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Jeff Turco

DState Representative · District 19th Suffolk

On the ballot Nov 3, 2026: Massachusetts House 19th Suffolk

Biography

Jeff Turco is a Democratic state representative from the 19th Suffolk District who has served in the Massachusetts House of Representatives since April 2021 and is seeking re-election in the November 3, 2026 general election.[1][2] An attorney with a private practice in Chelsea, he previously served as Winthrop Town Council president and as special sheriff of Worcester County.[3]

Jeff Turco is a graduate of the University of Massachusetts Amherst, where he earned a B.A. in history, and of Quinnipiac University Law School; he also studied law at Trinity College in Dublin, Ireland.[3] His official biography says he is licensed to practice law in Massachusetts and Connecticut and has his own private practice in Chelsea.[3]

Turco served six years as chief of staff to former State Senator Guy Glodis and five years as Special Sheriff and Superintendent of the Worcester County Sheriff's Office.[3] He was Winthrop's Town Council president in 2010 and 2011 and later chaired the town's Charter Review Commission, and he served multiple terms on the Democratic State Committee.[3]

Turco was first elected in a March 2021 special election and was sworn in on April 7, 2021.[3] His district includes all of Winthrop and about 45 percent of Revere.[3] He is vice chair of the Joint Committee on Veterans and Federal Affairs and also serves on the House Committee on Federal Funding, Policy and Accountability and the Joint Committees on Emergency Preparedness and Management and on Telecommunications, Utilities and Energy.[4] Turco is married to Melissa Turco, and they have six children.[3]

  1. 1.Jeffrey Turco - Ballotpedia · Ballotpedia Reference
  2. 2.Massachusetts House of Representatives elections, 2026 - Ballotpedia · Ballotpedia Reference
  3. 3.Jeff Turco - Biography · Massachusetts Legislature Official record
  4. 4.Jeff Turco - Committees · Massachusetts Legislature Official record

Researched from the cited sources on 2026-10-21. Not yet independently fact-checked.

Massachusetts House 19th Suffolk

Jeff Turco is on the Nov 3, 2026 ballot for Massachusetts House 19th Suffolk as D. Not researched in depth — candidate list only.

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Votes by issue

Their recorded votes on bills that divided the chamber (unanimous votes left out), grouped by topic. A bill can sit under more than one topic. "With" and "against" compare each vote with how most Democrats voted. How topics are assigned

Where they stood out

Voted against most of their party on 7 of 108 party-divided votes on file.

Most often on: Health & care (6), Jobs & cost of living (1)

  • An Act prioritizing patient access to care

    Voted no · most Democrats voted yes · Democrats 118–9, Republicans 0–24

    Jul 22, 2026Official record ↗

  • An Act making appropriations for the fiscal year 2027 for the maintenance of the departments, boards, commissions, institutions, and certain activities of the commonwealth, for interest, sinking fund, and serial bond requirements, and for certain permanent improvements

    Voted yes · most Democrats voted no · Democrats 2–129, Republicans 25–0

    Apr 29, 2026Official record ↗

  • An Act strengthening health care protections in the Commonwealth

    Voted no · most Democrats voted yes · Democrats 127–4, Republicans 4–20

    Jul 31, 2025Official record ↗

  • An Act strengthening health care protections in the Commonwealth

    Voted no · most Democrats voted yes · Democrats 127–4, Republicans 4–20

    Jul 31, 2025Official record ↗

  • An Act strengthening health care protections in the Commonwealth

    Voted no · most Democrats voted yes · Democrats 130–3, Republicans 5–20

    Jul 16, 2025Official record ↗

How this is counted

Their votes on the most contested roll calls

The votes in their chamber that came out closest and most divided by party, among those they voted on. How we rank

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Substantive votes concern legislation or nominations; procedural votes concern how the chamber considers them. A Yes vote applies to the motion shown, which may not be final passage.

H5595 · MA HOUSE

An Act prioritizing patient access to care

NoVOTED

Motion: On Engrossment

Passed 119–33·Substantive·Jul 22, 2026Roll call ↗
H5562 · MA HOUSE

An Act relative to economic development in the commonwealth

YesVOTED

Motion: On passing to be engrossed as amended

Passed 148–2·Substantive·Jul 8, 2026Roll call ↗
H5562 · MA HOUSE

An Act relative to economic development in the commonwealth

YesVOTED

Motion: On adoption of consolidated amendment A

Passed 145–6·Substantive·Jul 8, 2026Roll call ↗
H5555 · MA HOUSE

An Act making appropriations for the fiscal year 2027 for the maintenance of the departments, boards, commissions, institutions, and certain activities of the commonwealth, for interest, sinking fund, and serial bond requirements, and for certain permanent improvements

YesVOTED

Motion: On Enactment Land Taking

Passed 142–6·Substantive·Jul 1, 2026Roll call ↗
H5555 · MA HOUSE

An Act making appropriations for the fiscal year 2027 for the maintenance of the departments, boards, commissions, institutions, and certain activities of the commonwealth, for interest, sinking fund, and serial bond requirements, and for certain permanent improvements

YesVOTED

Motion: On acceptance of conference report

Passed 142–6·Substantive·Jul 1, 2026Roll call ↗
H5493 · MA HOUSE

An Act making appropriations for the fiscal year 2026 to provide for supplementing certain existing appropriations and for certain other activities and projects.

YesVOTED

Motion: On passing to be engrossed

Passed 154–2·Substantive·Jun 10, 2026Roll call ↗
H5493 · MA HOUSE

An Act making appropriations for the fiscal year 2026 to provide for supplementing certain existing appropriations and for certain other activities and projects.

NoVOTED

Motion: On adoption of amendment #12

Amends the bill to bar distribution of the $22.5 million No Cost Call Trust Fund transfer until the budget secretary presents a plan to keep annual spending from the item under $10 million. (AI-written)

Failed 28–128·Substantive·Jun 10, 2026Roll call ↗
S2726 · MA HOUSE

An Act regarding free expression

YesVOTED

Motion: On passing to be engrossed, as amended

Passed 153–3·Substantive·Jun 10, 2026Roll call ↗
S2726 · MA HOUSE

An Act regarding free expression

NoVOTED

Motion: On adoption of amendment #4

Amends the bill to let school committees remove school library materials only after a public hearing and a finding, by clear and convincing evidence, that the material has no educational, literary, artistic, personal or social value or is not age appropriate for any student. (AI-written)

Failed 23–133·Substantive·Jun 10, 2026Roll call ↗
S2726 · MA HOUSE

An Act regarding free expression

NoVOTED

Motion: On adoption of amendment #3

Failed 2–154·Substantive·Jun 10, 2026Roll call ↗

Showing 10 of 165 votes in this collection. Coverage may be incomplete; each entry links to the official record.