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Lindsay N. Sabadosa

Democratic · MA · Massachusetts State Representative, 1st Hampshire District

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Lindsay Sabadosa has represented Northampton and nearby hill towns in the Massachusetts House since 2019; she ran a legal and financial translation firm for 17 years. Her filed bills focus on reproductive and maternal health care and on housing, including limits on algorithmic rent setting.

Where Lindsay N. Sabadosa stands, based on their records

Supports

Healthcare Affordability (1 record), Environment and Public Health (2 records), Anti-Corruption (2 records),

Opposes

Government Spending Reduction (4 records)

Track record

Track record — Healthcare Affordability

Healthcare Affordability · 1 support
  • Filed a bill to create a Medicare for All health system in Massachusetts, and refiled it in 2025 as H.1405.

    February 16, 2023Supports Healthcare Affordability

    Source: malegislature.gov

Track record — Environment and Public Health

Environment and Public Health · 2 support
  • Voted yes on January 28, 2021, on the final vote for a climate law setting a legal goal of net-zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050. It passed the House 144-14.

    January 28, 2021Supports Environment and Public Health

    Source: malegislature.gov

  • Voted yes on November 21, 2019, on the final vote for a law banning flavored tobacco and vaping products and adding a 75% tax on e-cigarettes. It passed the House 119-33.

    November 21, 2019Supports Environment and Public Health

    Source: malegislature.gov

Track record — Anti-Corruption

Anti-Corruption · 2 support
  • Voted for a failed amendment to the 2019 House rules that gave members more time to read bills before votes. The House rejected it 55-103.

    January 30, 2019Supports Anti-Corruption

    Source: malegislature.gov

  • Voted for a failed amendment to the 2019 House rules that brought back an eight-year term limit for the House speaker. The House rejected it 43-113.

    January 30, 2019Supports Anti-Corruption

    Source: malegislature.gov

Track record — Immigration

Immigration · 2 support
  • Voted yes on March 25, 2026, on the PROTECT Act, which barred civil immigration arrests at courthouses without a judge's order. It passed the House 134-21.

    March 25, 2026Supports Immigration

    Source: malegislature.gov

  • Voted yes on June 8, 2022, on overriding Governor Baker's veto of a law letting residents without legal immigration status get driver's licenses. The override passed 119-36.

    June 8, 2022Supports Immigration

    Source: malegislature.gov

Track record — Government Spending Reduction

Government Spending Reduction · 4 oppose
  • Voted yes on July 1, 2026, on the final fiscal 2027 state budget (H.5555). It passed the House 142-6.

    July 1, 2026Opposes Government Spending Reduction

    Source: malegislature.gov

  • Voted yes on August 1, 2024, on the final vote for the Affordable Homes Act, a housing bond bill. It passed the House 128-24.

    August 1, 2024Opposes Government Spending Reduction

    Source: malegislature.gov

  • Voted yes on April 25, 2024, on a $266 million spending bill for the state's emergency family shelter system and related services. It passed the House 120-36.

    April 25, 2024Opposes Government Spending Reduction

    Source: malegislature.gov

  • Voted yes on November 20, 2019, on the final version of the Student Opportunity Act, which rewrote the state school aid formula to send more money to schools. It passed the House 156-0.

    November 20, 2019Opposes Government Spending Reduction

    Source: malegislature.gov

Track record — Criminal Justice and Civil Liberties

Criminal Justice and Civil Liberties · 4 support
  • Filed a bill to bar police from using deception when questioning children, and refiled it in 2025 as H.1979.

    February 16, 2023Supports Criminal Justice and Civil Liberties

    Source: malegislature.gov

  • Filed H.2397 to give older incarcerated people a chance at parole review.

    February 16, 2023Supports Criminal Justice and Civil Liberties

    Source: malegislature.gov

  • Filed H.1757 to protect the health and safety of people in the sex trade. It was sent to study in July 2024.

    February 16, 2023Supports Criminal Justice and Civil Liberties

    Source: malegislature.gov

  • Voted yes on December 1, 2020, on the final vote for a police accountability law that created a state commission to certify and decertify police officers. It passed the House 91-67.

