Jeffrey Rosario Turco
Democratic · MA · Massachusetts State Representative, 19th Suffolk District
Jeff Turco has served in the Massachusetts House since 2021 and runs a law practice in Chelsea. He is a former Winthrop Town Council president and school committee member and a former special assistant attorney general.
Where Jeffrey Rosario Turco stands, based on their records
Supports
Environment and Public Health (1 record), Public Safety and Crime Control (1 record), Social Programs and Welfare (1 record),
Opposes
Government Spending Reduction (3 records), Gun Control (1 record), Women's Reproductive Rights (5 records)
Mixed record
Immigration (1 support · 1 oppose), Housing Affordability (1 support · 1 oppose)
Track record
Track record — Environment and Public Health
Environment and Public Health · 1 support
Sponsored a law designating Rumney Marsh as the Joseph T. James Area of Critical Environmental Concern. Governor Healey signed it on January 10, 2025 (Chapter 393 of the Acts of 2024).
January 10, 2025Supports 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 no 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 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 yes on August 1, 2024, on the final vote for the Affordable Homes Act, a housing bond bill. It passed the House 128-24.
August 1, 2024Opposes Government Spending Reduction
Source: malegislature.gov
Voted yes on April 25, 2024, on a $266 million spending bill for the state's emergency family shelter system and related services. It passed the House 120-36.
April 25, 2024Opposes Government Spending Reduction
Source: malegislature.gov
Track record — Public Safety and Crime Control
Public Safety and Crime Control · 1 support
Filed a bill to create a crime of drug-induced homicide for people who supply drugs that cause a fatal overdose, and refiled it in 2025 as H.2013.
February 16, 2023Supports Public Safety and Crime Control
Source: malegislature.gov
Track record — Housing Affordability
Housing Affordability · 1 support · 1 oppose
Filed H.2343 to repeal the MBTA Communities Act, the state law requiring towns near transit to allow multifamily housing. It was sent to study in February 2026.
February 27, 2025Opposes Housing Affordability
Source: malegislature.gov
Voted yes on August 1, 2024, on the final vote for the Affordable Homes Act, a housing bond bill. It passed the House 128-24.
August 1, 2024Supports Housing Affordability
Source: malegislature.gov
Track record — Social Programs and Welfare
Social Programs and Welfare · 1 support
Voted yes on April 25, 2024, on a $266 million spending bill for the state's emergency family shelter system and related services. It passed the House 120-36.
April 25, 2024Supports Social Programs and Welfare
Source: malegislature.gov
Track record — Public Education Quality
Public Education Quality · 3 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
Filed H.720 to ban student cellphone use during the school day. It was folded into a combined Education Committee bill (H.4745) in November 2025.
February 27, 2025Supports Public Education Quality
Source: malegislature.gov
Filed a bill to freeze tuition and fees at all Massachusetts public colleges and universities, and refiled it in 2025 as H.1463.
February 16, 2023Supports Public Education Quality
Source: malegislature.gov
Track record — Gun Control
Gun Control · 1 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 (H.4885) on July 18, 2024; it passed 124-33.
July 18, 2024Opposes Gun Control
Source: malegislature.gov
Track record — Women's Reproductive Rights
Women's Reproductive Rights · 5 oppose
Voted no 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, 2026Opposes Women's Reproductive Rights
Source: malegislature.gov
Voted no 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, 2025Opposes Women's Reproductive Rights
Source: malegislature.gov
Filed H.1783 to require doctors to tell patients about 'abortion pill reversal' before a medication abortion. It was sent to study in June 2024.
February 16, 2023Opposes Women's Reproductive Rights
Source: malegislature.gov
Filed H.1784 to rewrite the state's rules on later-term abortions and limit when doctors may perform them. It was sent to study in June 2024.
February 16, 2023Opposes Women's Reproductive Rights
Source: malegislature.gov
Voted against the 2022 law shielding patients and providers of abortion and gender-affirming care from out-of-state legal action. He voted no on the House bill (H.4930) in June and on the final law (H.5090) on July 26, 2022; it passed 137-16.
July 26, 2022Opposes 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 · 5 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 Senate bill (S.2823) on fairness and equity in the cannabis industry, one of only two no votes. The House passed it 153-2.
May 18, 2022
Source: malegislature.gov
Received endorsements from several police and correction officer unions, including the Revere and Winthrop police unions, in the 2021 special election for state representative.
February 25, 2021
Source: winthroptranscript.com
Received the endorsement of former Revere Mayor Dan Rizzo in the 2021 special election for state representative.
February 2, 2021
Source: winthroptranscript.com
Past race Jeffrey Rosario Turco ran in:
- State Representative 19th Suffolk District · November 3, 2026 · 19th Suffolk District; Massachusetts · incumbent