Page 14 THE REVERE ADVOCATE – FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 9, 2022 If you have any questions about this week’s report, e-mail us at bob@beaconhillrollcall.com or call us at (617) 720-1562 GET A FREE SUBSCRIPTION TO MASSTERLIST – Join more than 22,000 people, from movers and shakers to political junkies and interested citizens, who start their weekday morning with MASSterList—the popular newsletter that chronicles news and informed analysis about what’s going on up on Beacon Hill, in Massachusetts politics, policy, media and influence. The stories are drawn from major news organizations as well as specialized publications selected by widely acclaimed and highly experienced writers Keith Regan and Matt Murphy who introduce each article in their own clever and inimitable way. MASSterlist will be e-mailed to you FREE every Monday through Friday morning and will give you a leg up on what’s happening in the blood sport of Bay State politics. For more information and to get your free subscription, go to: https://lp.constantcontactpages. com/su/aPTLucK THE HOUSE AND SENATE: There were no roll call votes in the House or Senate last week. This week, Beacon Hill Roll Call reports local representatives’ roll call attendance records for the 2022 session. The House held 165 roll calls in 2022. Beacon Hill Roll Call tabulates the number of roll calls on which each representative was present and voting, and then calculates that number as a percentage of the total roll call votes held. That percentage is the number referred to as the roll call attendance record. The vast majority of the 153 representatives are not in the House chamber during a session because of the COVID-19 pandemic. Most are watching the session from their Statehouse offi ce, home or business and voting remotely. Here’s how the remote voting WASTE REMOVAL & BUILDING MAINTENANCE • Landscaping, Lawn Care, Mulching • Yard Waste & Rubbish Removal • Interior & Exterior Demolition (Old Decks, Fences, Pools, Sheds, etc.) • Appliance and Metal Pick-up • Construction and Estate Cleanouts • Pick-up Truck Load of Trash starting at $169 • Carpentry LICENSED & INSURED Call for FREE ESTIMATES! KITCHEN CABINETS To Look Like New 508-840-0501 FURNITURE STRIP & FINISH system works: Eight appointed monitors are required to be present in the House chamber and are each given the task of recording the votes of approximately 20 members who are watching the session remotely from their homes or business offi ces. Each monitor has their 20 members on a conference call and fi lls out a form indicating how each member voted. The sheets are given to the court offi cers who then give them to the House Clerk who verifi es that the correct totals have been recorded on the sheet and that the sheet is signed by the monitor. The assistant clerk records the yeas and nays in the roll call computer, which activates the green (voted “Yes”) or red (voted “No”) lights on the electronic roll call board. Members participating remotely then have the opportunity to see on the broadcast how they are recorded so that they can verify that their vote is recorded accurately. The tally is then displayed on the roll call board and the presiding offi cer announces the totals and the result of the vote. If a member wants to speak on an issue under consideration, they leave the conference call temporarily. Using a different telephone, they call into a line that patches them into the debate. Their voice is then heard in the House chamber and by those watching the broadcast online. In the House, 94.1 percent (144 representatives out of 153) did not miss any roll calls and have 100 percent roll call attendance records while 5.9 percent (nine representatives out of 153) have missed one or more roll calls. The representative who missed the most roll calls is Rep. David LeBoeuf (D-Worcester) who missed 12 roll calls (92.7 percent attendance record). Rounding out the nine representatives who have missed roll calls are Reps. Joan Meschino (D-Hull) who missed six roll calls (96.3 percent attendance record); Nika Elugardo (D-Jamaica Plain), Michael Moran (D-Brighton) and Alice Peisch (D-Wellesley) who