Massachusetts Senate · Norfolk and Plymouth District
John Keenan
Where they sit
Every current senator, placed from most liberal to most conservative by how they voted on contested bills.
John Keenan's seat is marked. Seats run from most liberal (left) to most conservative (right), by contested floor votes. Color shows how often each member crosses party lines toward the middle on votes that divide the parties: solid blue or red means almost never, and purple means on at least 1 in 10 of those votes. Gray seats are members too new to score. How these numbers work
On the November 3 ballot
Running for Massachusetts Senate, Norfolk and Plymouth District.
Also on the ballot: Alexander Mendez (Independent)
The scores
How these numbers work →Each tick is a current senator, by party; the dot is John Keenan.
Each tick is a current senator, by party; the dot is John Keenan.
Bills
The bills John Keenan sponsored this term and how far they got. Co-sponsors aren’t counted.
| Bills | |
|---|---|
| Sponsored | 51 |
| Passed both chambers | 2 |
| Became law | 1 |
| Vetoed by the Governor | 0 |
| Not yet law or vetoed | 1 |
Rank by bills passed: Rank 7 of 40 in the Senate (tied with 7 others) · 4 of 35 Democrats (tied with 6 others)
A bill's sponsor is its primary sponsor as the Legislature records it; co-sponsors aren't counted, and a bill a committee reported in a new draft counts for no one.
Bills that passed both chambers
| Bill | Result | Final action |
|---|---|---|
| S.3165 Authorizing the town of Holbrook to appoint Patrick Doherty as a firefighter notwithstanding the maximum age requirement |
Not yet law or vetoed | Oct. 5, 2026 |
| S.2625 Providing for the issuance of revenue bonds for the construction and reconstruction of telecommunications facilities by the city of Quincy |
Became law | Dec. 23, 2025 |
Budget projects
Massachusetts's budget acts don't name the legislator who asked for an item, so there's no budget figure for Massachusetts legislators.
Contested votes where they split
7 against the Senate Majority Leader; 16 against most of their party.
Every roll call
How John Keenan voted on each of the 237 floor roll calls while in office, newest first.
| Date | Vote | Their vote | Most of their party | Senate Majority Leader | Yeas–nays |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Contested and party-line votes link to their own pages; the rest link to the official record.
Contact, committees and caucuses
Contact
- Official page
- malegislature.gov
- john.keenan@masenate.gov
- Capitol office
- Room 413-F, State House 24 Beacon St., Boston, MA 02133
617-722-1494
Committees
- Election Laws Chair
- Municipalities and Regional Government Vice chair
- Cannabis Policy
- Community Development and Small Businesses
- Mental Health, Substance Use and Recovery
- Public Health
- Public Service
- Revenue
Contact details and committee assignments from Open States' data on the Massachusetts Legislature, which it collects from the chambers' websites, as of Oct. 15, 2026.
Source: the Massachusetts Legislature's roll-call records, Feb. 6, 2025 to July 31, 2026. How these numbers work · Corrections