There were no roll calls in the House and Senate last week. This week, Beacon Hill Roll Call reports on the number of times each representative sided with Gov. Charlie Baker on his 25 vetoes in 2021.
A two-thirds vote is required to override a gubernatorial veto. In a full 160-member House, the governor needs the support of 54 representatives to sustain a veto when all 160 representatives vote — and fewer votes when some members are absent or a seat is vacant. Baker fell short of that goal as 35 votes was the most support he received on any veto. The House easily overrode all 25 vetoes, including four that were overridden unanimously.
It was mostly the 29 GOP members who voted with the Republican governor to sustain the vetoes, but no Republican representative voted with Baker 100% of the time.
The four GOP members who voted with Baker the most times are Reps. Shawn Dooley, R-Norfolk, 21 times (84.0%); Norman Orrall, R-Lakeville, 19 times (76.0%); Brad Jones, R-North Reading, and Donald Berthiaume, R-Spencer, who both voted with Baker 18 times (72.0%).
The three GOP members who supported Baker the least number of times were Rep. Jim Kelcourse, R-Amesbury, who voted with Baker only 12 times (48.0%); and Reps. Marc Lombardo, R-Billerica, and David Vieira, R-Falmouth, who both voted with Baker only 13 times (52.0%).
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