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Joan Meschino
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Massachusetts House of Representatives 3rd Plymouth District
Tenure

2017 - Present

Term ends

2027

Years in position

8

Compensation

Base salary

$73,655.01/year

Per diem

$No per diem is paid.

Elections and appointments
Last elected

November 5, 2024

Contact

Joan Meschino (Democratic Party) is a member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives, representing the 3rd Plymouth District. She assumed office on January 4, 2017. Her current term ends on January 6, 2027.

Meschino (Democratic Party) ran for re-election to the Massachusetts House of Representatives to represent the 3rd Plymouth District. She won in the general election on November 5, 2024.

Committee assignments

Note: This membership information was last updated in September 2023. Ballotpedia completes biannual updates of committee membership. If you would like to send us an update, email us at: editor@ballotpedia.org.

2023-2024

Meschino was assigned to the following committees:

2021-2022

Meschino was assigned to the following committees:

2019-2020

Meschino was assigned to the following committees:

2017 legislative session

At the beginning of the 2017 legislative session, this legislator served on the following committees:

Massachusetts committee assignments, 2017
Post Audit and Oversight
Community Development and Small Businesses Joint
Telecommunications, Utilities and Energy Joint
Transportation Joint

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

2024

See also: Massachusetts House of Representatives elections, 2024

General election

General election for Massachusetts House of Representatives 3rd Plymouth District

Incumbent Joan Meschino won election in the general election for Massachusetts House of Representatives 3rd Plymouth District on November 5, 2024.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Joan Meschino
Joan Meschino (D)
 
98.4
 
20,424
 Other/Write-in votes
 
1.6
 
341

Total votes: 20,765
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Massachusetts House of Representatives 3rd Plymouth District

Incumbent Joan Meschino advanced from the Democratic primary for Massachusetts House of Representatives 3rd Plymouth District on September 3, 2024.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Joan Meschino
Joan Meschino
 
99.5
 
4,366
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.5
 
21

Total votes: 4,387
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Endorsements

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2022

See also: Massachusetts House of Representatives elections, 2022

General election

General election for Massachusetts House of Representatives 3rd Plymouth District

Incumbent Joan Meschino won election in the general election for Massachusetts House of Representatives 3rd Plymouth District on November 8, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Joan Meschino
Joan Meschino (D)
 
97.7
 
15,999
 Other/Write-in votes
 
2.3
 
375

Total votes: 16,374
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Massachusetts House of Representatives 3rd Plymouth District

Incumbent Joan Meschino advanced from the Democratic primary for Massachusetts House of Representatives 3rd Plymouth District on September 6, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Joan Meschino
Joan Meschino
 
99.6
 
5,111
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.4
 
21

Total votes: 5,132
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2020

See also: Massachusetts House of Representatives elections, 2020

General election

General election for Massachusetts House of Representatives 3rd Plymouth District

Incumbent Joan Meschino won election in the general election for Massachusetts House of Representatives 3rd Plymouth District on November 3, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Joan Meschino
Joan Meschino (D)
 
98.3
 
20,770
 Other/Write-in votes
 
1.7
 
367

Total votes: 21,137
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Massachusetts House of Representatives 3rd Plymouth District

Incumbent Joan Meschino advanced from the Democratic primary for Massachusetts House of Representatives 3rd Plymouth District on September 1, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Joan Meschino
Joan Meschino
 
99.6
 
9,042
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.4
 
37

Total votes: 9,079
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Massachusetts House of Representatives 3rd Plymouth District

Stephen Gill advanced from the Republican primary for Massachusetts House of Representatives 3rd Plymouth District on September 1, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Stephen Gill
Stephen Gill
 
98.8
 
1,919
 Other/Write-in votes
 
1.2
 
23

Total votes: 1,942
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2018

See also: Massachusetts House of Representatives elections, 2018

General election

General election for Massachusetts House of Representatives 3rd Plymouth District

Incumbent Joan Meschino defeated Kristen Arute in the general election for Massachusetts House of Representatives 3rd Plymouth District on November 6, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Joan Meschino
Joan Meschino (D)
 
57.0
 
12,209
Image of Kristen Arute
Kristen Arute (R)
 
42.9
 
9,198
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.1
 
17

Total votes: 21,424
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Massachusetts House of Representatives 3rd Plymouth District

Incumbent Joan Meschino advanced from the Democratic primary for Massachusetts House of Representatives 3rd Plymouth District on September 4, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Joan Meschino
Joan Meschino
 
100.0
 
3,668

Total votes: 3,668
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Massachusetts House of Representatives 3rd Plymouth District

Kristen Arute advanced from the Republican primary for Massachusetts House of Representatives 3rd Plymouth District on September 4, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Kristen Arute
Kristen Arute
 
100.0
 
2,281

Total votes: 2,281
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2016

General election

See also: Massachusetts House of Representatives elections, 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 Garrett Bradley (D) unexpectedly resigned, leaving the seat vacant and without any primary candidates on the ballot.

