Daniel Donahue (Massachusetts)
Daniel M. Donahue (Democratic Party) is a member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives, representing the 16th Worcester District. He assumed office on September 25, 2013. His current term ends on January 6, 2027.
Donahue (Democratic Party) ran for re-election to the Massachusetts House of Representatives to represent the 16th Worcester District. He won in the general election on November 5, 2024.
Committee assignments
2025-2026
Donahue was assigned to the following committees:
2023-2024
Donahue was assigned to the following committees:
2021-2022
Donahue was assigned to the following committees:
- Cannabis Policy Joint Committee, House chair
2019-2020
Donahue was assigned to the following committees:
- State Administration and Regulatory Oversight Joint Committee
- Transportation Joint Committee
- Steering, Policy and Scheduling Committee, Vice Chair
2017 legislative session
At the beginning of the 2017 legislative session, this legislator served on the following committees:
| Massachusetts committee assignments, 2017 |
|---|
| • Bonding, Capital Expenditures and State Assets |
| • Redistricting, Vice chair |
| • Health Care Financing Joint |
| • Transportation Joint |
2015 legislative session
At the beginning of the 2015 legislative session, Donahue served on the following committees:
| Massachusetts committee assignments, 2015 |
|---|
| • Bonding, Capital Expenditures and State Assets |
| • Labor and Workforce Development Joint |
| • Telecommunications, Utilities and Energy Joint |
| • Transportation 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 16th Worcester District
Incumbent Daniel M. Donahue won election in the general election for Massachusetts House of Representatives 16th Worcester District on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Daniel M. Donahue (D) | 95.9 | 10,157 |
| Other/Write-in votes | 4.1 | 433 | ||
| Total votes: 10,590 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Massachusetts House of Representatives 16th Worcester District
Incumbent Daniel M. Donahue advanced from the Democratic primary for Massachusetts House of Representatives 16th Worcester District on September 3, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Daniel M. Donahue | 99.0 | 1,594 |
| Other/Write-in votes | 1.0 | 16 | ||
| Total votes: 1,610 | |||
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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 16th Worcester District
Incumbent Daniel M. Donahue won election in the general election for Massachusetts House of Representatives 16th Worcester District on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Daniel M. Donahue (D) | 95.7 | 6,111 |
| Other/Write-in votes | 4.3 | 274 | ||
| Total votes: 6,385 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Massachusetts House of Representatives 16th Worcester District
Incumbent Daniel M. Donahue advanced from the Democratic primary for Massachusetts House of Representatives 16th Worcester District on September 6, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Daniel M. Donahue | 99.4 | 1,953 |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.6 | 11 | ||
| Total votes: 1,964 | |||
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2020
See also: Massachusetts House of Representatives elections, 2020
General election
General election for Massachusetts House of Representatives 16th Worcester District
Incumbent Daniel M. Donahue won election in the general election for Massachusetts House of Representatives 16th Worcester District on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Daniel M. Donahue (D) | 96.9 | 10,648 |
| Other/Write-in votes | 3.1 | 338 | ||
| Total votes: 10,986 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Massachusetts House of Representatives 16th Worcester District
Incumbent Daniel M. Donahue advanced from the Democratic primary for Massachusetts House of Representatives 16th Worcester District on September 1, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Daniel M. Donahue | 98.9 | 3,854 |
| Other/Write-in votes | 1.1 | 42 | ||
| Total votes: 3,896 | |||
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2018
General election
General election for Massachusetts House of Representatives 16th Worcester District
Incumbent Daniel M. Donahue won election in the general election for Massachusetts House of Representatives 16th Worcester District on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Daniel M. Donahue (D) | 98.0 | 7,372 |
| Other/Write-in votes | 2.0 | 152 | ||
| Total votes: 7,524 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Massachusetts House of Representatives 16th Worcester District
Incumbent Daniel M. Donahue advanced from the Democratic primary for Massachusetts House of Representatives 16th Worcester District on September 4, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Daniel M. Donahue | 100.0 | 1,371 |
| Total votes: 1,371 | |||
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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 Daniel Donahue defeated John Fresolo in the Massachusetts House of Representatives Sixteenth Worcester District general election.[1][2]
| Massachusetts House of Representatives, Sixteenth Worcester District General Election, 2016 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic |  Daniel Donahue Incumbent |
67.17% | 7,783 | |
| United Independent | John Fresolo | 32.83% | 3,804 | |
