Jim Cantwell | |
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Member of the MassachusettsHouseofRepresentatives from the 4th Plymouth district | |
In office January 7, 2009 –March 28, 2018 | |
Preceded by | Frank Hynes |
Succeeded by | Patrick J. Kearney |
Personal details | |
Born | James Michael Cantwell [1] October 25,1966 Marshfield,Massachusetts,U.S. |
Political party | Democratic |
Residence(s) | Marshfield,Massachusetts |
Education | Boston College (BS,JD) |
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James Michael "Jim" Cantwell (born October 25,1966) is an American politician and lawyer from Massachusetts. A Democrat,Cantwell is the State Director for United States Senator Ed Markey. [2] Cantwell previously served as the Massachusetts State Representative for the 4th Plymouth district from 2008 to 2018. The district encompassed [3] Marshfield and precincts 1,2,4,5,&6 of Scituate.
Cantwell,a native of Marshfield,graduated from Marshfield High School in 1984. He completed his undergraduate degree from Boston College in 1988. He received a J.D. degree from Boston College Law School in 1994. [4] He attended the University of Paris in 1987. [4]
Cantwell was a leader of the effort to preserve the Webster Estate as a historic site and public space. [5]
After graduating from law school,Cantwell served as an Assistant District Attorney for Norfolk County. He was also elected to the Marshfield Select Board in 1996,winning a three-way race with 81% of the vote. [6] He held this position for three years,including as Chairman. [2] After his tenure at the Norfolk county District Attorney's office,Cantwell took a position as a staff attorney for United States Representative William Delahunt. [4]
In 2000,Cantwell was the Democratic nominee for the Plymouth and Norfolk State Senate seat,and was narrowly defeated by the Republican incumbent Robert Hedlund. [7]
Cantwell was also a co-owner and partner of Graeber,Davis and Cantwell,a small general-practice law firm in Quincy,Massachusetts. [8]
Cantwell ran for the 4th Plymouth District State Representative seat in 2008 following the retirement of the incumbent,Democrat Frank Hynes. Cantwell won a 4-way primary race to face Marshfield independent candidate John Valianti in the general election. Cantwell won the election with 62% of the vote. [9] He was also reelected in 2010,2012,2014,and 2016.
Cantwell's work in the Legislature spanned a variety of issues,including cybersecurity [10] and supporting expanded "buffer zones" [11] for veterans' funerals protested by the Westboro Baptist Church. [12]
Cantwell was recognized as a leader for coastal communities,serving as co-chair of the Legislature's Coastal Caucus, [13] a board member of the National Institute for Coastal and Harbor Infrastructure (NICHI) [14] and representing Massachusetts at the 2017 United Nations Climate Change Conference [15] as part of the America's Pledge efforts to reaffirm American commitment to the Paris Climate Accords. [16]
Cantwell's persistent [17] pursuit of coastal resiliency solutions led to the passage of a $17 million costal infrastructure bond bill, [18] later expanded upon with a $1.4 Billion environmental bond bill to support climate adaptation. [19]
Cantwell's advocacy [20] [21] [22] also placed pressure on Federal authorities (primarily FEMA) to make updates to disputed maps of flood zones and provide disaster funding under the National Flood Insurance Program, [23] [24] informing debate around the passage of the Homeowner Flood Insurance Affordability Act. [25]
His advocacy for coastal communities also includes helping to create the Seafood-Marketing Committee. [26] For his work on coastal issues,Cantwell was recognized as the Massachusetts Marine Trades Association's 2016 Legislator of the Year. [27]
Cantwell is noted for his work to combat the opioid epidemic,pushing for increased access to recovery coaches [28] [29] and co-chairing the Promote Prevent Commission [30] created by his legislation. [31]
The Promote Prevent Commission's work also included suicide prevention,serving as one of several forums where Cantwell sought to advocate for evidence-based solutions [32] and promote awareness [33] and destigmatization. [34] He was recognized for these efforts by the Massachusetts Coalition for Suicide Prevention. [35]
Cantwell fought [36] to mandate insurance coverage for long-term impacts of Lyme disease. [37]
When two homes in Scituate burned down after floodwater contacted electrical equipment [38] that was still live due to a delayed response from National Grid, [39] Cantwell was among the first to call for a Department of Public Utilities investigation, [40] urged DPU to impose fines, [41] and fought to ensure those fines would be returned to affected towns. [42]
Cantwell's also worked to get the Department of Transportation to begin a widening project for Route 139 in Marshfield. [43]
After the Fukushima nuclear accident,Cantwell led efforts calling for more robust emergency planning surrounding the Pilgrim Nuclear Power Station. [44] Cantwell was also critical of the lockout by Entergy during contract negotiations at Pilgrim. [45] [46]
In his final term,Cantwell served as the Vice Chair of the Joint Committee on the Judiciary,a member of the Joint Committee on Education,and a member of the Joint Committee on Health Care Financing. [47]
In prior sessions,Cantwell sat on the Joint Committee on Ways and Means,the Joint Committee on Environment,Natural Resources,and Agriculture;the Joint Committee on Financial Services,the Joint Committee on Public Safety and Homeland Security, [48] the House Committee on Bonding,Capital Expenditures and State Assets,the Joint Committee on Revenue,the Joint Committee on Financial Services, [4] and the Joint Committee on Community Development and Small Business. [49]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Democratic | James M. Cantwell | 7,862 | 55 | ||
Democratic | Ted LeClair | 6,491 | 45 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Republican | Robert Hedlund | 41,652 | 51 | ||
Democratic | James M. Cantwell | 38,556 | 48 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Democratic | James M. Cantwell | 3,600 | 60 | ||
Democratic | Michael A. Maresco | 967 | 16 | ||
Democratic | James Mf Gilmore | 797 | 13 | ||
Democratic | Stephen A. Lynch | 659 | 11 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Democratic | James M. Cantwell | 13,988 | 62 | ||
Independent | John Valianti | 8,673 | 38 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Democratic | James M. Cantwell | 14,425 | 74 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Democratic | James M. Cantwell | 16,128 | 68 | ||
Republican | Stephen Coulter | 7,450 | 31 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Democratic | James M. Cantwell | 10,560 | 59 | ||
Republican | James Pavlik | 7,444 | 41 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Democratic | James M. Cantwell | 17,388 | 70 | ||
Republican | Michael White | 7,601 | 30 |
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