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Chynah T. Tyler

Democratic · MA · Massachusetts State Representative, 7th Suffolk District

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Chynah Tyler has represented Massachusetts' 7th Suffolk District since 2017. She earned a criminal justice degree from Northeastern University and previously worked as a federal-inmate case manager and state Senate legislative aide.

Where Chynah T. Tyler stands, based on their records

Supports

Healthcare Affordability (3 records), Reduce Wealth Gap (3 records), Labor Rights (2 records),

Mixed record

Government Spending Reduction (1 support · 1 oppose)

Track record

Track record — Healthcare Affordability

Healthcare Affordability · 3 support
  • Co-introduced H.1333 to expand the doula workforce.

    February 27, 2025Supports Healthcare Affordability

    Source: legiscan.com

  • Introduced H.2550 to collect and publish physician-workforce data on race, ethnicity, gender identity, and sexual identity.

    February 27, 2025Supports Healthcare Affordability

    Source: legiscan.com

  • Introduced H.1334 to regulate pharmacy-benefit-manager duties.

    February 27, 2025Supports Healthcare Affordability

    Source: legiscan.com

Track record — Reduce Wealth Gap

Reduce Wealth Gap · 3 support
  • Introduced H.184 to direct a fair share of cannabis revenue to communities harmed by the war on drugs.

    February 27, 2025Supports Reduce Wealth Gap

    Source: legiscan.com

  • Introduced H.288 to prevent children's savings-account funds from counting against cash-assistance benefits. Filed the same bill in earlier sessions: H.121 (2017).

    February 27, 2025Supports Reduce Wealth Gap

    Source: legiscan.com

  • Introduced H.168 to establish a permanent commission on the social status of Black men and boys.

    January 22, 2019Supports Reduce Wealth Gap

    Source: legiscan.com

Track record — Labor Rights

Labor Rights · 2 support
  • Co-introduced H.1333 to expand the doula workforce.

    February 27, 2025Supports Labor Rights

    Source: legiscan.com

  • Introduced H.182 to study cannabis-industry employment programs for formerly incarcerated people.

    February 27, 2025Supports Labor Rights

    Source: legiscan.com

Track record — Government Efficiency

Government Efficiency · 4 support
  • Introduced H.2550 to collect and publish physician-workforce data on race, ethnicity, gender identity, and sexual identity.

    February 27, 2025Supports Government Efficiency

    Source: legiscan.com

  • Introduced H.1789 to review correctional programming, prison healthcare, and the mental-health effects of disciplinary confinement.

    February 16, 2023Supports Government Efficiency

    Source: legiscan.com

  • Introduced H.2142 to establish an independent Massachusetts corrections oversight commission.

    January 22, 2019Supports Government Efficiency

    Source: legiscan.com

  • Introduced H.2141 to improve data collection in the juvenile-justice system.

    January 22, 2019Supports Government Efficiency

    Source: legiscan.com

Track record — Government Spending Reduction

Government Spending Reduction · 1 support · 1 oppose
  • Introduced H.3422 to establish a jail and prison construction moratorium.

    February 27, 2025Supports Government Spending Reduction

    Source: legiscan.com

  • Co-introduced H.1377 to establish an office of fair housing and a fair-housing trust fund.

    February 16, 2023Opposes Government Spending Reduction

    Source: legiscan.com

Track record — Public Safety and Crime Control

Public Safety and Crime Control · 10 support
  • Introduced H.2019 to ensure equitable access to cannabis-related expungement.

    February 27, 2025Supports Public Safety and Crime Control

    Source: legiscan.com

  • Introduced H.1569 to require security services at senior-housing facilities.

    February 27, 2025Supports Public Safety and Crime Control

    Source: legiscan.com

  • Introduced H.3422 to establish a jail and prison construction moratorium.

    February 27, 2025Supports Public Safety and Crime Control

    Source: legiscan.com

  • Introduced H.1789 to review correctional programming, prison healthcare, and the mental-health effects of disciplinary confinement.