    December 1, 2020Supports Criminal Justice and Civil Liberties

    Source: malegislature.gov

Track record — Housing Affordability

Housing Affordability · 2 support
  • Filed H.1564 to stop landlords from using shared software to set rents together (algorithmic rent fixing). The Housing Committee folded it into a new draft, H.5222, in March 2026.

    February 27, 2025Supports Housing Affordability

    Source: malegislature.gov

  • Voted yes on August 1, 2024, on the final vote for the Affordable Homes Act, a housing bond bill. It passed the House 128-24.

    August 1, 2024Supports Housing Affordability

    Source: malegislature.gov

Track record — Social Programs and Welfare

Social Programs and Welfare · 1 support
  • Voted yes on April 25, 2024, on a $266 million spending bill for the state's emergency family shelter system and related services. It passed the House 120-36.

    April 25, 2024Supports Social Programs and Welfare

    Source: malegislature.gov

Track record — Public Education Quality

Public Education Quality · 2 support
  • Voted yes on April 8, 2026, on a bill (S.2581) requiring schools to limit student cellphone use during the school day. It passed the House 129-25.

    April 8, 2026Supports Public Education Quality

    Source: malegislature.gov

  • Voted yes on November 20, 2019, on the final version of the Student Opportunity Act, which rewrote the state school aid formula to send more money to schools. It passed the House 156-0.

    November 20, 2019Supports Public Education Quality

    Source: malegislature.gov

Track record — Gun Control

Gun Control · 1 support
  • Voted yes on July 18, 2024, on the final version of a gun law that regulated untraceable guns and banned more assault-style firearms. It passed the House 124-33.

    July 18, 2024Supports Gun Control

    Source: malegislature.gov

Track record — Women's Reproductive Rights

Women's Reproductive Rights · 4 support
  • Voted yes on July 22, 2026, on a bill letting doctors decide on abortions after 24 weeks instead of limiting them to set medical reasons. It passed the House 119-33.

    July 22, 2026Supports Women's Reproductive Rights

    Source: malegislature.gov

  • Filed a bill to guarantee access to full-spectrum pregnancy care and refiled it in 2025 as H.1311.

    February 16, 2023Supports Women's Reproductive Rights

    Source: malegislature.gov

  • Voted yes on July 26, 2022, on the final version of a law shielding patients and providers of abortion and gender-affirming care from out-of-state legal actions. It passed the House 137-16.

    July 26, 2022Supports Women's Reproductive Rights

    Source: malegislature.gov

  • Voted yes on December 28, 2020, on overriding Governor Baker's veto of an abortion access law. It allowed abortions after 24 weeks for fatal fetal conditions and let 16- and 17-year-olds get abortions without a parent's consent. The override passed 107-46.

    December 28, 2020Supports Women's Reproductive Rights

    Source: malegislature.gov

Track record — Personal Income Tax Reduction

Personal Income Tax Reduction · 1 support
  • Voted yes on September 27, 2023, on a tax relief law that raised the child and dependent tax credit to $310 per dependent and raised the estate tax threshold to $2 million. It passed the House 155-1.

    September 27, 2023Supports Personal Income Tax Reduction

    Source: malegislature.gov

Track record — Civil Rights

Civil Rights · 1 support
  • Voted yes on June 16, 2022, on the final version of the VOTES Act, which made voting early and by mail permanent for all voters. It passed the House 126-29.

    June 16, 2022Supports Civil Rights

    Source: malegislature.gov

Track record — Corporate Accountability

Corporate Accountability · 1 support
  • Filed H.1564 to stop landlords from using shared software to set rents together (algorithmic rent fixing). The Housing Committee folded it into a new draft, H.5222, in March 2026.

    February 27, 2025Supports Corporate Accountability

    Source: malegislature.gov

Track record — General

General · 3 records
  • Voted yes on June 3, 2026, on a House bill (H.5469) applying public-records rules to the Legislature and setting how the state auditor may audit it. It passed the House 125-28.

    June 3, 2026

    Source: malegislature.gov

  • Voted yes on February 26, 2026, on the House energy bill (H.5151) on energy costs, clean power and utility rules. It passed the House 128-27.

    February 26, 2026

    Source: malegislature.gov

  • Sponsored a law merging the Hampshire County Regional Housing Authority into the Northampton Housing Authority. Governor Healey signed it on February 29, 2024 (Chapter 34 of the Acts of 2024).

    February 29, 2024

    Source: malegislature.gov

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