Patrick M. O'Connor (born August 13, 1984) is an American politician from Weymouth, Massachusetts, who was elected to the Massachusetts Senate on May 10, 2016, in a special election to replace Robert Hedlund. He represents the Plymouth and Norfolk District, which comprises Cohasset,

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, Hingham,

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, Marshfield, Norwell, Scituate, and Weymouth.

Early life and education

Patrick was born and raised in Weymouth and graduated from the Weymouth Public Schools system. His father, Michael, is a plumber. His mother, Terry, helps care for premature babies as a nurse. When he was 13 years old, he co-founded L40 Networks, an internet advertising and content promotion company. This venture afforded him the opportunity to attend school in London at

Kingston University , mottoeng = "Through Learning We Progress" , established = – gained University Status – Kingston Technical Institute , type = Public , endowment = £2.3 m (2015) , ...

where he studied politics and economics.

Political career

O'Connor was elected to the Weymouth Town Council in 2005 and became president in 2014. From 2008-15, he served as legislative director to State Senator

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and ran for State Senate following Hedlund's election as mayor of Weymouth. In a special election on May 10, 2016, O'Connor won 53% of the vote to 47% by Democratic candidate former selectman Joan Meschino of Hull. O'Connor was elected to his first full term on November 8, 2016, and is seeking another two year term. During an interview with

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former Massachusetts GOP chair Kirsten Hughes suggested that O'Connor would be a good candidate for

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, should

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not seek a third term.

References

External links

Campaign Web Site

Massachusetts Senate Member Profile
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Early life and education

Political career

See also

References

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