 2, 2017 | Amendment 4.0 (Bradley H. Jones, Jr.): Access to Information | No | Yeas 35, nays 124 |
| February 2, 2017 | Amendment 9.0 (Bradley H. Jones, Jr.): Emergency Scheduling of Hearings | No | Yeas 38, nays 121 |
| February 2, 2017 | Amendment 10.0 (Bradley H. Jones, Jr.): Equal Representation on Ethics Committee | No | Yeas 35, nays 124 |
| February 2, 2017 | Amendment 15.0 (Bradley H. Jones, Jr.): Inoculators | No | Yeas 37, nays 122 |
| February 2, 2017 | Amendment 16.0 (Bradley H. Jones, Jr.): Local Aid Resolution | No | Yeas 38, nays 121 |
| February 2, 2017 | Amendment 27.0 (James J. Lyons, Jr.): Defining and Limiting Informal Session | No | Yeas 34, nays 124 |
| February 2, 2017 | Amendment 20.0 (Shaunna L. O'Connell): Public access to House financial accounts audits | No | Yeas 34, nays 125 |
| February 2, 2017 | Amendment 21.0 (Shaunna L. O'Connell): Public access to committee votes | No | Yeas 41, nays 118 |
| February 2, 2017 | Amendment 5.0 (Bradley H. Jones, Jr.): Local Aid Resolution | No | Yeas 37, nays 122 |
| February 2, 2017 | Amendment 11.0 (Bradley H. Jones, Jr.): Committee Roll Calls on Website | No | Yeas 38, nays 121 |
| February 2, 2017 | Amendment 13.0 (Bradley H. Jones, Jr.): Reports of Conference Filing Deadline | No | Yeas 37, nays 122 |
| February 2, 2017 | Amendment 14.0 (Shaunna L. O'Connell): Public access to committee votes | No | Yeas 38, nays 121 |
| January 30, 2019 | Amendment 1.0 (Jonathan Hecht): Time to review bills | No | Yeas 55, nays 103 |
| January 30, 2019 | Amendment 2.0 (Jonathan Hecht): Time to review amendments | No | Yeas 47, nays 111 |
| January 30, 2019 | Amendment 3.0 (Jonathan Hecht): Committee materials and votes | No | Yeas 49, nays 109 |
| January 30, 2019 | Collective bargaining for House employees (curb on leadership control of staff); not a disclosure/power-of-leadership rule in the narrow sense (contested meaning) | No | Yeas 9, nays 149 |
| January 30, 2019 | Amendment 11.0 (Bradley H. Jones, Jr.): Access to Information | No | Yeas 40, nays 118 |
| January 30, 2019 | Amendment 12.0 (Bradley H. Jones, Jr.): Emergency Scheduling of Hearings | No | Yeas 35, nays 123 |
| January 30, 2019 | Amendment 14.0 (Bradley H. Jones, Jr.): Committee Polls – 2 Hours | No | Yeas 44, nays 114 |
| January 30, 2019 | Amendment 16.0 (Bradley H. Jones, Jr.): House Audits | No | Yeas 35, nays 123 |
| January 30, 2019 | Amendment 17.0 (Bradley H. Jones, Jr.): HWM Reports on Bills | No | Yeas 33, nays 125 |
| January 30, 2019 | Amendment 19.0 (Bradley H. Jones, Jr.): Local Aid Resolution | No | Yeas 32, nays 126 |
| January 30, 2019 | Amendment 20.0 (Bradley H. Jones, Jr.): Review of Consolidated Amendments | No | Yeas 32, nays 125 |
| January 30, 2019 | Amendment 22.0 (Bradley H. Jones, Jr.): Committee Votes on Website | No | Yeas 44, nays 113 |
| January 30, 2019 | Fingerprint remote voting from committee rooms (contested meaning) | No | Yeas 32, nays 125 |
| January 30, 2019 | Amendment 25.0 (Marc T. Lombardo): Matters considered in an informal session | No | Yeas 32, nays 125 |
| January 30, 2019 | Amendment 31.0 (John H. Rogers): Relative to Rule 18C | Yes | Yeas 43, nays 113 |
| January 30, 2019 | Amendment 32.0 (Patrick Joseph Kearney): relative to Rule 100 ( c ) 3 | No | Yeas 5, nays 152 |
| January 30, 2019 | Amendment 33.0 (Patrick Joseph Kearney): relative to Rule 20A and Rule 33A | No | Yeas 5, nays 152 |
| January 30, 2019 | Equitable office space (leadership allocates offices) (contested meaning) | No | Yeas 11, nays 146 |
| January 30, 2019 | Amendment 38.0 (Denise Provost): To assure adequate time to prepare and file amendments | No | Yeas 44, nays 113 |
| January 30, 2019 | Amendment 41.0 (Russell E. Holmes): Equal Pay Amendment II | No | Yeas 5, nays 152 |
| January 30, 2019 | House rules (H2019), rules package: on adoption of the order (contested meaning) | Yes | Yeas 125, nays 32 |
| January 30, 2019 | Conference-committee appointment deadline; adopted 157-0 (contested meaning) | Yes | Yeas 157, nays 0 |
| January 30, 2019 | Amendment 11.0 (Bradley H. Jones, Jr.): Committee Roll Calls on Website | No | Yeas 47, nays 110 |
| January 30, 2019 | Amendment 12.0 (Marc T. Lombardo): Informal Session | No | Yeas 36, nays 121 |
