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Susannah M. Whipps

Independent · MA · Massachusetts State Representative, 2nd Franklin District

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Susannah Whipps has served in the Massachusetts House since 2015 and earlier spent nine years on the Athol Board of Selectmen. She co-owns Whipps, Inc., an Athol company that makes equipment for the water and wastewater industry.

Where Susannah M. Whipps stands, based on their records

Supports

Healthcare Affordability (1 record), Labor Rights (2 records), Immigration (2 records),

Opposes

Social Programs and Welfare (2 records), Gun Control (2 records), Public Infrastructure (1 record)

Mixed record

Environment and Public Health (3 support · 1 oppose), Government Spending Reduction (3 support · 1 oppose), Criminal Justice and Civil Liberties (3 support · 1 oppose),

Track record

Track record — Healthcare Affordability

Healthcare Affordability · 1 support
  • Voted for a bill writing no-cost birth control coverage into state law. It passed the House 140-16.

    November 8, 2017Supports Healthcare Affordability

    Source: malegislature.gov

Track record — Environment and Public Health

Environment and Public Health · 3 support · 1 oppose
  • Voted for the "Save Mass Save" amendment to strike the House energy bill's cut to the Mass Save energy efficiency program. It failed 17-138.

    February 26, 2026Supports Environment and Public Health

    Source: malegislature.gov

  • Voted for the final climate roadmap law setting a net-zero carbon emissions target for 2050. It passed the House 145-14.

    March 18, 2021Supports Environment and Public Health

    Source: malegislature.gov

  • Voted against the final law banning flavored tobacco and vaping products, including menthol cigarettes, and taxing vaping products at 75%. It passed the House 119-33.

    November 21, 2019Opposes Environment and Public Health

    Source: malegislature.gov

  • Voted for a bill committing Massachusetts to the Paris climate agreement's emission goals. It passed the House 146-10.

    November 1, 2017Supports Environment and Public Health

    Source: malegislature.gov

Track record — Labor Rights

Labor Rights · 2 support
  • Voted for a bill requiring employers with 25 or more workers to list pay ranges in job postings. It passed the House 148-8.

    October 4, 2023Supports Labor Rights

    Source: malegislature.gov

  • Voted for the final 'grand bargain' law raising the minimum wage to $15 by 2023, creating paid family and medical leave, and making the sales tax holiday permanent. It passed the House 119-24.

    June 20, 2018Supports Labor Rights

    Source: malegislature.gov

Track record — Immigration

Immigration · 2 support
  • Voted for the final PROTECT Act, which limits federal civil immigration arrests at courthouses, schools and hospitals and keeps state and local police out of immigration enforcement. It passed the House 137-21.

    July 30, 2026Supports Immigration

    Source: malegislature.gov

  • Voted to override Governor Baker's veto of the Work and Family Mobility Act, which lets immigrants without legal status get driver's licenses. The House overrode the veto 119-36.

    June 8, 2022Supports Immigration

    Source: malegislature.gov

Track record — Government Spending Reduction

Government Spending Reduction · 3 support · 1 oppose
  • Voted for the final Affordable Homes Act, a $5.16 billion housing bond and tax credit law that also allowed backyard in-law apartments statewide. It passed the House 128-24.

    August 1, 2024Opposes Government Spending Reduction

    Source: malegislature.gov

  • Voted against the final $251 million emergency shelter funding bill, which also set a nine-month limit on family shelter stays. It passed the House 123-35.

    April 25, 2024Supports Government Spending Reduction

    Source: malegislature.gov

  • Voted against a House bill raising the gas tax by 5 cents and the diesel tax by 9 cents to pay for transportation. It passed the House 113-40.

    March 4, 2020Supports Government Spending Reduction

    Source: malegislature.gov

  • Voted against overriding Governor Baker's veto of about $18 million in pay raises for legislative leaders, statewide officials and judges. The House overrode the veto 116-43.

    February 2, 2017Supports Government Spending Reduction

    Source: malegislature.gov

Track record — Public Safety and Crime Control

Public Safety and Crime Control · 1 support
  • Filed a bill (H.3814) adding a 7-day license suspension for drivers who illegally pass a stopped school bus. The House ordered it to a third reading in October 2025.

    February 27, 2025Supports Public Safety and Crime Control

    Source: malegislature.gov

Track record — Criminal Justice and Civil Liberties

Criminal Justice and Civil Liberties · 3 support · 1 oppose
  • Voted for the final bill protecting school and public libraries from book bans and protecting librarians from retaliation. It passed the House 156-1.

    July 31, 2026Supports Criminal Justice and Civil Liberties

    Source: malegislature.gov

  • Voted to re-enact the law making phone and video calls free for people in Massachusetts prisons and jails. It passed the House 132-26.

    November 8, 2023Supports Criminal Justice and Civil Liberties

    Source: malegislature.gov

  • Voted against the final police reform law that created a civilian-majority police licensing board and banned chokeholds. It passed the House 91-67.

    December 1, 2020Opposes Criminal Justice and Civil Liberties

    Source: malegislature.gov

  • Voted for the final criminal justice reform law (S.2371). It passed the House 148-5.

    April 4, 2018Supports Criminal Justice and Civil Liberties

    Source: malegislature.gov

Track record — Housing Affordability

Housing Affordability · 1 support
  • Voted for the final Affordable Homes Act, a $5.16 billion housing bond and tax credit law that also allowed backyard in-law apartments statewide. It passed the House 128-24.

