Mike Connolly (Massachusetts)
Mike Connolly (Democratic Party) is a member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives, representing the 26th Middlesex District. He assumed office on January 4, 2017. His current term ends on January 6, 2027.
Connolly (Democratic Party) is running for re-election to the Massachusetts House of Representatives to represent the 26th Middlesex District. He is on the ballot in the general election on November 3, 2026. He advanced from the Democratic primary on September 1, 2026.
Connolly completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2026. Click here to read the survey answers.
Biography
Mike Connolly graduated from Norwood High School. He earned a bachelor's degree from Duke University in 2003 and a law degree from Boston College Law School in 2009. His career experience includes working as an attorney at law.[1]
Committee assignments
2025-2026
Connolly was assigned to the following committees:
- House Committee on Intergovernmental Affairs, Vice Chair
- Joint Committee on Bonding, Capital Expenditures, and State Assets
- Municipalities and Regional Government Joint Committee
- Tourism, Arts and Cultural Development Joint Committee
2023-2024
Connolly was assigned to the following committees:
- House Post Audit and Oversight Committee
- Joint Committee on Bonding, Capital Expenditures, and State Assets
- Housing Joint Committee
- Municipalities and Regional Government Joint Committee
2021-2022
Connolly was assigned to the following committees:
- Export Development Committee (decommissioned)
- Housing Joint Committee
- Municipalities and Regional Government Joint Committee
2019-2020
Connolly was assigned to the following committees:
- Export Development Committee (decommissioned)
- Public Service Joint Committee
- House Bonding, Capital Expenditures and State Assets Committee
- Steering, Policy and Scheduling Committee
2017 legislative session
At the beginning of the 2017 legislative session, this legislator served on the following committees:
| Massachusetts committee assignments, 2017 |
|---|
| • Bonding, Capital Expenditures and State Assets |
| • Steering, Policy and Scheduling |
| • Housing Joint |
| • Veterans and Federal Affairs Joint |
Sponsored legislation
The following table lists bills this person sponsored as a legislator, according to BillTrack50 and sorted by action history. Bills are sorted by the date of their last action. The following list may not be comprehensive. To see all bills this legislator sponsored, click on the legislator's name in the title of the table.
Elections
2026
See also: Massachusetts House of Representatives elections, 2026
General election
The general election will occur on November 3, 2026.
General election for Massachusetts House of Representatives 26th Middlesex District
Incumbent Mike Connolly (D) is running in the general election for Massachusetts House of Representatives 26th Middlesex District on November 3, 2026.
Candidate | ||
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Democratic primary
Democratic primary for Massachusetts House of Representatives 26th Middlesex District
Incumbent Mike Connolly (D) defeated Neil Miller (D) in the Democratic primary for Massachusetts House of Representatives 26th Middlesex District on September 1, 2026.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Mike Connolly | 75.8 | 5,069 |
 | Neil Miller | 24.2 | 1,617 | |
| Total votes: 6,686 | |||
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Republican primary
No candidates for Massachusetts House of Representatives 26th Middlesex District appeared on the ballot for the Republican primary scheduled for September 1, 2026.
Endorsements
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Mike Connolly received the following endorsements and voter guide recommendations. To view a full list of Connolly's endorsements as published by their campaign, click here. To send us additional endorsements, click here.
- Boston Teachers Union
- Massachusetts AFL-CIO
- Massachusetts Teachers Association
- Abundant Housing Massachusetts
- Drew’s Recs (Sway voting group by Andrew McArthur)
- Planned Parenthood Advocacy Fund of Massachusetts
- Progressive Massachusetts
- Reject AIPAC from City Council to Congress (Sway voting group by Vote for Peace)
- Reproductive Equity Now
- Sierra Club Massachusetts
Ratings
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Pledges
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2024
See also: Massachusetts House of Representatives elections, 2024
General election
General election for Massachusetts House of Representatives 26th Middlesex District
Incumbent Mike Connolly won election in the general election for Massachusetts House of Representatives 26th Middlesex District on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Mike Connolly (D) | 98.9 | 17,063 |
| Other/Write-in votes | 1.1 | 197 | ||
| Total votes: 17,260 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Massachusetts House of Representatives 26th Middlesex District
Incumbent Mike Connolly advanced from the Democratic primary for Massachusetts House of Representatives 26th Middlesex District on September 3, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Mike Connolly | 99.3 | 4,162 |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.7 | 30 | ||
| Total votes: 4,192 | |||
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Endorsements
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Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements or voter guide recommendations for Connolly in this election.
