Daniel M. Donahue
Democratic · MA · State Representative, 16th Worcester District
Daniel M. Donahue has represented the 16th Worcester District in the Massachusetts House since 2013 and chairs the Joint Committee on Cannabis Policy. A former policy director for Worcester's mayor, he has filed bills on wage theft enforcement and video game industry tax credits.
Where Daniel M. Donahue stands, based on their records
Supports
Healthcare Affordability (4 records), Environment and Public Health (8 records), Labor Rights (10 records),
Opposes
Government Spending Reduction (9 records)
Track record
Track record — Healthcare Affordability
Healthcare Affordability · 4 support
Voted for engrossment of H5595, a bill prioritizing patient access to care.
July 22, 2026Supports Healthcare Affordability
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Voted for H5443, a bill increasing access to epinephrine.
May 20, 2026Supports Healthcare Affordability
Source: malegislature.gov
Filed a petition for H1141 on insurance coverage for hospital-at-home care.
February 27, 2025Supports Healthcare Affordability
Source: malegislature.gov
Filed a petition for H1140 on diagnostic evaluations by advanced-practice nurses.
February 27, 2025Supports Healthcare Affordability
Source: malegislature.gov
Track record — Environment and Public Health
Environment and Public Health · 8 support
Voted for H5441, a bill on newborn screening for congenital cytomegalovirus.
May 20, 2026Supports Environment and Public Health
Source: malegislature.gov
Filed a petition for H2405 on safe medication administration. Filed the same bill in earlier sessions: H2149 (2023).
February 27, 2025Supports Environment and Public Health
Source: malegislature.gov
Voted for the S2967 conference report on clean-energy grid and permitting changes.
November 14, 2024Supports Environment and Public Health
Source: malegislature.gov
Voted for the next-generation Massachusetts climate-policy bill.
March 18, 2021Supports Environment and Public Health
Source: malegislature.gov
Voted for a bill setting a roadmap to net-zero emissions by 2050.
January 28, 2021Supports Environment and Public Health
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Voted for the conference report on a climate-policy bill.
January 4, 2021Supports Environment and Public Health
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Voted for a bill setting Massachusetts climate policy.
July 31, 2020Supports Environment and Public Health
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Voted for a GreenWorks environmental bond bill.
July 24, 2019Supports Environment and Public Health
Source: malegislature.gov
Track record — Labor Rights
Labor Rights · 10 support
Joined a petition for H2166 on overtime pay and the salary threshold for overtime exemptions.
February 27, 2025Supports Labor Rights
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Joined a petition for H2107 on raising the minimum wage. Filed the same bill in earlier sessions: H1925 (2023).
February 27, 2025Supports Labor Rights
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Filed a petition for H2406 on health-care worker and first-responder safety.
February 27, 2025Supports Labor Rights
Source: malegislature.gov
Filed a petition for H2094 on wage-theft prevention and employer enforcement. Filed the same bill in earlier sessions: H1610 (2019), H1959 (2021), H1868 (2023).
February 27, 2025Supports Labor Rights
Source: malegislature.gov
Filed a petition for H1869 on updated overtime protection for middle-class workers.
February 16, 2023Supports Labor Rights
Source: malegislature.gov
Signed a letter urging Tenet Healthcare to stop permanently replacing striking St. Vincent Hospital nurses and resume contract negotiations.
May 27, 2021Supports Labor Rights
Source: mcgovern.house.gov
Filed a petition for H1960 on overtime protections for middle-class workers. Filed the same bill in earlier sessions: H1609 (2019).
March 29, 2021Supports Labor Rights
Source: malegislature.gov
Voted for a package increasing the minimum wage and providing paid leave.
June 20, 2018Supports Labor Rights
Source: malegislature.gov
Voted for the conference report raising the minimum wage.
June 18, 2014Supports Labor Rights
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Voted for a bill raising the Massachusetts minimum wage to $10.50.
April 2, 2014Supports Labor Rights
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Track record — Anti-Corruption
Anti-Corruption · 1 support
Voted for a campaign-finance disclosure bill.
June 25, 2014Supports Anti-Corruption
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Track record — Government Efficiency
Government Efficiency · 4 support
As co-chair of the cannabis conference committee, announced an agreement to restructure the Cannabis Control Commission and expand licensing opportunities.
April 6, 2026Supports Government Efficiency
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Filed a petition for H3656 on public inspections of transportation projects. Filed the same bill in earlier sessions: H2728 (2017), H2996 (2019), H3127 (2021), H3305 (2023).