Joan Meschino defeated Kristen Arute in the Massachusetts House of Representatives Third Plymouth District general election.[1][2]

Massachusetts House of Representatives, Third Plymouth District General Election, 2016
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Democratic Green check mark transparent.png Joan Meschino 54.02% 13,257
     Republican Kristen Arute 45.98% 11,285
Total Votes 24,542
Source: Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth



Special election

See also: Massachusetts state legislative special elections, 2016

A special election for the position of Massachusetts State Senate Plymouth and Norfolk District was called for May 10. A primary election took place on April 12.[3] The filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was March 8, 2016.[4]

The seat was vacant following Robert Hedlund's (R) election to mayor of Weymouth in 2015.[5]

Joan Meschino defeated Paul Gannon in the Democratic primary. Patrick O'Connor defeated Stephen Gill in the Republican primary.[6][7] Meschino was defeated by O'Connor in the special election.[8][9][10]

Massachusetts State Senate, Plymouth and Norfolk District Democratic Primary, 2016
Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.pngJoan Meschino 60.5% 3,714
Paul Gannon 38% 2,337
Patrick O'Connor (Write-in) 1% 60
All Others 0.3% 20
Blank Votes 0.2% 11
Total Votes 6,142


Massachusetts State Senate, Plymouth and Norfolk District Republican Primary, 2016
Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.pngPatrick O'Connor 85% 3,706
Stephen Gill 14.2% 618
All Others 0.6% 26
Blank Votes 0.2% 9
Total Votes 4,359

Campaign themes

2024

Ballotpedia survey responses

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2022

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2020

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2016

Meschino's campaign website highlighted the following issues:

Twelve Priorities for Our District

  • Work regionally to combat climate change and mitigate the effects of sea level rise - to protect our communities.
  • Strongly oppose the proposed Compressor Station at Fore River Bridge.
  • Invest in early education funding and increase access to affordable higher education opportunities for district residents.
  • Support the expansion of Commonwealth drug courts that prioritize rehabilitative strategies over incarceration for non-violent drug offenders.
  • Work with the South Shore Chamber of Commerce and entrepreneurs to support the growth of small businesses and improve residents' access to job training programs.
  • Fully fund capital investments in coastline protection structures recommended by the Massachusetts Coastal Infrastructure Inventory and Assessment Project and MAPC.
  • Ensure senior citizens get the tax relief they deserve so they can stay in their homes, and protect funding for The Ride.
  • Restore funding for our local libraries and encourage connectivity with local non-profits, schools, and community-based organizations.
  • Work with our Congressional delegation to mitigate closure regulations and paid observers to ensure thriving fisheries.
  • Encourage regional collaboration to give the district a stronger voice in government.
  • Fight for funding for access to treatment beds and effective programming for those battling opiate addiction.
  • Provide top-notch constituent services and hold regular office hours in each community in the district.[11]
—Joan Meschino[12]

Campaign finance summary


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Joan Meschino campaign contribution history
YearOfficeStatusContributionsExpenditures
2024* Massachusetts House of Representatives 3rd Plymouth DistrictWon general$56,612 $0
2022Massachusetts House of Representatives 3rd Plymouth DistrictWon general$89,137 $0
2020Massachusetts House of Representatives 3rd Plymouth DistrictWon general$69,175 N/A**
2016Massachusetts House of Representatives, District Third PlymouthWon $153,030 N/A**
Grand total$367,953 N/A**
Sources: OpenSecretsFederal Elections Commission ***This product uses the openFEC API but is not endorsed or certified by the Federal Election Commission (FEC).
* Data from this year may not be complete
** Data on expenditures is not available for this election cycle
Note: Totals above reflect only available data.

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Footnotes

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Preceded by
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Massachusetts House of Representatives 3rd Plymouth District
2017-Present
Succeeded by
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