Trahan is the representative for Massachusetts’s 3rd congressional district (view map) and is a Democrat. She has served since Jan 3, 2019. Trahan is next up for reelection in 2020.
![Photo of Rep. Lori Trahan [D-MA3]](/static/legislator-photos/412781-200px.jpeg)
Analysis
Ideology–Leadership Chart
Trahan is shown as a purple triangle ▲ in our ideology-leadership chart below. Each dot is a member of the House of Representatives positioned according to our liberal–conservative ideology score (left to right) and our leadership score (leaders are toward the top).
The chart is based on the bills Trahan has sponsored and cosponsored from Jan 6, 2015 to Aug 16, 2019. See full analysis methodology.
Committee Membership
Lori Trahan sits on the following committees:
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House Committee on Armed Services
- Member, Subcommittee on Intelligence and Emerging Threats and Capabilities
- Member, Subcommittee on Military Personnel
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House Committee on Education and Labor
- Member, Subcommittee on Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions
- Member, Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Investment
Enacted Legislation
Trahan was the primary sponsor of 1 bill that was enacted:
Does 1 not sound like a lot? Very few bills are ever enacted — most legislators sponsor only a handful that are signed into law. But there are other legislative activities that we don’t track that are also important, including offering amendments, committee work and oversight of the other branches, and constituent services.
We consider a bill enacted if one of the following is true: a) it is enacted itself, b) it has a companion bill in the other chamber (as identified by Congress) which was enacted, or c) if at least about half of its provisions were incorporated into bills that were enacted (as determined by an automated text analysis, applicable beginning with bills in the 110th Congress).
Bills Sponsored
Some of Trahan’s most recently sponsored bills include...
- H.R. 4072: To deem officers and employees of the United States Government excepted from furlough ...
- H.R. 3660: Accountability for Migrant Deaths Act of 2019
- H.R. 3216: Prevention of Sexual Assault in the Armed Forces Act
- H.R. 3026: The College Data Access Act
- H.R. 2776: Stop Sewage Overflow Act
- H.R. 2734: Safer Prescribing of Controlled Substances Act
- H.R. 2139: Leonel Rondon Pipeline Safety Act
Voting Record
Key Votes
Missed Votes
From Jan 2019 to Jul 2019, Trahan missed 0 of 514 roll call votes, which is 0.0%. This is better than the median of 2.0% among the lifetime records of representatives currently serving. The chart below reports missed votes over time.
We don’t track why legislators miss votes, but it’s often due to medical absenses and major life events.
Primary Sources
The information on this page is originally sourced from a variety of materials, including:
- unitedstates/congress-legislators, a community project gathering congressional information
- The House and Senate websites, for committee membership and voting records
- Office of Lori Trahan for the photo
- GovInfo.gov, for sponsored bills
