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Erika Uyterhoeven

DState Representative · District 27th Middlesex

On the ballot Nov 3, 2026: Massachusetts Senate Second Middlesex

Biography

Erika Uyterhoeven is the Democratic candidate for the Massachusetts State Senate, 2nd Middlesex District, in the November 3, 2026 general election.[1][2] She is a state representative for the 27th Middlesex District, an office she has held since 2021, and she won the September 1, 2026 Democratic primary for the Senate seat.[1]

Erika Uyterhoeven was born in Boston, Massachusetts.[1] According to Ballotpedia, she earned a bachelor's degree from Wellesley College in 2010, a master's degree from the University of Toulouse in 2014, and a master's degree from Harvard Business School in 2019.[1] Her career experience includes work as an antitrust economist, as a national field organizer for the 2016 Bernie Sanders campaign, as head of digital and data for Momentum, and as a trainer and workshop facilitator for the Massachusetts Teachers Association and a trainer for Mass Alliance; she also co-founded Act on Mass.[1]

Uyterhoeven succeeded Denise Provost in the Massachusetts House of Representatives, representing the 27th Middlesex District from 2021.[1] Her 2025-2026 committee assignments include the House Committee on Federal Funding, Policy and Accountability and the joint committees on Aging and Independence; Bonding, Capital Expenditures, and State Assets; and Racial Equity, Civil Rights, and Inclusion.[1] In the September 1, 2026 Democratic primary for the open 2nd Middlesex Senate seat, she received 37.0 percent of the vote, ahead of Christine Barber, Burhan Azeem, Matt McLaughlin and Tom Hopcroft.[1]

  1. 1.Erika Uyterhoeven · Ballotpedia Reference
  2. 2.Massachusetts State Senate elections, 2026 · Ballotpedia Reference

Researched from the cited sources on 2026-10-21. Not yet independently fact-checked.

Massachusetts Senate Second Middlesex

Erika Uyterhoeven is on the Nov 3, 2026 ballot for Massachusetts Senate Second Middlesex as D. Not researched in depth — candidate list only.

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Votes by issue

Their recorded votes on bills that divided the chamber (unanimous votes left out), grouped by topic. A bill can sit under more than one topic. "With" and "against" compare each vote with how most Democrats voted. How topics are assigned

Where they stood out

Voted against most of their party on 4 of 102 party-divided votes on file.

  • An Act to promote student learning and mental health

    What it does: Requires each district to have a policy prohibiting student use of personal electronic devices during the school day, with exceptions for disability, health and emergencies, and to teach social media risks. Bars socia…

    Voted no · most Democrats voted yes · Democrats 126–2, Republicans 2–23

    Apr 8, 2026Official record ↗

  • An Act relative to energy affordability, clean power and economic competitiveness

    What it does: Requires the Department of Energy Resources to return at least 70% of alternative compliance payments to ratepayers in some years, creates an online utility bill dashboard, mandates discounted rates for low- and moder…

    Voted no · most Democrats voted yes · Democrats 127–2, Republicans 0–25

    Feb 26, 2026Official record ↗

  • An Act relative to energy affordability, clean power and economic competitiveness

    What it does: Requires the Department of Energy Resources to return at least 70% of alternative compliance payments to ratepayers in some years, creates an online utility bill dashboard, mandates discounted rates for low- and moder…

    Voted no · most Democrats voted yes · Democrats 128–1, Republicans 0–25

    Feb 26, 2026Official record ↗

  • An Act relative to energy affordability, clean power and economic competitiveness

    What it does: Requires the Department of Energy Resources to return at least 70% of alternative compliance payments to ratepayers in some years, creates an online utility bill dashboard, mandates discounted rates for low- and moder…

    Voted no · most Democrats voted yes · Democrats 127–2, Republicans 0–25

    Feb 26, 2026Official record ↗

How this is counted

Their votes on the most contested roll calls

The votes in their chamber that came out closest and most divided by party, among those they voted on. How we rank

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Substantive votes concern legislation or nominations; procedural votes concern how the chamber considers them. A Yes vote applies to the motion shown, which may not be final passage.

H5595 · MA HOUSE

An Act prioritizing patient access to care

YesVOTED

Motion: On Engrossment

Passed 119–33·Substantive·Jul 22, 2026Roll call ↗
H5562 · MA HOUSE

An Act relative to economic development in the commonwealth

YesVOTED

Motion: On passing to be engrossed as amended

Passed 148–2·Substantive·Jul 8, 2026Roll call ↗
H5562 · MA HOUSE

An Act relative to economic development in the commonwealth

YesVOTED

Motion: On adoption of consolidated amendment A

Passed 145–6·Substantive·Jul 8, 2026Roll call ↗
H5555 · MA HOUSE

An Act making appropriations for the fiscal year 2027 for the maintenance of the departments, boards, commissions, institutions, and certain activities of the commonwealth, for interest, sinking fund, and serial bond requirements, and for certain permanent improvements

YesVOTED

Motion: On Enactment Land Taking

Passed 142–6·Substantive·Jul 1, 2026Roll call ↗
H5555 · MA HOUSE

An Act making appropriations for the fiscal year 2027 for the maintenance of the departments, boards, commissions, institutions, and certain activities of the commonwealth, for interest, sinking fund, and serial bond requirements, and for certain permanent improvements

YesVOTED

Motion: On acceptance of conference report

Passed 142–6·Substantive·Jul 1, 2026Roll call ↗
H5493 · MA HOUSE

An Act making appropriations for the fiscal year 2026 to provide for supplementing certain existing appropriations and for certain other activities and projects.

YesVOTED

Motion: On passing to be engrossed

Passed 154–2·Substantive·Jun 10, 2026Roll call ↗
H5493 · MA HOUSE

An Act making appropriations for the fiscal year 2026 to provide for supplementing certain existing appropriations and for certain other activities and projects.

NoVOTED

Motion: On adoption of amendment #12

Amends the bill to bar distribution of the $22.5 million No Cost Call Trust Fund transfer until the budget secretary presents a plan to keep annual spending from the item under $10 million. (AI-written)

Failed 28–128·Substantive·Jun 10, 2026Roll call ↗
S2726 · MA HOUSE

An Act regarding free expression

YesVOTED

Motion: On passing to be engrossed, as amended

Passed 153–3·Substantive·Jun 10, 2026Roll call ↗
S2726 · MA HOUSE

An Act regarding free expression

NoVOTED

Motion: On adoption of amendment #4

Amends the bill to let school committees remove school library materials only after a public hearing and a finding, by clear and convincing evidence, that the material has no educational, literary, artistic, personal or social value or is not age appropriate for any student. (AI-written)

Failed 23–133·Substantive·Jun 10, 2026Roll call ↗
S2726 · MA HOUSE

An Act regarding free expression

NoVOTED

Motion: On adoption of amendment #3

Failed 2–154·Substantive·Jun 10, 2026Roll call ↗

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