Adam Scanlon | |
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Member of the MassachusettsHouseofRepresentatives from the 14th Bristol district | |
Assumed office January 6, 2021 | |
Preceded by | Elizabeth Poirier |
North Attleborough Town Council | |
In office 2019–2020 | |
Member of North Attleborough School Committee | |
In office 2017–2019 | |
North Attleborough Town Meeting Member | |
In office 2015–2019 | |
Personal details | |
Born | 1996 (age 27–28) Attleboro,Massachusetts |
Political party | Democratic |
Education | Framingham State University |
Occupation | Legislator |
Website | officeofrepscanlon.com |
Adam Scanlon (born 1996) is a Massachusetts politician from North Attleborough who represents the 14th Bristol district in the Massachusetts House of Representatives. [1]
Scanlon was raised in North Attleborough. He received a BA from Framingham State University and is pursuing a master's degree in Public Administration at Northeastern University. [2] He is openly gay. [3]
Scanlon first entered local government as a member of the North Attleboro Town Meeting from 2015 to 2019. He also served on the North Attleborough School Committee from 2017 to 2019 and was a member of the North Attleboro Town Council from 2019 to 2020. [4] In the 2020 election,Scanlon defeated fellow Town Councilor John Simmons to win the Massachusetts House of Representatives seat held by retiring incumbent Betty Poirier. [5]
In 2022 Scanlon went unopposed in both the Democratic Primary and General Election.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Adam J. Scanlon | 12,406 | 54.4 | |
Republican | John D. Simmons | 10,380 | 45.5 | |
Write-in | 12 | 0.1 | ||
Total votes | 22,798 | 100.0 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Adam J. Scanlon | 3,267 | 50.8 | |
Democratic | Patrick Steven Reynolds | 3,149 | 49.0 | |
Write-in | 9 | 0.1 | ||
Total votes | 6,425 | 100.0 |
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