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Brian Michael Ashe

Democratic · MA · State Representative, 2nd Hampden District

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Brian Michael Ashe has represented the 2nd Hampden District in the Massachusetts House since 2009 and served on the Longmeadow Select Board from 2001 to 2008. His priorities include school construction and help for homeowners with crumbling concrete foundations.

Where Brian Michael Ashe stands, based on their records

Supports

Healthcare Affordability (4 records), Environment and Public Health (7 records), Reduce Wealth Gap (1 record),

Mixed record

Labor Rights (5 support · 1 oppose), Government Spending Reduction (1 support · 6 oppose), Gun Control (1 support · 1 oppose)

Track record

Track record — Healthcare Affordability

Healthcare Affordability · 4 support
  • Voted for S2543, strengthening health care protections, on House roll call 65.

    July 16, 2025Supports Healthcare Affordability

    Source: malegislature.gov

  • Filed H1080, a bill on copay assistance.

    January 13, 2025Supports Healthcare Affordability

    Source: malegislature.gov

  • Voted for H4617, improving access to affordable health care, on House roll call 376.

    June 19, 2018Supports Healthcare Affordability

    Source: malegislature.gov

  • Filed H3465, a bill on patient access.

    January 16, 2015Supports Healthcare Affordability

    Source: malegislature.gov

Track record — Environment and Public Health

Environment and Public Health · 7 support
  • Voted for H5151, energy affordability and clean-power legislation, on House roll call 141.

    February 26, 2026Supports Environment and Public Health

    Source: malegislature.gov

  • Filed H3447, a bill on containers, litter, ecology and nips (CLEAN Act).

    January 15, 2025Supports Environment and Public Health

    Source: malegislature.gov

  • Filed H509, a bill on the safety of schools, residences, and public assemblies. Filed the same bill in earlier sessions: H399 (2019), H538 (2021), H427 (2023).

    January 13, 2025Supports Environment and Public Health

    Source: malegislature.gov

  • Filed H429, a bill to prevent concussion and head injury.

    January 13, 2023Supports Environment and Public Health

    Source: malegislature.gov

  • Voted for H4183, tightening tobacco controls, on House roll call 130.

    November 13, 2019Supports Environment and Public Health

    Source: malegislature.gov

  • Filed H3511, a bill to increase addiction treatment services. Filed the same bill in earlier sessions: H3504 (2017).

    January 18, 2019Supports Environment and Public Health

    Source: malegislature.gov

  • Filed H4056 to establish a fund for replanting public trees damaged by 2011 storms.

    January 24, 2012Supports Environment and Public Health

    Source: malegislature.gov

Track record — Reduce Wealth Gap

Reduce Wealth Gap · 1 support
  • Voted for H4640, raising the minimum wage and creating paid family leave, on House roll call 381.

    June 20, 2018Supports Reduce Wealth Gap

    Source: malegislature.gov

Track record — Labor Rights

Labor Rights · 5 support · 1 oppose
  • Filed H2430, a bill on pay parity for county correctional officers. Filed the same bill in earlier sessions: H2163 (2019), H2554 (2021).

    January 18, 2023Supports Labor Rights

    Source: malegislature.gov

  • Ashe's H4967 on allowing employees of the Western Massachusetts Emergency Communications District to become members of the Hampden County retirement system became law as Chapter 379.

    January 7, 2019Supports Labor Rights

    Source: malegislature.gov

  • Voted for H4640, raising the minimum wage and creating paid family leave, on House roll call 381.

    June 20, 2018Supports Labor Rights

    Source: malegislature.gov

  • Filed H53, a bill establishing a sick leave bank for Robin Allen, an employee of the Department of Developmental Services.

    February 11, 2015Supports Labor Rights

    Source: malegislature.gov

  • Ashe-sponsored H3586, creating a donated sick-leave bank for Trial Court employee Kevin R. Byrne Sr., became Chapter 191.

    November 21, 2011Supports Labor Rights

    Source: malegislature.gov

  • Voted for a 2011 budget proposal limiting municipal workers' bargaining over health insurance after having supported an alternative amendment.

    April 26, 2011Opposes Labor Rights

    Source: mhtc.org

Track record — Anti-Corruption

Anti-Corruption · 1 support
  • Voted for H5469, transparency and public access in state government, on House roll call 201.

