Commonwealth Report Legislators Method

Senate · Democrat

Marc R. Pacheco

Former member, served 2015–2024 in the sessions covered here · Third Bristol and Plymouth

Data through FY2026; built October 19, 2026.

Residence

Taunton

First elected

House 1988; Senate 1992

Prior public offices

Appointive Director, Federal Home Loan of Boston (2002-2003); Chief Assistant to the Mayor of Taunton (1982-1988); Taunton School Committee (1980-89, Chair (1987-1988); Taunton School Committee (1980-89, Chair 1987-88)

Occupation

Legislator

Left office

did not seek reelection in 2024 (not a candidate in the 2024 primary or general election for this seat); term ended January 1, 2025

Seats held, General Courts 189–194 (the FY2017–FY2026 budgets)
SessionChamberDistrictLinesNote
189th (2015–16)SenateFirst Plymouth and Bristol2011 lines
190th (2017–18)SenateFirst Plymouth and Bristol2011 lines
191st (2019–20)SenateFirst Plymouth and Bristol2011 lines
192nd (2021–22)SenateFirst Plymouth and Bristol2011 lines
193rd (2023–24)SenateThird Bristol and Plymouth2021 lines

Posts and stipends

Marc R. Pacheco was paid $445,283 in leadership and committee stipends from 2016 to 2024.

Posts and stipends by session (stipends by calendar year)
SessionPostsFirst yearSecond year
189th (2015–16)President Pro Temporenot available$15,000
190th (2017–18)President Pro Tempore$65,000$65,000
191st (2019–20)Chair, Senate Committee on Global Warming and Climate Change; Vice chair, Joint Committee on Telecommunications, Utilities and Energy$48,744$48,744
192nd (2021–22)Chair, Joint Committee on State Administration and Regulatory Oversight; Vice chair, Joint Committee on Telecommunications, Utilities and Energy$39,993$39,993
193rd (2023–24)Chair, Senate Committee on Post Audit and Oversight$61,404$61,404

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

Third Bristol and Plymouth on its 2021 lines: 10 cities and towns, 181,988 residents (2020).

Taunton · Middleborough · Wareham · Seekonk · Raynham · Rehoboth · Carver · Dighton · Berkley · Marion

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: 48 for all state aid and 27 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.

District money, first measure: enacted earmarks in clauses naming a place in the district, by session (district money, not the member’s)
SessionDistrictDollarsIn corrective clausesPer resident per budget, rankWithout corrective clauses, rank
189th (2015–16)First Plymouth and Bristol$532,000$0$2.92 · 26th of 40$2.92 · 26th of 40
190th (2017–18)First Plymouth and Bristol$1.2M$0$3.40 · 30th of 40$3.40 · 30th of 40
191st (2019–20)First Plymouth and Bristol$1.2M$0$3.31 · 25th of 40$3.31 · 25th of 40
192nd (2021–22)First Plymouth and Bristol$1.5M$0$4.05 · 37th of 40$4.05 · 37th of 40
193rd (2023–24)Third Bristol and Plymouth$2.1M$0$5.65 · 36th of 40$5.65 · 36th 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.

The same district on the other two measures, by session (enacted; includes any corrective-clause money)
SessionDistrictPlaced in the districtPer resident per budget, rankEverything placedPer resident per budget, rank
189th (2015–16)First Plymouth and Bristol$632,000$3.46 · 27th of 40$632,000$3.46 · 28th of 40
190th (2017–18)First Plymouth and Bristol$1.4M$3.95 · 29th of 40$1.4M$3.95 · 32nd of 40
191st (2019–20)First Plymouth and Bristol$1.8M$4.81 · 23rd of 40$1.8M$4.81 · 25th of 40
192nd (2021–22)First Plymouth and Bristol$2.6M$7.07 · 32nd of 40$2.6M$7.07 · 33rd of 40
193rd (2023–24)Third Bristol and Plymouth$1.7M$4.68 · 40th of 40$2.5M$6.74 · 37th of 40

Budget amendments

Marc R. Pacheco sponsored 70 budget amendments in FY2017–FY2026, asking for $22.7 million in all.

Amendments sponsored

70

FY2017–FY2026 budgets

Adopted, known outcomes

67%

47 of 70

Chamber rate, same ask sizes

43%

expected at the chamber’s rates

Of the 70 with a known outcome, 47 were adopted (67%). At the chamber’s adoption rate for amendments of the same size, about 30 (43%) would have been.