| January 30, 2019 | Joint rules (H2021), rules package: on adoption of the order (contested meaning) | Yes | Yeas 157, nays 0 |
| February 24, 2021 | Amendment 8.0 (Erika Uyterhoeven): Public Committee Votes and Testimony | No | Yeas 36, nays 122 |
| February 24, 2021 | Amendment 3.0 (Bradley H. Jones, Jr.): Electronic Poll | No | Yeas 38, nays 121 |
| February 24, 2021 | Amendment 6.0 (Bradley H. Jones, Jr.): Procurement Amendment | No | Yeas 34, nays 125 |
| February 24, 2021 | Amendment 11.0 (Bradley H. Jones, Jr.): Conference Committee Report | No | Yeas 35, nays 123 |
| February 24, 2021 | Joint rules (H68), rules package: on adoption of the Order (contested meaning) | Yes | Yeas 128, nays 31 |
| July 7, 2021 | Remote voting for members on military duty; adopted 160-0 (contested meaning) | Yes | Yeas 160, nays 0 |
| July 7, 2021 | Amendment 2.0 (Tami L. Gouveia): Speaker Term Limits | No | Yeas 35, nays 125 |
| July 7, 2021 | Amendment 6.0 (Bradley H. Jones, Jr.): Emergency Scheduling of Hearings | No | Yeas 30, nays 129 |
| July 7, 2021 | Amendment 9.0 (Bradley H. Jones, Jr.): Committee Polls - 2 Hours | No | Yeas 35, nays 124 |
| July 7, 2021 | Amendment 11.0 (Bradley H. Jones, Jr.): Access to Information | No | Yeas 33, nays 126 |
| July 7, 2021 | Amendment 13.0 (Bradley H. Jones, Jr.): Review of Consolidated Amendments | No | Yeas 32, nays 127 |
| July 7, 2021 | Amendment 12.0 (Bradley H. Jones, Jr.): Committee Votes on Website | No | Yeas 38, nays 121 |
| July 7, 2021 | Amendment 16.0 (Erika Uyterhoeven): Public Committee Votes | No | Yeas 41, nays 117 |
| July 7, 2021 | Amendment 3.0 (Christopher M. Markey): Review Period for Released Bills | No | Yeas 39, nays 119 |
| July 7, 2021 | House rules (H3930), rules package: on adoption of the order (contested meaning) | Yes | Yeas 129, nays 29 |
| February 1, 2023 | Amendment 7.0 (Bradley H. Jones, Jr.): Time to review technical/ perfecting amendments | No | Yeas 23, nays 130 |
| February 1, 2023 | Amendment 12.0 (Bradley H. Jones, Jr.): Review of Consolidated Amendments | No | Yeas 23, nays 130 |
| February 1, 2023 | House rules (H2023), rules package: on adoption of the order (contested meaning) | Yes | Yeas 153, nays 0 |
| February 1, 2023 | Amendment 3.0 (Bradley H. Jones, Jr.): Local Aid Resolution | No | Yeas 23, nays 130 |
| February 1, 2023 | Amendment 9.0 (Bradley H. Jones, Jr.): Hearing Schedule | No | Yeas 24, nays 129 |
| February 1, 2023 | Joint rules (H2025), rules package: on adoption of the order (contested meaning) | Yes | Yeas 153, nays 0 |
| not available | Senate President election (contested meaning) | Voted for Karen E. Spilka | not available |
| February 12, 2025 | Amendment 2.0 (Bruce E. Tarr): Number of bills to be heard | No | Yeas 5, nays 33 |
| February 12, 2025 | Amendment 9.0 (Bruce E. Tarr): Minority conference committee report | No | Yeas 6, nays 32 |
| February 12, 2025 | Amendment 10.0 (Bruce E. Tarr): 48 Hours for conference committee reports | No | Yeas 5, nays 33 |
| February 12, 2025 | Amendment 13.0 (Bruce E. Tarr): Timeline for review of conference committee reports | No | Yeas 6, nays 32 |
| February 12, 2025 | Amendment 22.0 (John F. Keenan): Considering Conference Reports | No | Yeas 9, nays 29 |
| February 12, 2025 | Amendment 26.0 (John F. Keenan): Preventing Unjustified Financial Gain for Members and Their Familes | Yes | Yeas 38, nays 0 |
| February 12, 2025 | Amendment 29.0 (John F. Keenan): Limiting Joint Committee Extensions | No | Yeas 6, nays 32 |
| not available | Joint rules (S15), rules package: question on passing the bill to be engrossed (contested meaning) | Yes | Yeas 39, nays 0 |
| February 13, 2025 | In-person voting conditions (contested meaning) | No | Yeas 5, nays 32 |
| February 13, 2025 | Amendment 36.0 (John F. Keenan): Continuing Beyond Midnight | No | Yeas 6, nays 31 |
| February 13, 2025 | Shorten period in which a matter can be laid on the table (dilatory motions) (contested meaning) | No | Yeas 5, nays 33 |
| February 13, 2025 | Amendment 10.0 (Bruce E. Tarr): Going past 10PM | No | Yeas 6, nays 32 |
| February 13, 2025 | Amendment 19.0 (Ryan C. Fattman): Virtual vote designation | No | Yeas 6, nays 31 |
