David Allen Robertson
Democratic · MA · Massachusetts State Representative, 19th Middlesex District
Dave Robertson has represented parts of Tewksbury and Wilmington in the Massachusetts House since 2019. A UMass Amherst graduate in economics and political science, he spent ten years on the staff of the late Rep. James Miceli, rising to chief of staff.
Where David Allen Robertson stands, based on their records
Supports
Environment and Public Health (3 records), Public Education Quality (2 records), Personal Income Tax Reduction (1 record),
Opposes
Criminal Justice and Civil Liberties (1 record), Housing Affordability (1 record), Social Programs and Welfare (2 records),
Mixed record
Immigration (1 support · 1 oppose), Government Spending Reduction (3 support · 2 oppose), Women's Reproductive Rights (3 support · 1 oppose)
Track record
Track record — Environment and Public Health
Environment and Public Health · 3 support
Filed a bill directing state environmental officials to review drinking water limits for the chemical NDMA (nitrosodimethylamine), and refiled it in 2025.
February 16, 2023Supports Environment and Public Health
Source: malegislature.gov
Voted yes on January 28, 2021, on the final vote for a climate law setting a legal goal of net-zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050. It passed the House 144-14.
January 28, 2021Supports Environment and Public Health
Source: malegislature.gov
Voted yes on November 21, 2019, on the final vote for a law banning flavored tobacco and vaping products and adding a 75% tax on e-cigarettes. It passed the House 119-33.
November 21, 2019Supports Environment and Public Health
Source: malegislature.gov
Track record — Immigration
Immigration · 1 support · 1 oppose
Voted yes on March 25, 2026, on the PROTECT Act, which barred civil immigration arrests at courthouses without a judge's order. It passed the House 134-21.
March 25, 2026Supports Immigration
Source: malegislature.gov
Voted against the Work and Family Mobility Act, which let residents without legal immigration status get driver's licenses. He voted no on the House bill in February 2022 and on overriding Governor Baker's veto on June 8, 2022; the override passed 119-36.
June 8, 2022Opposes Immigration
Source: malegislature.gov
Track record — Government Spending Reduction
Government Spending Reduction · 3 support · 2 oppose
Voted yes on July 1, 2026, on the final fiscal 2027 state budget (H.5555). It passed the House 142-6.
July 1, 2026Opposes Government Spending Reduction
Source: malegislature.gov
Voted against the final fiscal 2025 supplemental budget (H.58) that added money for the state's emergency family shelter system. The House passed it 127-23.
February 26, 2025Supports Government Spending Reduction
Source: malegislature.gov
Voted against the Affordable Homes Act, a housing bond bill. He voted no on the House version in June 2024 and on the final vote on August 1, 2024; it passed 128-24.
August 1, 2024Supports Government Spending Reduction
Source: malegislature.gov
Voted against the 2024 spending bill that put $266 million into the state's emergency family shelter system. He also voted no on the House version in March 2024; the final bill passed 120-36.
April 25, 2024Supports Government Spending Reduction
Source: malegislature.gov
Voted yes on November 20, 2019, on the final version of the Student Opportunity Act, which rewrote the state school aid formula to send more money to schools. It passed the House 156-0.
November 20, 2019Opposes Government Spending Reduction
Source: malegislature.gov
Track record — Criminal Justice and Civil Liberties
Criminal Justice and Civil Liberties · 1 oppose
Voted against the 2020 police accountability law that created a state commission to certify and decertify police officers. He voted no on the House bill in July and on the final law on December 1, 2020; it passed 91-67.
December 1, 2020Opposes Criminal Justice and Civil Liberties
Source: malegislature.gov
Track record — Housing Affordability
Housing Affordability · 1 oppose
Voted against the Affordable Homes Act, a housing bond bill. He voted no on the House version in June 2024 and on the final vote on August 1, 2024; it passed 128-24.
