# John Gaskey

John Gaskey is a Republican member of the Massachusetts House for district 2nd Plymouth.

- Party: Republican
- Seat: Massachusetts House, district 2nd Plymouth
- Serving since: 2025-01-01
- Current term: MA 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/013e94ee-496e-42f3-8b1b-f96c737f1f8e

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/013e94ee-496e-42f3-8b1b-f96c737f1f8e (America’s Political Pulse, Polarization Research Lab), data through 2026-10-27. Data under CC BY 4.0. Cite as: Westwood, Sean J., and Yphtach Lelkes. 2024. America's Political Pulse [data set].

## Headline

Gaskey sits at +0.95 on the CSIP scale, more conservative than 99% of State House Republicans.

## What Gaskey says (MA 2025–26 session)

12 classified statements: 12 posts on X. Each rate is the share of statements with the label, against the State House Republicans average; rank 1 is the highest rate.

| Label | Gaskey | State House Republicans average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 0.0% | 2.9% | 642 of 791 |
| Policy criticism | 0.0% | 9.3% | 735 of 791 |
| Policy discussion | 16.7% | 31.9% | 623 of 791 |
| Bipartisanship | 0.0% | 1.8% | 677 of 791 |
| Credit claiming | 16.7% | 12.7% | 248 of 791 |
| Extreme labels | 0.0% | 1.4% | 618 of 791 |

Most discussed policy areas: Government Operations and Politics 50% (State House Republicans 18%); Law 50% (State House Republicans 3.1%); Agriculture and Food 0% (State House Republicans 4.4%); Armed Forces and National Security 0% (State House Republicans 4.9%); Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues 0% (State House Republicans 6.2%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score +0.95 (standard error 0.04), from 222 donors and 120 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 99% of State House Republicans score lower.

## Votes (MA 2025–26 session)

234 roll calls. Attendance 92.3% (Massachusetts House 97.4%). Party unity 98.9% (98.5%). 44 votes against the party majority.

Key votes:

- 2026-07-22 · voted nay · H. 5595 On Engrossment · H 5595 An Act prioritizing patient access to care · pass · https://openstates.org/ma/bills/194th/H5595/
- 2026-07-22 · voted yea · S. 2735 On Enactment Land Taking · S 2735 An Act dissolving the North Carver water district · pass · https://openstates.org/ma/bills/194th/S2735/
- 2026-07-22 · voted yea · H. 5388 On Enactment Land Taking · H 5388 An Act authorizing the transfer of a certain parcel of land in the town of Marion from the Open Space Acquisition Commission to the Select Board · pass · https://openstates.org/ma/bills/194th/H5388/
- 2026-07-15 · voted yea · H. 2250 , changed On Enactment Land Taking · H 2250 An Act dissolving the Whately Water District · pass · https://openstates.org/ma/bills/194th/H2250/
- 2026-07-08 · voted yea · H. 5569 On passing to be engrossed · H 5569 An Act relative to property tax classifications in the city of Watertown for fiscal year 2027 and subsequent fiscal years · pass · https://openstates.org/ma/bills/194th/H5569/
- 2026-07-08 · voted nay · H. 5562 On adoption of consolidated amendment A · H 5562 An Act relative to economic development in the commonwealth · pass · https://openstates.org/ma/bills/194th/H5562/
- 2026-07-01 · voted nay · H. 5555 On Enactment Land Taking · H 5555 An Act making appropriations for the fiscal year 2027 for the maintenance of the departments, boards, commissions, institutions, and certain activities… · pass · https://openstates.org/ma/bills/194th/H5555/
- 2026-07-01 · voted yea · S. 3106 On Engrossment · S 3106 An Act relative to toxic-free medical devices · pass · https://openstates.org/ma/bills/194th/S3106/
- 2026-07-01 · voted nay · H. 5555 On acceptance of conference report · H 5555 An Act making appropriations for the fiscal year 2027 for the maintenance of the departments, boards, commissions, institutions, and certain activities… · pass · https://openstates.org/ma/bills/194th/H5555/
- 2026-06-17 · voted yea · H. 5511 On acceptance of conference report · H 5511 An Act relative to teacher preparation and student literacy · pass · https://openstates.org/ma/bills/194th/H5511/

## Legislation (MA 2025–26 session)

Sponsored 18 bills: 18 reached committee, 0 passed one chamber, 0 passed both, 0 became law. Cosponsored 100. 0.0% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Massachusetts House 4.0%; rank 109 of 147).

Recent sponsored bills:

- HD 4909: An Act providing for the structural repairs, hazard remediation and modernization of fire stations in the city of Fall River (in committee, 2025-07-28) https://openstates.org/ma/bills/194th/HD4909/
- HD 4620: An Act to improve energy grid resiliency throughout the Commonwealth (in committee, 2025-05-15) https://openstates.org/ma/bills/194th/HD4620/
- HD 4542: An Act relative to abusive practices to change sexual orientation and gender identity (in committee, 2025-04-14) https://openstates.org/ma/bills/194th/HD4542/
- HD 4390: An Act to restore the rights of adulthood to all persons achieving the age of adulthood (in committee, 2025-03-24) https://openstates.org/ma/bills/194th/HD4390/
- HD 4388: An Act lowering the legal gambling age to 18 in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts (in committee, 2025-03-24) https://openstates.org/ma/bills/194th/HD4388/
- HD 4389: An Act to repeal the ban on handgun ownership for adults age 18 through 20 (in committee, 2025-03-24) https://openstates.org/ma/bills/194th/HD4389/
- H 1721: An Act for informed consent In public health (in committee, 2026-03-26) https://openstates.org/ma/bills/194th/H1721/
- H 1722: An Act repealing an ill-considered family law statute (in committee, 2025-09-15) https://openstates.org/ma/bills/194th/H1722/
- H 948: An Act to protect the public health, safety and welfare including but not limited to the drinking water supply in Plymouth Carver Sole Source Aquifer,… (in committee, 2026-02-26) https://openstates.org/ma/bills/194th/H948/
- HD 4233: An Act relative to insurance coverage for new treatment (in committee, 2025-02-27) https://openstates.org/ma/bills/194th/HD4233/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $20.3K (State House Republicans median $33.7K). 100% of itemized individual money came from in state. Aggregates only; no individual donors.

## Recent statements

Newest first. Posts on X are listed by date and link only.

- 2026-10-26 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/repjohngaskey/status/2114834361283739911
- 2026-09-01 · Post on X · https://x.com/repjohngaskey/status/2094724234073219376
- 2026-09-01 · Post on X · https://x.com/repjohngaskey/status/2094760074002432343
- 2026-08-21 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/repjohngaskey/status/2090611916896915813
- 2026-05-11 · Post on X · https://x.com/repjohngaskey/status/2053631814644687327
- 2026-04-10 · Post on X · https://x.com/repjohngaskey/status/2042584343659299173
- 2026-04-10 · Post on X · https://x.com/repjohngaskey/status/2042584516334703026
- 2026-03-24 · Post on X · https://x.com/repjohngaskey/status/2036555850555240552
- 2025-04-29 · Post on X · https://x.com/repjohngaskey/status/1917095429860164024
- 2025-04-29 · Post on X · https://x.com/repjohngaskey/status/1917280852909637891

## Links

- Official site: https://malegislature.gov/Legislators/Profile/JRG2
- Campaign site: https://www.johngaskey.com/
- X: https://x.com/repjohngaskey
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/repjohngaskey/
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/repjohngaskey/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/013e94ee-496e-42f3-8b1b-f96c737f1f8e