State Representative Susan Williams Gifford (R-Wareham) was congratulated by House Minority Leader Bradley Jones, Jr. (R-North Reading) for maintaining a perfect voting record for the first half of the 2017 to 2018 legislative session.

Gifford participated in all 305 roll call votes cast in the House of Representatives between January and November of 2017, again compiling a 100 percent voting record.

Gifford cast votes this session on several bills that were signed into law, including the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act, which requires employers to provide reasonable workplace accommodations for expectant and nursing mothers, as well as a proposal to double the one-time survivor benefits paid to the families of police, firefighters and other public safety officials killed in the line of duty, which was increased from $150,000 to $300,000.

Gifford also backed efforts to reimburse cities and towns for the costs associated with implementing the state’s early voting law during the November 2016 election cycle. The Division of Local Mandates in the State Auditor’s Office is currently in the process of collecting and certifying these costs.

Gifford voted in support of a capital bond bill earlier this month, which allocates $12 million in funding for the costs of renovation for the Fourth District Court of Plymouth in West Wareham. The bill now moves to the Senate for further action.