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State Representative, 3rd Bristol District

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Nov 3, 2026

What this office does: A state representative votes on Massachusetts laws and the state budget in the General Court.

Lawrence Joseph Quintal

Republican

Taunton

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Lisa M. FieldOfficial portrait — Massachusetts Legislature

Lisa M. Field

DemocraticIncumbent

Taunton

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  • Supports Massachusetts leadership in offshore wind development
  • Supports reconsidering local school aid funding formulas
  • Opposes diverting local police to federal civil immigration enforcement
  • Supported a balanced state budget without new taxesIn office
  • Voted for the House energy affordability billIn office

In office = from the candidate's own official statements or legislation as an officeholder, not their campaign.

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  1. Supports Massachusetts leadership in offshore wind development

    VOTE411 Voter Guide: 2026 State House Third Bristol District

    Candidate questionnaire · League of Women Voters of Massachusetts (VOTE411) · onyourballot.vote411.org

    “I support our efforts here in Massachusetts to be a national leader in the development of offshore wind and energy.”
  2. Supports reconsidering local school aid funding formulas

    VOTE411 Voter Guide: 2026 State House Third Bristol District

    Candidate questionnaire · League of Women Voters of Massachusetts (VOTE411) · onyourballot.vote411.org

    “it is time for a serious reconsideration of the local school aid funding formulas”
  3. Opposes diverting local police to federal civil immigration enforcement

    VOTE411 Voter Guide: 2026 State House Third Bristol District

    Candidate questionnaire · League of Women Voters of Massachusetts (VOTE411) · onyourballot.vote411.org

    “I do not believe that local and state law enforcement should be pulled off investigations of violent crime … to help poorly trained federal officers deal with civil infractions of federal immigration laws”
  4. Supported a balanced state budget without new taxes

    VOTE411 Voter Guide: 2026 State House Third Bristol District

    Candidate questionnaire · League of Women Voters of Massachusetts (VOTE411) · onyourballot.vote411.org

    “I supported a no-new-taxes/fees, bi-partisan and balanced state budget”
  5. Voted for the House energy affordability bill

    VOTE411 Voter Guide: 2026 State House Third Bristol District

    Candidate questionnaire · League of Women Voters of Massachusetts (VOTE411) · onyourballot.vote411.org

    “I voted for the House energy affordability bill that is projected to save ratepayers $9 billion dollars over the next decade”

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