Adam Scanlon (born 1996) is a
Massachusetts politician from
North Attleborough
North Attleborough, alternatively spelled North Attleboro, is a town in Bristol County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 30,834 at the 2020 United States Census.
The villages of Attleboro Falls and North Attleborough Center are ...
who represents the
14th Bristol district in the
Massachusetts House of Representatives.
Personal life
Scanlon was raised in North Attleborough. He received a BA from
Framingham State University and is pursuing a master's degree in Public Administration at
Northeastern University
Northeastern University (NU) is a private university, private research university with its main campus in Boston. Established in 1898, the university offers undergraduate and graduate programs on its main campus as well as satellite campuses in ...
. He is openly gay.
Political career
Scanlon first entered local government as a member of the North Attleboro Town Meeting from 2015 to 2019. He also served on the North Attleborough School Committee from 2017 to 2019 and was a member of the North Attleboro Town Council from 2019 to 2020. In the
2020 election
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January
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**Cro ...
, Scanlon defeated fellow Town Councilor John Simmons to win the Massachusetts House of Representatives seat held by retiring incumbent
Betty Poirier.
Committees
* House Committee on Bonding, Capital Expenditures and State Assets
* Joint Committee on Community Development and Small Businesses
* Joint Committee on the Judiciary
Electoral history
In 2022 Scanlon went unopposed in both the Democratic Primary and General Election.
See also
*
2021–2022 Massachusetts legislature
The 192nd Massachusetts General Court is the current meeting of the legislative branch of the state government of Massachusetts. It consists of elected members of the Senate and House of Representatives. It first convened in Boston at the Massachu ...
References
Democratic Party members of the Massachusetts House of Representatives
Living people
Gay politicians
LGBT state legislators in Massachusetts
21st-century American LGBT people
1997 births
21st-century American politicians
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