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Tisbury Member
John Cahill
Elected townwide · 4 terms in this record
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Board years
Record at a glance · 2025–2026 Board
How these numbers work
- Counted from the official minutes, for 2025–2026 Board only. Committee meetings and routine votes (adjourning, approving minutes) are not counted.
- Attendance counts the meetings where the minutes list Cahill as present or absent at the start.
- Only votes the minutes record member by member are counted. Voice votes and votes given only as a count (for example 6-3 with no names) are not.
- Percentages are shown only when there are at least 10 meetings or votes to count.
- A split vote is one where at least one member voted yes and another voted no. “In the minority” means on the side with fewer votes; ties are not counted.
- “Whole board” combines every member’s record for the same term.
These numbers describe the record; they are not a grade. A no vote, an abstention or a minority vote is neither good nor bad. MassVoter never rates officials.
In the news
- SSA reps hosting informational public meetingMartha's Vineyard Times · Nov 3, 2025
- Half of Vineyard select boards support SSA term limitsMartha's Vineyard Times · Aug 8, 2025
- Cultural shift, board changes among SSA recommendations Martha's Vineyard Times · Mar 10, 2025
- Tisbury hires town administratorMartha's Vineyard Times · Jan 28, 2025
Stories that name John Cahill in the headline or opening, newest first, from 25 free news outlets (see the list). Headlines appear as each outlet published them; MassVoter does not write, choose or rate them. Only stories that are free to read are listed.
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Attendance
At the start of 2 of 4 Select Board meetings in 2025–2026 Board.
Missed
- Sep 9, 2025 · Regular: Absent
- Jul 3, 2025 · Regular: Absent
Every meeting (4)
- Sep 25, 2025 · Regular: Present
- Sep 9, 2025 · Regular: Absent
- Jul 3, 2025 · Regular: Absent
- May 20, 2025 · Regular: Present
Votes where members disagreed · 2025–2026 Board
None in this term.
Votes with no disagreement (27)
From the Tisbury Select Board’s official minutes, posted in the town’s Agenda Center. We check every vote against the members present and quote the exact wording. MassVoter never grades or scores officials. Photos: The Martha’s Vineyard Times: Roy Cutrer and James Rogers (2021); John Cahill (2020, from the meeting video); Christina Colarusso (courtesy of Ms. Colarusso, 2026).
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