Sean Garballey
Democratic · MA · Massachusetts State Representative, 23rd Middlesex District
Sean Garballey has served in the Massachusetts House since 2008 and chairs the Joint Committee on Tourism, Arts and Cultural Development. He earlier served on the Arlington School Committee and as an Arlington Town Meeting member, and holds a degree from UMass Lowell.
Where Sean Garballey stands, based on their records
Supports
Healthcare Affordability (1 record), Environment and Public Health (2 records), Anti-Corruption (1 record),
Opposes
Government Spending Reduction (2 records)
Track record
Track record — Healthcare Affordability
Healthcare Affordability · 1 support
Sponsored a law requiring health coverage of hearing aids for children, up to $2,000 per hearing aid (H.52). The governor signed it as Chapter 233 of the Acts of 2012.
August 6, 2012Supports Healthcare Affordability
Source: malegislature.gov
Track record — Environment and Public Health
Environment and Public Health · 2 support
Voted for a climate law setting a state goal of net-zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050 (S.9). It passed the House 144-14.
January 28, 2021Supports Environment and Public Health
Source: malegislature.gov
Voted for a law banning the sale of flavored tobacco and vaping products, including menthol cigarettes (H.4196). It passed the House 119-33.
November 21, 2019Supports Environment and Public Health
Source: malegislature.gov
Track record — Anti-Corruption
Anti-Corruption · 1 support
Voted for a House bill putting the governor's office under the public records law and setting rules for state audits of the Legislature (H.5469). It passed the House 125-28.
June 3, 2026Supports Anti-Corruption
Source: malegislature.gov
Track record — Immigration
Immigration · 2 support
Voted for the PROTECT Act, which bars civil immigration arrests at courthouses without a judge's warrant and limits local police help to federal immigration agents (H.5620). It passed the House 137-21.
July 30, 2026Supports Immigration
Source: malegislature.gov
Voted for the Work and Family Mobility Act, which lets residents get a driver's license regardless of immigration status (H.4805). It passed the House 117-36.
May 26, 2022Supports Immigration
Source: malegislature.gov
Track record — Government Spending Reduction
Government Spending Reduction · 2 oppose
Voted for the state budget for fiscal year 2026 (H.4240). It passed the House 139-6.
June 30, 2025Opposes Government Spending Reduction
Source: malegislature.gov
Voted for the Affordable Homes Act, a state borrowing bill of about $5 billion for housing (H.4977). It passed the House 128-24.
August 1, 2024Opposes Government Spending Reduction
Source: malegislature.gov
Track record — Criminal Justice and Civil Liberties
Criminal Justice and Civil Liberties · 1 support
Voted for final passage of the 2020 police reform law, which created a state commission to certify and decertify police officers (S.2963). It passed the House 107-51.
December 23, 2020Supports Criminal Justice and Civil Liberties
Source: malegislature.gov
Track record — Housing Affordability
Housing Affordability · 1 support
Voted for the Affordable Homes Act, a state borrowing bill of about $5 billion for housing (H.4977). It passed the House 128-24.
August 1, 2024Supports Housing Affordability
Source: malegislature.gov
Track record — Social Programs and Welfare
Social Programs and Welfare · 1 support
Sponsored a law letting Arlington give income-eligible residents 65 and older discounts on water and sewer bills (H.3749). The governor signed it as Chapter 118 of the Acts of 2022.
July 28, 2022Supports Social Programs and Welfare
Source: malegislature.gov
Track record — Public Education Quality
Public Education Quality · 1 support
Voted for a bill requiring school districts to adopt policies limiting students' cellphone and personal device use during the school day (S.2581). It passed the House 129-25.
April 8, 2026Supports Public Education Quality
Source: malegislature.gov
Track record — Gun Control
Gun Control · 1 support
Voted for the House's gun law overhaul, which tightened rules on untraceable ghost guns and assault-style weapons (H.4135). It passed the House 120-38.
October 18, 2023Supports Gun Control
Source: malegislature.gov
Track record — Women's Reproductive Rights
Women's Reproductive Rights · 4 support
Voted for a law removing the state's 24-week limit on abortion and leaving later abortions to a doctor's judgment (H.5595). It passed the House 121-35.
July 31, 2026Supports Women's Reproductive Rights
Source: malegislature.gov
Voted for a law expanding protections for abortion and gender-affirming care providers, including keeping their personal information out of public records (S.2543). It passed the House 132-24.
July 31, 2025Supports Women's Reproductive Rights
Source: malegislature.gov
Voted for a law shielding abortion and gender-affirming care providers and patients in Massachusetts from out-of-state legal action (H.5090). 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, a law expanding access to abortion (H.5179). The override passed the House 107-46.
December 28, 2020Supports Women's Reproductive Rights
Source: malegislature.gov
Track record — Civil Rights
Civil Rights · 3 support
Sponsored a law giving every adult born in Massachusetts, including adoptees born from 1974 to 2007, access to their original birth certificate (H.2294). The governor signed it as Chapter 158 of the Acts of 2022.
August 5, 2022Supports Civil Rights
Source: malegislature.gov
Voted for the VOTES Act, which made voting by mail permanent and expanded early voting (S.2924). It passed the House 126-29.
June 16, 2022Supports Civil Rights
Source: malegislature.gov
Voted for a bill banning conversion therapy for minors, the practice of trying to change a young person's sexual orientation or gender identity (H.140). The House passed it 148-8.
March 13, 2019Supports Civil Rights
Source: malegislature.gov
Track record — General
General · 2 records
Served as House chair of the Joint Committee on Tourism, Arts and Cultural Development in the 2025-2026 session.
October 7, 2026
Source: malegislature.gov
Received the endorsement of the Environmental League of Massachusetts Action Fund PAC in his 2018 re-election race for the 23rd Middlesex seat.
August 27, 2018
Source: elmaction.org
Past race Sean Garballey ran in:
- Massachusetts State Representative, 23rd Middlesex District · November 3, 2026 · 23rd Middlesex District; Massachusetts · incumbent