Largest enacted items matched to an amendment Marc R. Pacheco filed (strong text matches)
YearAmountEnacted budget text (excerpt)Amendment
FY2025$500,000“Bristol county for the restoration and replacement of the torch at the Bristol county superior court house in the city of Taunton”S4 #338
FY2024$500,000“upgrades to the existing central fire station located at 50 School street for its continued use for firefighting services with at least 1 fire truck…”S3 #952
FY2022$500,000“the school system of the city of Taunton for the development of a curriculum-based Education Corps to address learning loss”S3 #210
FY2017$275,000“the education and training collaborative established in section 9 of chapter 419 of the acts of 2008 for the operation of the life sciences…”S4 #112
FY2018$254,000“provide financial assistance for residents of the commonwealth enrolled at public higher education institutions to participate in the Massachusetts…”S3 #200

Strong matches: 51 enacted items, $4.8 million (the member’s share where several amendments claim one clause).

For 18 amendments the sponsor is the first mover named in the amendment text, because the Legislature’s record listed none. 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

Marc R. Pacheco filed 419 bills as lead sponsor in these sessions; 52 were enacted on their own. In completed sessions, 12% of their lead bills were enacted on their own, against chamber medians of 1% to 4% 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.

Bills filed as lead sponsor, by session and outcome
SessionChamberLead billsEnactedFolded into an enacted billPassed both branches; no chapter recordedSent to studyReported favorably, then diedReported adversely or withdrawnNo actionEnacted rateChamber medianCosponsored
189th (2015–16)Senate74114131204315%4%122
190th (2017–18)Senate80132039201516%3%103
191st (2019–20)Senate858303827639%3%188
192nd (2021–22)Senate1091480233781913%2%153
193rd (2023–24)Senate716103427038%1%168

Enacted bills as lead sponsor

Show all 52

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

Marc R. Pacheco cast 48 yes-or-no votes on the 50 accountability roll calls in this file (20 yes, 28 no, two for a named candidate).

Roll calls on rules, audits, public records, term limits and pay
DateMeasureVoteChamber result
January 26, 2017Senate engrossment of the pay-raise billYesYeas 31, nays 9
February 2, 2017Amendment 2.0 (Bruce E. Tarr): Matters considered in an informal sessionYesYeas 38, nays 0
February 2, 2017Amendment 3.0 (Bruce E. Tarr): Time to consider matters in an informalYesYeas 39, nays 0
February 2, 2017Amendment 7.0 (Bruce E. Tarr): Provided with text of bills prior to pollYesYeas 39, nays 0
February 2, 2017Special orders by majority instead of two-thirds (contested meaning)NoYeas 6, nays 33
February 2, 2017Amendment 11.0 (Bruce E. Tarr): Unanimous consentNoYeas 6, nays 33
February 2, 2017Amendment 13.0 (Bruce E. Tarr): Timely Local Aid NotificationNoYeas 7, nays 32
February 2, 2017Senate override of the veto of the pay-raise billYesYeas 31, nays 9
January 31, 2019Amendment 1.1 (Bruce E. Tarr): Posting of Committee Roll Call VotesYesYeas 39, nays 0
January 31, 2019Amendment 1.0 (Walter F. Timilty): Improving Access to RecordsYesYeas 39, nays 0
January 31, 2019Amendment 2.0 (Bruce E. Tarr): Informal SessionYesYeas 39, nays 0
January 31, 2019Amendment 3.0 (Bruce E. Tarr): Conference Committee ReportNoYeas 8, nays 31
January 31, 2019Amendment 11.0 (Bruce E. Tarr): Audit of accountsYesYeas 39, nays 0
not availableJoint rules (S9), rules package: question on acceptance of the report (contested meaning)YesYeas 39, nays 0
January 31, 2019Amendment 1.0 (Diana DiZoglio): Non disclosure agreementsYesYeas 39, nays 0
January 31, 2019Amendment 7.1 (Rebecca L. Rausch): anti-harassment and assaultYesYeas 39, nays 0
January 31, 2019Amendment 5.0 (Bruce E. Tarr): Numbers of bills considered at a hearingNoYeas 8, nays 31
January 31, 2019Amendment 17.0 (Ryan C. Fattman): Matters considered in an informal sessionNoYeas 6, nays 33
January 31, 2019Amendment 25.0 (Bruce E. Tarr): Unanimous consentNoYeas 6, nays 33
not availableSenate rules (S8), rules package: question on acceptance of the report (contested meaning)YesYeas 39, nays 0
not availableSenate President election (contested meaning)Voted for Karen E. Spilkanot available
February 11, 2021Amendment 3.0 (Bruce E. Tarr): Members receiving SWM GAA recommendationNoYeas 4, nays 35
February 11, 2021Amendment 6.0 (Bruce E. Tarr): Unanimous consent to go past midnightNoYeas 6, nays 34
February 11, 2021Amendment 7.0 (Bruce E. Tarr): Going past 10 pmNoYeas 6, nays 34
February 11, 2021Amendment 8.0 (Bruce E. Tarr): Successive formal sessionsNoYeas 6, nays 34
February 11, 2021Amendment 15.0 (Diana DiZoglio): Anti-harassment and bystander intervention trainingYesYeas 10, nays 29
February 11, 2021Amendment 20.0 (Diana DiZoglio): Amendments to other appropriations billsNoYeas 5, nays 34
February 11, 2021Accessibility; adopted 39-0 (contested meaning)YesYeas 39, nays 0
February 11, 2021Supplier diversity; adopted 39-0 (contested meaning)YesYeas 39, nays 0
February 11, 2021Amendment 42.0 (Bruce E. Tarr): Consideration of further and redrafted amendmentsNoYeas 7, nays 32
February 11, 2021Amendment 44.0 (Bruce E. Tarr): HearingsNoYeas 6, nays 33
February 11, 2021Amendment 49.0 (Ryan C. Fattman): Adoption amendment - Rule 24NoYeas 5, nays 34
February 11, 2021Minority Leader appointments to committees (partisan allocation) (contested meaning)NoYeas 4, nays 35
February 11, 2021Amendment 24.0 (Diana DiZoglio): Notice of legislative mattersNoYeas 5, nays 34
February 11, 2021Amendment 1.0 (Bruce E. Tarr): New items on the calendarNoYeas 5, nays 34
February 11, 2021Amendment 1.0 (Bruce E. Tarr): Filing of conference committee reportNoYeas 6, nays 33
February 11, 2021Amendment 14.0 (James B. Eldridge): Lengthening public notice period for legislative hearingsYesYeas 39, nays 0
not availableSenate President election (contested meaning)Voted for Karen E. Spilkanot available
February 9, 2023Amendment 1.0 (Bruce E. Tarr): Successive Legislative DaysNoYeas 4, nays 34
February 9, 2023Amendment 2.0 (Bruce E. Tarr): Time of recess for consideration of new mattersNoYeas 5, nays 33
February 9, 2023Amendment 5.0 (Bruce E. Tarr): Going past 10 pmNoYeas 4, nays 34
February 9, 2023Amendment 6.0 (Bruce E. Tarr): Unanimous consent to go past midnightNoYeas 4, nays 34
February 9, 2023Amendment 10.0 (Bruce E. Tarr): Manner of how member votedNoYeas 5, nays 33
February 9, 2023Amd 23 (Rodrigues) strikes Rule 11B, the 8-year term limit on the Senate President; adopted 32-6YesYeas 32, nays 6
February 9, 2023Strike remote-participation rules 57C/57D (contested meaning)NoYeas 3, nays 35
February 9, 2023Remote voting conditions (contested meaning)NoYeas 4, nays 34
February 9, 2023Senate rules (S17), rules package: question on acceptance of the report (contested meaning)YesYeas 37, nays 1
February 9, 2023Amendment 1.0 (Bruce E. Tarr): Filing of Conference Committee ReportNoYeas 4, nays 35
February 9, 2023Amendment 12.0 (Bruce E. Tarr): Adding a Minority ReportNoYeas 3, nays 36
not availableJoint rules (S18), rules package: question on acceptance of the report (contested meaning)YesYeas 39, nays 0

