Donald Humason Jr.
Donald Humason Jr. is a former Republican member of the Massachusetts State Senate and represented the Second Hampden and Hampshire District. He assumed office on November 20, 2013. He resigned from the legislature on January 6, 2020, to be sworn in as the mayor of Westfield, Massachusetts.[1]
Humason ran for re-election to the Massachusetts State Senate to represent the 2nd Hampden and Hampshire District. He won in the general election on November 6, 2018.
Humason served in the Massachusetts House of Representatives, representing the Fourth Hampden district from 2003 to November 2013. Humason has been a member of the Westfield Republican City Committee.
Biography
Humason was born on July 31, 1967. His professional experience includes working as director of legislative affairs in the Massachusetts Executive Office of Health and Human Services. He also served as chief of staff and legislative aide to Representative Mike Knapik.[2]
Committee assignments
2019-2020
Humason was assigned to the following committees:
- Children, Families and Persons with Disabilities Joint Committee
- Ways and Means Joint Committee
- Public Service Joint Committee
- Public Health Joint Committee
- Veterans and Federal Affairs Joint Committee
- Senate Bonding, Capital Expenditures and State Assets Committee, Ranking Minority
- Senate Ethics Committee, Ranking Minority
- Senate Post Audit and Oversight Committee
- Senate Ways and Means Committee
2017 legislative session
At the beginning of the 2017 legislative session, this legislator served on the following committees:
2015 legislative session
At the beginning of the 2015 legislative session, Humason served on the following committees:
| Massachusetts committee assignments, 2015 |
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| • Intergovernmental Affairs |
| • Bonding, Capital Expenditures and State Assets |
| • Ways and Means |
| • Children, Families and Persons with Disabilities Joint |
| • Education Joint |
| • Public Service Joint |
| • Veterans and Federal Affairs Joint |
2013-2014
At the beginning of the 2013 legislative session, Humason served on the following committees:
| Massachusetts committee assignments, 2013 |
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| • Consumer Protection and Professional Licensure Joint |
| • Economic Development and Emerging Technologies Joint |
2011-2012
In the 2011-2012 legislative session, Humason served on the following committees:
| Massachusetts committee assignments, 2011 |
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| • Consumer Protection and Professional Licensure Joint |
| • Rules |
| • Rules Joint |
2009-2010
In the 2009-2010 legislative session, Humason served on the following committees:
| Massachusetts committee assignments, 2009 |
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| • Consumer Protection and Professional Licensure Joint |
| • Higher Education Joint |
| • Public Health Joint |
| • Transportation Joint |
Sponsored legislation
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Elections
2018
General election
General election for Massachusetts State Senate 2nd Hampden and Hampshire District (Historical)
Incumbent Donald Humason Jr. won election in the general election for Massachusetts State Senate 2nd Hampden and Hampshire District (Historical) on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Donald Humason Jr. (R) | 97.9 | 45,300 |
| Other/Write-in votes | 2.1 | 957 | ||
| Total votes: 46,257 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Massachusetts State Senate 2nd Hampden and Hampshire District (Historical)
Incumbent Donald Humason Jr. advanced from the Republican primary for Massachusetts State Senate 2nd Hampden and Hampshire District (Historical) on September 4, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Donald Humason Jr. | 100.0 | 5,818 |
| Total votes: 5,818 | |||
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2016
Elections for the Massachusetts State Senate 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 Donald F. Humason, Jr. defeated Jerome Parker-O'Grady in the Massachusetts State Senate Second Hampden & Hampshire District general election.[3][4]
| Massachusetts State Senate, Second Hampden & Hampshire District General Election, 2016 | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican |  Donald F. Humason, Jr. Incumbent |
59.54% | 43,097 | |
| Democratic | Jerome Parker-O'Grady | 40.46% | 29,285 | |
| Total Votes | 72,382 | |||
| Source: Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth | ||||
Jerome Parker-O'Grady ran unopposed in the Massachusetts State Senate Second Hampden & Hampshire District Democratic Primary.[5][6]
| Massachusetts State Senate, Second Hampden & Hampshire District Democratic Primary, 2016 | ||
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| Party | Candidate | |
| Democratic | Jerome Parker-O'Grady (unopposed) | |
Incumbent Donald F. Humason, Jr. ran unopposed in the Massachusetts State Senate Second Hampden & Hampshire District Republican Primary.[5][6]
| Massachusetts State Senate, Second Hampden & Hampshire District Republican Primary, 2016 | ||
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| Party | Candidate | |
| Republican | Donald F. Humason, Jr. Incumbent (unopposed) | |
2014
Elections for the Massachusetts State Senate 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. Patrick Leahy defeated Christopher Hopewell in the Democratic primary. Incumbent Donald Humason, Jr. was unopposed in the Republican primary. Humason defeated Leahy in the general election.[7]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
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| Republican | Donald Humason, Jr. Incumbent |
54.3% | 27,817 | |
| Democratic | Patrick Leahy | 41.6% | 21,275 | |
| None | Blank Votes | 4% | 2,059 | |
| None | All Others | 0.1% | 32 | |
