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Bud Williams
2017 - Present
2027
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Bud Williams (Democratic Party) is a member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives, representing the 11th Hampden District. He assumed office on January 4, 2017. His current term ends on January 6, 2027.
Williams (Democratic Party) ran for re-election to the Massachusetts House of Representatives to represent the 11th Hampden District. He won in the general election on November 5, 2024.
Committee assignments
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2023-2024
Williams was assigned to the following committees:
- House Ways and Means Committee
- Economic Development and Emerging Technologies Joint Committee
- Joint Committee on Racial Equity, Civil Rights, and Inclusion, Chair
- Ways and Means Joint Committee
2021-2022
Williams was assigned to the following committees:
- House Ways and Means Committee
- Economic Development and Emerging Technologies Joint Committee
- Ways and Means Joint Committee
2019-2020
Williams was assigned to the following committees:
- Education Joint Committee
- Economic Development and Emerging Technologies Joint Committee
- Ways and Means Joint Committee
- House Redistricting Committee (decommissioned), Vice Chair
- House Ways and Means Committee
2017 legislative session
At the beginning of the 2017 legislative session, this legislator served on the following committees:
Massachusetts committee assignments, 2017 |
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• Economic Development and Emerging Technologies Joint |
• Education Joint |
• Judiciary Joint |
• Public Safety and Homeland Security Joint |
Sponsored legislation
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Elections
2024
See also: Massachusetts House of Representatives elections, 2024
General election
General election for Massachusetts House of Representatives 11th Hampden District
Incumbent Bud Williams won election in the general election for Massachusetts House of Representatives 11th Hampden District on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | ![]() | Bud Williams (D) | 96.0 | 10,664 |
Other/Write-in votes | 4.0 | 449 |
Total votes: 11,113 | ||||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Massachusetts House of Representatives 11th Hampden District
Incumbent Bud Williams defeated Johnnie McKnight in the Democratic primary for Massachusetts House of Representatives 11th Hampden District on September 3, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | ![]() | Bud Williams | 53.6 | 1,768 |
![]() | Johnnie McKnight | 46.1 | 1,523 | |
Other/Write-in votes | 0.3 | 10 |
Total votes: 3,301 | ||||
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Endorsements
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2022
See also: Massachusetts House of Representatives elections, 2022
General election
General election for Massachusetts House of Representatives 11th Hampden District
Incumbent Bud Williams won election in the general election for Massachusetts House of Representatives 11th Hampden District on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | ![]() | Bud Williams (D) | 96.2 | 6,165 |
Other/Write-in votes | 3.8 | 245 |
Total votes: 6,410 | ||||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Massachusetts House of Representatives 11th Hampden District
Incumbent Bud Williams defeated Jynai McDonald in the Democratic primary for Massachusetts House of Representatives 11th Hampden District on September 6, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | ![]() | Bud Williams | 63.8 | 1,798 |
Jynai McDonald | 36.0 | 1,015 | ||
Other/Write-in votes | 0.2 | 7 |
Total votes: 2,820 | ||||
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2020
See also: Massachusetts House of Representatives elections, 2020
General election
General election for Massachusetts House of Representatives 11th Hampden District
Incumbent Bud Williams defeated Prince Golphin Jr. in the general election for Massachusetts House of Representatives 11th Hampden District on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | ![]() | Bud Williams (D) | 83.0 | 10,566 |
![]() | Prince Golphin Jr. (R) | 16.2 | 2,056 | |
Other/Write-in votes | 0.8 | 103 |
Total votes: 12,725 | ||||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Massachusetts House of Representatives 11th Hampden District
Incumbent Bud Williams advanced from the Democratic primary for Massachusetts House of Representatives 11th Hampden District on September 1, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | ![]() | Bud Williams | 97.7 | 5,717 |
Other/Write-in votes | 2.3 | 135 |
Total votes: 5,852 | ||||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Massachusetts House of Representatives 11th Hampden District
Prince Golphin Jr. advanced from the Republican primary for Massachusetts House of Representatives 11th Hampden District on September 1, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | ![]() | Prince Golphin Jr. | 92.7 | 281 |
Other/Write-in votes | 7.3 | 22 |
Total votes: 303 | ||||
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2018
General election
General election for Massachusetts House of Representatives 11th Hampden District
Incumbent Bud Williams won election in the general election for Massachusetts House of Representatives 11th Hampden District on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | ![]() | Bud Williams (D) | 97.6 | 7,875 |
Other/Write-in votes | 2.4 | 192 |
Total votes: 8,067 | ||||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Massachusetts House of Representatives 11th Hampden District
Incumbent Bud Williams advanced from the Democratic primary for Massachusetts House of Representatives 11th Hampden District on September 4, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | ![]() | Bud Williams | 100.0 | 2,628 |
Total votes: 2,628 | ||||
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2016
Elections for the Massachusetts House of Representatives took place in 2016. The primary election took place on September 8, 2016, and the general election was held on November 8, 2016. The candidate filing deadline was June 7, 2016. Incumbent Benjamin Swan, Sr. (D) did not seek re-election.
Bud L. Williams ran unopposed in the Massachusetts House of Representatives Eleventh Hampden District general election.[1][2]
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Source: Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth |
Bud L. Williams defeated Benjamin Swan Jr., Ken Barnett, and Larry Lawson in the Massachusetts House of Representatives Eleventh Hampden District Democratic Primary.[3][4]
Massachusetts House of Representatives, Eleventh Hampden District Democratic Primary, 2016 | ||||
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Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
Democratic | ![]() |
48.36% | 1,580 | |
Democratic | Benjamin Swan Jr. | 35.63% | 1,164 | |
Democratic | Ken Barnett | 8.75% | 286 | |
Democratic | Larry Lawson | 7.25% | 237 | |
Total Votes | 3,267 |
Campaign themes
2024
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2022
Bud Williams did not complete Ballotpedia's 2022 Candidate Connection survey.
2020
Bud Williams did not complete Ballotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.
Campaign finance summary
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2024
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In 2024, the Massachusetts State Legislature was in session from January 3 to December 31. Formal session ended on July 31, 2024 and an informal session was convened from August 1, 2024 to December 31, 2024.
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2023
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In 2023, the Massachusetts State Legislature was in session from January 4 to November 15.
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2022
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In 2022, the Massachusetts State Legislature was in session from January 5 to August 1.
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2021
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In 2021, the Massachusetts State Legislature was in session from January 6 to January 4.
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2020
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In 2020, the Massachusetts State Legislature was in session from January 1 to January 5.
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2019
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In 2019, the Massachusetts General Court was in session from January 2 through December 31.
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2018
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In 2018, the Massachusetts General Court was in formal session from January 3 to July 31. The legislature was in informal session from August 1 to December 31.
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2017
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In 2017, the Massachusetts General Court was in session from January 4 through November 15. The legislature held an informal session from November 16 to January 2.
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See also
2024 Elections
External links
Officeholder Massachusetts House of Representatives 11th Hampden District |
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Footnotes
- ↑ Massachusetts Secretary of State, "2016 State election candidates," accessed October 3, 2016
- ↑ Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, "Election data lookup," accessed December 20, 2016
- ↑ Massachusetts Secretary of State, "2016 Primary Candidates (Democratic)," accessed June 20, 2016
- ↑ Secretary of the Commonweath of Massachusetts, "Massachusetts Election Statistics," accessed October 14, 2016
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Massachusetts House of Representatives 11th Hampden District 2017-Present |
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