Kate D. Campanale (born circa 1986) is an American politician from Massachusetts. She was a member of the

Massachusetts House of Representatives The Massachusetts House of Representatives is the lower house of the Massachusetts General Court, the state legislature of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. It is composed of 160 members elected from 14 counties each divided into single-member ...

from 2015–2019. On March 1, 2022, Campanale announced her candidacy for

Lieutenant Governor of Massachusetts The lieutenant governor of Massachusetts is the first in the line to discharge the powers and duties of the office of governor following the incapacitation of the Governor of Massachusetts. The constitutional honorific title for the office is His ...

, losing the primary election to

Leah Cole Allen Leah G. Cole Allen (born October 15, 1988) is an American politician who served in the Massachusetts House of Representatives and was the Republican nominee for Lieutenant Governor of Massachusetts in the 2022 Massachusetts gubernatorial election ...

. If she was elected, Campanale would have directly followed

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as being the second female former

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from Worcester County to be elected as Lieutenant Governor.

Early life

Campanale was born in

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and is the daughter of John and Debbie Campanale. Her older sister is Jennifer. Campanale grew up in

Leicester, Massachusetts Leicester ( ) is a town in Worcester County, Massachusetts. The population was 11,087 at the 2020 United States Census. History What is now Leicester was originally settled by the Nipmuc people and was known by them as ''Towtaid''. On January 27 ...

, and graduated from Leicester High School.

Education

In 2007, Campanale earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in Business Management from

Sweet Briar College Sweet Briar College is a private women's college in Sweet Briar, Virginia. It was established in 1901 by Indiana Fletcher Williams in memory of her deceased daughter, Daisy. The college formally opened its doors in 1906 and granted the B.A. deg ...

in Sweet Briar, Virginia.

Career

Campanale began her legislator career as a Staff Assistant to the Legislative & Regulatory Department of Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation. She was a Business Development Coordinator at Tutor Perini Corporation, where she worked on multi-million dollar construction proposals. Campanale is a former legislative aide and a substitute teacher. She served as the District Liaison to

Peter Durant Peter J. Durant is an American politician who represents the 6th Worcester District in the Massachusetts House of Representatives and is a former member of the Spencer, Massachusetts Board of Selectmen. 2010 election and 2011 special election T ...

, a politician. On November 4, 2014, at age 28, Campanale won election with 50.2% of the votes and became a

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member of the

for District 17 Worcester, defeating Doug Belanger , who received 49.7% of votes. In January 2015, Campanale was sworn into office. In November 2016, as an incumbent, Campanale won the election and continued serving District 17. She defeated Moses S. Dixon with 54.4% of the votes to Dixon's 45.3%. In 2018, Campanale sought a seat in Register of Deeds for Worcester District without success. In the Republican Primary Election, she defeated Kevin J. Kuros with 67.4% of the votes. In the General Election, Campanale was defeated by Kathryn A. Toomey with 51.8% of the votes compared to Campanale's 48.2%. On March 1, 2022, Campanale announced her candidacy for Lieutenant Governor of Massachusetts, running with businessman Chris Doughty of Wrentham, son of conservative William H. Doughty. Campanale would lose the 2022 republican primary to

, with Allen carrying 52.3% of the votes to Campanale's 47.7%. Campanale has expressed interest in running for the Worcester and Hampshire district seat in the Massachusetts Senate in the wake of the news that incumbent Democrat Anne Gobi will resign in June to take over as the state's Director of Rural Affairs.

Personal life

Campanale lived in

before moving to

Spencer, Massachusetts Spencer is a town in Worcester County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 11,992 at the 2020 census. For geographic and demographic information on the census-designated place Spencer, please see the article Spencer (CDP), Massach ...

. She is married to state senator

Awards

* Outstanding Service Award. Presented by Office of Policy & External Affairs. * 2018 WBJ 40 Under 40 award. Named by Worcester Business Journal.

References

External links

Campanale Campaign website

Katie D. Campanale at malegislature.gov (2015–2018)

Kate Campanale at ballotpedia.org
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