Representative · Massachusetts's 3rd district

Lori Trahan

Lori Trahan is a Democratic representative for Massachusetts's 3rd district, in Congress since 2019. In the 119th Congress, 675 roll calls were held while they served; they missed 28, and cast 447 of 455 party-unity votes with the majority of their caucus.

Party
Democrat
Chamber
House
Current
In Congress since
Jan 3, 2019
Term ends
Jan 3, 2027
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Record by Congress

Counts with their denominators for each Congress and chamber served. Ranks are among members who served most of that Congress (100 or more roll calls): rank 1 did it most often. A description, not a grade.

CongressRoll callsMissedVotes with partySponsoredCosponsored across the aisle
119th CongressHouse of Representatives6754.1%28 of 675 · rank 97 of 43998%447 of 455 · rank 231 of 439180 became law24%85 of 352
118th CongressHouse of Representatives1,2221.4%17 of 1,222 · rank 288 of 44299%837 of 844 · rank 73 of 442140 became law19%76 of 395
117th CongressHouse of Representatives9970.2%2 of 997 · rank 389 of 443100%570 of 572 · rank 58 of 443190 became law6%28 of 463

Ideology (DW-NOMINATE)

Voteview's DW-NOMINATE first dimension estimates where members sit from all their roll calls: liberal (−1) to conservative (+1). It describes voting patterns, not views. Shown for the 119th Congress (House), with each party's median and the chamber's range.

Liberal −1−0.42+1 Conservative

Source: Lewis, Jeffrey B., Keith Poole, Howard Rosenthal, Adam Boche, Aaron Rudkin, and Luke Sonnet (2026). Voteview: Congressional Roll-Call Votes Database. https://voteview.com/

Votes against their party

The latest party-unity votes on bills and amendments where the member voted yea or nay against most of their caucus.

  1. H.R. 8800: National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2027Nay
    Jul 21, 2026· House· Amendments· On Agreeing to the Amendment· Agreed to 265–161· Against party
  2. H.R. 5625: Cashless Bail Reporting ActYea
    May 14, 2026· House· Passage· On Passage· Passed 308–116· Against party
  3. H.R. 1346: To amend the Clean Air Act with respect to the ethanol waiver for Reid Vapor Pressure under that Act, and for other purposes.Yea
    May 13, 2026· House· Passage· On Passage· Passed 218–203· Against party
  4. H.R. 5184: Affordable HOMES ActYea
    Jan 9, 2026· House· Passage· On Passage· Passed 263–147· Against party
  5. H.R. 3383: Incentivizing New Ventures and Economic Strength Through Capital Formation Act of 2025Yea
    Dec 11, 2025· House· Passage· On Passage· Passed 302–123· Against party
  6. H.Con.Res. 58: Denouncing the horrors of socialism.Yea
    Nov 21, 2025· House· Passage· On Agreeing to the Resolution· Passed 285–98· Against party
  7. S. 1582: GENIUS ActYea
    Jul 17, 2025· House· Passage· On Passage· Passed 308–122· Against party
  8. H.R. 30: Preventing Violence Against Women by Illegal Aliens ActYea
    Jan 16, 2025· House· Passage· On Passage· Passed 274–145· Against party

Recent votes

The latest roll calls on bills and amendments, with the member's recorded position.

  1. S. 2403: Retire through Ownership ActYea
    Sep 16, 2026· House· Passage· On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass· Passed 401–14
  2. H.R. 9497: Water Resources Development Act of 2026Yea
    Sep 16, 2026· House· Passage· On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended· Passed 415–9
  3. H.R. 9340: Ratepayer Protection ActYea
    Sep 16, 2026· House· Passage· On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended· Passed 417–3
  4. H.J.Res. 213: Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule issued by the Environmental Protection Agency relating to the "California State Nonroad Engine Pollution Control Standards; Commercial Harbor Craft Regulations; Notice of Decision".Nay
    Sep 16, 2026· House· Passage· On Passage· Passed 214–208
  5. H.R. 10326: PROOF ActNay
    Sep 16, 2026· House· Passage· On Passage· Passed 217–207
  6. H.R. 9576: National Fraud Enforcement Division Act of 2026Yea
    Sep 16, 2026· House· Passage· On Passage· Passed 352–72
  7. H.R. 5334: Lindsey O. Graham Sanctioning Russia and Iran Act of 2026Nay
    Sep 16, 2026· House· Passage· On Motion to Concur in the Senate Amendments· Passed 262–159
  8. H.Con.Res. 93: Directing the President, pursuant to section 5(c) of the War Powers Resolution, to remove United States Armed Forces from hostilities with Iran.Yea
    Sep 15, 2026· House· Passage· On Agreeing to the Resolution· Passed 220–204
  9. H.J.Res. 210: Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Environmental Protection Agency relating to "California State Nonroad Engine Pollution Control Standards; Ocean-Going Vessels At-Berth; Notice of Decision".Nay
    Sep 15, 2026· House· Passage· On Passage· Passed 216–211
  10. H.R. 9500: Tax Relief for Fraud Victims ActYea
    Sep 15, 2026· House· Passage· On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended· Passed 408–17
  11. H.R. 2140: Diesel Emissions Reduction Act of 2025Yea
    Sep 15, 2026· House· Passage· On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass· Passed 343–79
  12. H.R. 4646: Whistleblower Protection Act of 2025Yea
    Sep 15, 2026· House· Passage· On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended· Passed 424–0

Sponsored bills

Bills and resolutions the member introduced as sponsor in the loaded Congresses. Volume is not quality: most measures never leave committee.

