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2024 State House First Barnstable District

The Massachusetts House of Representatives is comprised of 160 members, each representing a district of approximately 40,000 people and each elected for a two-year term. As required by the Massachusetts Constitution, the House meets year-round in either formal or informal sessions to consider legislation. The Massachusetts House is led by the Speaker of the House who is elected by the members of the body at the beginning of each two-year legislative session. Base salary for each representative is approximately $66,256.

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    Christopher Richard Flanagan
    (Dem)

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    Gerald Joseph O'Connell
    (Rep)

Biographical Information

Do you support election day voter registration? Why or why not?

What actions should the legislature take to address the climate emergency?

What should the legislature do to increase the supply of affordable and middle-market housing in Massachusetts?

What measures would you support to deal with the needs of the large number of immigrants coming to Massachusetts?

What are your priorities for dealing with transportation statewide and in your district?

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No, I do not support this. It opens the door for error and possible travelling voters.
There is no climate emergency, stop scaring people. Our children are petrified of the future, they’re scared beyond belief.
Provide incentives to land lords. Encourage local builders to get involved. Crack down on the greed that is partially to blame.
Stop taking them in, we cannot afford it. The money to support them will come from tax payers one way or the other.
We need efficient and safe upgrades, many mass transit systems are out dated. On the Cape we need our RTA to move toward a schedule and have established stops, more stops.