RepublicanIn office since Nov 2024

Kenneth Sweezey

Massachusetts State Representative, District 116 since 2024. Ran in 2 elections between 2022 and 2024, winning 1. Re-elected in 2026. Next on the ballot in 2028.

Massachusetts State Representative, District 116

Official website Wikipedia

In office: 1 yr; Since 2024
Bills became law: 0; 16 sponsored, 2025–2026 session
Votes missed: 0.4%; Chamber median 0.9%
With party: 98%; On votes splitting the parties
Last margin: +9.4; 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.

Environment and Natural Resources · ranking republican member
Labor and Workforce Development · ranking republican member
Economic Development and Emerging Technologies
Human Resources and Employee Engagement
Public Safety and Homeland Security

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

Legislation

2025–2026 session · 16 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 Sweezey sits in the Massachusetts House of Representatives

Sweezey is closer to the center than 20% of the chamber's Republicans.

Closest: Justin Thurber, Donnie Berthiaume, Joe McKenna

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

With Sweezey’s party

Votes with the chamber's Republicans98%
Cosponsorships of the other party's bills52%

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

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

2022202320242025202620272028Massachusetts House of Representatives, District 116

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 116	Won	R+9.4	D+5.3	+14.7
2024	Massachusetts House of Representatives, District 116	Won	R+5.9	D+5.3	+11.2
2022	Massachusetts House of Representatives, District 116	Lost	D+12.3	D+13.5	+1.2