Josh Cutler
Josh Cutler (Democratic Party) was a member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives, representing the 6th Plymouth District. He assumed office on January 2, 2013. He left office on February 2, 2024.
Cutler (Democratic Party) ran for re-election to the Massachusetts House of Representatives to represent the 6th Plymouth District. He won in the general election on November 8, 2022.
In February 2024, Cutler resigned from the Massachusetts House of Representatives after he was appointed by Gov. Maura Healey (D) to the Executive Office of Labor and Workforce Development.[1]
Committee assignments
2023-2024
Cutler was assigned to the following committees:
2021-2022
Cutler was assigned to the following committees:
- Labor and Workforce Development Joint Committee, House chair
2019-2020
Cutler was assigned to the following committees:
- Children, Families and Persons with Disabilities Joint Committee, Vice Chair
- Higher Education Joint Committee
- Ways and Means Joint Committee
- Telecommunications, Utilities and Energy Joint Committee
- House Ways and Means Committee
2017 legislative session
At the beginning of the 2017 legislative session, this legislator served on the following committees:
| Massachusetts committee assignments, 2017 |
|---|
| • Steering, Policy and Scheduling |
| • Ways and Means |
| • Community Development and Small Businesses Joint, Vice chair |
| • Telecommunications, Utilities and Energy Joint |
| • Ways and Means Joint |
2015 legislative session
At the beginning of the 2015 legislative session, Cutler served on the following committees:
| Massachusetts committee assignments, 2015 |
|---|
| • Bonding, Capital Expenditures and State Assets |
| • Post Audit and Oversight |
| • Environment, Natural Resources and Agriculture Joint |
| • Telecommunications, Utilities and Energy Joint |
2013-2014
At the beginning of the 2013 legislative session, Cutler served on the following committees:
| Massachusetts committee assignments, 2013 |
|---|
| • Post Audit and Oversight |
| • Community Development and Small Business Joint |
| • Consumer Protection and Professional Licensure Joint |
| • Election Laws Joint |
Sponsored legislation
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Elections
2022
See also: Massachusetts House of Representatives elections, 2022
General election
General election for Massachusetts House of Representatives 6th Plymouth District
Incumbent Josh Cutler defeated Kenneth Sweezey in the general election for Massachusetts House of Representatives 6th Plymouth District on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Josh Cutler (D) | 56.1 | 12,163 |
 | Kenneth Sweezey (R) | 43.9 | 9,503 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.0 | 1 | ||
| Total votes: 21,667 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Massachusetts House of Representatives 6th Plymouth District
Incumbent Josh Cutler advanced from the Democratic primary for Massachusetts House of Representatives 6th Plymouth District on September 6, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Josh Cutler | 99.6 | 4,011 |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.4 | 15 | ||
| Total votes: 4,026 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Massachusetts House of Representatives 6th Plymouth District
Kenneth Sweezey advanced from the Republican primary for Massachusetts House of Representatives 6th Plymouth District on September 6, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Kenneth Sweezey | 99.9 | 3,069 |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.1 | 3 | ||
| Total votes: 3,072 | |||
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2020
See also: Massachusetts House of Representatives elections, 2020
General election
General election for Massachusetts House of Representatives 6th Plymouth District
Incumbent Josh Cutler defeated Tatyana Semyrog in the general election for Massachusetts House of Representatives 6th Plymouth District on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Josh Cutler (D) | 59.1 | 15,986 |
 | Tatyana Semyrog (R) | 40.8 | 11,022 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.1 | 33 | ||
| Total votes: 27,041 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Massachusetts House of Representatives 6th Plymouth District
Incumbent Josh Cutler advanced from the Democratic primary for Massachusetts House of Representatives 6th Plymouth District on September 1, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Josh Cutler | 99.4 | 7,047 |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.6 | 41 | ||
| Total votes: 7,088 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Massachusetts House of Representatives 6th Plymouth District
Tatyana Semyrog advanced from the Republican primary for Massachusetts House of Representatives 6th Plymouth District on September 1, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Tatyana Semyrog | 98.9 | 2,845 |
| Other/Write-in votes | 1.1 | 32 | ||
| Total votes: 2,877 | |||
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2018
