Donald H. Wong
Republican · MA · Massachusetts State Representative, 9th Essex District
Saugus restaurant owner and state representative since 2011 who earlier chaired the Saugus Board of Selectmen. He has backed utility rate relief for residents and businesses and better Alzheimer's and dementia training for police, firefighters and EMS.
Where Donald H. Wong stands, based on their records
Supports
Government Efficiency (1 record), Public Safety and Crime Control (1 record), Public Infrastructure (1 record)
Opposes
Gun Control (1 record), Women's Reproductive Rights (1 record)
Track record
Track record — Government Efficiency
Government Efficiency · 1 support
Co-sponsored an enacted law authorizing Saugus selectmen to hire an auditing firm to conduct annual town audits.
October 4, 2012Supports Government Efficiency
Source: malegislature.gov
Track record — Public Safety and Crime Control
Public Safety and Crime Control · 1 support
Filed a bill to increase criminal penalties for aggravated rape of a child; it was referred to the Judiciary Committee and was not enacted.
January 20, 2015Supports Public Safety and Crime Control
Source: malegislature.gov
Track record — Gun Control
Gun Control · 1 oppose
Voted against engrossing House Bill 4135, which proposed changes to Massachusetts firearm licensing and regulation; the House approved it 120–38.
October 18, 2023Opposes Gun Control
Source: malegislature.gov
Track record — Women's Reproductive Rights
Women's Reproductive Rights · 1 oppose
Voted against engrossing House Bill 5595, which would allow a physician to perform an abortion based on professional judgment and prevent medical review from overriding that judgment; the House approved it 119–33.
July 22, 2026Opposes Women's Reproductive Rights
Source: malegislature.gov
Track record — Public Infrastructure
Public Infrastructure · 1 support
Filed House Bill 3190 to create a commission to investigate extending the MBTA Blue Line to Lynn; the bill was referred to Transportation and was not enacted.
January 22, 2019Supports Public Infrastructure
Source: malegislature.gov
Track record — General
General · 13 records
Filed House Bill 4215 to increase the accidental-disability pension of a retired Saugus police officer; the proposal advanced to a new draft but had not become law.
June 9, 2025
Source: malegislature.gov
Co-sponsored an enacted law authorizing Wakefield to establish a means-tested property-tax exemption for senior residents.
June 29, 2023
Source: malegislature.gov
Voted against engrossing House Bill 4461, the Work and Family Mobility Act allowing qualifying residents without proof of lawful presence to apply for driver’s licenses; the House approved it 120–36.
February 16, 2022
Source: malegislature.gov
Voted against engrossing Senate Bill 2554, a voting access and election reform measure; the House approved it 124–34.
January 27, 2022
Source: malegislature.gov
Voted against engrossing House Bill 4508, a transportation-finance measure; the House approved it 113–40.
March 4, 2020
Source: malegislature.gov
Voted against engrossing House Bill 4367 on cannabis host-community agreements; the House approved it 122–33.
February 5, 2020
Source: malegislature.gov
Voted against engrossing House Bill 4314, which would regulate short-term rentals in Massachusetts; the House approved it 118–30.
March 22, 2018
Source: malegislature.gov
Sponsored an enacted sick-leave bank for Richard Capone, a Massachusetts Department of Transportation employee.
August 23, 2017
Source: malegislature.gov
Sponsored an enacted bill allowing Wakefield residents to make voluntary contributions to a veterans relief fund through a tax-bill checkoff.
January 2, 2015
Source: malegislature.gov
Sponsored an enacted bill changing the Saugus town manager’s term of office.
July 31, 2013
Source: malegislature.gov
Sponsored an enacted bill changing the Saugus town charter.
August 26, 2011
Source: malegislature.gov
Sponsored a Saugus bill that became law, allowing the town to ask voters whether to levy a real-estate assessment for snow and ice removal costs.
May 2, 2011
Source: malegislature.gov
As Saugus selectman, voted to allow one self-service car-wash bay to operate from 6 a.m. to 1 a.m., an extended schedule approved 4–0.
April 20, 2010
Source: cmsarchive.civicplus.com
Past race Donald H. Wong ran in:
- Massachusetts State Representative 9th Essex District · November 3, 2026 · 9th Essex District; Massachusetts · incumbent