Hannah Louise Bowen
Democratic · MA · Massachusetts State Representative, 6th Essex District
Hannah Bowen is a Democratic state representative from Beverly, a former Beverly city councilor at large, and a former Peace Corps volunteer with degrees from Yale and Harvard. She focuses on housing people can afford and on protecting homes and open space from coastal flooding.
Where Hannah Louise Bowen stands, based on their records
Supports
Anti-Corruption (1 record), Immigration (1 record), Housing Affordability (1 record),
Mixed record
Government Spending Reduction (1 support · 2 oppose)
Track record
Track record — Anti-Corruption
Anti-Corruption · 1 support
Voted yes on a 2026 bill to make the Legislature and the Governor's office subject to public records requests (H. 5469). It passed the House 125-28.
June 3, 2026Supports Anti-Corruption
Source: malegislature.gov
Track record — Immigration
Immigration · 1 support
Voted yes on the PROTECT Act, a bill to ban civil immigration arrests in courthouses without a judge's warrant and to bar local police from asking about immigration status in non-criminal matters (H. 5305). It passed the House 134-21.
March 25, 2026Supports Immigration
Source: malegislature.gov
Track record — Government Spending Reduction
Government Spending Reduction · 1 support · 2 oppose
Voted yes on the final $63.4 billion fiscal 2027 state budget (H. 5555). It passed the House 142-6.
July 1, 2026Opposes Government Spending Reduction
Source: malegislature.gov
Voted yes on the final $60.9 billion fiscal 2026 state budget (H. 4240). It passed the House 139-6.
June 30, 2025Opposes Government Spending Reduction
Source: malegislature.gov
Cast the only vote against moving $600,000 of city surplus cash into the road and sidewalk paving fund, saying she wanted a full paving plan first. It passed 8-1.
June 20, 2023Supports Government Spending Reduction
Source: beverlyma.gov
Track record — Housing Affordability
Housing Affordability · 1 support
Voted against Beverly City Council zoning changes that ended the downtown 'tall building' permit for heights up to 75 feet and cut building heights on Cabot Street to 45-55 feet. The changes passed 7-1 and 6-2.
March 6, 2023Supports Housing Affordability
Source: beverlyma.gov
Track record — Women's Reproductive Rights
Women's Reproductive Rights · 2 support
Voted yes on the 2026 law removing the state's 24-week limit on abortion (H. 5595). It passed the House 119-33.
July 22, 2026Supports Women's Reproductive Rights
Source: malegislature.gov
Voted yes on the 2025 update to the 'shield' law, which added protections for providers and patients of reproductive and gender-affirming care (S. 2543). It passed the House 132-24.
July 31, 2025Supports Women's Reproductive Rights
Source: malegislature.gov
Track record — Civil Rights
Civil Rights · 1 support
Voted yes on the 2025 update to the 'shield' law, which added protections for providers and patients of reproductive and gender-affirming care (S. 2543). It passed the House 132-24.
July 31, 2025Supports Civil Rights
Source: malegislature.gov
Track record — General
General · 6 records
Voted yes on the House version of a bill to ban student cellphones during the school day and to bar children under 14 from social media (S. 2581). It passed the House 129-25.
April 8, 2026
Source: malegislature.gov
Voted yes on the House's 2026 energy bill, which proposed cutting about $1 billion from the Mass Save efficiency program, delaying an offshore wind deadline, and easing limits on nuclear power (H. 5151). It passed the House 128-27.
February 26, 2026
Source: malegislature.gov
Won the May 13, 2025 special election for the 6th Essex House seat with 73.5% of the vote over Republican Medley Long III.
May 13, 2025
Source: electionstats.state.ma.us
Received the endorsement of Mass Alliance, a coalition of progressive groups, in the 2025 special election for the 6th Essex House seat.
May 8, 2025
Source: massalliance.org
Voted for an ordinance changing the pay of Beverly city councilors, the mayor, and School Committee members. It passed 6-3.
December 18, 2024
Source: beverlyma.gov
Voted against shelving a letter she co-wrote with Council President Julie Flowers on local effects of the war in Gaza. A council committee shelved it 2-1.
March 11, 2024
Source: beverlyma.gov
Past race Hannah Louise Bowen ran in:
- State Representative 6th Essex District · November 3, 2026 · 6th Essex District; Massachusetts · incumbent