Cindy Friedman

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Cindy Friedman
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Massachusetts State Senate 4th Middlesex District
Tenure

2017 - Present

Term ends

2027

Years in position

8

Compensation

Base salary

$73,655.01/year

Per diem

$No per diem is paid.

Elections and appointments
Last elected

November 5, 2024

Education

Bachelor's

Roger Williams University

Graduate

Lesley University

Contact

Cindy Friedman (Democratic Party) is a member of the Massachusetts State Senate, representing the 4th Middlesex District. She assumed office on July 27, 2017. Her current term ends on January 6, 2027.

Friedman (Democratic Party) ran for re-election to the Massachusetts State Senate to represent the 4th Middlesex District. She won in the general election on November 5, 2024.

Biography

Friedman earned her bachelor's degree in education from Roger Williams University and her master’s degree in special education from Lesley University. Her professional experience includes serving as the chief of staff for the late state Sen. Kenneth Donnelly (D) and as a kindergarten and elementary school teacher.[1]

Committee assignments

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2023-2024

Friedman was assigned to the following committees:

2021-2022

Friedman was assigned to the following committees:

2019-2020

Friedman was assigned to the following committees:


The following table lists bills this person sponsored as a legislator, according to BillTrack50 and sorted by action history. Bills are sorted by the date of their last action. The following list may not be comprehensive. To see all bills this legislator sponsored, click on the legislator's name in the title of the table.


Elections

2024

See also: Massachusetts State Senate elections, 2024

General election

General election for Massachusetts State Senate 4th Middlesex District

Incumbent Cindy Friedman won election in the general election for Massachusetts State Senate 4th Middlesex District on November 5, 2024.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Cindy Friedman
Cindy Friedman (D)
 
98.3
 
70,460
 Other/Write-in votes
 
1.7
 
1,235

Total votes: 71,695
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Massachusetts State Senate 4th Middlesex District

Incumbent Cindy Friedman advanced from the Democratic primary for Massachusetts State Senate 4th Middlesex District on September 3, 2024.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Cindy Friedman
Cindy Friedman
 
99.6
 
17,808
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.4
 
70

Total votes: 17,878
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Endorsements

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2022

See also: Massachusetts State Senate elections, 2022

General election

General election for Massachusetts State Senate 4th Middlesex District

Incumbent Cindy Friedman won election in the general election for Massachusetts State Senate 4th Middlesex District on November 8, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Cindy Friedman
Cindy Friedman (D)
 
98.0
 
54,112
 Other/Write-in votes
 
2.0
 
1,107

Total votes: 55,219
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Massachusetts State Senate 4th Middlesex District

Incumbent Cindy Friedman advanced from the Democratic primary for Massachusetts State Senate 4th Middlesex District on September 6, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Cindy Friedman
Cindy Friedman
 
99.7
 
20,466
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.3
 
60

Total votes: 20,526
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2020

See also: Massachusetts State Senate elections, 2020

General election

General election for Massachusetts State Senate 4th Middlesex District

Incumbent Cindy Friedman defeated Michael Robbins in the general election for Massachusetts State Senate 4th Middlesex District on November 3, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Cindy Friedman
Cindy Friedman (D)
 
98.4
 
74,955
Michael Robbins (Independent) (Write-in)
 
0.3
 
232
 Other/Write-in votes
 
1.3
 
1,023

Total votes: 76,210
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Massachusetts State Senate 4th Middlesex District

Incumbent Cindy Friedman advanced from the Democratic primary for Massachusetts State Senate 4th Middlesex District on September 1, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Cindy Friedman
Cindy Friedman
 
99.5
 
37,189
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.5
 
184

Total votes: 37,373
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2018

General election

General election for Massachusetts State Senate 4th Middlesex District

Incumbent Cindy Friedman won election in the general election for Massachusetts State Senate 4th Middlesex District on November 6, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Cindy Friedman
Cindy Friedman (D)
 
98.9
 
59,993
 Other/Write-in votes
 
1.1
 
686

Total votes: 60,679
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Massachusetts State Senate 4th Middlesex District

Incumbent Cindy Friedman advanced from the Democratic primary for Massachusetts State Senate 4th Middlesex District on September 4, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Cindy Friedman
Cindy Friedman
 
100.0
 
19,479

Total votes: 19,479
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2017

See also: Massachusetts state legislative special elections, 2017

A special election for the position of Massachusetts State Senate Fourth Middlesex District was called for July 25, 2017. A primary election was held on June 27, 2017. The filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was May 23, 2017.[2]

The seat became vacant on April 2, 2017, when Kenneth Donnelly (D) died following an eight-month battle with a brain tumor.[3]

Cindy Friedman defeated state Rep. Sean Garballey and Mary Ann Stewart in the special Democratic primary. Friedman defeated Green-Rainbow candidate Ian Jackson in the special election.[4][5]

Massachusetts State Senate, Fourth Middlesex District, Special Election, 2017
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Democratic Green check mark transparent.pngCindy Friedman 90.4% 7,874
     Green-Rainbow Ian Jackson 9.6% 832
Total Votes 8,706

Campaign themes

2024

Ballotpedia survey responses

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2022

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2020

Cindy Friedman did not complete Ballotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.

Campaign finance summary


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Cindy Friedman campaign contribution history
YearOfficeStatusContributionsExpenditures
2024* Massachusetts State Senate 4th Middlesex DistrictWon general$68,977 $0
2022Massachusetts State Senate 4th Middlesex DistrictWon general$60,685 $0
2020Massachusetts State Senate 4th Middlesex DistrictWon general$69,172 N/A**
Grand total$198,834 N/A**
Sources: OpenSecretsFederal Elections Commission ***This product uses the openFEC API but is not endorsed or certified by the Federal Election Commission (FEC).
* Data from this year may not be complete
** Data on expenditures is not available for this election cycle
Note: Totals above reflect only available data.

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Footnotes

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2017-Present
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