Massachusetts State House of Representatives District 1st Plymouth
What does this office do?
- Voting on how much you pay in state taxes
- Voting on how much money your local public schools get
- Voting on which roads and highways get built or repaired
Affects: AI Regulation, Healthcare Affordability, Environment and Public Health,
Candidates:
Republican
David Golden serves on the Plymouth Select Board, which he previously chaired, and works for a company that provides property appraisals for towns. His priorities are ending the Mass Save program and requiring legislative approval of utility rate increases.
Democratic · Incumbent
Michelle Badger has represented Plymouth in the Massachusetts House since 2025 after more than 13 years on the Plymouth School Committee; she works in college fundraising. Her priorities are affordability, protecting coastal waters, and public health after the Pilgrim nuclear plant's shutdown.
Records: Environment and Public Health 2 for, Government Spending Reduction 2 against, Women's Reproductive Rights 2 for,
Sources: sec.state.ma.us · plymouth-ma.gov · malegislature.gov