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State Representative, 5th Plymouth District

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Election
Nov 3, 2026

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

Photo of Lori Childs
Lori ChildsCandidate photo — VOTE411 (League of Women Voters)

Lori Childs

Democratic

Rockland

The gist

  • Supports updating Chapter 70 and local aid formulas
  • Proposes public financing to build new electric transmission
  • Proposes a Municipal Building Authority modeled on the MSBA
  • Supports enforcing drug pricing reforms already passed
  • Supports limiting release of voter data without court order
  • Opposes local police role in civil immigration enforcement
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  1. Supports updating Chapter 70 and local aid formulas

    VOTE411 Voter Guide: 2026 State House Fifth Plymouth District

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

    “We need to update Chapter 70 to reflect real education costs and overhaul Unrestricted General Government Aid”
  2. Proposes public financing to build new electric transmission

    VOTE411 Voter Guide: 2026 State House Fifth Plymouth District

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

    “Use the same low-cost public financing we already use for roads, schools, and water systems to build new electric transmission.”
  3. Proposes a Municipal Building Authority modeled on the MSBA

    VOTE411 Voter Guide: 2026 State House Fifth Plymouth District

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

    “Create a Municipal Building Authority modeled on the MSBA, so towns are not left to pay for public safety & town facilities on their own.”
  4. Supports enforcing drug pricing reforms already passed

    VOTE411 Voter Guide: 2026 State House Fifth Plymouth District

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

    “I would enforce the drug pricing reforms MA already passed.”
  5. Supports limiting release of voter data without court order

    VOTE411 Voter Guide: 2026 State House Fifth Plymouth District

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

    “We should limit the release of voter information without a court order”
  6. Opposes local police role in civil immigration enforcement

    VOTE411 Voter Guide: 2026 State House Fifth Plymouth District

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

    “keeping local police focused on their real job — investigating crime, responding to emergencies, and protecting public safety — instead of civil immigration enforcement”
Photo of David F. DeCoste
David F. DeCosteOfficial portrait — Massachusetts General Court

David F. DeCoste

RepublicanIncumbent

Norwell

The gist

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