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Orlando Ramos

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Massachusetts State House District 9th Hampden
Incumbent
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Orlando Ramos is a Democratic member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives representing the 9th Hampden District, in office since January 6, 2021. He was born and lives in Springfield, Massachusetts, and is a union carpenter and former Springfield city councilor. He graduated from Putnam Vocational Technical High School in 2000, earned an associate degree from Springfield Technical Community College, a bachelor's degree in public policy from UMass Amherst, and an M.P.A. from Westfield State University. His career includes serving as Springfield license commissioner and interning in Governor Deval Patrick's office.

Where does Orlando Ramos stand on the issues?

Orlando Ramos has a recorded position on eight issues. Each is Civoren's summary of the campaign's own public material, with the source linked.

  • Affordable Housing

    Supports

    Supports building more housing to make it more affordable. He helped pass the $5.16 billion housing bond bill and says building and funding more units will drive down the cost of housing. He also sponsored legislation to establish an accessory dwelling unit trust fund (H.1482) and tax credits for home sales to first-time home buyers (H.3216).

    “The more units that we're able to build, the more units that we're able to help fund, the more supply that will be available for people ... And that will, in turn, drive down the cost of housing, which is astronomical at the moment.”

    thereminder.comAs of August 2026

  • AI Regulation & Safety

    Supports

    Supports regulating facial recognition/surveillance technology. He filed legislation (H.1946) to implement the recommendations of the special commission on facial recognition technology, including a warrant requirement for police use of the technology and centralized tracking.

    thereminder.comAs of August 2026

  • Economic Development & Growth

    Supports

    Ramos supports accountable economic development, including TIF/HDIP ordinances requiring fair labor and diversity hiring goals, and expanding equity in emerging industries such as sports wagering.

    “Orlando was the lead sponsor on two key pieces of legislation intended to ensure that developers who obtain special property tax relief for major commercial and housing projects, will be held responsible for complying with fair labor laws and diversity hiring goals.”

    voteorlandoramos.comAs of August 2026

  • Elder & Senior Protection

    Supports

    Ramos supports senior-focused policies including property-tax work-off programs, senior center funding, in-home care funding, and expanded access to affordable healthcare for seniors.

    “Orlando authored legislation to create a program that allows senior citizens an opportunity to work-off up to $1,000 of their property taxes by volunteering for certain departments within the city of Springfield.”

    voteorlandoramos.comAs of August 2026

  • Election Integrity & Administration

    Supports

    Supports expanding voter access and modernizing election administration; sponsored legislation to establish same-day voter registration (H.863) and to expand mail-in voting (H.864) in Massachusetts.

    ballotpedia.orgAs of August 2026

  • Energy

    Opposes

    Supports environmental protection and opposes biomass energy. He passed legislation (H.3333) preventing biomass incinerators from receiving taxpayer-funded state subsidies as renewable energy, and has filed further bills to limit woody biomass eligibility as an alternative energy supply and remove it from the greenhouse gas emissions standard for municipal lighting plants. He calls biomass unhealthy and unclean, especially for environmental justice communities like Springfield.

    “biomass is 'unhealthy and unclean,' especially for environmental justice communities like Springfield”

    thereminder.comAs of August 2026

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Past Elections

Past Campaign

Massachusetts State House District 9th Hampden

Primary election

Massachusetts State House District 9th Hampden, MAEnded 9/1/2026· Democratic Party

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