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State Representative, 9th Norfolk 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.

Thomas R. Melville

Democratic

Medfield

The gist

  • Supports universal childcare
  • Supports a public option as step toward Medicare for all
  • Supports banning dynamic and surveillance pricing
  • Supports state investment in renewable energy and storage
  • Supports reforming the Chapter 70 school funding mechanism
  • Supports limiting cooperation with federal civil immigration enforcement
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  1. Supports universal childcare

    VOTE411 Voter Guide: 2026 State House Ninth Norfolk District

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

    “Universal childcare.”
  2. Supports a public option as step toward Medicare for all

    VOTE411 Voter Guide: 2026 State House Ninth Norfolk District

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

    “A public option as a step toward Medicare for all.”
  3. Supports banning dynamic and surveillance pricing

    VOTE411 Voter Guide: 2026 State House Ninth Norfolk District

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

    “using dynamic pricing and surveillance pricing.”
  4. Supports state investment in renewable energy and storage

    VOTE411 Voter Guide: 2026 State House Ninth Norfolk District

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

    “state government needs to invest -- in wind, solar, nuclear fusion, hydroelectric, and energy storage.”
  5. Supports reforming the Chapter 70 school funding mechanism

    VOTE411 Voter Guide: 2026 State House Ninth Norfolk District

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

    “We must reform the chapter 70 funding mechanism”
  6. Supports limiting cooperation with federal civil immigration enforcement

    VOTE411 Voter Guide: 2026 State House Ninth Norfolk District

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

    “limit cooperation with federal civil immigration enforcement and expand access to public resources and legal protections.”
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Marcus S. VaughnOfficial portrait — Massachusetts General Court

Marcus S. Vaughn

RepublicanIncumbent

Wrentham

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