Alan Silvia
Democratic · MA · Massachusetts State Representative, 7th Bristol District
Fall River state representative since 2013, a Marine Corps veteran of the Vietnam era and former Fall River police major crimes detective. He also led a small business and was a vice president of the Seven Hills Foundation.
Where Alan Silvia stands, based on their records
Supports
Healthcare Affordability (1 record), Reduce Wealth Gap (2 records), Labor Rights (2 records),
Opposes
Government Spending Reduction (9 records)
Mixed record
Environment and Public Health (1 support · 2 oppose), Anti-Corruption (1 support · 1 oppose), Criminal Justice and Civil Liberties (2 support · 2 oppose),
Track record
Track record — Healthcare Affordability
Healthcare Affordability · 1 support
Filed a 2025 bill on health insurance coverage for people with autism (H. 1323), a proposal he has filed since 2021. Each was sent to study.
February 27, 2025Supports Healthcare Affordability
Source: malegislature.gov
Track record — Environment and Public Health
Environment and Public Health · 1 support · 2 oppose
Filed a 2021 bill to repeal the state's ban on flavored tobacco and menthol cigarettes (H. 2406). It was sent to study.
March 29, 2021Opposes Environment and Public Health
Source: malegislature.gov
Voted yes on the 2021 climate bill setting a 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 no on the 2019 tobacco law that banned flavored tobacco and vaping products, including menthol cigarettes, and taxed e-cigarettes (H. 4196). It passed the House 119-33.
November 21, 2019Opposes Environment and Public Health
Source: malegislature.gov
Track record — Reduce Wealth Gap
Reduce Wealth Gap · 2 support
Voted yes on the 2018 'grand bargain' law that raised the minimum wage to $15 by 2023 and created paid family and medical leave (H. 4640). It passed the House 119-24.
June 20, 2018Supports Reduce Wealth Gap
Source: malegislature.gov
Voted yes on the 2014 law raising the state minimum wage to $11 an hour by 2017, paired with unemployment insurance changes (S. 2195). It passed the House 122-24.
June 18, 2014Supports Reduce Wealth Gap
Source: malegislature.gov
Track record — Labor Rights
Labor Rights · 2 support
Voted yes on the 2018 'grand bargain' law that raised the minimum wage to $15 by 2023 and created paid family and medical leave (H. 4640). It passed the House 119-24.
June 20, 2018Supports Labor Rights
Source: malegislature.gov
Voted yes on the 2014 law raising the state minimum wage to $11 an hour by 2017, paired with unemployment insurance changes (S. 2195). It passed the House 122-24.
June 18, 2014Supports Labor Rights
Source: malegislature.gov
Track record — Anti-Corruption
Anti-Corruption · 1 support · 1 oppose
Voted no on a 2026 bill to make the Legislature and the Governor's office subject to public records requests (H. 5469). It passed the House 125-28.
June 3, 2026Opposes Anti-Corruption
Source: malegislature.gov
Filed a friend-of-the-court brief on April 2, 2026 backing State Auditor Diana DiZoglio's lawsuit to audit the Legislature, breaking with House Democratic leaders.
April 2, 2026Supports Anti-Corruption
Source: gazettenet.com
Track record — Immigration
Immigration · 2 support
Voted yes on the PROTECT Act, a bill to ban civil immigration arrests in courthouses without a judge's warrant and to bar local police from asking about immigration status in non-criminal matters (H. 5305). It passed the House 134-21.
March 25, 2026Supports Immigration
Source: malegislature.gov
Voted yes both times the House voted on letting residents get a driver's license regardless of immigration status (the Work and Family Mobility Act, H. 4805). The final House tally was 119-36.
June 8, 2022Supports Immigration
Source: malegislature.gov
Track record — Government Spending Reduction
Government Spending Reduction · 9 oppose
Voted yes on the final $63.4 billion fiscal 2027 state budget (H. 5555). It passed the House 142-6.
July 1, 2026Opposes Government Spending Reduction
Source: malegislature.gov
Voted yes on a 2025 spending bill with $425 million for the emergency family shelter system and tighter shelter eligibility rules (H. 57). It passed the House 126-26.
February 6, 2025Opposes Government Spending Reduction
Source: malegislature.gov
Voted yes on the House version of the Affordable Homes Act, a multibillion-dollar housing borrowing bill (H. 4707). It passed the House 145-13.
