James Kelcourse | |
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Member of the Massachusetts Parole Board | |
Assumed office June 29, 2022 | |
Member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives from the 1st Essex district | |
In office January 7,2015 –June 29,2022 | |
Preceded by | Michael A. Costello |
Succeeded by | Dawne Shand |
City Councilor At-Large for Amesbury,Massachusetts | |
In office 2010–2014 | |
Personal details | |
Born | James M. Kelcourse January 21,1974 |
Residence(s) | Amesbury,Massachusetts,U.S. |
Education | |
Occupation |
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Website | jameskelcourse |
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]
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.
First Essex - 2012 State Senate General Election | |||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
Democratic | Kathleen A. O'Connor Ives | 36,405 | 45.9 |
Republican | Shaun P. Toohey | 26,654 | 33.6 |
Unenrolled | Paul A. Magliocchetti | 12,870 | 16.2 |
Unenrolled | James Kelcourse | 3,358 | 4.2 |
Write-ins | All others | 40 | 0.1 |
First Essex - 2014 State Representative Republican Primary | |||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
Republican | James Kelcourse | 1,133 | 99.7 |
Write-ins | All others | 3 | 0.3 |
First Essex - 2014 State Representative General Election | |||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
Republican | James Kelcourse | 6,978 | 42.0 |
Democratic | Edward C. Cameron | 6,968 | 42.0 |
Unenrolled | Ari B. Herzog | 1,628 | 9.8 |
Unenrolled | Steven J. Stanganeli | 791 | 4.8 |
Unenrolled | Joseph L. Valianti | 231 | 1.4 |
Write-ins | All others | 2 | 0 |
First Essex - 2016 State Representative Republican Primary | |||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
Republican | James Kelcourse (inc.) | 663 | 100.0 |
First Essex - 2016 State Representative General Election | |||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
Republican | James Kelcourse (inc.) | 13,272 | 54.0 |
Democratic | Brianna Sullivan | 11,280 | 45.9 |
Write-ins | All others | 7 | 0.1 |
First Essex - 2018 State Representative Republican Primary | |||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
Republican | James Kelcourse (inc.) | 2,096 | 99.6 |
Write-ins | All others | 9 | 0.4 |
First Essex - 2018 State Representative General Election | |||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
Republican | James Kelcourse (inc.) | 11,384 | 52.7 |
Democratic | Jennifer A. Rocco-Runnion | 10,219 | 47.3 |
Write-ins | All others | 5 | 0.0 |
First Essex - 2020 State Representative Republican Primary | |||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
Republican | James Kelcourse (inc.) | 2,123 | 99.7 |
Write-ins | All others | 6 | 0.3 |
First Essex - 2020 State Representative General Election | |||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
Republican | James Kelcourse (inc.) | 14,537 | 51.6 |
Democratic | Amber Hewett | 13,614 | 48.3 |
Write-ins | All others | 11 | 0.1 |
Amesbury Mayoral - 2021 Mayoral General Election | |||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
Unenrolled | Kassandra Gove (inc.) | 3,611 | 61 |
Republican | James Kelcourse | 2,307 | 38.9 |
Write-ins | All others | 12 | 0.1 |
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