Adam Gomez is an American politician, who represented Ward 1 on the Springfield City Council, first taking office in January 2016 and the Hampden District in the

Massachusetts Senate The Massachusetts Senate is the upper house of the Massachusetts General Court, the bicameral state legislature of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. The Senate comprises 40 elected members from 40 single-member senatorial districts in the ...

. In January 2020, he was selected as vice president of the council. During the September 1, 2020, Democratic primary, Gomez defeated incumbent Jim Welch to become the Democratic Party nominee for the

Massachusetts State Senator The Massachusetts Senate is the upper house of the Massachusetts General Court, the bicameral state legislature of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. The Senate comprises 40 elected members from 40 single-member senatorial districts in the st ...

from the Hampden District - encompassing

Springfield Springfield may refer to: * Springfield (toponym), the place name in general Places and locations Australia * Springfield, New South Wales (Central Coast) * Springfield, New South Wales (Snowy Monaro Regional Council) * Springfield, Queenslan ...

, West Springfield, and Chicopee. Gomez was elected to the seat during the November 3, 2020, general election while unopposed, becoming the Commonwealth's first state senator of Puerto Rican descent. Prior to his first election in November 2015, Gomez worked as a community organizer in Springfield. He lives in the Brightwood neighborhood of Springfield, and is affiliated with the

Democratic Party Democratic Party most often refers to: *Democratic Party (United States) Democratic Party and similar terms may also refer to: Active parties Africa *Botswana Democratic Party *Democratic Party of Equatorial Guinea *Gabonese Democratic Party *Demo ...

References

21st-century American politicians American politicians of Puerto Rican descent Hispanic and Latino American state legislators in Massachusetts Living people Democratic Party Massachusetts state senators People from Springfield, Massachusetts Year of birth missing (living people) {{Massachusetts-MASenate-stub

See also

References