| Total Votes | 11,587 | |||
| Source: Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth | ||||
Incumbent Daniel Donahue ran unopposed in the Massachusetts House of Representatives Sixteenth Worcester District Democratic Primary.[3][4]
| Massachusetts House of Representatives, Sixteenth Worcester District Democratic Primary, 2016 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | |
| Democratic | Daniel Donahue Incumbent (unopposed) | |
2014
Elections for the Massachusetts House of Representatives took place in 2014. A primary election was held on September 9, 2014, and a general election was held on November 4, 2014. The signature filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was June 3, 2014. Incumbent Daniel Donahue defeated Joshua Perro in the Democratic primary and was unopposed in the general election.[5]
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
|---|---|---|
|
Daniel Donahue Incumbent |
53.3% | 1,679 |
| Joshua Perro | 46.7% | 1,474 |
| Total Votes | 3,153 | |
2013
Donahue won election in a special election for Massachusetts House of Representatives 16th Worcester District. The seat was vacant following John Fresolo's (D) resignation due to an ethics investigation.Donahue defeated Khrystian E. King, Daniele F. Nanni, James M. O’Brien and Joshua Perro in the August 13 Democratic primary on August 13 and defeated Carol E. Claros (R) in the special election, which took place on September 10.[6][7][8][9][10]
| Massachusetts House of Representatives, 16th Worcester District, Special Election, 2013 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic | Daniel Donahue |
63.9% | 1,614 | |
| Republican | Carol E. Claros | 36.1% | 912 | |
| Total Votes | 2,526 | |||
| Massachusetts House of Representatives, 16th Worcester District Democratic Primary, 2013 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
|
Daniel Donahue |
27.6% | 858 |
| Khrystian E. King | 24.4% | 761 |
| Daniele F. Nanni | 21.7% | 675 |
| James M. O’Brien | 17.1% | 534 |
| Joshua Perro | 9.2% | 286 |
| Total Votes | 3,114 | |
Campaign themes
2024
Ballotpedia survey responses
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2022
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2020
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Scorecards
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Below you can find the scorecards found for the Massachusetts General Court in 2025.
- Massachusetts Fiscal Alliance — Legislators are scored on bills of interest to an organization that pledges "to make government more transparent, make fiscally responsible choices, and to hold the line on taxes."
- Massachusetts Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals — Legislators are scored on their sponsorship of legislation related to animal issues.
- The Freedom Index — Legislators are scored on their adherence to the limited government principles of the U.S. Constitution.
Below you can find the scorecards found for the Massachusetts General Court in 2024.
- Massachusetts Fiscal Alliance — Legislators are scored on bills of interest to an organization that pledges "to make government more transparent, make fiscally responsible choices, and to hold the line on taxes."
- Massachusetts Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals — Legislators are scored on their sponsorship of legislation related to animal issues.
- National Federation of Independent Business — Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to business issues.
- Progressive Massachusetts — Legislators are scored by the organization on votes that "can show the distinction between a progressive legislator, and everyone else."
Below you can find the scorecards found for the Massachusetts General Court in 2023.
- Massachusetts Fiscal Alliance — Legislators are scored on bills related to transparency, fiscal responsibility, and holding the line on taxes.
- Massachusetts Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals — Legislators are scored on their sponsorship of legislation related to animal issues.
- The American Conservative Union — Legislators are scored on their votes on conservative issues.
Below you can find the scorecards found for the Massachusetts General Court in 2022.
- Massachusetts Fiscal Alliance — Legislators are scored on transparency and tax-related issues.
- Massachusetts Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals — Legislators are scored on their sponsorship of legislation related to animal issues.
- National Federation of Independent Business — Legislators are scored on bills related to business issues.
- Progressive Massachusetts — Legislators are scored on votes that differentiate progressive lawmakers.
Below you can find the scorecards found for the Massachusetts General Court in 2021.
- Massachusetts Fiscal Alliance — Legislators are scored on transparency and tax-related issues.
- Massachusetts Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals — Legislators are scored on their sponsorship of legislation related to animal issues.
- Progressive Massachusetts — Legislators are scored on votes that identify progressive legislators.
- The American Conservative Union — Legislators are scored on conservative issues.
Below you can find the scorecards found for the Massachusetts General Court in 2020.
- Massachusetts Fiscal Alliance — Legislators are scored on transparency and fiscally responsible bills.
