BOSTON — House Minority Leader Bradley Jones Jr., who represents Lynnfield, recorded his 8,000th roll-call vote in his 30-year career as a state representative.
Jones, a Republican, was first elected as state representative in 1994 and currently sits as a member of the Joint Committee on Elections Laws and the Committee on Telecommunications, Utilities, and Energy. He has never missed a roll-call vote in his career as a state representative.
His 8,000th roll-call vote Tuesday was to “override the governor’s veto of $650,000 in microlending funding from the fiscal year 2025 state budget to provide critical loans and technical assistance to support our small business community.”
“I am forever grateful for the trust that the voters of Lynnfield and the 20th Middlesex District have placed in me to be their elected representative on Beacon Hill,” Jones said. “As a legislator, I always strive to be an effective advocate for my constituents and to make sure their concerns are listened to and addressed. By participating in every roll call taken in the House of Representatives, I can ensure that my constituents’ voices are heard and reflected in the legislative process.”
Jones was in session all day Wednesday with the House and expected to cast “several dozen” additional votes before the adjournment of the House late Wednesday night or early Thursday morning.
Each piece of legislation passed has an impact on the Commonwealth’s residents and their day-to-day lives, including everything from tax policy to revisions in zoning regulations, he said.
“I value the feedback I receive from my constituents because it helps to guide me in determining how I will vote on a particular issue. I always carefully weigh their input so when it comes time to vote, I can base my decision on what is in the best interests of the district,” Jones said.
He said he believes in maintaining “strong state-municipal partnerships” and recently worked with state Sen. Brendan Crighton and town officials to secure money for Lynnfield in the FY25 state budget. The recent allocations include $35,000 to support “comprehensive prevention, intervention, and recovery services” through A Healthy Lynnfield; $50,000 for mental-health and substance-abuse education and programming for the Lynnfield Health Department; $25,000 to assist renovations costs at the Lynnfield Public Library; and $25,000 to support the Lynnfield Historical Commission’s preservation work at the West Burying Ground and the Old Burying Ground.
“Now that this funding has been secured, I will be working with the appropriate state agencies to help facilitate the release of this money to the town to support these important initiatives, which will benefit all of the town’s residents,” Jones said. “I am always looking for ways to make the state more affordable for working families and to support our small mom and pop businesses so we can keep people in Massachusetts and create good-paying jobs for people to support themselves and their families.”
