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Jeffrey N. Roy

Democratic · MA · Massachusetts State Representative, 10th Norfolk District

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Franklin trial attorney elected to the Massachusetts House in 2012, now a Second Division Chair in House leadership; he earlier served on the Franklin Town Council and School Committee. He has chaired the committees on energy and utilities and on higher education.

Where Jeffrey N. Roy stands, based on their records

Supports

Environment and Public Health (1 record), Anti-Corruption (1 record), Government Efficiency (1 record),

Opposes

Government Spending Reduction (2 records)

Track record

Track record — Environment and Public Health

Environment and Public Health · 1 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

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 the Electronic Publication of Legal Notices Act, requiring newspapers that print legal notices to also post them online (H.1566). The governor signed it as Chapter 174 of the Acts of 2016.

    July 25, 2016Supports 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 — Public Safety and Crime Control

Public Safety and Crime Control · 1 support
  • Sponsored a law letting Franklin, Norfolk, Plainville and Wrentham form a district to run a shared regional police and fire dispatch center (H.2189). The governor signed it as Chapter 39 of the Acts of 2013.

    July 22, 2013Supports Public Safety and Crime Control

    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 · 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 · 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 · 2 records
  • Was moved by House Speaker Ron Mariano from House chair of the energy and utilities committee to second division chair, a leadership post, after news reports on his relationship with a lobbyist whose firm had business before that committee. He had disclosed the relationship to the House clerk in July 2023 without naming her.

    February 26, 2025

    Source: bostonglobe.com

  • Sponsored a law giving Medway a new town charter (H.3969). The governor signed it as Chapter 61 of the Acts of 2020.

    April 15, 2020

    Source: malegislature.gov

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