    February 16, 2023Supports Public Safety and Crime Control

    Source: legiscan.com

  • Co-introduced H.1787 to automatically seal cannabis records and promote uniform digital recordkeeping.

    February 16, 2023Supports Public Safety and Crime Control

    Source: legiscan.com

  • Co-introduced H.1788 to address false reporting of emergencies.

    February 16, 2023Supports Public Safety and Crime Control

    Source: legiscan.com

  • Introduced H.1901 to study gender-responsive programming for girls involved in the juvenile-justice system. Filed the same bill in earlier sessions: H.119 (2017).

    March 29, 2021Supports Public Safety and Crime Control

    Source: legiscan.com

  • Introduced H.2142 to establish an independent Massachusetts corrections oversight commission.

    January 22, 2019Supports Public Safety and Crime Control

    Source: legiscan.com

  • Introduced H.2141 to improve data collection in the juvenile-justice system.

    January 22, 2019Supports Public Safety and Crime Control

    Source: legiscan.com

  • Introduced H.3127 to reform mandatory-minimum sentences.

    January 23, 2017Supports Public Safety and Crime Control

    Source: legiscan.com

Track record — Criminal Justice and Civil Liberties

Criminal Justice and Civil Liberties · 9 support
  • Introduced H.2019 to ensure equitable access to cannabis-related expungement.

    February 27, 2025Supports Criminal Justice and Civil Liberties

    Source: legiscan.com

  • Introduced H.182 to study cannabis-industry employment programs for formerly incarcerated people.

    February 27, 2025Supports Criminal Justice and Civil Liberties

    Source: legiscan.com

  • Introduced H.184 to direct a fair share of cannabis revenue to communities harmed by the war on drugs.

    February 27, 2025Supports Criminal Justice and Civil Liberties

    Source: legiscan.com

  • Introduced H.185 to remove host-community-agreement real-estate barriers to equitable participation in the cannabis industry.

    February 27, 2025Supports Criminal Justice and Civil Liberties

    Source: legiscan.com

  • Introduced H.3422 to establish a jail and prison construction moratorium.

    February 27, 2025Supports Criminal Justice and Civil Liberties

    Source: legiscan.com

  • Introduced H.1789 to review correctional programming, prison healthcare, and the mental-health effects of disciplinary confinement.

    February 16, 2023Supports Criminal Justice and Civil Liberties

    Source: legiscan.com

  • Co-introduced H.1787 to automatically seal cannabis records and promote uniform digital recordkeeping.

    February 16, 2023Supports Criminal Justice and Civil Liberties

    Source: legiscan.com

  • Introduced H.2142 to establish an independent Massachusetts corrections oversight commission.

    January 22, 2019Supports Criminal Justice and Civil Liberties

    Source: legiscan.com

  • Introduced H.3127 to reform mandatory-minimum sentences.

    January 23, 2017Supports Criminal Justice and Civil Liberties

    Source: legiscan.com

Track record — Housing Affordability

Housing Affordability · 4 support
  • Introduced H.289 to establish a special commission to study women and homelessness.

    February 27, 2025Supports Housing Affordability

    Source: legiscan.com

  • Introduced H.3260 to authorize tax credits for rent paid on taxpayers' personal residences.

    February 27, 2025Supports Housing Affordability

    Source: legiscan.com

  • Introduced H.1569 to require security services at senior-housing facilities.

    February 27, 2025Supports Housing Affordability

    Source: legiscan.com

  • Co-introduced H.1377 to establish an office of fair housing and a fair-housing trust fund.

    February 16, 2023Supports Housing Affordability

    Source: legiscan.com

Track record — Social Programs and Welfare

Social Programs and Welfare · 4 support
  • Introduced H.289 to establish a special commission to study women and homelessness.

    February 27, 2025Supports Social Programs and Welfare

    Source: legiscan.com

  • Introduced H.288 to prevent children's savings-account funds from counting against cash-assistance benefits. Filed the same bill in earlier sessions: H.121 (2017).