    August 1, 2024Supports Housing Affordability

    Source: malegislature.gov

Track record — Social Programs and Welfare

Social Programs and Welfare · 2 oppose
  • Voted against the final $251 million emergency shelter funding bill, which also set a nine-month limit on family shelter stays. It passed the House 123-35.

    April 25, 2024Opposes Social Programs and Welfare

    Source: malegislature.gov

  • Voted for an amendment limiting the state's emergency family shelter program to people who had lived in Massachusetts for at least six months, with exceptions for domestic violence and fire victims. It failed 29-125.

    March 6, 2024Opposes Social Programs and Welfare

    Source: malegislature.gov

Track record — Gun Control

Gun Control · 2 oppose
  • Voted against the final state gun law that cracked down on untraceable ghost guns, banned guns in more public places and widened the red flag law. It passed the House 124-33.

    July 18, 2024Opposes Gun Control

    Source: malegislature.gov

  • Voted against the final red flag law letting family members and police ask a court to take guns from someone found to be a danger. It passed the House 133-15.

    June 28, 2018Opposes Gun Control

    Source: malegislature.gov

Track record — Women's Reproductive Rights

Women's Reproductive Rights · 5 support
  • Voted for a law letting doctors perform abortions after 24 weeks based on their professional judgment, removing the list of allowed reasons. It passed the House 121-35.

    July 31, 2026Supports Women's Reproductive Rights

    Source: malegislature.gov

  • Voted for the final law expanding legal protections for people who provide or receive abortion and gender-affirming care in Massachusetts. It passed the House 132-24.

    July 31, 2025Supports Women's Reproductive Rights

    Source: malegislature.gov

  • Voted for the final law shielding abortion and gender-affirming care providers and patients in Massachusetts from out-of-state legal action. It passed the House 137-16.

    July 26, 2022Supports Women's Reproductive Rights

    Source: malegislature.gov

  • Voted to override Governor Baker's veto of the ROE Act, which wrote abortion rights into state law and let 16- and 17-year-olds get abortions without parental consent. The House overrode the veto 107-46.

    December 28, 2020Supports Women's Reproductive Rights

    Source: malegislature.gov

  • Voted for a bill writing no-cost birth control coverage into state law. It passed the House 140-16.

    November 8, 2017Supports Women's Reproductive Rights

    Source: malegislature.gov

Track record — Personal Income Tax Reduction

Personal Income Tax Reduction · 1 support
  • Voted for the final tax relief law worth about $1 billion a year, which more than doubled the state child and dependent tax credit. It passed the House 155-1.

    September 27, 2023Supports Personal Income Tax Reduction

    Source: malegislature.gov

Track record — Civil Rights

Civil Rights · 4 support · 1 oppose
  • Voted for the final law expanding legal protections for people who provide or receive abortion and gender-affirming care in Massachusetts. It passed the House 132-24.

    July 31, 2025Supports Civil Rights

    Source: malegislature.gov

  • Voted for the final law shielding abortion and gender-affirming care providers and patients in Massachusetts from out-of-state legal action. It passed the House 137-16.

    July 26, 2022Supports Civil Rights

    Source: malegislature.gov

  • Voted for the final VOTES Act, which made mail-in voting and expanded early voting permanent. It passed the House 126-29.

    June 16, 2022Supports Civil Rights

    Source: malegislature.gov

  • Voted against a bill banning conversion therapy for minors. It passed the House 149-8.

    March 13, 2019Opposes Civil Rights

    Source: malegislature.gov

  • Voted for the final automatic voter registration law. It passed the House 134-16.

    July 27, 2018Supports Civil Rights

    Source: malegislature.gov

Track record — Public Infrastructure

Public Infrastructure · 1 oppose
  • Voted against a House bill raising the gas tax by 5 cents and the diesel tax by 9 cents to pay for transportation. It passed the House 113-40.

    March 4, 2020Opposes Public Infrastructure

    Source: malegislature.gov

Track record — General

General · 9 records
  • Voted for a House bill that opened some Legislature and governor's office records to the public and set limits on the state auditor's review of the Legislature. It passed the House 125-28.

    June 3, 2026

    Source: malegislature.gov

  • Voted for a budget amendment sending a quarter of any above-forecast state tax revenue, up to $25 million, to unrestricted local aid for cities and towns. It failed 27-131.

    April 29, 2026

    Source: malegislature.gov

  • Voted for a bill banning student cellphone use during the school day and barring social media accounts for children under 14. It passed the House 129-25.

    April 8, 2026

    Source: malegislature.gov

  • Voted for the House energy bill that cut about $1 billion from the Mass Save efficiency program, returned some clean-energy payments to ratepayers, and eased limits on nuclear power. It passed the House 128-27.

    February 26, 2026

    Source: malegislature.gov

  • Filed a constitutional amendment (H.69) letting the governor nominate a new lieutenant governor, subject to legislative confirmation, when the office becomes vacant.

    March 3, 2025

    Source: malegislature.gov

  • Filed a bill (H.3092) to create a state commission on payments to cities and towns that host large amounts of tax-exempt state land. The committee reported it, but no further action was taken.

    March 29, 2021

    Source: malegislature.gov

  • Left the Republican Party and became an unenrolled (independent) state representative, saying she wanted to avoid partisan bickering.

    August 22, 2017

    Source: nepm.org

  • Voted for the House rewrite of the voter-approved recreational marijuana law, which raised the retail marijuana tax from 12% to 28%. It passed the House 126-28.

    June 21, 2017

    Source: malegislature.gov

  • Voted against the 2015-2016 House rules package, which ended the eight-year term limit on the House speaker. It passed the House 114-40.

    January 29, 2015

    Source: malegislature.gov

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