June 5, 2024Opposes Government Spending Reduction
Source: malegislature.gov
Voted yes on the House version of the fiscal 2025 state budget (H. 4600). It passed the House 153-4.
April 26, 2024Opposes Government Spending Reduction
Source: malegislature.gov
Voted yes on a 2024 spending bill adding $251 million for the emergency family shelter system and capping most shelter stays at nine months (H. 4582). It passed the House 123-35.
April 25, 2024Opposes Government Spending Reduction
Source: malegislature.gov
Voted yes on re-passing budget sections that made phone calls from state prisons and county jails free for incarcerated people (H. 4052). It passed the House 132-26.
November 8, 2023Opposes Government Spending Reduction
Source: malegislature.gov
Voted yes on the 2020 House transportation tax bill, which proposed raising the gas tax 5 cents, the diesel tax 9 cents, and ride-hailing fees to fund transit (H. 4508). It passed the House 113-40.
March 4, 2020Opposes Government Spending Reduction
Source: malegislature.gov
Voted yes on overriding Governor Baker's veto of pay raises for legislative leaders, judges, and statewide officials (H. 58). It passed the House 116-43.
February 2, 2017Opposes Government Spending Reduction
Source: malegislature.gov
Voted yes on overriding Governor Patrick's veto of the 2013 transportation finance law, which raised the gas tax 3 cents, tied future gas tax increases to inflation, and raised the cigarette tax $1 a pack (H. 3535). It passed the House 123-33.
July 24, 2013Opposes Government Spending Reduction
Source: malegislature.gov
Track record — Criminal Justice and Civil Liberties
Criminal Justice and Civil Liberties · 2 support · 2 oppose
Filed a 2025 bill letting police officers view body camera and other recordings of an incident before giving statements about it (H. 1992), after 2021 and 2023 versions. Each was sent to study.
February 27, 2025Opposes Criminal Justice and Civil Liberties
Source: malegislature.gov
Voted yes on re-passing budget sections that made phone calls from state prisons and county jails free for incarcerated people (H. 4052). It passed the House 132-26.
November 8, 2023Supports Criminal Justice and Civil Liberties
Source: malegislature.gov
Voted no on the final 2020 police reform law, which created a state board to certify and decertify police officers and limited chokeholds (S. 2963). It passed the House 91-67.
December 1, 2020Opposes Criminal Justice and Civil Liberties
Source: malegislature.gov
Voted yes on the final 2018 criminal justice reform law, which repealed some mandatory minimum drug sentences and expanded record clearing (S. 2371). It passed the House 148-5.
April 4, 2018Supports Criminal Justice and Civil Liberties
Source: malegislature.gov
Track record — Housing Affordability
Housing Affordability · 1 support
Voted yes on the House version of the Affordable Homes Act, a multibillion-dollar housing borrowing bill (H. 4707). It passed the House 145-13.
June 5, 2024Supports Housing Affordability
Source: malegislature.gov
Track record — Social Programs and Welfare
Social Programs and Welfare · 2 support
Voted yes on a 2025 spending bill with $425 million for the emergency family shelter system and tighter shelter eligibility rules (H. 57). It passed the House 126-26.
February 6, 2025Supports Social Programs and Welfare
Source: malegislature.gov
Voted yes on a 2024 spending bill adding $251 million for the emergency family shelter system and capping most shelter stays at nine months (H. 4582). It passed the House 123-35.
April 25, 2024Supports Social Programs and Welfare
Source: malegislature.gov
Track record — Public Education Quality
Public Education Quality · 1 support
Filed a 2021 bill for universal pre-kindergarten in gateway cities such as Fall River (H. 702), after similar bills in 2015, 2017, and 2019. The education committee folded it into a new draft (H. 4795) that did not pass.
March 29, 2021Supports Public Education Quality
Source: malegislature.gov
Track record — Gun Control
Gun Control · 2 support · 1 oppose
Voted no both times the House voted on the 2024 gun law that banned untraceable 'ghost guns' and expanded the assault weapons ban (H. 4135 in 2023, final report H. 4885 in 2024). The final House tally was 124-33.