February 27, 2025Supports Government Efficiency
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Filed a petition for H106 on an internal audit unit in the Cannabis Control Commission.
February 16, 2023Supports Government Efficiency
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Filed a petition for H2688 on readability of government publications. Filed the same bill in earlier sessions: H2659 (2017).
January 22, 2019Supports Government Efficiency
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Track record — Immigration
Immigration · 1 support
Voted to uphold the Speaker's ruling that blocked a floor amendment giving veterans priority over undocumented immigrants for public housing. The ruling stood 126-29.
October 30, 2013Supports Immigration
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Track record — Government Spending Reduction
Government Spending Reduction · 9 oppose
Voted for H5500, the fiscal 2027 Massachusetts House budget.
April 29, 2026Opposes Government Spending Reduction
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Voted for H5264, a fiscal 2026 supplemental appropriations bill.
March 18, 2026Opposes Government Spending Reduction
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Voted for H5100, an economic-development bill authorizing nearly $4 billion in spending.
November 14, 2024Opposes Government Spending Reduction
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Voted against a budget amendment defunding no-cost prison phone calls.
April 25, 2024Opposes Government Spending Reduction
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Voted for the fiscal 2024 Massachusetts budget conference report. Voted the same way on June 30, 2014, July 8, 2015, July 7, 2017.
July 31, 2023Opposes Government Spending Reduction
Source: malegislature.gov
Filed a petition for H3439 on using the Highway Fund to turn private roads into public roads. Filed the same bill in earlier sessions: H2975 (2015), H1821 (2017), H2997 (2019).
March 29, 2021Opposes Government Spending Reduction
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Voted for a GreenWorks environmental bond bill.
July 24, 2019Opposes Government Spending Reduction
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Voted for a state housing-bond bill.
May 23, 2018Opposes Government Spending Reduction
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Voted for the fiscal 2019 House budget.
April 26, 2018Opposes Government Spending Reduction
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Track record — Public Safety and Crime Control
Public Safety and Crime Control · 3 support
Filed a petition for H2321 on safer building materials in home construction.
February 16, 2023Supports Public Safety and Crime Control
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Filed a petition for H2449 on safer building materials. Filed the same bill in earlier sessions: H3844 (2019).
March 29, 2021Supports Public Safety and Crime Control
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Joined a petition for H632 on campus sexual-violence response programs. Filed the same bill in earlier sessions: H1041 (2015).
January 23, 2017Supports Public Safety and Crime Control
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Track record — Housing Affordability
Housing Affordability · 2 support
Filed a petition for H1496 on residential aid under the Families in Transition homelessness-prevention program. Filed the same bill in earlier sessions: H1317 (2023).
February 27, 2025Supports Housing Affordability
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Voted for a state housing-bond bill.
May 23, 2018Supports Housing Affordability
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Track record — Social Programs and Welfare
Social Programs and Welfare · 2 support
Voted against a budget amendment imposing a three-month residency rule for emergency shelter.
April 26, 2024Supports Social Programs and Welfare
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Filed a petition for H207 on a SNAP restaurant-meals program.
March 29, 2021Supports Social Programs and Welfare
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Track record — Public Education Quality
Public Education Quality · 1 support
Filed a petition for H1207 on a college STEM incentive for veterans. Filed the same bill in earlier sessions: H1039 (2015), H631 (2017).
January 22, 2019Supports Public Education Quality
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Track record — Election Integrity
Election Integrity · 2 support
Voted for H5093, a bill addressing election misinformation.
February 11, 2026Supports Election Integrity
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Voted for a bill making vote by mail permanent in Massachusetts.
January 27, 2022Supports Election Integrity
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Track record — Personal Income Tax Reduction
Personal Income Tax Reduction · 2 support
Voted for the House tax-reform package with dependent credits and other tax changes.
April 13, 2023Supports Personal Income Tax Reduction
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Filed a petition for H2876 on a child-care expense tax credit. Filed the same bill in earlier sessions: H1509 (2017), H2440 (2019).
March 29, 2021Supports Personal Income Tax Reduction
Source: malegislature.gov
Track record — Data Privacy
Data Privacy · 1 support
Voted for S2619, the Massachusetts data-privacy bill.
June 4, 2026Supports Data Privacy
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Track record — Civil Rights
Civil Rights · 3 support
Filed a petition for H224 on an accessibility grant program for the creative economy. Filed the same bill in earlier sessions: H151 (2023).
