F. Jay Barrows
F. Jay Barrows (Republican Party) was a member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives, representing the 1st Bristol District. He assumed office in 2007. He left office on January 1, 2025.
Barrows (Republican Party) ran for re-election to the Massachusetts House of Representatives to represent the 1st Bristol District. He won in the general election on November 8, 2022.
Biography
Barrows' professional experience includes working as president and owner of the Barrows Insurance Agency.[1] Barrows served as chair of the Mansfield Housing Authority from 2004 to 2006, and the Mansfield Republican Town Committee from 2003 to 2006.
Committee assignments
2023-2024
Barrows was assigned to the following committees:
- House Ethics Committee
- Health Care Financing Joint Committee
- State Administration and Regulatory Oversight Joint Committee
2021-2022
Barrows was assigned to the following committees:
- House Ethics Committee
- Financial Services Joint Committee, House ranking minority member
- State Administration and Regulatory Oversight Joint Committee
2019-2020
Barrows was assigned to the following committees:
- Financial Services Joint Committee, Ranking Minority
- House Ethics Committee
2017 legislative session
At the beginning of the 2017 legislative session, this legislator served on the following committees:
| Massachusetts committee assignments, 2017 |
|---|
| • Ethics |
| • Financial Services Joint |
2015 legislative session
At the beginning of the 2015 legislative session, Barrows served on the following committees:
| Massachusetts committee assignments, 2015 |
|---|
| • Ethics |
| • Health Care Financing Joint |
2013-2014
At the beginning of the 2013 legislative session, Barrows served on the following committees:
| Massachusetts committee assignments, 2013 |
|---|
| • Ethics |
| • Health Care Financing Joint |
2011-2012
In the 2011-2012 legislative session, Barrows served on the following committees:
| Massachusetts committee assignments, 2011 |
|---|
| • Ethics |
| • Health Care Financing Joint |
2009-2010
In the 2009-2010 legislative session, Barrows served on the following committees:
| Massachusetts committee assignments, 2009 |
|---|
| • Community Development and Small Business Joint |
| • Municipalities and Regional Government Joint |
| • Revenue Joint |
| • Bonding, Capital Expenditures and State Assets |
| • Ethics |
Sponsored legislation
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Elections
2024
F. Jay Barrows did not file to run for re-election.
2022
See also: Massachusetts House of Representatives elections, 2022
General election
General election for Massachusetts House of Representatives 1st Bristol District
Incumbent F. Jay Barrows defeated Brendan Roche in the general election for Massachusetts House of Representatives 1st Bristol District on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | F. Jay Barrows (R) | 57.5 | 9,680 |
 | Brendan Roche (D)  | 42.4 | 7,135 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.1 | 17 | ||
| Total votes: 16,832 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Massachusetts House of Representatives 1st Bristol District
Brendan Roche defeated Peter Lally in the Democratic primary for Massachusetts House of Representatives 1st Bristol District on September 6, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Brendan Roche | 53.6 | 1,848 |
 | Peter Lally | 46.1 | 1,591 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.3 | 10 | ||
| Total votes: 3,449 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Massachusetts House of Representatives 1st Bristol District
Incumbent F. Jay Barrows advanced from the Republican primary for Massachusetts House of Representatives 1st Bristol District on September 6, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | F. Jay Barrows | 98.0 | 1,873 |
| Other/Write-in votes | 2.0 | 39 | ||
| Total votes: 1,912 | |||
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2020
See also: Massachusetts House of Representatives elections, 2020
General election
General election for Massachusetts House of Representatives 1st Bristol District
Incumbent F. Jay Barrows defeated Brendan Roche in the general election for Massachusetts House of Representatives 1st Bristol District on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | F. Jay Barrows (R) | 56.0 | 13,092 |
| Brendan Roche (D) | 43.9 | 10,268 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.1 | 21 | ||
| Total votes: 23,381 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Massachusetts House of Representatives 1st Bristol District
Brendan Roche advanced from the Democratic primary for Massachusetts House of Representatives 1st Bristol District on September 1, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Brendan Roche | 99.7 | 6,540 |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.3 | 22 | ||
| Total votes: 6,562 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Massachusetts House of Representatives 1st Bristol District
Incumbent F. Jay Barrows advanced from the Republican primary for Massachusetts House of Representatives 1st Bristol District on September 1, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | F. Jay Barrows | 98.6 | 1,918 |
| Other/Write-in votes | 1.4 | 28 | ||
| Total votes: 1,946 | |||
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2018
General election
General election for Massachusetts House of Representatives 1st Bristol District
Incumbent F. Jay Barrows won election in the general election for Massachusetts House of Representatives 1st Bristol District on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | F. Jay Barrows (R) | 99.4 | 13,820 |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.6 | 90 | ||
| Total votes: 13,910 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Massachusetts House of Representatives 1st Bristol District
Incumbent F. Jay Barrows advanced from the Republican primary for Massachusetts House of Representatives 1st Bristol District on September 4, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | F. Jay Barrows | 100.0 | 1,773 |
| Total votes: 1,773 | |||
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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.
