Paul McMurtry
Democratic · MA · Massachusetts State Representative, 11th Norfolk District
Dedham small-business owner who runs the Dedham Community Theatre and has served in the Massachusetts House since 2007. He chairs the Joint Committee on Labor and Workforce Development.
Where Paul McMurtry stands, based on their records
Supports
Environment and Public Health (3 records), Anti-Corruption (1 record), Government Efficiency (1 record),
Opposes
Government Spending Reduction (2 records)
Mixed record
Women's Reproductive Rights (3 support · 1 oppose)
Track record
Track record — Environment and Public Health
Environment and Public Health · 3 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
Sponsored a law creating a Dedham fund that holds money from the town's solar power and solar credit sales and spends it on energy efficiency upgrades to town and school buildings (H.3881). The governor signed it as Chapter 198 of the Acts of 2016.
August 9, 2016Supports 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 — Government Efficiency
Government Efficiency · 1 support
Sponsored a law making Westwood's town treasurer and tax collector appointed rather than elected positions (H.3879). The governor signed it as Chapter 77 of the Acts of 2024.
April 17, 2024Supports Government Efficiency
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 — 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 · 3 support · 1 oppose
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 against overriding 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, 2020Opposes Women's Reproductive Rights
Source: malegislature.gov
Track record — Civil Rights
Civil Rights · 2 support
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 · 3 records
Served as House chair of the Joint Committee on Labor and Workforce Development in the 2025-2026 session.
October 7, 2026
Source: malegislature.gov
Was cleared by a special bipartisan House committee, which found insufficient evidence for a claim that he inappropriately touched an incoming lawmaker at a December 2018 orientation. The committee voted unanimously to recommend no action.
March 13, 2019
Source: wgbh.org
Sponsored a law creating a new town charter for Westwood (H.3763). The governor signed it as Chapter 56 of the Acts of 2012.
March 19, 2012
Source: malegislature.gov
Past race Paul McMurtry ran in:
- State Representative 11th Norfolk District · November 3, 2026 · 11th Norfolk District; Massachusetts · incumbent