Patricia Duffy | |
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Member of the MassachusettsHouseofRepresentatives from the 5th Hampden district | |
Assumed office January 6, 2021 | |
Preceded by | Aaron Vega |
Personal details | |
Born | San Pedro,Los Angeles,California,U.S. | August 8,1963
Political party | Democratic |
Spouse | Joe Paul (m. 2014) |
Residence(s) | Holyoke, Massachusetts |
Education | University of Massachusetts Amherst (B.A.) Tufts University University of Georgia (M.A.) |
Website | Official website |
Patricia A. Duffy is an American state representative for the 5th Hampden District seat in Massachusetts, which includes Holyoke. She was born in California and moved to Massachusetts aged eight. [1]
Duffy was elected in 2020. She won a three-way Democratic primary in 2020 then faced no Republican challenger in the general. Before running she was the legislative aid to her predecessor Aaron Vega. [2] In 2002 she ran for and lost the state representative seat in the 2nd Hampshire seat. [1]