Chris Dempsey

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Chris Dempsey

Democratic Party

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Last election

September 6, 2022

Education

Bachelor's

Pomona College, 2005

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Harvard Business School, 2012

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Boston, Mass.

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Chris Dempsey (Democratic Party) ran for election for Massachusetts Auditor of the Commonwealth. He lost in the Democratic primary on September 6, 2022.

Dempsey completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2021. Click here to read the survey answers.

Biography

Chris Dempsey was born in Boston, Massachusetts, and raised in Brookline, Massachusetts. He attended Brookline Public Schools and graduated from Brookline High School in 2001. He earned a bachelor's degree from Pomona College in 2005 and a graduate degree from Harvard Business School in 2012. Dempsey's professional experience includes working as assistant secretary of transportation in the Deval Patrick Administration, serving as policy director for Joe Kennedy III for Congress in 2012, working as a consultant at Bain & Co., working as vice president of business development at software technology startup Masabi, and serving as a co-founder with the group No Boston Olympics.

Elections

2022

See also: Massachusetts Auditor election, 2022

General election

General election for Massachusetts Auditor of the Commonwealth

Diana DiZoglio defeated Anthony Amore, Gloria Caballero-Roca, Dominic Giannone III, and Daniel Riek in the general election for Massachusetts Auditor of the Commonwealth on November 8, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Diana DiZoglio (D)	55.1	1,310,773
		Anthony Amore (R)	37.7	897,223
		Gloria Caballero-Roca (Green-Rainbow Party of Massachusetts)	2.9	68,646
		Dominic Giannone III (Workers Party)	2.2	51,877
		Daniel Riek (L)	2.0	48,625
		Other/Write-in votes	0.1	1,648

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 2,378,792
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Massachusetts Auditor of the Commonwealth

Diana DiZoglio defeated Chris Dempsey in the Democratic primary for Massachusetts Auditor of the Commonwealth on September 6, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Diana DiZoglio	54.4	372,597
		Chris Dempsey	45.4	311,156
		Other/Write-in votes	0.2	1,082

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 684,835
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Eileen Duff (D)

Republican primary election

Republican primary for Massachusetts Auditor of the Commonwealth

Anthony Amore advanced from the Republican primary for Massachusetts Auditor of the Commonwealth on September 6, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Anthony Amore	99.4	201,280
		Other/Write-in votes	0.6	1,130

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 202,410
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2022

Ballotpedia survey responses

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Who are you? Tell us about yourself.

The son of public-school educators who met while teaching in the Boston Public Schools, Chris Dempsey is a proven advocate and watchdog for the public interest. Chris was named “Bostonian of the Year” by the Boston Globe Magazine in 2015 for his volunteer work leading the grassroots campaign No Boston Olympics, which was successful despite being outspent 1,500-1 by some of the most powerful business interests in the state.

Chris served as Assistant Secretary of Transportation for Governor Deval Patrick, where he co-founded the MassDOT open-data program, which launched smartphone applications that tell you when your bus or train is going to arrive, saving taxpayers and farepayers millions compared with more costly and cumbersome alternatives. In the private sector, Chris worked with some of the country’s largest companies to help the economy grow, and also led business development for a software technology startup that created jobs in Massachusetts.

Chris has worked to improve his community as an elected Town Meeting Member since 2012, and as Chair of the Transportation Board.

Chris knows how to tackle complex financial problems, build grassroots coalitions, and stand up for our most important priorities. Chris will be an Auditor who can ensure an efficient, effective, and equitable state government for all residents of the Commonwealth.

Please list below 3 key messages of your campaign. What are the main points you want voters to remember about your goals for your time in office?

• Massachusetts residents deserve a State Auditor who has stood up to protect the public interest.
• Chris has a proven track record of reforming state government from the inside.
• The State Auditor's Office is about making government more efficient, more transparent, more accountable, and more fair.

What areas of public policy are you personally passionate about?

Chris's priorities for the office will include independent oversight over unprecedented federal stimulus money, accountability on spending to reduce climate emissions and pollution, and reforming basic social safety net programs to ensure they are delivering for people who need them most.

What qualities does this office possess that makes it a unique and important part of the state government and legal system?

The State Auditor is one of only six state officials that is accountable directly to voters. The Auditor oversees a team of about 200 analysts and auditors who dig into every corner of the executive branch of state government. The office conducts audits, investigations, and studies to promote accountability and transparency, improve performance, and make government work better.

As the Chief Accountability Officer for state government in Massachusetts, the Auditor should be someone who is independent, who has experience working in state government, and who has stood up to powerful special interests to protect taxpayers and the public interest

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