Christopher Speranzo
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Christopher Speranzo (b. October 24, 1972) is the clerk magistrate of the Pittsfield District Court in Massachusetts. After his initial appointment to the position by Governor Patrick, he was approved by the Governor's Council on July 6, 2011.[1][2]
Career
Speranzo is a former Democratic member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives. He represented the Third Berkshire from 2005 to 2011. He was first elected in a special election in April 2005.
Speranzo also served as solicitor of the City of Pittsfield. He has also served as treasurer of the Pittsfield Democratic City Committee. He is a member of the Berkshire Bar Association, the Massachusetts Bar Association, the Pittsfield Chapter of UNICO National, the Attorney General's Safe Neighborhood Initiative, and the Springfield Violence Prevention Task Force.[3]
Speranzo resigned on July 13, 2011, from the Massachusetts House of Representatives to accept an appointment as new clerk magistrate of Central Berkshire District Court.[4]
House committee assignments
2011-2012
In the 2011-2012 legislative session, Speranzo was appointed to the following committees:
- Health Care Financing Joint Committee
- Judiciary Joint Committee, Vice Chair
- State Administration and Regulatory Oversight Joint Committee
- Ways and Means
- Ways and Means Joint Committee
2009-2010
In the 2009-2010 legislative session, Speranzo served on the following committees:
- Judiciary Joint Committee (Vice-Chair)
- Ways and Means
Elections
2010 house
Speranzo won election to the Third Berkshire seat in 2010. He had no primary opposition. He defeated Mark Miller (GR) in the general election on November 2, 2010.[5]
| Massachusetts House of Representatives General Election, Third Berkshire District (2010) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidates | Votes | |||
 Christopher Speranzo (D)
|
5,446 | |||
| Mark C. Miller (Gr) | 4,460 | |||
2008 house
On November 4, 2008, Speranzo won re-election for the Massachusetts House of Representatives election for the Third Berkshire district.[6] In this election he raised $27,664-; of that total $24,114- (87.2%) was from in state contributions and $3,550- (12.8%) was from out of state contributions.[7]
| Massachusetts House of Representatives - Third Berkshire district | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidates | Votes | |||
| Christopher Speranzo (D)
|
13,684 | |||
| All Others | 36 | |||
| Blanks | 3,941 | |||
Campaign finance summary
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See also
External links
- Massachusetts House of Representatives - Rep. Christopher Speranzo
- Legislative Profile from Project Vote Smart
- Biography from Project Vote Smart
- Campaign contributions: 2008, 2006
Footnotes
- ↑ ABC6.com, "Mass. lawmaker narrowly approved for judicial post," July 6, 2011
- ↑ News Telegram.com, "Judicial appointments create flack," July 7, 2011
- ↑ Project Vote Smart - Rep. Speranzo
- ↑ The Berkshire Eagle, "3rd Berkshire hopefuls put on game face," August 2, 2011
- ↑ Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, "Return of Votes - For Massachusetts State Election - November 2, 2010," accessed February 13, 2014
- ↑ Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, "Return of Votes For Massachusetts State Election - November 4, 2008," accessed March 18, 2014
- ↑ Follow the Money, "2008 campaign contributions," accessed December 29, 2014
| Political offices | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by - |
Massachusetts House of Representatives Berkshire 3 2005–July 2011 |
Succeeded by Patricia Farley-Bouvier |
