Hannah Elizabeth Kane
Republican · MA · Massachusetts State Representative, 11th Worcester District
Shrewsbury Republican in the Massachusetts House since 2015 and former Shrewsbury Finance Committee member; she is the ranking Republican on the public health and health care financing committees. She has led on local public health funding and rare disease policy.
Where Hannah Elizabeth Kane stands, based on their records
Supports
Environment and Public Health (3 records), Social Programs and Welfare (1 record), Public Education Quality (1 record)
Opposes
Immigration (2 records), Criminal Justice and Civil Liberties (1 record), Gun Control (1 record)
Mixed record
Government Spending Reduction (1 support · 1 oppose), Women's Reproductive Rights (2 support · 2 oppose), Civil Rights (1 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
Sponsored a bill creating a State Action for Public Health Excellence program to strengthen local and regional health departments (H.1935). A committee redraft of the bill became law as Chapter 72 of the Acts of 2020.
April 29, 2020Supports 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 — Immigration
Immigration · 2 oppose
Voted against 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, 2026Opposes Immigration
Source: malegislature.gov
Voted against 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, 2022Opposes Immigration
Source: malegislature.gov
Track record — Government Spending Reduction
Government Spending Reduction · 1 support · 1 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 against 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 Government Spending Reduction
Source: malegislature.gov
Track record — Criminal Justice and Civil Liberties
Criminal Justice and Civil Liberties · 1 oppose
Voted against 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, 2020Opposes Criminal Justice and Civil Liberties
Source: malegislature.gov
Track record — Social Programs and Welfare
Social Programs and Welfare · 1 support
Sponsored a law letting Westborough's assessors grant an extra property tax exemption to qualifying senior homeowners (H.5391). The governor signed it as Chapter 411 of the Acts of 2022.
January 5, 2023Supports Social Programs and Welfare
Source: malegislature.gov
Track record — Public Education Quality
Public Education Quality · 1 support
Sponsored a law letting Westborough's vocational-technical school program keep income from selling its products in a special fund for the program (H.3992). The governor signed it as Chapter 41 of the Acts of 2018.
March 8, 2018Supports Public Education Quality
Source: malegislature.gov
Track record — Gun Control
Gun Control · 1 oppose
Voted against 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, 2023Opposes Gun Control
Source: malegislature.gov
Track record — Women's Reproductive Rights
Women's Reproductive Rights · 2 support · 2 oppose
Voted against 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, 2026Opposes 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 · 1 support · 1 oppose
Voted against the VOTES Act, which made voting by mail permanent and expanded early voting (S.2924). It passed the House 126-29.
June 16, 2022Opposes 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
Voted against 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, 2026
Source: malegislature.gov
Voted against 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, 2026
Source: malegislature.gov
Was appointed to a state commission studying whether candidates may use campaign funds to pay for child care.
February 11, 2020
Source: commoncause.org
Past race Hannah Elizabeth Kane ran in:
- State Representative 11th Worcester District · November 3, 2026 · 11th Worcester District; Massachusetts · incumbent