Joe McKenna
Massachusetts State Representative, District 159 since 2014.
- In office
- 12 yrs
- Since 2014
- Bills became law
- 0
- 23 sponsored, 2025–2026 session
- Votes missed
- 6.4%
- Chamber median 0.9%
- With party
- 100%
- On votes splitting the parties
- Last margin
- +20.2
- Won 2014
Source: Wikidata, congress-legislators and Open States; 99chambers legislative recordsUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 9:43 AM ET
Committees
As of 2026-10.
- Consumer Protection and Professional Licensure · ranking republican member
- Bonding, Capital Expenditures and State Assets
- Post Audit and Oversight
- Ways and Means
- Ways and Means
Source: Open States committeesUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 9:43 AM ET
Legislation
Failed in the House Oct 2025
Failed in the House Jul 2025
Source: Open States billsUpdated Nov 6, 2026, 4:22 PM ET
Voting record
Where McKenna sits in the Massachusetts House of Representatives
McKenna is closer to the center than 28% of the chamber's Republicans.
Closest: Donnie Berthiaume, David DeCoste, Ken Sweezey
Source: 99chambers roll-call scalingUpdated Nov 6, 2026, 4:51 PM ET
With McKenna’s party
- Votes with the chamber's Republicans100%
- Cosponsorships of the other party's bills25%
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: McKenna’s vote, each party’s majority, and the result. An orange vote differs from most Republicans.
| Date | Bill | McKenna | 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 | No | Yes | Yes | Passed 145–6 |
| Jul 1, 2026 | H 5555: An Act making appropriations for the fiscal year 2027 for the maintenance of the… | No | 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… | No | No | Yes | Passed 136–20 |
Source: 99chambers key votes from Congress.gov, Voteview and Open States roll calls
Career
Offices held, and every time McKenna 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 159 | Won | — |
| 2022 | Massachusetts House of Representatives, District 159 | Won | — |
| 2020 | Massachusetts House of Representatives, District 155 | Won | — |
| 2018 | Massachusetts House of Representatives, District 155 | Won | — |
| 2016 | Massachusetts House of Representatives, District 155 | Won | — |
| 2014 | Massachusetts House of Representatives, District 155 | Won | R+20.2 |
Source: 99chambers results archive
Seats McKenna has held
- Massachusetts House of Representatives, District 159 · since 2022
- Massachusetts House of Representatives, District 155 · since 2014
Source: 99chambers results archive
Who McKenna has run against
- Mark G. Dowgiewicz (D) · 2014 general, won
Source: 99chambers results archive
How we know McKenna
One person, matched across every source we use.
- Open States ocd-person/0e6c20bd-bfcb-445c-a1ce-3be99e26398e
Source: Identity links: Wikidata, congress-legislators, Open States, FECUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 9:43 AM ET