February 27, 2025Supports Civil Rights
Source: malegislature.gov
Voted to override the governor’s veto of driver licenses for eligible residents without lawful immigration status.
June 8, 2022Supports Civil Rights
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Voted for a bill allowing eligible residents without lawful immigration status to apply for driver licenses.
May 26, 2022Supports Civil Rights
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Track record — Corporate Accountability
Corporate Accountability · 3 support
Filed a petition for H2094 on wage-theft prevention and employer enforcement. Filed the same bill in earlier sessions: H1610 (2019), H1959 (2021), H1868 (2023).
February 27, 2025Supports Corporate Accountability
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Filed a petition for H3083 on public disclosure by publicly traded corporate taxpayers.
February 27, 2025Supports Corporate Accountability
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Signed a letter urging Tenet Healthcare to stop permanently replacing striking St. Vincent Hospital nurses and resume contract negotiations.
May 27, 2021Supports Corporate Accountability
Source: mcgovern.house.gov
Track record — Public Infrastructure
Public Infrastructure · 2 support
Filed a petition for H3304 on conversion of private roads to public roads.
February 16, 2023Supports Public Infrastructure
Source: malegislature.gov
Filed a petition for H3439 on using the Highway Fund to turn private roads into public roads. Filed the same bill in earlier sessions: H2975 (2015), H1821 (2017), H2997 (2019).
March 29, 2021Supports Public Infrastructure
Source: malegislature.gov
Track record — General
General · 50 records
Shadowed the principal of Quinsigamond Elementary School during Worcester Public Schools’ Principal for a Day event.
March 12, 2026
Source: worcesterschools.org
Voted for H5151, a bill on energy affordability and clean power.
February 26, 2026
Source: malegislature.gov
Joined Worcester leaders in endorsing Governor Maura Healey and Lieutenant Governor Kim Driscoll for reelection.
February 10, 2026
Source: maurahealey.com
Joined a petition for H120 on a Food Policy Council employee coordinating the food system. Filed the same bill in earlier sessions: H92 (2023).
February 27, 2025
Source: malegislature.gov
Filed a petition for H3481 on storage charges for involuntarily towed vehicles. Filed the same bill in earlier sessions: H3692 (2023).
February 27, 2025
Source: malegislature.gov
Filed a petition for H1671 on funeral-service contracts. Filed the same bill in earlier sessions: H1470 (2023).
February 27, 2025
Source: malegislature.gov
Filed a petition for H3321 on microphotographic recording of documents.
February 27, 2025
Source: malegislature.gov
Filed a petition for H2812 on public-employee retiree benefits. Filed the same bill in earlier sessions: H2623 (2021).
February 27, 2025
Source: malegislature.gov
Filed a petition for H3322 on regulation of government privatization contracts. Filed the same bill in earlier sessions: H3519 (2015), H1663 (2017), H2687 (2019), H3128 (2021), H3023 (2023).
February 27, 2025
Source: malegislature.gov
Filed a petition for H3084 on tax credits for video-game design and manufacturing. Filed the same bill in earlier sessions: H2487 (2015), H1507 (2017), H2441 (2019), H2875 (2021), H2772 (2023).
February 27, 2025
Source: malegislature.gov
Filed a petition for H1139 on motor-vehicle service contracts. Filed the same bill in earlier sessions: H956 (2019), H1065 (2021), H995 (2023).
February 27, 2025
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Filed a petition for H3320 on naming the black swallowtail the state butterfly. Filed the same bill in earlier sessions: H3364 (2017).
February 27, 2025
Source: malegislature.gov
Filed a petition for H3085 on tax incentives for digital media and entertainment. Filed the same bill in earlier sessions: H2773 (2023).
February 27, 2025
Source: malegislature.gov
Filed a petition for H821 on voluntary payroll deductions for nonprofit and political contributions. Filed the same bill in earlier sessions: H679 (2023).
February 27, 2025
Source: malegislature.gov
Voted against a House-rules amendment placing House finances under the State Auditor.
February 25, 2025
Source: malegislature.gov
Filed a petition for H3022 on registry-of-deeds recording methods.
February 16, 2023
Source: malegislature.gov
Filed a petition for H2506 on civil-service exams for benefits-eligibility and referral social workers.
February 16, 2023
Source: malegislature.gov
Filed a petition for H105 on cannabis-industry data transparency.
