DemocratIn office since Nov 2014

Joe McGonagle

Massachusetts State Representative, District 86 since 2014. Re-elected in 2026. Next on the ballot in 2028.

Massachusetts State Representative, District 86

Official website Wikipedia

In office: 12 yrs; Since 2014
Bills became law: 0; 6 sponsored, 2025–2026 session
Votes missed: 4.7%; Chamber median 0.9%
With party: 100%; On votes splitting the parties
Last margin: +41.2; Won 2022
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.

Veterans and Federal Affairs · chair

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

Legislation

2025–2026 session · 6 sponsored · 0 became law

BillIntroCmteHouseSenateLaw

H 1877 An Act relative to assault and battery upon a transit worker
Failed in the House Oct 2025

H 3739 An Act allowing for partial payment of fines relating to driver’s license suspension or revocation
Failed in the House Sep 2025

H 2909 An Act relative to the disability or death caused by post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD)
Failed in the House Sep 2025

H 1878 An Act relative to streamline the judicial review of local land use decisions
Failed in committee Mar 2026

H 3738 An Act relative to mopeds and scooters operating on public ways
Failed in committee Mar 2026

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

Voting record

2025–2026 session · placement by roll-call votes

Where McGonagle sits in the Massachusetts House of Representatives

McGonagle is closer to the center than 66% of the chamber's Democrats.

Closest: Tom Walsh, Ken Gordon, Mark Cusack

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

With McGonagle’s party

Votes with the chamber's Democrats100%
Cosponsorships of the other party's bills0%

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

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

201420152016201720182019202020212022202320242025202620272028Massachusetts House of Representatives, District 145 Massachusetts House of Representatives, District 86

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: 28th Middlesex District	Won	—	D+25.3	—
2024	Massachusetts House of Representatives, District 86	Won	—	—	—
2022	Massachusetts House of Representatives, District 86	Won	D+41.2	—	—
2020	Massachusetts House of Representatives, District 145	Won	—	—	—
2018	Massachusetts House of Representatives, District 145	Won	—	—	—
2016	Massachusetts House of Representatives, District 145	Won	—	—	—
2014	Massachusetts House of Representatives, District 145	Won	—	—	—
2014	Massachusetts House of Representatives, District 145 (primary)	Won	+8.4	—	—