David Paul Linsky
Democratic · MA · Massachusetts State Representative, 5th Middlesex District
David Linsky is a Democratic state representative from Natick, first elected in 1999, and a former Middlesex County assistant district attorney. He has led bills on gun violence prevention and reproductive rights and focuses on keeping Natick and Wayland affordable.
Where David Paul Linsky stands, based on their records
Supports
Environment and Public Health (3 records), Labor Rights (2 records), Government Efficiency (1 record),
Opposes
Government Spending Reduction (6 records)
Track record
Track record — Environment and Public Health
Environment and Public Health · 3 support
Voted for the final 2024 clean energy bill that sped up permits for clean energy projects (S.2967). It passed 128-17.
November 14, 2024Supports Environment and Public Health
Source: malegislature.gov
Voted for the 2021 climate law setting a goal of net-zero carbon emissions by 2050 (S.9). It passed 144-14.
January 28, 2021Supports Environment and Public Health
Source: malegislature.gov
Voted for the 2019 law banning flavored tobacco and vaping products and taxing e-cigarettes (H.4196). It passed 119-33.
November 20, 2019Supports Environment and Public Health
Source: malegislature.gov
Track record — Labor Rights
Labor Rights · 2 support
Voted for the 2018 law raising the minimum wage to $15 by 2023 and creating paid family and medical leave (H.4640). It passed 119-24.
June 20, 2018Supports Labor Rights
Source: malegislature.gov
Voted for the 2014 law raising the state minimum wage in steps to $11 an hour (S.2195). It passed 122-24.
June 18, 2014Supports Labor Rights
Source: malegislature.gov
Track record — Government Efficiency
Government Efficiency · 1 support
Voted for the 2009 law modernizing the state's transportation system (S.2087), which became Chapter 25 of the Acts of 2009. The final report passed 130-25.
June 18, 2009Supports Government Efficiency
Source: malegislature.gov
Track record — Immigration
Immigration · 2 support
Voted for a bill limiting when local police may ask about a person's immigration status (H.5305). It passed 134-21.
March 25, 2026Supports Immigration
Source: malegislature.gov
Voted for overriding Gov. Baker's veto of the law letting residents get driver's licenses regardless of immigration status (H.4805). The override passed 119-36.
June 8, 2022Supports Immigration
Source: malegislature.gov
Track record — Government Spending Reduction
Government Spending Reduction · 6 oppose
Voted for the final state budget for fiscal year 2027 (H.5555). It passed 142-6.
July 1, 2026Opposes Government Spending Reduction
Source: malegislature.gov
Voted for the final $425 million emergency shelter bill that also tightened shelter eligibility rules (H.58). It passed 127-23.
February 26, 2025Opposes Government Spending Reduction
Source: malegislature.gov
Voted for the final 2024 economic development bill, which authorized state borrowing for business and job programs (H.5100). It passed 137-8.
November 14, 2024Opposes Government Spending Reduction
Source: malegislature.gov
Voted for final passage of the Affordable Homes Act, a state borrowing bill for housing programs (H.4977). It passed 128-24.
August 1, 2024Opposes Government Spending Reduction
Source: malegislature.gov
Voted for a $251 million budget bill for emergency family shelters that also set a nine-month shelter stay limit (H.4582). It passed 123-35.
April 25, 2024Opposes Government Spending Reduction
Source: malegislature.gov
Voted for overriding Gov. Baker's veto of pay raises for legislative leaders, judges, and statewide officials (H.58). The override passed 116-43.
February 2, 2017Opposes Government Spending Reduction
Source: malegislature.gov
Track record — Public Safety and Crime Control
Public Safety and Crime Control · 1 support
Sponsored the state's organized retail theft law (H.1474), which targets organized shoplifting. It was signed in January 2015 as Chapter 451 of the Acts of 2014.
January 6, 2015Supports Public Safety and Crime Control
Source: malegislature.gov
Track record — Criminal Justice and Civil Liberties
Criminal Justice and Civil Liberties · 2 support
Voted for final passage of the law giving people in state prisons and county jails free phone calls (H.4052). It passed 132-26.
November 8, 2023Supports Criminal Justice and Civil Liberties
Source: malegislature.gov
Voted for final passage of the 2020 police reform law, which created a police certification board (S.2963). It passed 107-51.
December 23, 2020Supports Criminal Justice and Civil Liberties
Source: malegislature.gov
Track record — Housing Affordability
Housing Affordability · 1 support
Voted for final passage of the Affordable Homes Act, a state borrowing bill for housing programs (H.4977). It passed 128-24.
