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From what I know, it seems like the incumbent is progressive–why change?
Rep. Decker presents herself as a progressive, but her voting record tells a different story. In fact, Representative Decker has a more conservative voting record than the median Democrat in the state house, despite our district being the most progressive in the entire state. This is part of the reason she fights so hard to keep her votes secret.
From 2018-2024, Rep. Decker voted in favor of
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Corporate tax giveaways for the biotech industry
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Preventing activists from weighing in on the “Grand Bargain” deal concerning the minimum wage and Paid Family and Medical Leave
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Removing vital protections for immigrant families from the state budget
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A regressive tax reform package containing $440 million in tax cuts for the commonwealth’s richest estates, individuals, and large, multi-state corporations—not once, but twice in the same legislative session
And voted against
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Requiring committee roll call votes to be posted on the House website and made available to the public. Despite 94% of the district instructing her to make committee votes public, she voted against this transparency change not once, not twice, but three separate times
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Informed consent for surgical procedures
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Requiring bills to be made available to members of the House and the public 72 hours before a vote, or even 48 hours before, even with a compromise override procedure for time sensitive matters
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Requiring one week of advance notice for legislative hearings
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Reinstating a four-term limit on the Speaker of the House in order to curb centralization of power
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Allowing representatives at least 30 minutes to review bills prior to voting on them
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Guaranteeing safe, accessible, and fair elections for all
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Raising the tax rate on unearned income