DemocratIn office since Nov 2018

Dave Robertson

Massachusetts State Representative, District 77 since 2018. Ran in 4 elections between 2018 and 2024, winning 4. Re-elected in 2026. Next on the ballot in 2028.

Massachusetts State Representative, District 77

Official website Wikipedia

In office: 7 yrs; Since 2018
Bills became law: 0; 38 sponsored, 2025–2026 session
Votes missed: 0.0%; Chamber median 0.9%
With party: 85%; On votes splitting the parties
Last margin: +13.7; Won 2024
Next election: 2028; Nov 7, 2028

Source: Wikidata, congress-legislators and Open States; 99chambers legislative recordsUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 1:52 PM ET

Committees

As of 2026-10.

Ethics · vice chair
Election Laws
Public Service
Telecommunications, Utilities and Energy

Source: Open States committeesUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 9:43 AM ET

Legislation

2025–2026 session · 38 sponsored · 0 became law

No bills in this list for the 2025–2026 session.

Source: Open States billsUpdated Nov 6, 2026, 4:22 PM ET

Voting record

2025–2026 session · placement by roll-call votes

Where Robertson sits in the Massachusetts House of Representatives

Robertson is closer to the center than 98% of the chamber's Democrats.

Closest: Alan Silvia, Colleen Garry, Jeff Turco

Source: 99chambers roll-call scalingUpdated Nov 6, 2026, 4:51 PM ET

With Robertson’s party

Votes with the chamber's Democrats85%
Cosponsorships of the other party's bills34%

Black tick: the average of Democrats 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: Robertson’s vote, each party’s majority, and the result. An orange vote differs from most Democrats.

Date	Bill	Robertson	Dem. majority	Rep. majority	Result
Jul 22, 2026	H 5595: An Act prioritizing patient access to care	Yes	Yes	No	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	No	No	Yes	Failed 23–133
Apr 28, 2026	H 5500: An Act making appropriations for the fiscal year 2027 for the maintenance of the…	Yes	Yes	No	Passed 136–20

Source: 99chambers key votes from Congress.gov, Voteview and Open States roll calls

Career

Offices held, and every time Robertson was on a ballot. Filled marks are general elections won; hollow marks are primaries; an orange outline is a loss.

20182019202020212022202320242025202620272028Massachusetts House of Representatives, District 136 Massachusetts House of Representatives, District 77

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	Seat	+/−
2026	Massachusetts House of Representatives, District 77	Won	—	D+1.4	—
2024	Massachusetts House of Representatives, District 77	Won	D+13.7	D+1.4	+12.3
2022	Massachusetts House of Representatives, District 77	Won	D+12.6	D+7.2	+5.4
2020	Massachusetts House of Representatives, District 136	Won	D+12.8	—	—
2018	Massachusetts House of Representatives, District 136	Won	D+4.8	—	—