August 1, 2024Supports Housing Affordability
Source: malegislature.gov
Track record — Social Programs and Welfare
Social Programs and Welfare · 2 support
Voted for the final $425 million emergency shelter bill that also tightened shelter eligibility rules (H.58). It passed 127-23.
February 26, 2025Supports Social Programs and Welfare
Source: malegislature.gov
Voted for a $251 million budget bill for emergency family shelters that also set a nine-month shelter stay limit (H.4582). It passed 123-35.
April 25, 2024Supports Social Programs and Welfare
Source: malegislature.gov
Track record — Gun Control
Gun Control · 6 support
Filed a bill (H.1836) to require gun owners to carry liability insurance. The House sent it to a study order in March 2026.
March 26, 2026Supports Gun Control
Source: malegislature.gov
Filed a bill (H.2361) to ban semi-automatic firearms in Massachusetts. The 2023-2024 session ended with no final action on it.
December 31, 2024Supports Gun Control
Source: malegislature.gov
Voted for the final 2024 gun law, which cracked down on untraceable ghost guns (H.4885). It passed 124-33.
July 18, 2024Supports Gun Control
Source: malegislature.gov
Filed a bill (H.2491) to regulate 3D-printed and untraceable "ghost guns." A committee folded it into a new ghost gun bill (H.4869) in June 2022.
June 15, 2022Supports Gun Control
Source: malegislature.gov
Voted for the 2018 red flag law letting courts take guns from people found to be a danger (H.4670). It passed 133-15.
June 28, 2018Supports Gun Control
Source: malegislature.gov
Voted for the final 2014 gun violence reduction law (H.4376). It passed 122-30.
July 31, 2014Supports Gun Control
Source: malegislature.gov
Track record — Women's Reproductive Rights
Women's Reproductive Rights · 3 support
Voted for a bill letting doctors provide abortions later in pregnancy based on their medical judgment (H.5595). It passed 119-33.
July 22, 2026Supports Women's Reproductive Rights
Source: malegislature.gov
Voted for final passage of a law shielding abortion and gender-affirming care providers and patients from out-of-state investigations (S.2543). It passed 132-24.
July 31, 2025Supports Women's Reproductive Rights
Source: malegislature.gov
Voted for the 2014 law letting police disperse crowds blocking abortion clinic entrances (S.2283). It passed 119-33.
July 29, 2014Supports Women's Reproductive Rights
Source: malegislature.gov
Track record — Civil Rights
Civil Rights · 2 support
Voted for the 2022 VOTES Act, which made mail-in voting permanent and expanded early voting (S.2924). It passed 126-29.
June 16, 2022Supports Civil Rights
Source: malegislature.gov
Voted for the 2016 law banning discrimination against transgender people in public places (S.2407). It passed 118-36.
July 7, 2016Supports Civil Rights
Source: malegislature.gov
Track record — Public Infrastructure
Public Infrastructure · 1 support
Voted for the 2013 transportation finance law that raised the gas and cigarette taxes to pay for roads and transit (H.3535). It passed 106-47.
June 26, 2013Supports Public Infrastructure
Source: malegislature.gov
Track record — General
General · 5 records
Voted for a bill opening some legislative and governor's office records to the public while limiting the auditor's review of the Legislature (H.5469). It passed 125-28.
June 3, 2026
Source: malegislature.gov
Voted for a House energy bill that cut about $1 billion from the Mass Save energy efficiency program (H.5151). It passed 128-27.
February 26, 2026
Source: malegislature.gov
Voted for the 2017 rewrite of the voter-approved marijuana law (H.3818). It passed 136-11.
July 19, 2017
Source: malegislature.gov
Voted for the 2011 law allowing up to three resort casinos and one slot parlor in Massachusetts (H.3807). It passed 124-30.
November 16, 2011
Source: malegislature.gov
Voted for the House's 2010 bill to expand legal gambling in Massachusetts (H.4619). It passed 120-37.
April 14, 2010
Source: malegislature.gov
Track record — Candidate Ethics
Candidate Ethics · 1 record
The IRS filed a $154,067 lien against him in July 2021 for unpaid federal income taxes from 2016 through 2019. He said he was on a payment plan and was appealing the lien.
July 16, 2021
Source: commonwealthbeacon.org
Past race David Paul Linsky ran in:
- Massachusetts State Representative 5th Middlesex District · November 3, 2026 · 5th Middlesex District; Massachusetts · incumbent