Brad Jones
Massachusetts State Representative, District 78 since 1994.
- In office
- 32 yrs
- Since 1994
- Bills became law
- 4
- 159 sponsored, 2025–2026 session
- Votes missed
- 0.0%
- Chamber median 0.9%
- With party
- 86%
- On votes splitting the parties
- Last margin
- +27.9
- Won 2020
Source: Wikidata, congress-legislators and Open States; 99chambers legislative recordsUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 9:43 AM ET
Committees
As of 2026-10.
- Telecommunications, Utilities and Energy · ranking republican member
Source: Open States committeesUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 9:43 AM ET
Legislation
Became law Jun 2026
Failed in the Senate Sep 2026
Source: Open States billsUpdated Nov 6, 2026, 4:22 PM ET
Voting record
Where Jones sits in the Massachusetts House of Representatives
Jones is closer to the center than 96% of the chamber's Republicans.
Closest: Dave Vieira, Kim Ferguson, Donald Wong
Source: 99chambers roll-call scalingUpdated Nov 6, 2026, 4:51 PM ET
With Jones’s party
- Votes with the chamber's Republicans86%
- Cosponsorships of the other party's bills67%
Black tick: the average of Republicans in the Massachusetts House of Representatives.
Source: 99chambers legislative scores from roll calls and cosponsorships
Key votes
Votes chosen for their effect, not their side: Jones’s vote, each party’s majority, and the result. An orange vote differs from most Republicans.
| Date | Bill | Jones | Rep. majority | Dem. majority | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 22, 2026 | H 5595: An Act prioritizing patient access to care | No | No | Yes | Passed 119–33 |
| Jul 8, 2026 | H 5562: An Act relative to economic development in the commonwealth | Yes | Yes | Yes | Passed 145–6 |
| Jul 1, 2026 | H 5555: An Act making appropriations for the fiscal year 2027 for the maintenance of the… | Yes | Yes | Yes | Passed 142–6 |
| Jun 10, 2026 | S 2726: An Act regarding free expression | Yes | Yes | No | Failed 23–133 |
| Apr 28, 2026 | H 5500: An Act making appropriations for the fiscal year 2027 for the maintenance of the… | Yes | No | Yes | Passed 136–20 |
Source: 99chambers key votes from Congress.gov, Voteview and Open States roll calls
Career
Offices held, and every time Jones was on a ballot. Filled marks are general elections won; hollow marks are primaries; an orange outline is a loss.
Source: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)
Elections
Margin against the seat’s presidential baseline: how the seat voted for president in the same or nearest year.
| Year | Race | Result | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Massachusetts House of Representatives, District 78 | Won | — |
| 2022 | Massachusetts House of Representatives, District 78 | Won | — |
| 2020 | Massachusetts House of Representatives, District 137 | Won | R+27.9 |
| 2018 | Massachusetts House of Representatives, District 137 | Won | — |
| 2016 | Massachusetts House of Representatives, District 137 | Won | — |
| 2014 | Massachusetts House of Representatives, District 137 | Won | — |
| 2012 | Massachusetts House of Representatives, District 137 | Won | — |
| 2010 | Massachusetts House of Representatives, District 78 | Won | — |
| 2008 | Massachusetts House of Representatives, District 78 | Won | R+42.6 |
| 2006 | Massachusetts House of Representatives, District 78 | Won | — |
| 2004 | Massachusetts House of Representatives, District 78 | Won | R+32.0 |
| 2002 | Massachusetts House of Representatives, District 78 | Won | — |
Source: 99chambers results archive
Seats Jones has held
- Massachusetts House of Representatives, District 78 · since 2022
- Massachusetts House of Representatives, District 137 · since 2012
- Massachusetts House of Representatives, District 78 · since 2002
- Massachusetts House of Representatives, District 79 · since 1994
Source: 99chambers results archive
Who Jones has run against
- Michelle Mullet (D) · 2020 general, won
- Claire M. Paradiso (D) · 2008 general, won
- Ben Tafoya (D) · 2004 general, won
- George C. Hines (D) · 1996 general, won
- Matthew J. Nestor (D) · 1994 general, won
Source: 99chambers results archive
How we know Jones
One person, matched across every source we use.
- Open States ocd-person/368c3f95-1124-4f0a-9ab5-7361cb2805d3
Source: Identity links: Wikidata, congress-legislators, Open States, FECUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 9:43 AM ET