February 16, 2023
Source: malegislature.gov
Voted to advance a graduated-income-tax constitutional amendment. Voted the same way on May 18, 2016.
June 9, 2021
Source: malegislature.gov
Filed a petition for H3290 on higher maximum storage charges for involuntarily towed vehicles.
March 29, 2021
Source: malegislature.gov
Filed a petition for H1545 on who controls funeral and burial decisions. Filed the same bill in earlier sessions: H1395 (2019).
March 29, 2021
Source: malegislature.gov
Filed a petition for H884 on a Food Policy Council employee coordinating the food system.
March 29, 2021
Source: malegislature.gov
Filed a petition for H2269 on administration of controlled substances. Filed the same bill in earlier sessions: H1928 (2015), H1153 (2017), H1866 (2019).
March 29, 2021
Source: malegislature.gov
Filed a petition for H2622 on a study of purchasing-power protection for retired teachers. Filed the same bill in earlier sessions: H2278 (2015), H1368 (2017), H2231 (2019).
March 29, 2021
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Filed a petition for H778 on political participation. Filed the same bill in earlier sessions: H646 (2019).
March 29, 2021
Source: malegislature.gov
Joined a petition for H4744 on COVID-19 liability protection for construction contractors and unions.
April 27, 2020
Source: malegislature.gov
Voted for a transportation tax bill that included a gas-tax increase.
March 4, 2020
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Filed a petition for H3862 on a sick-leave bank for Department of Children and Families employee Susan Purcell.
May 2, 2019
Source: malegislature.gov
Filed a petition for H1394 on civil liability for snow removal. Filed the same bill in earlier sessions: H771 (2017).
January 22, 2019
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Filed a petition for H2442 on a feasibility study of tax incentives for new businesses. Filed the same bill in earlier sessions: H2486 (2015), H1508 (2017).
January 22, 2019
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Filed a petition for H2232 on cost-of-living adjustments and benefits for public retirees.
January 22, 2019
Source: malegislature.gov
Filed a petition for H2443 on excise-tax repayments.
January 22, 2019
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Filed a petition for H755 on importation rules for domestic animals. Filed the same bill in earlier sessions: H3561 (2017).
January 22, 2019
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Filed a petition for H4896 on a sick-leave bank for Department of Children and Families employee Amy Burlingame.
August 13, 2018
Source: malegislature.gov
Filed a petition for H4534 on a Worcester building lease authorized by the City Council.
May 23, 2018
Source: malegislature.gov
Filed a petition for H3795 on a sick-leave bank for Department of Mental Health employee Linda Boudria.
June 29, 2017
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Filed a petition for H3455 on a sick-leave bank for Department of Children and Families employee Brenda May.
March 23, 2017
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Filed a petition for H2365 on the tipped minimum wage.
January 23, 2017
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Filed a petition for H1738 on residential energy audits.
January 23, 2017
Source: malegislature.gov
Filed a petition for H4641 on a sick-leave bank for Department of Mental Health employee Robert Clark.
September 19, 2016
Source: malegislature.gov
Filed a petition for H4584 on a sick-leave bank for Department of Developmental Services employee Anthony Ryan Smith.
July 25, 2016
Source: malegislature.gov
Voted for a bill regulating ride-hailing companies.
March 9, 2016
Source: malegislature.gov
Filed a petition for H3873 on a sick-leave bank for Department of Mental Health employee Alimatu Lamptey.
November 18, 2015
Source: malegislature.gov
Filed a petition for H3843 on a sick-leave bank for Department of Mental Health employee Jamie Johnson.
October 29, 2015
Source: malegislature.gov
Filed a petition for H3888 on a first-lieutenant rank in the State Police.
August 20, 2015
Source: malegislature.gov
Filed a petition for H2280 on Group 4 retirement classification for housing-authority electricians.
January 20, 2015
Source: malegislature.gov
Filed a petition for H3518 on competitive bidding for public contracts.
January 20, 2015
Source: malegislature.gov
Filed a petition for H2279 on revocation of civil-service lists.
January 20, 2015
Source: malegislature.gov
Filed a petition for H3391 on unfunded mandates on public schools.
January 20, 2015
Source: malegislature.gov
Filed a petition for H3458 on home-based publishing-industry employees.
January 20, 2015
Source: malegislature.gov
Past race Daniel M. Donahue ran in:
- State Representative 16th Worcester District · November 3, 2026 · 16th Worcester District; Massachusetts · incumbent