James Kelcourse

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James Kelcourse
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Member of the Massachusetts Parole Board
Assumed office
June 29, 2022
Occupation
  • Attorney
  • Politician
  • Businessman
Website jameskelcourse.com

James Kelcourse is a member of the Massachusetts Parole Board. Kelcourse was previously a member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives. A resident of Amesbury, Massachusetts, he was elected as a Republican to represent the 1st Essex district. Kelcourse, a former Amesbury city councilor, defeated Newburyport city councillor Ed Cameron in a very close election. He was declared the victor by 12 votes after a month-long recount. [1] [2]

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In 2012, Kelcourse ran for the Massachusetts State Senate in the 1st Essex district as an unenrolled candidate. He placed last in the general election. [3]

On June 16, 2021, Kelcourse announced his candidacy for Mayor of the City of Amesbury. On November 2, 2021, in Amesbury's Mayoral election, Representative Kelcourse was defeated by incumbent Mayor Kassandra Gove.

On June 22, 2022, Kelcourse was confirmed by the Massachusetts Governor's Council to be a member of the state parole board. He resigned his position as State Representative on June 29, 2022 before being officially sworn in as a member of the Parole Board.

Kelcourse resides in Amesbury with his wife Amanda and their two children. Kelcourse operated a legal practice in Newburyport, Massachusetts.

Electoral history

First Essex - 2012 State Senate General Election
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Kathleen A. O'Connor Ives 36,40545.9
Republican Shaun P. Toohey26,65433.6
UnenrolledPaul A. Magliocchetti12,87016.2
UnenrolledJames Kelcourse3,3584.2
Write-insAll others400.1
First Essex - 2014 State Representative Republican Primary
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican James Kelcourse1,13399.7
Write-insAll others30.3
First Essex - 2014 State Representative General Election
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican James Kelcourse6,97842.0
Democratic Edward C. Cameron6,96842.0
UnenrolledAri B. Herzog1,6289.8
UnenrolledSteven J. Stanganeli7914.8
UnenrolledJoseph L. Valianti2311.4
Write-insAll others20
First Essex - 2016 State Representative Republican Primary
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican James Kelcourse (inc.)663100.0
First Essex - 2016 State Representative General Election
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican James Kelcourse (inc.)13,27254.0
Democratic Brianna Sullivan11,28045.9
Write-insAll others70.1
First Essex - 2018 State Representative Republican Primary
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican James Kelcourse (inc.)2,09699.6
Write-insAll others90.4
First Essex - 2018 State Representative General Election
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican James Kelcourse (inc.)11,38452.7
Democratic Jennifer A. Rocco-Runnion10,21947.3
Write-insAll others50.0
First Essex - 2020 State Representative Republican Primary
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican James Kelcourse (inc.)2,12399.7
Write-insAll others60.3
First Essex - 2020 State Representative General Election
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican James Kelcourse (inc.)14,53751.6
Democratic Amber Hewett13,61448.3
Write-insAll others110.1
Amesbury Mayoral - 2021 Mayoral General Election
PartyCandidateVotes%
UnenrolledKassandra Gove (inc.)3,61161
Republican James Kelcourse2,30738.9
Write-insAll others120.1

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References

  1. ↑ "MassLive - Massachusetts State Representative Election Results 2014". masslive.com. 4 November 2014. Retrieved 25 November 2014.
  2. ↑ "Kelcourse prepares to head to Statehouse". 10 December 2014.
  3. ↑ https://electionstats.state.ma.us/candidates/view/James-M-Kelcourse . Secretary of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
  4. ↑ https://www.amesburyma.gov/sites/g/files/vyhlif6891/f/news/11-2-2021_official_tally_sheet-website.pdf [ bare URL PDF ]


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