    June 3, 2026Supports Anti-Corruption

    Source: malegislature.gov

Track record — Government Efficiency

Government Efficiency · 4 support
  • Filed H2745, a bill establishing an elected and appointed board for the Hampden County Regional Retirement System. Filed the same bill in earlier sessions: H4568 (2022), H2429 (2023).

    January 13, 2025Supports Government Efficiency

    Source: malegislature.gov

  • Filed H3286, a bill requiring municipalities to place insurance out to bid. Filed the same bill in earlier sessions: H2667 (2019), H3100 (2021), H2982 (2023).

    January 13, 2025Supports Government Efficiency

    Source: malegislature.gov

  • Publicly called for changes to Hampden County Regional Retirement Board governance after a state audit of the board.

    April 4, 2022Supports Government Efficiency

    Source: nepm.org

  • Filed H213, a bill on electronic filing fees for limited liability companies. Filed the same bill in earlier sessions: HD5003 (2016).

    January 13, 2017Supports Government Efficiency

    Source: malegislature.gov

Track record — Government Spending Reduction

Government Spending Reduction · 1 support · 6 oppose
  • Filed H509, a bill on the safety of schools, residences, and public assemblies. Filed the same bill in earlier sessions: H399 (2019), H538 (2021), H427 (2023).

    January 13, 2025Opposes Government Spending Reduction

    Source: malegislature.gov

  • Filed H890, a bill on crumbling concrete foundations.

    January 13, 2025Opposes Government Spending Reduction

    Source: malegislature.gov

  • Filed H2430, a bill on pay parity for county correctional officers. Filed the same bill in earlier sessions: H2163 (2019), H2554 (2021).

    January 18, 2023Opposes Government Spending Reduction

    Source: malegislature.gov

  • Filed H3700 to pay Armando Sousa $79,872 from the state treasury for past Monson Developmental Center service. Filed the same bill in earlier sessions: H4953 (2018), H3586 (2019).

    January 13, 2021Opposes Government Spending Reduction

    Source: malegislature.gov

  • Filed H3511, a bill to increase addiction treatment services. Filed the same bill in earlier sessions: H3504 (2017).

    January 18, 2019Opposes Government Spending Reduction

    Source: malegislature.gov

  • Filed H4056 to establish a fund for replanting public trees damaged by 2011 storms.

    January 24, 2012Opposes Government Spending Reduction

    Source: malegislature.gov

  • Voted for a 2011 budget proposal limiting municipal workers' bargaining over health insurance after having supported an alternative amendment.

    April 26, 2011Supports Government Spending Reduction

    Source: mhtc.org

Track record — Public Safety and Crime Control

Public Safety and Crime Control · 1 support
  • Filed H3406, a bill prohibiting electronic devices for sweepstakes.

    February 18, 2011Supports Public Safety and Crime Control

    Source: malegislature.gov

Track record — Housing Affordability

Housing Affordability · 1 support
  • Filed H890, a bill on crumbling concrete foundations.

    January 13, 2025Supports Housing Affordability

    Source: malegislature.gov

Track record — Social Programs and Welfare

Social Programs and Welfare · 2 support
  • Filed H88, a bill on community based day support services. Filed the same bill in earlier sessions: H4541 (2018).

    January 17, 2019Supports Social Programs and Welfare

    Source: malegislature.gov

  • Filed H75, a bill on familial dysautonomia. Filed the same bill in earlier sessions: H67 (2015).

    January 19, 2017Supports Social Programs and Welfare

    Source: malegislature.gov

Track record — Public Education Quality

Public Education Quality · 3 support
  • Voted for S2581, student learning and mental health legislation, on House roll call 156.

    April 8, 2026Supports Public Education Quality

    Source: malegislature.gov

  • Filed H200, a bill establishing the deaf children's bill of rights. Filed the same bill in earlier sessions: H126 (2023).

    January 13, 2025Supports Public Education Quality

    Source: malegislature.gov

  • Filed H511, a bill ensuring language readiness in deaf, deafblind, and hard-of-hearing children entering kindergarten. Filed the same bill in earlier sessions: H3550 (2019).

    January 13, 2025Supports Public Education Quality

    Source: malegislature.gov

Track record — Gun Control

Gun Control · 1 support · 1 oppose
  • Voted for H4885, the later version of the firearm law he opposed in 2023, on House roll call 135.

    July 18, 2024Supports Gun Control

    Source: malegislature.gov

  • Voted against H4135, tightening firearm laws, on House roll call 62.

    October 18, 2023Opposes Gun Control

    Source: malegislature.gov

Track record — Election Integrity

Election Integrity · 3 support
  • Voted for S2554, expanding voting access and election safeguards, on House roll call 140.