51 sponsored · 0 became law

How far they got

  1. Introduced4894%
  2. Passed one chamber35.9%

Policy areas

  1. Health21
  2. Commerce12
  3. Sports and Recreation4
  4. Environmental Protection2
  5. International Affairs2
  6. Transportation and Public Works2
  7. Armed Forces and National Security1
  8. Arts, Culture, Religion1

Latest activity

  1. H.R. 10295 9-8-8 Call Center Improvement Act
    Introduced· Health· Sep 3, 2026
  2. H.Res. 1503 Supporting the goals of Overdose Awareness Day and strengthening efforts to combat the opioid crisis in the United States.
    Introduced· Health· Aug 31, 2026
  3. H.R. 9941 Right to IVF Act of 2026
    Introduced· Health· Jul 23, 2026
  4. H.R. 9690 Water Emergency and Technical Assistance Act
    Introduced· Environmental Protection· Jul 14, 2026
  5. H.R. 7145 To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to establish a definition of essential health system in statute and for other related purposes.
    Introduced· Health· Jan 16, 2026
  6. H.R. 6823 To direct the Secretary of Defense to establish a pilot program to facilitate the development of certain traumatic brain injury diagnostics for members of the Armed Forces.
    Introduced· Armed Forces and National Security· Dec 17, 2025
  7. H.R. 6350 College Athletics Reform Act
    Introduced· Sports and Recreation· Dec 2, 2025
  8. H.R. 6043 MY DATA Act of 2025
    Introduced· Commerce· Nov 12, 2025

Committees

Seats as published by the congress-legislators project. Past seats are those no longer listed since Analisa began recording them.

Current seats

Federal contracts in the district

Contract obligations attributed to Massachusetts's 3rd district by each action's county and its award's ZIP code (land shares through census tracts); an estimate where ZIP codes cross district lines. Shown next to the member's record: neither explains the other.

Obligations · FY2026
$2.1B
Per resident
$2,634
Rank in Massachusetts
3 of 9
Contract actions
11K
New awards: 8,128

By fiscal year

  1. 1.8BFY2017
  2. 1.4BFY2018
  3. 2.2BFY2019
  4. 2.8BFY2020
  5. 1.8BFY2021
  6. 1.7BFY2022
  7. 1.6BFY2023
  8. 1.6BFY2024
  9. 2.6BFY2025
  10. 2.1BFY2026

Top buyers

  1. Federal Aviation Administration$671.1M32%
    Department of Transportation
  2. Department of the Air Force$455.9M22%
    Department of Defense
  3. Department of the Navy$354.2M17%
    Department of Defense
  4. Defense Logistics Agency$221.9M11%
    Department of Defense
  5. Department of Veterans Affairs$126.9M6.1%
  6. U.S. Coast Guard$68.5M3.3%
    Department of Homeland Security
  7. Department of the Army$37.3M1.8%
    Department of Defense
  8. Defense Microelectronics Activity$32.3M1.6%
    Department of Defense

Top recipients

  1. RAYTHEON COMPANY$1.2B56%
    165 awards
  2. GOODRICH CORPORATION$100.5M4.9%
    23 awards
  3. FAIRWINDS TECHNOLOGIES LLC$96.8M4.7%
    1 award
  4. TELEDYNE FLIR DEFENSE, INC.$73.9M3.6%
    60 awards
  5. ZOLL MEDICAL CORPORATION$42.7M2.1%
    4,232 awards
  6. STS INTERNATIONAL, INCORPORATED$39.6M1.9%
    3 awards
  7. FEDEX SUPPLY CHAIN DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM, INC.$39.3M1.9%
    1 award
  8. ASSURANCE TECHNOLOGY CORP$33.4M1.6%
    6 awards
  9. RAYTHEON COMPANY$32.3M1.6%
    3 awards
  10. APPLIED RESEARCH SOLUTIONS, INC.$26.2M1.3%
    1 award
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Campaign money

What the member's campaigns reported receiving, per FEC two-year cycle, and the federal contracts of the organizations that sponsor the giving PACs (each sponsor matched to a contract recipient by AI, with its probability). Comparisons of public records: neither explains the other.