- Massachusetts Public Interest Research Group — Legislators are scored on public interest issues.
- Massachusetts Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals — Legislators are scored on animal-related sponsorships.
- National Federation of Independent Business — Legislators are scored on business issues.
- Progressive Massachusetts — Legislators are scored on progressive-priority votes.
- The American Conservative Union — Legislators are scored on conservative issues.
Below you can find the scorecards found for the Massachusetts General Court in 2019.
- Massachusetts Fiscal Alliance — Legislators are scored on transparency and taxation-related issues.
- Massachusetts Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals — Legislators are scored on animal-related legislation sponsorship.
- Progressive Massachusetts — Legislators are scored on progressive-priority votes.
- The American Conservative Union — Legislators are scored on conservative issues.
Below you can find the scorecards found for the Massachusetts General Court in 2018.
- Massachusetts Fiscal Alliance — Legislators are scored on transparency and taxation-related bills.
- Massachusetts Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals — Legislators are scored on animal-related legislation sponsorship.
- Planned Parenthood Advocacy Fund of Massachusetts — Legislators are scored on reproductive health legislation.
- Progressive Massachusetts — Legislators are scored on progressive-priority votes.
- The American Conservative Union — Legislators are scored on conservative issues.
Below you can find the scorecards found for the Massachusetts General Court in 2017.
- Massachusetts Fiscal Alliance — Legislators are scored on transparency and taxation-related issues.
- Massachusetts Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals — Legislators are scored on animal-related legislation sponsorship.
- Progressive Massachusetts — Legislators are scored on progressive-priority votes.
- The American Conservative Union — Legislators are scored on conservative issues.
Below you can find the scorecards found for the Massachusetts General Court in 2016.
- Associated Industries of Massachusetts (AIM) — Legislators are scored on business-related bills.
- Gun Owners Action League — Legislators are scored on firearms policy issues.
- Massachusetts Fiscal Alliance — Legislators are scored on transparency and taxation-related issues.
- Massachusetts Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals — Legislators are scored on animal-related legislation sponsorship.
- Mass Audubon — Legislators are scored on environmental issues.
- National Federation of Independent Business — Legislators are scored on business-related votes.
- Progressive Massachusetts — Legislators are scored on progressive-priority votes.
- The American Conservative Union — Legislators are scored on conservative issues.
- The Environmental League of Massachusetts — Legislators are scored on environmental issues.
Below you can find the scorecards found for the Massachusetts General Court in 2015.
- Massachusetts Fiscal Alliance — Legislators are scored on transparency and tax-related issues.
- Planned Parenthood Advocacy Fund of Massachusetts — Legislators are scored on reproductive health issues.
- The American Conservative Union — Legislators are scored on conservative issues.
Below you can find the scorecards found for the Massachusetts General Court in 2014.
- Associated Industries of Massachusetts (AIM) — Legislators are scored on employer-related business issues.
- Massachusetts Fiscal Alliance — Legislators are scored on transparency and fiscal issues.
- Mass Audubon — Legislators are scored on environmental issues.
- Progressive Massachusetts — Legislators are scored on progressive-priority legislation.
- The American Conservative Union — Legislators are scored on conservative issues.
- The Environmental League of Massachusetts — Legislators are scored on environmental issues.
Below you can find the scorecards found for the Massachusetts General Court in 2013.
- Associated Industries of Massachusetts (AIM) — Legislators are scored on employer-related business issues.
- Massachusetts Fiscal Alliance — Legislators are scored on transparency and fiscal issues.
- Mass Audubon — Legislators are scored on environmental issues.
- Progressive Massachusetts — Legislators are scored on progressive-priority legislation.
- The Environmental League of Massachusetts — Legislators are scored on environmental issues.
See also
2024 Elections
External links
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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
- ↑ Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, "2014 State Primary Candidates," accessed September 9, 2014
- ↑ myfoxboston.com, "Special election to fill State Rep. Fresolo's seat announced," May 23, 2013
- ↑ sec.state.ma.us, "Primary Candidates," accessed July 19, 2013
- ↑ masslive.com, "Democrats Dan Cullinane, Daniel Donahue and Carol Fiola elected to Massachusetts House," September 11, 2013
- ↑ electionstats.state.ma.us, "Official Democratic primary results," accessed November 19, 2013
- ↑ electionstats.state.ma.us, "Official special election results," accessed November 19, 2013
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