    January 27, 2022Supports Election Integrity

    Source: malegislature.gov

  • Filed H3634, a bill providing for recall elections in the town of Longmeadow.

    January 22, 2019Supports Election Integrity

    Source: malegislature.gov

  • Voted for H4667, automatically registering eligible voters, on House roll call 387.

    June 27, 2018Supports Election Integrity

    Source: malegislature.gov

Track record — Personal Income Tax Reduction

Personal Income Tax Reduction · 3 support
  • Filed H2698, a bill amending the tax deduction for medical, dental and other expenses. Filed the same bill in earlier sessions: H4201 (2019), H2815 (2021).

    January 13, 2023Supports Personal Income Tax Reduction

    Source: malegislature.gov

  • Voted against S5, a constitutional surtax on income over $1 million for education and transportation, on House roll call 38.

    June 9, 2021Supports Personal Income Tax Reduction

    Source: malegislature.gov

  • Had his opposition to a proposed surtax on income over $1 million entered in the 2017 joint-session record; he was absent for the vote.

    June 14, 2017Supports Personal Income Tax Reduction

    Source: malegislature.gov

Track record — Data Privacy

Data Privacy · 2 support
  • Filed H759, a bill on absentee ballots. Filed the same bill in earlier sessions: H558 (2013), H536 (2015), H351 (2017), H632 (2019).

    January 13, 2021Supports Data Privacy

    Source: malegislature.gov

  • Filed HD4580, a bill on absentee ballots.

    October 19, 2012Supports Data Privacy

    Source: malegislature.gov

Track record — Civil Rights

Civil Rights · 2 support
  • Filed H200, a bill establishing the deaf children's bill of rights. Filed the same bill in earlier sessions: H126 (2023).

    January 13, 2025Supports Civil Rights

    Source: malegislature.gov

  • Filed H511, a bill ensuring language readiness in deaf, deafblind, and hard-of-hearing children entering kindergarten. Filed the same bill in earlier sessions: H3550 (2019).

    January 13, 2025Supports Civil Rights

    Source: malegislature.gov

Track record — Corporate Accountability

Corporate Accountability · 4 support
  • Filed H320, a bill to protect consumers of tickets.

    January 15, 2025Supports Corporate Accountability

    Source: malegislature.gov

  • Filed H4198, a bill on entrance fee refund provisions in continuing care agreements and written residency agreements.

    October 23, 2023Supports Corporate Accountability

    Source: malegislature.gov

  • Filed H245, a bill protecting consumer rights in purchasing safe and habitable homes.

    January 13, 2023Supports Corporate Accountability

    Source: malegislature.gov

  • Voted for H4314, regulating short-term rentals, on House roll call 318.

    March 22, 2018Supports Corporate Accountability

    Source: malegislature.gov

Track record — Public Infrastructure

Public Infrastructure · 1 support
  • Voted for S2838, upgrading the electric grid and protecting ratepayers, on House roll call 134.

    July 17, 2024Supports Public Infrastructure

    Source: malegislature.gov

Track record — General

General · 35 records
  • Voted against H5595, patient-access-to-care legislation, on House roll call 236.

    July 22, 2026

    Source: malegislature.gov

  • Received the New England Police Benevolent Association endorsement for the 2026 House race.

    June 24, 2026

    Source: nepba.org

  • Ashe-sponsored H4312, changing Longmeadow’s town charter and finance-committee rules, became Chapter 107.

    June 22, 2026

    Source: malegislature.gov

  • Ashe-sponsored H4602, increasing Monson’s select board from three to five members, became Chapter 69.

    April 29, 2026

    Source: malegislature.gov

  • Filed H4849 to revise enforcement and animal-welfare funding rules under Ollie’s Law.

    November 21, 2025

    Source: malegislature.gov

  • Filed H4309, a bill on preliminary elections in the town of Longmeadow.

    July 16, 2025

    Source: malegislature.gov

  • Filed H5159 to grant retirement service credit to teacher Sara Scibelli.

    May 13, 2025

    Source: malegislature.gov

  • Filed H1583, a bill on the deposit of civil process fees. Filed the same bill in earlier sessions: H1454 (2021), H1385 (2023).

    January 14, 2025

    Source: malegislature.gov

  • Filed H1582, a bill on service of civil process fees. Filed the same bill in earlier sessions: H1453 (2021), H1384 (2023).