2022
See also: Massachusetts House of Representatives elections, 2022
General election
General election for Massachusetts House of Representatives 26th Middlesex District
Incumbent Mike Connolly won election in the general election for Massachusetts House of Representatives 26th Middlesex District on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Mike Connolly (D) | 99.1 | 11,714 |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.9 | 111 | ||
| Total votes: 11,825 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Massachusetts House of Representatives 26th Middlesex District
Incumbent Mike Connolly advanced from the Democratic primary for Massachusetts House of Representatives 26th Middlesex District on September 6, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Mike Connolly | 99.4 | 4,624 |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.6 | 29 | ||
| Total votes: 4,653 | |||
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2020
See also: Massachusetts House of Representatives elections, 2020
General election
General election for Massachusetts House of Representatives 26th Middlesex District
Incumbent Mike Connolly won election in the general election for Massachusetts House of Representatives 26th Middlesex District on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Mike Connolly (D) | 98.9 | 18,196 |
| Other/Write-in votes | 1.1 | 205 | ||
| Total votes: 18,401 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Massachusetts House of Representatives 26th Middlesex District
Incumbent Mike Connolly advanced from the Democratic primary for Massachusetts House of Representatives 26th Middlesex District on September 1, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Mike Connolly | 98.7 | 9,556 |
| Other/Write-in votes | 1.3 | 129 | ||
| Total votes: 9,685 | |||
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2018
General election
General election for Massachusetts House of Representatives 26th Middlesex District
Incumbent Mike Connolly won election in the general election for Massachusetts House of Representatives 26th Middlesex District on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Mike Connolly (D) | 99.0 | 14,823 |
| Other/Write-in votes | 1.0 | 148 | ||
| Total votes: 14,971 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Massachusetts House of Representatives 26th Middlesex District
Incumbent Mike Connolly advanced from the Democratic primary for Massachusetts House of Representatives 26th Middlesex District on September 4, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Mike Connolly | 100.0 | 5,890 |
| Total votes: 5,890 | |||
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2016
Elections for the Massachusetts House of Representatives took place in 2016. The primary election took place on September 8, 2016, and the general election was held on November 8, 2016. The candidate filing deadline was June 7, 2016.
Mike Connolly ran unopposed in the Massachusetts House of Representatives Twenty-sixth Middlesex District general election.[2][3]
| Massachusetts House of Representatives, Twenty-sixth Middlesex District General Election, 2016 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | |
| Democratic |  Mike Connolly (unopposed) | |
| Source: Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth | ||
Mike Connolly defeated incumbent Timothy Toomey, Jr. in the Massachusetts House of Representatives Twenty-sixth Middlesex District Democratic Primary.[4][5]
| Massachusetts House of Representatives, Twenty-sixth Middlesex District Democratic Primary, 2016 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic | Mike Connolly |
53.64% | 2,938 | |
| Democratic | Timothy Toomey, Jr. Incumbent | 46.36% | 2,539 | |
| Total Votes | 5,477 | |||
Endorsements
In 2016, Connolly's endorsements included the following:[6]
- Mass Alliance
- The Sierra Club
- NARAL Pro-Choice Massachusetts
- The National Organization for Women (NOW)
- The National Association of Social Workers
- Progressive Massachusetts
- Mass-Care
- Massachusetts Peace Action
- Our Revolution
- Dig Boston
2012
Connolly ran in the 2012 election for Massachusetts House of Representatives Twenty-Sixth Middlesex District. He ran as an independent candidate and was defeated by Timothy Toomey, Jr. (D) in the general election, which took place on November 6, 2012.[7][8]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Timothy Toomey, Jr. Incumbent |
68.4% | 10,898 | |
| Republican | Thomas Vasconcelos | 6.4% | 1,021 | |
| Independent | Mike Connolly | 25.2% | 4,010 | |
| Total Votes | 15,929 | |||
Campaign themes
2026
Ballotpedia survey responses
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2024
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Mike Connolly did not complete Ballotpedia's 2024 Candidate Connection survey.
2022
Ballotpedia survey responses
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Mike Connolly did not complete Ballotpedia's 2022 Candidate Connection survey.
2020
Ballotpedia survey responses
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Mike Connolly did not complete Ballotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.
2016
Connolly's campaign website highlighted the following issues:
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Campaign finance summary
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Scorecards
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Below you can find the scorecards found for the Massachusetts General Court in 2025.
- Massachusetts Fiscal Alliance — Legislators are scored on bills of interest to an organization that pledges "to make government more transparent, make fiscally responsible choices, and to hold the line on taxes."