July 18, 2024Opposes Gun Control
Source: malegislature.gov
Voted yes on the 2018 'red flag' gun law, which lets family members ask a court to take guns from a person who poses a danger (H. 4670). It passed the House 133-15.
June 28, 2018Supports Gun Control
Source: malegislature.gov
Voted yes on the final 2014 gun law, which changed background checks, created a state firearms tracking unit, and let police chiefs go to court to deny some gun licenses (H. 4376). It passed the House 122-30.
July 31, 2014Supports Gun Control
Source: malegislature.gov
Track record — Women's Reproductive Rights
Women's Reproductive Rights · 1 support · 4 oppose
Voted no on the 2026 law removing the state's 24-week limit on abortion (H. 5595). It passed the House 119-33.
July 22, 2026Opposes Women's Reproductive Rights
Source: malegislature.gov
Voted no on the 2025 update to the 'shield' law, which added protections for providers and patients of reproductive and gender-affirming care (S. 2543). It passed the House 132-24.
July 31, 2025Opposes Women's Reproductive Rights
Source: malegislature.gov
Voted no on the 2022 'shield' law protecting abortion and gender-affirming care providers and patients from out-of-state legal action (H. 5090). It passed the House 137-16.
July 26, 2022Opposes Women's Reproductive Rights
Source: malegislature.gov
Voted no on overriding Governor Baker's veto of abortion-access changes that let 16- and 17-year-olds get abortions without parental consent and allowed abortions after 24 weeks for fatal fetal conditions (H. 5179). It passed the House 107-46.
December 28, 2020Opposes Women's Reproductive Rights
Source: malegislature.gov
Voted yes on the 2014 abortion clinic safety law, passed after the Supreme Court struck down the state's buffer zone, which lets police order people blocking a clinic entrance to stay 25 feet away (S. 2283). It passed the House 119-33.
July 29, 2014Supports Women's Reproductive Rights
Source: malegislature.gov
Track record — Civil Rights
Civil Rights · 3 support · 3 oppose
Voted no on the 2025 update to the 'shield' law, which added protections for providers and patients of reproductive and gender-affirming care (S. 2543). It passed the House 132-24.
July 31, 2025Opposes Civil Rights
Source: malegislature.gov
Voted no on the 2022 'shield' law protecting abortion and gender-affirming care providers and patients from out-of-state legal action (H. 5090). It passed the House 137-16.
July 26, 2022Opposes Civil Rights
Source: malegislature.gov
Voted yes on the 2022 VOTES Act, which made voting by mail and expanded early voting permanent (S. 2924). It passed the House 126-29.
June 16, 2022Supports Civil Rights
Source: malegislature.gov
Voted yes both times the House voted on banning conversion therapy for minors (H. 140, which became law; the 2018 bill was H. 4664). The final House tally was 149-8.
March 13, 2019Supports Civil Rights
Source: malegislature.gov
Voted yes on the final 2018 automatic voter registration law, which registers eligible voters when they deal with the RMV or MassHealth (H. 4834). It passed the House 134-16.
July 27, 2018Supports Civil Rights
Source: malegislature.gov
Voted no on the 2016 bill banning discrimination against transgender people in public places such as restaurants, stores, and restrooms (S. 735). It passed the House 116-36.
June 1, 2016Opposes Civil Rights
Source: malegislature.gov
Track record — Public Infrastructure
Public Infrastructure · 2 support
Voted yes on the 2020 House transportation tax bill, which proposed raising the gas tax 5 cents, the diesel tax 9 cents, and ride-hailing fees to fund transit (H. 4508). It passed the House 113-40.
March 4, 2020Supports Public Infrastructure
Source: malegislature.gov
Voted yes on overriding Governor Patrick's veto of the 2013 transportation finance law, which raised the gas tax 3 cents, tied future gas tax increases to inflation, and raised the cigarette tax $1 a pack (H. 3535). It passed the House 123-33.
July 24, 2013Supports Public Infrastructure
Source: malegislature.gov
Track record — General
General · 1 record
Voted yes on the House version of a bill to ban student cellphones during the school day and to bar children under 14 from social media (S. 2581). It passed the House 129-25.
April 8, 2026
Source: malegislature.gov
Past race Alan Silvia ran in:
- State Representative 7th Bristol District · November 3, 2026 · 7th Bristol District; Massachusetts · incumbent