| Total Votes | 51,183 | |||
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
|---|---|---|
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Patrick Leahy |
70.8% | 6,589 |
| Christopher Hopewell | 29.2% | 2,716 |
| Total Votes | 9,305 | |
2013
Humason won election in the special election for Massachusetts State Senate 2nd Hampden and Hampshire District. The seat was vacant following Michael Knapik's (R) resignation to become the executive director of advancement at Westfield State University. Humason defeated Michael Franco in the October 8 Republican primary and defeated David K. Bartley (D) in the special election, which took place on November 5, 2013.[8][9][10][11][12][13][14]
| Massachusetts State Senate, 2nd Hampden and Hampshire District, Special Election, 2013 | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican | Donald F. Humason, Jr. |
52.6% | 18,128 | |
| Democratic | David K. Bartley | 47.4% | 16,314 | |
| Total Votes | 34,442 | |||
| Massachusetts State Senate, 2nd Hampden and Hampshire District Republican Primary, 2013 | ||
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| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
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Donald F. Humason, Jr. |
87.3% | 3,376 |
| Michael Franco | 12.7% | 491 |
| Total Votes | 3,867 | |
2012
Humason won re-election in the 2012 election for Massachusetts House of Representatives Fourth Hampden District. Humason was unopposed in the September 6 Republican primary and was unopposed in the general election, which took place on November 6, 2012.[15][16]
2010
Humason won re-election to the Fourth Hampden seat in 2010. He was unopposed in the September 14 primary. He also faced no opposition in the general election on November 2, 2010.[17]
| Massachusetts House of Representatives General Election, Fourth Hampden District (2010) | ||||
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| Candidates | Votes | |||
| Donald Humason, Jr. (R)
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10,286 | |||
2008
On November 4, 2008, Humason won re-election in the Massachusetts House of Representatives election for the Fourth Hampden district.[18] In this election he raised $40,449; of that total $40,149 (99.3%) was from in state contributions and $300 (0.7%) was from out of state contributions.[19]
| Massachusetts House of Representatives - Fourth Hampden district | ||||
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| Candidates | Votes | |||
| Donald Humason (R)
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11,521 | |||
| Brian Hoose (D) | 5,080 | |||
| All Others | 15 | |||
| Blanks | 1,072 | |||
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2020
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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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2016
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In 2016, the Massachusetts General Court was in session from January 6 through July 31.
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2015
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2014
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In 2014, the Massachusetts General Court was in session from January 14 through August 1.
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Personal
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Humason has been a member of the Central Baptist Church, Westfield Athenaeum Board of Trustees, Westfield Community Development Corporation, Westfield River Watershed Association, Westfield Sportsman's Club, Westfield YMCA, and the Winding River Land Conservatory.[2]
See also
- Massachusetts State Senate
- Senate Committees
- Joint Committees
- Massachusetts state legislative districts
- Massachusetts State Legislature
External links
- Search Google News for this topic
- Profile from Open States
- Legislative Profile from Project Vote Smart
- Biography from Project Vote Smart
- Campaign contributions: 2008, 2006, 2004, 2002
- Don Humason on LinkedIn
Footnotes
- ↑ WWLP.com, "Donald Humason sworn in as Westfield Mayor," January 6, 2020
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Project Vote Smart - Rep. Humason
- ↑ Massachusetts Secretary of State, "2016 State election candidates," accessed October 3, 2016
- ↑ Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, "Election data lookup," accessed December 20, 2016
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Massachusetts Secretary of State, "2016 Primary Candidates (Democratic)," accessed June 20, 2016
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 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
- ↑ masslive.com, "Dates set for Western Massachusetts state Senate special election," August 7, 2013
- ↑ sec.state.ma.us, "Special State Election - Second Hampden and Hamphshire Senate District," accessed August 23, 2013
- ↑ "Official candidate list," accessed September 25, 2013
- ↑ masslive.com, "David Bartley on Massachusetts Senate primary win: 'Agawam was crucial'," October 8, 2013
- ↑ masslive.com, "Unofficial election results," November 5, 2013
- ↑ electionstats.state.ma.us, "Official Republican primary results," accessed November 19, 2013
- ↑ electionstats.state.ma.us, "Official special election results," accessed January 15, 2014
- ↑ Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, "2012 State Primary Results," accessed February 13, 2014
- ↑ Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, "Return of Votes - For Massachusetts State Election - November 6, 2012," accessed February 13, 2014
- ↑ 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 Michael Knapik (R) |
Massachusetts State Senate Second Hampden and Hampshire November 2013-2020 |
Succeeded by John Velis (D) |
| Preceded by - |
Massachusetts House of Representatives Hampden 4 2003–2013 |
Succeeded by John Velis (D) |