- Massachusetts Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals — Legislators are scored on their sponsorship of legislation related to animal issues.
- The Freedom Index — Legislators are scored on their adherence to the limited government principles of the U.S. Constitution.
Below you can find the scorecards found for the Massachusetts General Court in 2024.
- Massachusetts Fiscal Alliance — Legislators are scored on bills of interest to an organization that pledges "to make government more transparent, make fiscally responsible choices, and to hold the line on taxes."
- Massachusetts Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals — Legislators are scored on their sponsorship of legislation related to animal issues.
- National Federation of Independent Business — Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to business issues.
- Progressive Massachusetts — Legislators are scored by the organization on votes that "can show the distinction between a progressive legislator, and everyone else."
Below you can find the scorecards found for the Massachusetts General Court in 2023.
- Massachusetts Fiscal Alliance — Legislators are scored on bills related to transparency, fiscal responsibility, and holding the line on taxes.
- Massachusetts Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals — Legislators are scored on their sponsorship of legislation related to animal issues.
- The American Conservative Union — Legislators are scored on their votes on conservative issues.
Below you can find the scorecards found for the Massachusetts General Court in 2022.
- Massachusetts Fiscal Alliance — Legislators are scored on transparency and tax-related issues.
- Massachusetts Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals — Legislators are scored on their sponsorship of legislation related to animal issues.
- National Federation of Independent Business — Legislators are scored on bills related to business issues.
- Progressive Massachusetts — Legislators are scored on votes that differentiate progressive lawmakers.
Below you can find the scorecards found for the Massachusetts General Court in 2021.
- Massachusetts Fiscal Alliance — Legislators are scored on transparency and tax-related issues.
- Massachusetts Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals — Legislators are scored on their sponsorship of legislation related to animal issues.
- Progressive Massachusetts — Legislators are scored on votes that identify progressive legislators.
- The American Conservative Union — Legislators are scored on conservative issues.
Below you can find the scorecards found for the Massachusetts General Court in 2020.
- Massachusetts Fiscal Alliance — Legislators are scored on transparency and fiscally responsible bills.
- Massachusetts Public Interest Research Group — Legislators are scored on public interest issues.
- Massachusetts Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals — Legislators are scored on animal-related sponsorships.
- National Federation of Independent Business — Legislators are scored on business issues.
- Progressive Massachusetts — Legislators are scored on progressive-priority votes.
- The American Conservative Union — Legislators are scored on conservative issues.
Below you can find the scorecards found for the Massachusetts General Court in 2019.
- Massachusetts Fiscal Alliance — Legislators are scored on transparency and taxation-related issues.
- Massachusetts Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals — Legislators are scored on animal-related legislation sponsorship.
- Progressive Massachusetts — Legislators are scored on progressive-priority votes.
- The American Conservative Union — Legislators are scored on conservative issues.
Below you can find the scorecards found for the Massachusetts General Court in 2018.
- Massachusetts Fiscal Alliance — Legislators are scored on transparency and taxation-related bills.
- Massachusetts Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals — Legislators are scored on animal-related legislation sponsorship.
- Planned Parenthood Advocacy Fund of Massachusetts — Legislators are scored on reproductive health legislation.
- Progressive Massachusetts — Legislators are scored on progressive-priority votes.
- The American Conservative Union — Legislators are scored on conservative issues.
Below you can find the scorecards found for the Massachusetts General Court in 2017.
- Massachusetts Fiscal Alliance — Legislators are scored on transparency and taxation-related issues.
- Massachusetts Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals — Legislators are scored on animal-related legislation sponsorship.
- Progressive Massachusetts — Legislators are scored on progressive-priority votes.
- The American Conservative Union — Legislators are scored on conservative issues.
See also
2026 Elections
External links
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Footnotes
- ↑ Information submitted to Ballotpedia through the Candidate Connection survey on August 30, 2026
- ↑ Massachusetts Secretary of State, "2016 State election candidates," accessed October 3, 2016
- ↑ Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, "Election data lookup," accessed December 20, 2016
- ↑ Massachusetts Secretary of State, "2016 Primary Candidates (Democratic)," accessed June 20, 2016
- ↑ Secretary of the Commonweath of Massachusetts, "Massachusetts Election Statistics," accessed October 14, 2016
- ↑ Mike Connolly, "Endorsements," accessed September 6, 2016
- ↑ Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, "2012 State Primary Results," accessed February 13, 2014
- ↑ Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, "Return of Votes - For Massachusetts State Election - November 6, 2012," accessed February 13, 2014
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
- ↑ Mike Connolly, "Our Progressive Platform," accessed September 6, 2016
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