Incumbent F. Jay Barrows defeated Michael E. Toole in the Massachusetts House of Representatives First Bristol District general election.[2][3]
| Massachusetts House of Representatives, First Bristol District General Election, 2016 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican |  F. Jay Barrows Incumbent |
60.04% | 12,561 | |
| Democratic | Michael E. Toole | 39.96% | 8,361 | |
| Total Votes | 20,922 | |||
| Source: Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth | ||||
Michael E. Toole ran unopposed in the Massachusetts House of Representatives First Bristol District Democratic Primary.[4][5]
| Massachusetts House of Representatives, First Bristol District Democratic Primary, 2016 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | |
| Democratic | Michael E. Toole (unopposed) | |
Incumbent F. Jay Barrows ran unopposed in the Massachusetts House of Representatives First Bristol District Republican Primary.[4][5]
| Massachusetts House of Representatives, First Bristol District Republican Primary, 2016 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | |
| Republican | F. Jay Barrows Incumbent (unopposed) | |
2014
Elections for the Massachusetts House of Representatives took place in 2014. A primary election was held on September 9, 2014, and a general election was held on November 4, 2014. The signature filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was June 3, 2014. Incumbent F. Jay Barrows was unopposed in the Republican primary and was unopposed in the general election.[6]
2012
Barrows won re-election in the 2012 election for Massachusetts House of Representatives First Bristol District. Barrows was unopposed in the September 6 Republican primary and was unopposed in the general election, which took place on November 6, 2012.[7][8]
2010
Barrows won re-election to the First Bristol seat in 2010. He had no primary opposition. He also faced no opposition in the general election on November 2, 2010.[9]
| Massachusetts House of Representatives General Election, First Bristol District (2010) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidates | Votes | |||
| F. Jay Barrows (R)
|
11,882 | |||
2008
On November 4, 2008, Barrows won re-election for the Massachusetts House of Representatives election for the First Bristol district.[10] In this election he raised $64,274-; of that total $62,394- (97.1%) was from in state contributions and $1,880- (2.9%) was from out of state contributions.[11]
| Massachusetts House of Representatives - First Bristol district | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidates | Votes | |||
| F. Jay Barrows (R)
|
11,323 | |||
| Devin Romanul (D) | 7,164 | |||
| All Others | 12 | |||
| Blanks | 1,524 | |||
Campaign themes
2022
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2020
F. Jay Barrows did not complete Ballotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.
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Scorecards
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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.
Below you can find the scorecards found for the Massachusetts General Court in 2016.
- Associated Industries of Massachusetts (AIM) — Legislators are scored on business-related bills.
- Gun Owners Action League — Legislators are scored on firearms policy issues.
- 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.
- Mass Audubon — Legislators are scored on environmental issues.
- National Federation of Independent Business — Legislators are scored on business-related votes.
- Progressive Massachusetts — Legislators are scored on progressive-priority votes.
- The American Conservative Union — Legislators are scored on conservative issues.
- The Environmental League of Massachusetts — Legislators are scored on environmental issues.
Below you can find the scorecards found for the Massachusetts General Court in 2015.
- Massachusetts Fiscal Alliance — Legislators are scored on transparency and tax-related issues.
- Planned Parenthood Advocacy Fund of Massachusetts — Legislators are scored on reproductive health issues.
- The American Conservative Union — Legislators are scored on conservative issues.
Below you can find the scorecards found for the Massachusetts General Court in 2014.
- Associated Industries of Massachusetts (AIM) — Legislators are scored on employer-related business issues.
- Massachusetts Fiscal Alliance — Legislators are scored on transparency and fiscal issues.
- Mass Audubon — Legislators are scored on environmental issues.
- Progressive Massachusetts — Legislators are scored on progressive-priority legislation.
- The American Conservative Union — Legislators are scored on conservative issues.
- The Environmental League of Massachusetts — Legislators are scored on environmental issues.
Below you can find the scorecards found for the Massachusetts General Court in 2013.
- Associated Industries of Massachusetts (AIM) — Legislators are scored on employer-related business issues.
- Massachusetts Fiscal Alliance — Legislators are scored on transparency and fiscal issues.
- Mass Audubon — Legislators are scored on environmental issues.
- Progressive Massachusetts — Legislators are scored on progressive-priority legislation.
- The Environmental League of Massachusetts — Legislators are scored on environmental issues.
Below you can find the scorecards found for the Massachusetts General Court in 2012.
- Associated Industries of Massachusetts (AIM) — Legislators are scored on employer-related business issues.
- Massachusetts Public Interest Research Group — Legislators are scored on health care cost, consumer protection, recycling, transportation, and democracy issues.
- Mass Audubon — Legislators are scored on environmental issues.
- Progressive Massachusetts — Legislators are scored on progressive-priority legislation.
Below you can find the scorecards found for the Massachusetts General Court in 2011.
- Associated Industries of Massachusetts (AIM) — Legislators are scored on employer-related business issues.
- Massachusetts Public Interest Research Group — Legislators are scored on consumer, health care, recycling, transportation, and democracy issues.
- Mass Audubon — Legislators are scored on environmental issues.
- Progressive Massachusetts — Legislators are scored on progressive-priority bills.
See also
2022 Elections
External links
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Footnotes
- ↑ Project Vote Smart - Rep. Barrows
- ↑ Massachusetts Secretary of State, "2016 State election candidates," accessed October 3, 2016
- ↑ Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, "Election data lookup," accessed December 20, 2016
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Massachusetts Secretary of State, "2016 Primary Candidates (Democratic)," accessed June 20, 2016
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Secretary of the Commonweath of Massachusetts, "Massachusetts Election Statistics," accessed October 14, 2016
- ↑ Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, "2014 State Primary Candidates," accessed September 9, 2014
- ↑ 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
- ↑ Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, "Return of Votes - For Massachusetts State Election - November 2, 2010," accessed February 13, 2014
- ↑ Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, "Return of Votes For Massachusetts State Election - November 4, 2008," accessed March 18, 2014
- ↑ Follow the Money, "2008 campaign contributions," accessed December 29, 2014
| Political offices | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by - |
Massachusetts House of Representatives 1st Bristol District 2007-2025 |
Succeeded by Michael Chaisson (R) |
