DemocratIn office since Nov 2016

Joan Meschino

Massachusetts State Representative, District 113 since 2016. Re-elected in 2026. Next on the ballot in 2028.

Massachusetts State Representative, District 113

Official website Wikipedia

In office: 9 yrs; Since 2016
Bills became law: 2; 28 sponsored, 2025–2026 session
Votes missed: 0.0%; Chamber median 0.9%
With party: 100%; On votes splitting the parties
Last margin: +14.1; Won 2018
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.

Advanced Information Technology, the Internet and Cybersecurity
Consumer Protection and Professional Licensure
Election Laws
Higher Education

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

Legislation

2025–2026 session · 28 sponsored · 2 became law

BillIntroCmteHouseSenateLaw

H 3388 An Act designating veterans suicide awareness and remembrance day
Became law Nov 2025

H 2313 An Act relative to the Regional Commissions on the Status of Women
Became law Oct 2025

H 442 An Act authorizing charity alcohol auctions
Failed in the House Apr 2026

H 1005 An Act investing in natural and working lands
Failed in the House Mar 2026

H 3937 An Act creating a climate bank in Massachusetts
Failed in the House Feb 2026

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

Voting record

2025–2026 session · placement by roll-call votes

Where Meschino sits in the Massachusetts House of Representatives

Meschino is closer to the center than 0% of the chamber's Democrats.

Closest: Natalie Higgins, Dave Rogers, Dan Sena

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

With Meschino’s party

Votes with the chamber's Democrats100%
Cosponsorships of the other party's bills25%

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

Date	Bill	Meschino	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 Meschino was on a ballot. Filled marks are general elections won; hollow marks are primaries; an orange outline is a loss.

2016201720182019202020212022202320242025202620272028Massachusetts House of Representatives, District 174Massachusetts House of Representatives, District 113

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: 3rd Plymouth District	Won	—	D+31.0	—
2024	Massachusetts House of Representatives, District 113	Won	—	—	—
2022	Massachusetts House of Representatives, District 113	Won	—	—	—
2020	Massachusetts House of Representatives, District 174	Won	—	—	—
2018	Massachusetts House of Representatives, District 174	Won	D+14.1	—	—
2016	Massachusetts House of Representatives, District 174	Won	D+8.0	—	—
2016	Massachusetts State Senate, District 34 (special)	Lost	R+5.5	—	—