Politics & Government
Who Voted For Legislative Pay Raise?
Does your representative's vote need to flip to block a potential override of Gov. Baker's veto?
Massachusetts lawmakers last Thursday approved a $12-18 million pay package that would include raises for lawmakers, judges and constitutional officers. Gov. Charlie Baker vetoed it the next day, but it was overridden in the House and Senate on Thursday, Feb. 2.
Newton Mayor Setti Warren, a Democrat poised to run against Baker, had urged lawmakers to consider flipping their votes to avoid a potential override:
I urge my fellow @massdems to rethink this one before the override vote. If 5 senators or 10 Reps reconsider, no pay raise. #mapoli
— Setti Warren (@settiwarren) January 27, 2017
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But who would have needed to flip?
Every Republican voted against the package, and they were joined by nine Democrats: Reps. Thomas Calter of Kingston, Michael Connolly of Cambridge, Diana DiZoglio of Metheun, James Dwyer of Woburn, Colleen Garry of Dracut, Jonathan Hecht of Watertown, Paul Heroux of Attleboro, Denise Provost of Somerville and Jonathan Zlotnik of Gardner.
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Find out whether your local Senator or State representative voted for the pay package originally, courtesy of the Statehouse News Service.
Pay Raise Roll Call by Mike Carraggi on Scribd
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