each missed four roll calls (97.5 percent attendance record); Colleen Garry (D-Dracut) who missed three roll calls (98.1 percent attendance record); and Reps. Patrick Kearney (D-Scituate), Tami Gouveia (D-Acton) and John Rogers (D-Norwood) who each missed one roll call (99.3 percent attendance record). Beacon Hill Roll Call contacted these nine legislators and asked each one for a comment on his or her attendance record. Only two responded: Reps. Peisch and Meschino. Rep. Peisch: “I was traveling for a significant family event that had been scheduled for some time. Had I been able to vote, I would have voted in the affirmative. At the time, I submitted a statement to the House Clerk for publication in the journal indicating my absence and how I would have voted.” Rep. Meschino: “I missed one day of formal session and roll call votes while traveling for a special family celebration.” Reps. LeBoeuf, Elguardo, Garry, Kearney, Gouveia, John Rogers and Michael Moran did not respond to repeated requests for a comment. REPRESENTATIVES’ 2022 ROLL CALL ATTENDANCE RECORDS The percentage listed next to the representative’s name is the percentage of roll call votes on which the representative voted in 2022. The number in parentheses represents the number of roll calls that he or she missed. Rep. Jessica Giannino 100 percent (0) Rep. Jeff Turco 100 percent (0) ALSO UP ON BEACON HILL $2.9 BILLION IN TAX RELIEF PENDING (H 5260) – Gov. Charlie Baker fi led a $1.6 billion supplemental budget to close out the books on fi scal year 2022. A key section sets aside $2.9 billion of the state’s projected surplus to be returned to taxpayers based on the recent “discovery” of 62F, a 1986 law approved by the voters enue abo c the taxpa the 1986 la billion in fi 1. On Sept. 9, 1919, most of Boston’s policemen went on strike and were fi red; what future U.S. president – running for governor – supported the fi rings? 2. What was the previous name of TV’s “Ponderosa”? 3. What sound do turtles make? 4. On Sept. 10, 1960, Ethiopian marathon runner Abebe Bikila became the fi rst subSaharan to win an Olympic gold medal; what did his attire lack? 5. How are New England, satin and cashmere lop similar? 6. On Sept. 11, 1850, what Swedish singer had her American debut in NYC? 7. An asp is a venomous snake of what country? 8. What country produces the most oil? 9. On the “Kung Fu” TV series, what insect was Caine’s nickname? 10. On Sept. 12, 1962, who delivered the “We choose to go to the Moon” speech? Answers - s ofen with the mon, e a fiscal 11. In what Hall of Fame would you fi nd Sam Cooke and Fats Domino? 12. What makes blue cheese stink? 13. What George and Ira Gershwin song includes a dispute about the pronunciation of “either”? 14. On Sept. 13, 1833, Calcutta, India, received its fi rst shipment from Boston of what product of local lakes? 15. What country has a Secret Intelligence Service known as M16? 16. On Sept. 14, 1716, the fi rst U.S. lighthouse was lit where? 17. Ichabod Crane is the protagonist of what Washington Irving short story? 18. Japanese and Mediterranean cuisine use ink from what sea creatures? 19. What is the second-longest U.S. river (after Mississippi-Missouri)? 20. On Sept. 15, 1971, what TV detective series debuted: “Charlie’s Angels,” “Columbo” or “Kojak”? nue to Massachusetts taxpayers. Last week, the Department of Revenue informed Auditor Suzanne Bump that it believes that $2.9 billion is required to be returned to taxpayers. If the auditor certifi es that fi gure by a Sept. 20 “The more time the auditor allows for the certifi cation process, the more time she allows for outside influence by those who do not want credits sent BEACON | SEE Page 16 1. Calvin Coolidge 2. “Bonanza” 3. Heavy breathing 4. He ran barefoot. 5. They are breeds of rabbit. 6. Jenny Lind 7. Egypt 8. USA 9. Grasshopper 10. President John F. Kennedy 11. Rock and roll 12. A mold called penicillium. 13. “Let’s Call the Whole Thing Off ” 14. Ice 15. The United Kingdom 16. Boston Harbor 17. “The Legend of Sleepy Hollow” 18. Cephalopods (like squid and octopus) 19. The Yukon 20. “Columbo”
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