DemocratIn office since Nov 2024

Dennis Gallagher

Massachusetts State Representative, District 118 since 2024. Re-elected in 2026. Next on the ballot in 2028.

Massachusetts State Representative, District 118

Official website Wikipedia

In office: 1 yr; Since 2024
Bills became law: 3; 19 sponsored, 2025–2026 session
Votes missed: 0.9%; Chamber median 0.9%
With party: 97%; On votes splitting the parties
Last margin: +9.6; Won 2026
Next election: 2028; Nov 7, 2028

Source: Wikidata, congress-legislators and Open States; 99chambers legislative recordsUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 1:51 PM ET

Committees

As of 2026-10.

Intergovernmental Affairs
Labor and Workforce Development
State Administration and Regulatory Oversight
Steering, Policy and Scheduling

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

Legislation

2025–2026 session · 19 sponsored · 3 became law

BillIntroCmteHouseSenateLaw

H 4962 An Act establishing a sick leave bank for Sally Desrosiers, an employee of the Department of Correction
Became law Mar 2026

H 2268 An Act Bridgewater town charter article II, legislative branch section 2-13(a) annual stipend
Became law Feb 2026

H 4579 An Act authorizing Bridgewater Town Charter amendment Article IV, Section 4-3, Town Manager Powers of…
Became law Feb 2026

H 2833 An Act directing the State Board of Retirement to grant certain retirement benefits
Failed in the House Mar 2026

H 2834 An Act relative to the veteran allowance for public retirees
Failed in the House Oct 2025

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

Voting record

2025–2026 session · placement by roll-call votes

Where Gallagher sits in the Massachusetts House of Representatives

Gallagher is closer to the center than 95% of the chamber's Democrats.

Closest: Lisa Field, Francisco Paulino, Steven Ouellette

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

With Gallagher’s party

Votes with the chamber's Democrats97%
Cosponsorships of the other party's bills14%

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: Gallagher’s vote, each party’s majority, and the result. An orange vote differs from most Democrats.

Date	Bill	Gallagher	Dem. majority	Rep. majority	Result
Jul 22, 2026	H 5595: An Act prioritizing patient access to care	No	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 Gallagher was on a ballot. Filled marks are general elections won; hollow marks are primaries; an orange outline is a loss.

20242025202620272028Massachusetts House of Representatives, District 118

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: 8th Plymouth District	Won	D+9.6	R+3.0	+12.6
2024	Massachusetts House of Representatives, District 118	Won	D+1.0	—	—