2026 cycle

Raised
$1.6M
through Aug 12, 2026
Cash on hand
$1.8M
From committees
$869.3K
235 committees
From contractor PACs
$233.8K
60 PACs · 27% of committee money
IndividualsPACsPartySelf

Largest gifts from PACs of federal contractors, 2026

PAC sponsorGivenMatched contract recipientIts contracts, FY2026
international association of fire fightersinternational association of firefighters interested in registration and education pac$10KINTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF FIREFIGHTERSAI match · 100% · the same organization$5,280
smith & nephew, inc.smith & nephew, inc. pac (s+n pac)$10KSMITH & NEPHEW INCAI match · 100% · the same organization-$63.4K
charter communications inc.charter communications inc. political action committee$10KCHARTER COMMUNICATIONS OPERATING, LLCAI match · 100% · of one corporate family$130.5K
quest diagnostics incorporatedquest diagnostics incorporated political action committee$9,000QUEST DIAGNOSTICS INCORPORATEDAI match · 100% · the same organization$67.1M
abbott laboratoriesabbott laboratories employee political action committee$8,500ABBOTT LABORATORIES INC.AI match · 100% · the same organization$90M
honeywell internationalhoneywell international inc. technologies public affairs council (honpac)$7,000HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC.AI match · 100% · the same organization$260.5M
lockheed martin corporationlockheed martin corporation employees' political action committee$7,000LOCKHEED MARTIN CORPORATIONAI match · 100% · the same organization$13.3B
cardinal health inc.cardinal health inc. pac$6,500CARDINAL HEALTH 200, LLCAI match · 100% · of one corporate family$276.6M
vizient, inc.vizient, inc., political action committee$6,250VIZIENT INCAI match · 98% · the same organization$18.2K
bae systemsbae systems inc. political action committee (bae systems usa pac)$6,000BAE SYSTEMS PLCAI match · 99% · the same organization-$88K

By cycle

CycleRaised (FEC summary)From committeesFrom contractor PACs
2026$1.6M$869.3K$233.8K60 PACs · 27% of committee money
2024$1.8M$621.2K$67K24 PACs · 11% of committee money
2022$2M$497K$42.5K9 PACs · 9% of committee money

Raised is the FEC's cumulative summary of the candidacy; committee money counts each contribution reported, so the two cover slightly different dates.

Terms

Every term in the House or Senate, as published by the congress-legislators project.

  1. House · Massachusetts's 3rd districtJan 3, 2025 – Jan 3, 2027
  2. House · Massachusetts's 3rd districtJan 3, 2023 – Jan 3, 2025
  3. House · Massachusetts's 3rd districtJan 3, 2021 – Jan 3, 2023
  4. House · Massachusetts's 3rd districtJan 3, 2019 – Jan 3, 2021

Contact

Official channels, as published.

Website
trahan.house.gov
Phone
202-225-3411
Office
2233 Rayburn House Office Building

Identifiers

The same member in other public records.

Sources and method

Every figure on this page traces to these records.

  • Members of Congress, their terms, committees and identifiers (The @unitedstates project (from the Biographical Directory of the U.S. Congress, the House and the Senate))unitedstates/congress-legislators: legislators, committees and current committee membership · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: CC0 1.0 (public domain dedication)
  • House roll-call votes (Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives)Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives, roll-call vote records · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Senate roll-call votes and DW-NOMINATE scores (Voteview (UCLA Department of Political Science))Lewis, Jeffrey B., Keith Poole, Howard Rosenthal, Adam Boche, Aaron Rudkin, and Luke Sonnet (2026). Voteview: Congressional Roll-Call Votes Database. https://voteview.com/ · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Free to use with the required citation
  • Bill status: bills and resolutions, sponsors, actions, subjects and CRS summaries (U.S. Government Publishing Office (GovInfo), from Congress.gov (Library of Congress))GovInfo Bill Status bulk data (Congress.gov; summaries by the Congressional Research Service) · data current to Oct 8, 2026 · loaded Oct 8, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Congressional district boundaries and relationship files (U.S. Census Bureau)U.S. Census Bureau, Cartographic Boundary Files (congressional districts) and 2020 relationship files · release cd116+cd118+cd119 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • ZIP code (ZCTA) to congressional district crosswalk (U.S. Census Bureau)U.S. Census Bureau, 2020 relationship files (ZCTAs, tracts and congressional districts); shares computed by Analisa · release 2020 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Federal contract transactions (Federal Procurement Data System) (U.S. Department of the Treasury, USAspending.gov)USAspending.gov, prime award contract transactions (FPDS) · data current to Oct 7, 2026 · loaded Oct 7, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Committees, candidates and committee contributions to candidates (Federal Election Commission)FEC bulk data: committee master, candidate master (candidates' names, no addresses), linkages, PAC summaries, all-candidates summaries and contributions from committees (no individual contributors) · data current to Oct 8, 2026 · loaded Oct 8, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Positions are shown only where a roll call recorded them; voice votes and unanimous consent record none.
  • Activity counts describe volume and attendance; they are not a measure of quality.
  • Money and votes are shown side by side; neither explains the other.