William L. Crocker Jr. (born 1956 or 1957)
is an American politician who formerly served as a
State Representative
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in the
Massachusetts House of Representatives representing the 2nd
Barnstable District in central
Cape Cod. In the House Chamber, Crocker serves on the following committees: the Joint Committee on Children, Families and Persons with Disabilities, the Joint Committee on Mental Health, Substance Use and Recovery and the Joint Committee on Tourism, Arts and Cultural Development. Before his entrance into elected office, Crocker was a broadcast journalist, a teacher within the Bristol County House of Correction, and a high school forensics coach. Crocker was inducted into the Massachusetts Speech and Debate League Hall of Fame in 2006. He lost re-election to
Kip Diggs, a construction inspector and former professional welterweight boxer, on November 3, 2020.
Biography
Crocker was born in 1956 or 1957.
He graduated from
Barnstable High School
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Barnstable High School was founded in the ...
in 1975, then studied broadcasting and film at the
University of Maine-Orono
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, graduating in 1980.
From 1981 to 2011, he was a local
radio announcer; then, from 2013 to 2016, he was a teacher at the
Bristol County Sheriff's Office in
Bristol County, Massachusetts
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.
In 2017, he became the state representative for the
2nd Barnstable district.
In April 2020, Michael Mecenas of
Hyannis launched a campaign to unseat Crocker.
However, Crocker held a
write-in campaign, thus securing his spot on the ballot.
Personal life
As of 2020, Crocker resides in
Centerville, which is part of
Barnstable.
Electoral history
Crocker ran unopposed in the 2016 Republican Primary, therefore automatically securing the Republican nomination.
See also
*
2019–2020 Massachusetts legislature
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References
Living people
American male journalists
University of Maine alumni
Republican Party members of the Massachusetts House of Representatives
Year of birth missing (living people)
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