    January 14, 2025

    Source: malegislature.gov

  • Filed H510, a bill changing the minimum age requirement for kindergarten. Filed the same bill in earlier sessions: H3339 (2013), H305 (2015), H221 (2017), H398 (2019), H539 (2021), H428 (2023).

    January 13, 2025

    Source: malegislature.gov

  • Filed H2746, a bill on retirement benefits for Mary Donna Nodurf. Filed the same bill in earlier sessions: H1323 (2017), H2162 (2019), H2553 (2021), H2428 (2023).

    January 13, 2025

    Source: malegislature.gov

  • Filed H755, a bill on social card games at municipal senior centers. Filed the same bill in earlier sessions: H612 (2023).

    January 13, 2025

    Source: malegislature.gov

  • Ashe-sponsored kennel-safety legislation became Chapter 213, known as Ollie's Law.

    September 20, 2024

    Source: malegislature.gov

  • Ashe-sponsored H3716, making Monson’s treasurer-collector an appointed office, became Chapter 42.

    September 22, 2023

    Source: malegislature.gov

  • Retained the vice chair post on the Massachusetts House Bills in the Third Reading Committee for the 2023 session.

    February 21, 2023

    Source: wmasspi.com

  • Filed H2019, a bill to increase kennel safety, aka Ollie’s Law.

    January 19, 2023

    Source: malegislature.gov

  • Ashe's H5378 on authorizing the town of Hampden to continue employment of police department member James Gormally became law as Chapter 366.

    January 4, 2023

    Source: malegislature.gov

  • Ashe's H3101 on designating the last day of February as rare disease day in the Commonwealth became law as Chapter 328.

    December 28, 2022

    Source: malegislature.gov

  • Filed H5369, a bill authorizing the town of Hampden to continue employment of fire department member Peter Hatch.

    October 17, 2022

    Source: malegislature.gov

  • Voted for H4461, allowing eligible residents without proof of lawful presence to obtain driver licenses, on House roll call 147.

    February 16, 2022

    Source: malegislature.gov

  • Ashe-sponsored H94, replacing Longmeadow’s election commissioners with a board of registrars, became Chapter 43.

    August 20, 2021

    Source: malegislature.gov

  • Filed H305, a bill to regulate pet daycare facilities in cities and towns, aka Ollie's Law.

    February 19, 2021

    Source: malegislature.gov

  • Filed H304, a bill on sheet metal work license.

    February 18, 2021

    Source: malegislature.gov

  • Voted against S2963, police accountability reform, on House roll call 285.

    December 1, 2020

    Source: malegislature.gov

  • Voted against S2820, police standards reform, on House roll call 226.

    July 24, 2020

    Source: malegislature.gov

  • Voted against H4508, transportation financing, on House roll call 160.

    March 4, 2020

    Source: malegislature.gov

  • Voted for H4087, changing campaign finance law, on House roll call 107.

    September 25, 2019

    Source: malegislature.gov

  • Filed H3593, a bill reviving and continuing the special commission to study the financial and economic impacts of crumbling concrete foundations due to the presence of pyrrhotite.

    February 28, 2019

    Source: malegislature.gov

  • Filed H899, a bill reforming the process of appraising motor vehicle damage covered by auto insurance policies. Filed the same bill in earlier sessions: H831 (2013), H778 (2015), H477 (2017).

    January 18, 2019

    Source: malegislature.gov

  • Filed H192, a bill on sheet metal work. Filed the same bill in earlier sessions: H3952 (2015), H131 (2017).

    January 17, 2019

    Source: malegislature.gov

  • Filed H2666, a bill designating the last day of February as rare disease day in the Commonwealth. Filed the same bill in earlier sessions: H3378 (2011), H2774 (2013), H2709 (2015), H1650 (2017).

    January 11, 2019

    Source: malegislature.gov

  • Filed H3495, a bill on tax title expense.

    January 16, 2015

    Source: malegislature.gov

  • Filed H2710, a bill designating five elements Tai Chi as the official Tai Chi form of the Commonwealth. Filed the same bill in earlier sessions: HD4192 (2014).

    January 13, 2015

    Source: malegislature.gov

  • Filed H4058, a bill extending the time period for emergency appropriations.

    January 24, 2012

    Source: malegislature.gov

  • Ashe-sponsored H4316, permitting Springfield to lease Forest Park Zoo to a zoological society, became Chapter 152.

    July 2, 2010

    Source: malegislature.gov

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