August 1, 2024Opposes Housing Affordability
Source: malegislature.gov
Track record — Social Programs and Welfare
Social Programs and Welfare · 2 oppose
Voted against the final fiscal 2025 supplemental budget (H.58) that added money for the state's emergency family shelter system. The House passed it 127-23.
February 26, 2025Opposes Social Programs and Welfare
Source: malegislature.gov
Voted against the 2024 spending bill that put $266 million into the state's emergency family shelter system. He also voted no on the House version in March 2024; the final bill passed 120-36.
April 25, 2024Opposes Social Programs and Welfare
Source: malegislature.gov
Track record — Public Education Quality
Public Education Quality · 2 support
Voted yes on April 8, 2026, on a bill (S.2581) requiring schools to limit student cellphone use during the school day. It passed the House 129-25.
April 8, 2026Supports Public Education Quality
Source: malegislature.gov
Voted yes on November 20, 2019, on the final version of the Student Opportunity Act, which rewrote the state school aid formula to send more money to schools. It passed the House 156-0.
November 20, 2019Supports Public Education Quality
Source: malegislature.gov
Track record — Gun Control
Gun Control · 2 oppose
Voted against the 2024 gun law that regulated untraceable guns and banned more assault-style firearms. He voted no on the House version (H.4135) in October 2023 and on the final law on July 18, 2024; it passed 124-33.
July 18, 2024Opposes Gun Control
Source: malegislature.gov
Filed a bill to bar cities and towns from passing their own gun rules, leaving firearm laws to the state, and refiled it every session through 2025 (latest H.2681).
January 22, 2019Opposes Gun Control
Source: malegislature.gov
Track record — Women's Reproductive Rights
Women's Reproductive Rights · 3 support · 1 oppose
Voted yes on July 22, 2026, on a bill letting doctors decide on abortions after 24 weeks instead of limiting them to set medical reasons. It passed the House 119-33.
July 22, 2026Supports Women's Reproductive Rights
Source: malegislature.gov
Voted yes on July 31, 2025, on the final vote for a law expanding legal protections for patients and providers of abortion and gender-affirming care. It passed the House 132-24.
July 31, 2025Supports Women's Reproductive Rights
Source: malegislature.gov
Voted yes on July 26, 2022, on the final version of a law shielding patients and providers of abortion and gender-affirming care from out-of-state legal actions. 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 2020 abortion access law (H.5179), which allowed abortions after 24 weeks for fatal fetal conditions and let 16- and 17-year-olds get abortions without parental consent. The override passed 107-46.
December 28, 2020Opposes Women's Reproductive Rights
Source: malegislature.gov
Track record — Personal Income Tax Reduction
Personal Income Tax Reduction · 1 support
Voted yes on September 27, 2023, on a tax relief law that raised the child and dependent tax credit to $310 per dependent and raised the estate tax threshold to $2 million. It passed the House 155-1.
September 27, 2023Supports Personal Income Tax Reduction
Source: malegislature.gov
Track record — Civil Rights
Civil Rights · 1 support
Voted yes on June 16, 2022, on the final version of the VOTES Act, which made voting early and by mail permanent for all voters. It passed the House 126-29.
June 16, 2022Supports Civil Rights
Source: malegislature.gov
Track record — General
General · 3 records
Voted yes on June 3, 2026, on a House bill (H.5469) applying public-records rules to the Legislature and setting how the state auditor may audit it. It passed the House 125-28.
June 3, 2026
Source: malegislature.gov
Voted yes on February 26, 2026, on the House energy bill (H.5151) on energy costs, clean power and utility rules. It passed the House 128-27.
February 26, 2026
Source: malegislature.gov
Voted against a House transportation finance bill (H.4508). The House passed it 113-40.
March 4, 2020
Source: malegislature.gov
Past race David Allen Robertson ran in:
- State Representative 19th Middlesex District · November 3, 2026 · 19th Middlesex District; Massachusetts · incumbent