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Martin Thomas Meehan

Representative for Massachusetts, district 5 · Democrat

Born 1956

Democrat · MA House 1993–2009
8,310votes cast 94.4%attendance 92.7%party loyalty 8congresses served
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Martin Thomas Meehan

Recent bills they sponsored
  • H.R. 2815 · Minute Man National Historical Park Boundary Revision Act June 21, 2007 · In committee
  • H.Res. 476 · Condemning bigotry, violence, and discrimination against Iranian-Americans. June 11, 2007 · In committee
  • H.R. 2093 · To amend the Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995 to provide for additional reporting by lobbying firms. May 1, 2007 · In committee
  • H.R. 1246 · Military Readiness Enhancement Act of 2007 February 28, 2007 · In committee
  • H.R. 1170 · Comprehensive Awareness of Problem Gambling Act of 2007 February 16, 2007 · In committee
From the current-Congress bills Power & Politics tracks. This is not a complete count.
Every term served
8 terms
ChamberRepresentsPartyTerm dates
HouseMassachusetts · District 5DemocratJanuary 4, 2007 – July 1, 2007
HouseMassachusetts · District 5DemocratJanuary 4, 2005 – January 3, 2007
HouseMassachusetts · District 5DemocratJanuary 7, 2003 – January 3, 2005
HouseMassachusetts · District 5DemocratJanuary 3, 2001 – January 3, 2003
HouseMassachusetts · District 5DemocratJanuary 6, 1999 – January 3, 2001
HouseMassachusetts · District 5DemocratJanuary 7, 1997 – January 3, 1999
HouseMassachusetts · District 5DemocratJanuary 4, 1995 – January 3, 1997
HouseMassachusetts · District 5DemocratJanuary 5, 1993 – January 3, 1995
These are the official start and end dates of each term. A member who left early or arrived late served only part of it.

Source: congress-legislators, a public-domain record of every member of Congress, checked October 27, 2026.

The Constitution
Where they sit

Ideology, measured from every vote they cast

DW-NOMINATE first dimension (Voteview, UCLA), shown against the 110th Congress House.

The record

Every roll-call vote on file

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Record timeline

  1. · Bills sponsored

    Latest official action on H.R. 299: Indefinitely postponed by Senate by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S5530)

    Congress.gov bill record · Our file

  2. · Roll-call votes

    Voted Yea — On Passage: H.R. 2829 (House Roll Call 606 (110th Congress, 1st Session)). Result as recorded: Passed

    House Clerk roll-call record · Our file

  3. · Roll-call votes

    Voted Nay — On Motion to Recommit with Instructions: H.R. 2829 (House Roll Call 605 (110th Congress, 1st Session)). Result as recorded: Failed

    House Clerk roll-call record · Our file

  4. · Roll-call votes

    Voted Nay — On Agreeing to the Amendment: H.R. 2829 (House Roll Call 604 (110th Congress, 1st Session)). Result as recorded: Failed

    House Clerk roll-call record · Our file

  5. · Roll-call votes

    Voted Nay — On Agreeing to the Amendment: H.R. 2829 (House Roll Call 603 (110th Congress, 1st Session)). Result as recorded: Agreed to

    House Clerk roll-call record · Our file

  6. · Roll-call votes

    Voted Nay — On Agreeing to the Amendment: H.R. 2829 (House Roll Call 602 (110th Congress, 1st Session)). Result as recorded: Failed

    House Clerk roll-call record · Our file

  7. · Roll-call votes

    Voted Nay — On Agreeing to the Amendment: H.R. 2829 (House Roll Call 601 (110th Congress, 1st Session)). Result as recorded: Failed

    House Clerk roll-call record · Our file

  8. · Roll-call votes

    Voted Nay — On Agreeing to the Amendment: H.R. 2829 (House Roll Call 600 (110th Congress, 1st Session)). Result as recorded: Failed

    House Clerk roll-call record · Our file

  9. · Roll-call votes

    Voted Nay — On Agreeing to the Amendment: H.R. 2829 (House Roll Call 599 (110th Congress, 1st Session)). Result as recorded: Agreed to

    House Clerk roll-call record · Our file

  10. · Roll-call votes

    Voted Nay — On Agreeing to the Amendment: H.R. 2829 (House Roll Call 598 (110th Congress, 1st Session)). Result as recorded: Agreed to

    House Clerk roll-call record · Our file

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  • Court and ethics records: No official record has been found at this time. We are watching for updates.

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Attendance

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