General election
General election for Massachusetts House of Representatives 6th Plymouth District
Incumbent Josh Cutler won election in the general election for Massachusetts House of Representatives 6th Plymouth District on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Josh Cutler (D) | 97.8 | 15,689 |
| Other/Write-in votes | 2.2 | 356 | ||
| Total votes: 16,045 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Massachusetts House of Representatives 6th Plymouth District
Incumbent Josh Cutler advanced from the Democratic primary for Massachusetts House of Representatives 6th Plymouth District on September 4, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Josh Cutler | 100.0 | 2,568 |
| Total votes: 2,568 | |||
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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 Josh Cutler defeated Vince Cogliano in the Massachusetts House of Representatives Sixth Plymouth District general election.[2][3]
| Massachusetts House of Representatives, Sixth Plymouth District General Election, 2016 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic |  Josh Cutler Incumbent |
64.05% | 15,290 | |
| Republican | Vince Cogliano | 35.95% | 8,582 | |
| Total Votes | 23,872 | |||
| Source: Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth | ||||
Incumbent Josh Cutler ran unopposed in the Massachusetts House of Representatives Sixth Plymouth District Democratic Primary.[4][5]
| Massachusetts House of Representatives, Sixth Plymouth District Democratic Primary, 2016 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | |
| Democratic | Josh Cutler Incumbent (unopposed) | |
Vince Cogliano ran unopposed in the Massachusetts House of Representatives Sixth Plymouth District Republican Primary.[4][5]
| Massachusetts House of Representatives, Sixth Plymouth District Republican Primary, 2016 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | |
| Republican | Vince Cogliano (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 Josh Cutler was unopposed in the Democratic primary. Joseph Sheehan was unopposed in the Republican primary. Cutler defeated Sheehan in the general election.[6]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Josh Cutler Incumbent |
53.8% | 9,035 | |
| Republican | Joseph Sheehan | 46.2% | 7,753 | |
| Total Votes | 16,788 | |||
2012
Cutler won election in the 2012 election for Massachusetts House of Representatives Sixth Plymouth District. Smizik was unopposed in the September 6 Democratic primary and defeated Karen E. Barry (R) in the general election, which took place on November 6, 2012.[7][8]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Josh Cutler Incumbent |
55.1% | 12,433 | |
| Republican | Karen Barry | 44.9% | 10,144 | |
| Total Votes | 22,577 | |||
2010
Cutler ran for election to the Sixth Plymouth seat in 2010. He had no primary opposition. He was defeated by Daniel Webster (R) in the general election on November 2, 2010.
Campaign themes
2022
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2020
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2012
Cutler's website highlighted the following campaign themes:[9]
State Budget
- Excerpt: "I would also work to stop the practice of giving state legislators taxpayer funds in the form of “per-diems” for commuting to work. As your next state representative I’ll drive to work on my own dime."
School Funding
- Excerpt: "We also need to stop unfunded mandates that tie the hands of our teachers and school administrators. While we need state standards, I'm a firm believer that decisions about our schools are best made at the local level."
Economic Development
- Excerpt: "Small businesses are the backbone of our economy. They are also the ones that support our community, sponsor our little league teams and donate to local charities. We must do more to support them."
Energy Policy
- Excerpt: "I'm a firm believer that Massachusetts should push to make green jobs and green technology as vital a cog in our state's economy as health care, higher education or biotech."
Human Services
- Excerpt: "Protecting our neediest citizens is a part of living in a commonwealth and my belief is that we need a government that is both cost-effective and compassionate."
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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.
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.
Personal
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Cutler and his wife, Leslie, have two children.[10]
See also
2022 Elections
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ The Patriot Ledger, "South Shore state rep is leaving his post. Here's where he's going," accessed March 25, 2024
- ↑ 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
- ↑ "joshcutler," Official Campaign Website
- ↑ Project Vote Smart, "Biography," accessed June 2, 2014
| Political offices | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by - |
Massachusetts House of Representatives 6th Plymouth District 2013-2024 |
Succeeded by Kenneth Sweezey (R) |