    February 27, 2025Supports Social Programs and Welfare

    Source: legiscan.com

  • Introduced H.1569 to require security services at senior-housing facilities.

    February 27, 2025Supports Social Programs and Welfare

    Source: legiscan.com

  • Introduced H.168 to establish a permanent commission on the social status of Black men and boys.

    January 22, 2019Supports Social Programs and Welfare

    Source: legiscan.com

Track record — Public Education Quality

Public Education Quality · 1 support
  • Co-introduced H.588 to establish a permanent commission on anti-racist education and develop anti-racist public-school curriculum.

    February 16, 2023Supports Public Education Quality

    Source: legiscan.com

Track record — Women's Reproductive Rights

Women's Reproductive Rights · 3 support
  • Co-introduced H.1333 to expand the doula workforce.

    February 27, 2025Supports Women's Reproductive Rights

    Source: legiscan.com

  • Introduced H.289 to establish a special commission to study women and homelessness.

    February 27, 2025Supports Women's Reproductive Rights

    Source: legiscan.com

  • Introduced H.1901 to study gender-responsive programming for girls involved in the juvenile-justice system. Filed the same bill in earlier sessions: H.119 (2017).

    March 29, 2021Supports Women's Reproductive Rights

    Source: legiscan.com

Track record — Election Integrity

Election Integrity · 1 support
  • Co-introduced H.721 to restore voting rights for people convicted of felonies.

    February 16, 2023Supports Election Integrity

    Source: legiscan.com

Track record — Personal Income Tax Reduction

Personal Income Tax Reduction · 1 support
  • Introduced H.3260 to authorize tax credits for rent paid on taxpayers' personal residences.

    February 27, 2025Supports Personal Income Tax Reduction

    Source: legiscan.com

Track record — Civil Rights

Civil Rights · 8 support
  • Introduced H.2550 to collect and publish physician-workforce data on race, ethnicity, gender identity, and sexual identity.

    February 27, 2025Supports Civil Rights

    Source: legiscan.com

  • Co-introduced H.721 to restore voting rights for people convicted of felonies.

    February 16, 2023Supports Civil Rights

    Source: legiscan.com

  • Co-introduced H.1377 to establish an office of fair housing and a fair-housing trust fund.

    February 16, 2023Supports Civil Rights

    Source: legiscan.com

  • Co-introduced H.588 to establish a permanent commission on anti-racist education and develop anti-racist public-school curriculum.

    February 16, 2023Supports Civil Rights

    Source: legiscan.com

  • Co-introduced H.1907, whose successor became Chapter 117 of the Acts of 2022, prohibiting discrimination based on natural and protective hairstyles.

    July 26, 2022Supports Civil Rights

    Source: legiscan.com

  • Introduced H.1901 to study gender-responsive programming for girls involved in the juvenile-justice system. Filed the same bill in earlier sessions: H.119 (2017).

    March 29, 2021Supports Civil Rights

    Source: legiscan.com

  • Introduced H.168 to establish a permanent commission on the social status of Black men and boys.

    January 22, 2019Supports Civil Rights

    Source: legiscan.com

  • Introduced H.2141 to improve data collection in the juvenile-justice system.

    January 22, 2019Supports Civil Rights

    Source: legiscan.com

Track record — Corporate Accountability

Corporate Accountability · 3 support
  • Introduced H.184 to direct a fair share of cannabis revenue to communities harmed by the war on drugs.

    February 27, 2025Supports Corporate Accountability

    Source: legiscan.com

  • Introduced H.185 to remove host-community-agreement real-estate barriers to equitable participation in the cannabis industry.

    February 27, 2025Supports Corporate Accountability

    Source: legiscan.com

  • Introduced H.1334 to regulate pharmacy-benefit-manager duties.

    February 27, 2025Supports Corporate Accountability

    Source: legiscan.com

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