James T. Welch (born December 22, 1975, in

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) was a Democratic member of the

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from the Hampden district, who was first elected to this position in 2010. Prior to this he was the

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for the 6th Hampden district, which includes his hometown of West Springfield and parts of

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and Chicopee. He served in the House from 2005 to 2011. Prior to serving in the Massachusetts legislature, he was a realtor and member of the West Springfield City Council. Welch lost his re-election bid for a sixth term in the 2020 Democratic primary to

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