Representative Donald Wong maintains perfect voting record

House Minority Leader Bradley H. Jones, Jr. (R-North Reading) congratulated State Representative Donald H. Wong, R-Saugus, for maintaining a perfect voting record for the first half of the 2017-2018 legislative session. The Saugus legislator participated in all 305 roll call votes cast in the House of Representatives between January and November of 2017, compiling a 100% voting record.

Representative Wong cast votes this session on several key bills that were signed into law, including the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act, which requires employers to provide reasonable workplace accommodations for expectant and nursing mothers, as well as a proposal to double the one-time survivor benefits paid to the families of police, firefighters and other public safety officials killed in the line of duty, which was increased from $150,000 to $300,000.

Representative Wong also backed efforts to reimburse cities and towns for the costs associated with implementing the state’s early voting law during the November 2016 election cycle. The Division of Local Mandates in the State Auditor’s Office is currently in the process of collecting and certifying these costs.

“I’m honored to represent my district and I take this job seriously,” Representative Wong said. “I am committed to representing my constituents on a daily basis. I am proud of my perfect voting record and will continue this commitment as we begin the second half of the 2017-2018 legislative session.”

Representative Wong currently serves on the Joint Committee on Ways & Means, House Committee of Ways & Means, the Committee on Export Development, and the Committee on Municipalities and Regional Government.