John Healy Rogers
Democratic · MA · Massachusetts State Representative, 12th Norfolk District
Norwood attorney who has served in the Massachusetts House since 1993 and was House Majority Leader from 2005 to 2009. He is vice chair of the Joint Committee on Bonding, Capital Expenditures and State Assets.
Where John Healy Rogers 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)
Mixed record
Women's Reproductive Rights (1 support · 2 oppose)
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 — Public Education Quality
Public Education Quality · 1 support
Voted for a bill requiring school districts to adopt policies limiting students' cellphone and personal device use during the school day (S.2581). It passed the House 129-25.
April 8, 2026Supports Public Education Quality
Source: malegislature.gov
Track record — Women's Reproductive Rights
Women's Reproductive Rights · 1 support · 2 oppose
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 against 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, 2022Opposes Women's Reproductive Rights
Source: malegislature.gov
Voted against overriding 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, 2020Opposes Women's Reproductive Rights
Source: malegislature.gov
Track record — Civil Rights
Civil Rights · 1 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
Track record — General
General · 2 records
Declined to vote in the House election that gave Speaker Robert DeLeo a fifth term, and asked that his name not be called during the roll call.
January 4, 2017
Source: commonwealthbeacon.org
As House majority leader, urged the House Democratic caucus to delay its vote on a new speaker after Sal DiMasi resigned, so the process could be more open. Robert DeLeo's supporters said DeLeo already had the votes.
January 27, 2009
Source: wbur.org
Past race John Healy Rogers ran in:
- State Representative 12th Norfolk District · November 3, 2026 · 12th Norfolk District; Massachusetts · incumbent