John J. Lawn
Democratic · MA · Massachusetts State Representative, 10th Middlesex District
Massachusetts House member since 2011 and House chair of the Joint Committee on Health Care Financing; a Watertown real estate broker and former town counsel. His work centers on health care costs, prescription drug transparency, and voting access.
Where John J. Lawn stands, based on their records
Supports
Environment and Public Health (2 records), Anti-Corruption (1 record), Immigration (2 records),
Opposes
Government Spending Reduction (2 records), Criminal Justice and Civil Liberties (1 record)
Track record
Track record — Environment and Public Health
Environment and Public Health · 2 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
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 — 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 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 — 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 — 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 · 3 records
Served as House chair of the Joint Committee on Health Care Financing in the 2025-2026 session, a post he also held in 2021-2024.
October 7, 2026
Source: malegislature.gov
Received the endorsement of the Environmental League of Massachusetts Action Fund for his 2026 re-election to the 10th Middlesex seat.
June 1, 2026
Source: elmaction.org
Received an award from Health Care For All Massachusetts, a health care consumer advocacy group, while serving as House chair of the Joint Committee on Health Care Financing.
June 21, 2024
Source: watertownmanews.com
Past race John J. Lawn ran in:
- State Representative 10th Middlesex District · November 3, 2026 · 10th Middlesex District; Massachusetts · incumbent