Kathy LaNatra

On the November 2026 ballot

Running for State Representative · District 12th Plymouth · Democratic

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15 roll-call votes on record - 14 yes, 1 no; these state roll calls carry no party-by-party tally. state roll calls
Serves as State Representative, District 12th Plymouth (Massachusetts) since Jan 2019. malegislature.gov ↗

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The record

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15

Roll-call votes on record.

15 votes · 14 yes · 1 no. These roll calls don’t record a party-by-party tally, so there’s no party-alignment rate to show - the votes themselves are below. official roll calls · Jul 22, 2026

Votes by topic: top topics first, the rest behind filters

Consumer Protection3 votes · yes on 3, no on 0

Data Privacy2 votes · yes on 2, no on 0

Technology2 votes · yes on 2, no on 0

Land Use1 vote · yes on 1, no on 0

Water1 vote · yes on 1, no on 0

One vote can touch several topics.

LATEST: YESAn Act authorizing the transfer of a certain parcel of land in the town of Marion from the Open Space Acquisition Commission to the Select BoardH 5388 · Jul 22, 2026

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Personal finances

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Political placement

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Left–right estimates (academic)

Shor-McCarty · votesVery Liberal

More conservative than 53% of Massachusetts House members

Details

Score−1.05 on a −2.5 to +2.5 scale

BasisFrom roll-call votes

Party median0.05 more conservative than the Democratic median in this group (−1.09)

Compared with481 members of Massachusetts House members (1995–2022)

Covers2019–2022

● This person Democrats (378) Republicans (100)Thick bar: middle half · thin line: middle 80%

Shor, Boris. 2025. "Individual State Legislator Shor-McCarty Ideology Data, January 2025 Update." Harvard Dataverse, V1. Method: Shor, Boris, and Nolan McCarty. 2011. "The Ideological Mapping of American Legislatures." American Political Science Review 105(3). Shor-McCarty ↗

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In their words

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Why they’re running · in their own words

“As your State Representative, I am committed to work hard for you -- sharing ideas, collaborating, and finding bi-partisan solutions to the complex issues we face.”

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Platform positions · verbatim where quoted

Economic Development & Supporting Workersverbatim · tap to open

“I will support policies that will bring more businesses to the South Shore, which means more jobs and revenue to keep our economy sustainable.”

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Economic Development & Supporting Workersverbatim · tap to open

“I will support policies that will bring more businesses to the South Shore, which means more jobs and revenue to keep our economy sustainable.”

She supports policies to attract businesses to the South Shore to increase jobs and revenue, and advocates for reducing government-imposed difficulties for small businesses.

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Workforce Developmenttap to open

She supports workforce development efforts, specifically the funding of high-quality technical education.

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Mental Health Servicestap to open

She has advocated and legislated to ensure access to mental health services and proper funding for the mental health workforce.

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She has advocated and legislated to ensure access to mental health services and proper funding for the mental health workforce.

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