| February 13, 2025 | Legislative days for Rule 24 (dilatory motions) (contested meaning) | No | Yeas 6, nays 32 |
| February 13, 2025 | Senate rules (S19), rules package: question on acceptance of the report (contested meaning) | Yes | Yeas 39, nays 0 |
| June 26, 2025 | Joint rules (conference report) (S2545), rules package: question on acceptance of conference committee report (contested meaning) | Yes | Yeas 40, nays 0 |
| May 28, 2026 | S.3104 resolutions limiting the Senate's response to the Auditor to the SJC-defined 4 requests; no votes 5 Republicans + Montigny; contested (contested meaning) | Yes | Yeas 33, nays 6 |
| July 30, 2026 | Press shield amendment to S.3200; adopted 40-0; not about the Legislature's records (contested meaning) | Yes | Yeas 40, nays 0 |
| July 30, 2026 | Amd 18 (Tarr): apply the public records law to the General Court more fully | No | Yeas 6, nays 33 |
| July 30, 2026 | Senate passage of H.5469 34-6; no votes 5 Republicans + Montigny (too weak); contested (contested meaning) | Yes | Yeas 34, nays 6 |
Votes marked “contested meaning” are rules-package and public-records passage votes; reform advocates were on both sides of them. Descriptions are the project’s plain summaries of each question, or the question as recorded for rules-package roll calls; the official record is on malegislature.gov. Votes are facts; no score is computed.
Campaign money in
Dylan A. Fernandes’s committee reported $563,000 in contributions of $250 or more in years the member served, 2017–2026.
| Year | Contributions |
|---|---|
| 2017 | $9,650 |
| 2018 | $7,700 |
| 2019 | $6,000 |
| 2020 | $1,750 |
| 2021 | $5,500 |
| 2022 | $4,100 |
| 2023 | $71,000 |
| 2024 | $260,000 |
| 2025 | $105,000 |
| 2026 | $93,000 |
| Kind | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Individuals | $437,000 | 78% |
| Political committees and PACs | $114,000 | 20% |
| Unions and associations | $12,000 | 2% |
| Employer reported | Share |
|---|---|
| A named employer | 38% |
| Self-employed | 15% |
| Retired | 9% |
| Not employed | 32% |
| Not reported or withheld | 6% |
Not counted as contributions: $14,000 in other receipts of $250 or more in the same years (candidate loans and the candidate’s own money, transfers, refunds, bank interest and aggregated small receipts).
The same committee also reported $35,000 in years the member was not in the Legislature (2016), for example while running for another office. Those receipts are not in the totals above.
| Employer or organization | Kind | Total | Contributions |
|---|---|---|---|
| MA DEMOCRATIC STATE COMMITTEE | committee or PAC | $68,000 | 5 |
| MARINE BIOLOGICAL LABORATORY | individuals, by employer | $6,000 | 8 |
| CRONIGS MARKET | individuals, by employer | $3,250 | 4 |
| AAC | individuals, by employer | $3,000 | 3 |
| MV HOSPITAL | individuals, by employer | $3,000 | 3 |
| REFLECTIVE STRATEGIES | individuals, by employer | $3,000 | 3 |
| DEWEY SQUARE GROUP | individuals, by employer | $3,000 | 5 |
| MEGRYCO | individuals, by employer | $3,000 | 3 |
| LONGROAD ENERGY | individuals, by employer | $2,500 | 3 |
| TILTON RENTALS | individuals, by employer | $2,500 | 3 |
Source: Office of Campaign and Political Finance, itemized receipts of $250 or more since 2015; OCPF filer record: Fernandes Committee (CPF 16407). Individuals are grouped by the employer they reported; no individual contributor is named, and an employer field that is a person’s name is withheld. Massachusetts bars business contributions to candidates. Employer shows affiliation, not instruction.
Sources
Every figure traces to a public record.
- Massachusetts Legislature, members, districts and roll calls
- Budget amendments and enacted budgets, FY2017–FY2026
- CTHRU payroll, Office of the Comptroller (stipends)
- Office of Campaign and Political Finance
- District lines: Acts of 2011 and 2021; Census 2020 block populations
- Official profile (prior offices, occupation)
- Election statistics (first elected, residence)
Facts only: posts, stipends, sponsored amendments, enacted items, roll-call votes and district money. No score or grade is computed. Associations shown here are not evidence of cause. Method.