Marcus Vaughn
Massachusetts State Representative, District 104 since 2022. Ran for re-election in 2026; the count goes on.
- In office
- 3 yrs
- Since 2022
- Bills became law
- 1
- 63 sponsored, 2025–2026 session
- Votes missed
- 9.8%
- Chamber median 0.9%
- With party
- 96%
- On votes splitting the parties
- Last margin
- +14.8
- Won 2024
Source: Wikidata, congress-legislators and Open States; 99chambers legislative recordsUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 1:51 PM ET
Committees
As of 2026-10.
- Operations, Facilities and Security · ranking member
- Post Audit and Oversight · ranking member
- Public Safety and Homeland Security · ranking member
- Economic Development and Emerging Technologies
- Legislative Black and Latino Caucus
- Ways and Means
- Ways and Means
Source: Open States committeesUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 9:43 AM ET
Legislation
Became law Aug 2026
Failed in the House Jul 2025
Failed in the House Jul 2025
Source: Open States billsUpdated Nov 6, 2026, 4:22 PM ET
Voting record
Where Vaughn sits in the Massachusetts House of Representatives
Vaughn is closer to the center than 36% of the chamber's Republicans.
Closest: Todd Smola, Steve Xiarhos, Kelly Pease
Source: 99chambers roll-call scalingUpdated Nov 6, 2026, 4:51 PM ET
With Vaughn’s party
- Votes with the chamber's Republicans96%
- Cosponsorships of the other party's bills63%
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: Vaughn’s vote, each party’s majority, and the result. An orange vote differs from most Republicans.
| Date | Bill | Vaughn | 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… | Yes | 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 Vaughn was on a ballot. Filled marks are general elections won; hollow marks are primaries; an orange outline is a loss.
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: 9th Norfolk District | Counting | R+4.7 | D+12.7 | +17.4 |
| 2024 | Massachusetts House of Representatives, District 104 | Won | R+14.8 | — | — |
| 2022 | Massachusetts House of Representatives, District 104 | Won | R+1.7 | — | — |
Source: 99chambers results archive; 2026: civicAPI (unofficial)Updated Nov 8, 2026, 7:01 PM ET
Campaign money, 2025–26
- Raised
- $74K
- Spent
- $49.5K
- Cash
- $41.7K
Source: Massachusetts Office of Campaign and Political Finance filings through Oct 29, 2026Updated Oct 31, 2026, 6:19 PM ET
Campaign committees
Open committees can still raise and spend money.
| Vaughn Committee State | Active |
Source: Massachusetts Office of Campaign and Political Finance filings through Oct 29, 2026Updated Oct 31, 2026, 6:19 PM ET
Seats Vaughn has held
- Massachusetts House of Representatives, District 104 · since 2022
Source: 99chambers results archive
Who Vaughn has run against
- Tom Melville (D) · 2026 general
- Kevin Kalkut (D) · 2024 election, won
Source: 99chambers results archive; 2026: civicAPI (unofficial)
How we know Vaughn
One person, matched across every source we use.
- Open States ocd-person/2dd65a68-0ea5-4c15-b5fe-bcde086eb357
- Wikidata Q116949828
Source: Identity links: Wikidata, congress-legislators, Open States, FECUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 1:51 PM ET