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

Marc R. Pacheco’s committee reported $351,000 in contributions of $250 or more in years the member served, 2015–2024.

By year (years in the Legislature)
YearContributions
2015$33,000
2016$80,000
2017$76,000
2018$37,000
2019$29,000
2020$20,000
2021$23,000
2022$28,000
2023$20,000
2024$5,000
By kind of contributor
KindTotalShare
Individuals$229,00065%
Political committees and PACs$80,00023%
Unions and associations$43,00012%
Individuals’ money by the employer they reported
Employer reportedShare
A named employer62%
Self-employed19%
Retired3%
Homemaker or at home3%
Not reported or withheld12%

Not counted as contributions: $19,000 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 $12,000 in years the member was not in the Legislature (2025, 2026), for example while running for another office. Those receipts are not in the totals above.

Largest employers and organizations
Employer or organizationKindTotalContributions
DUNKIN DONUTSindividuals, by employer$8,0009
SOUTHEASTERN MA MENTAL HEALTH EMP LOCAL 72union or association$7,3007
RAYNHAM TAUNTON PARKindividuals, by employer$7,0007
DUNKIN DONUTS FRANCHISEindividuals, by employer$6,0006
CARMENS UNION LOCAL 589union or association$5,5003
MA & NORTHERN NE LABORERS' DISTRICT COUNCIL POL ACTION COMMcommittee or PAC$5,00010
CARPENTERindividuals, by employer$5,0006
ATLANTIS ENERGYindividuals, by employer$5,0005
QUALITY BEVERAGEindividuals, by employer$4,5006
MASSACHUSETTS BRICK LAYERS PEOPLE'S COMMITTEEcommittee or PAC$4,0008

Source: Office of Campaign and Political Finance, itemized receipts of $250 or more since 2015; OCPF filer record: Pacheco Committee (CPF 11448). 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.

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.