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Eric Lesser
Democratic Party
Prior offices:
Massachusetts State Senate 1st Hampden and Hampshire District (Historical)
Years in office: 2015 - 2023
Elections and appointments
Last election
September 6, 2022
Education
High school
Longmeadow High School
Associates
Harvard University
Law
Harvard Law School
Personal
Profession
Consultant
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Eric Lesser (Democratic Party) was a member of the Massachusetts State Senate, representing the 1st Hampden and Hampshire District. He assumed office on January 7, 2015. He left office on January 4, 2023.

Lesser (Democratic Party) ran for election for Lieutenant Governor of Massachusetts. He lost in the Democratic primary on September 6, 2022.

Biography

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Eric lesser grew up in Western Massachusetts and graduated from Longmeadow High School.[1] He earned his bachelor's degree in government from Harvard University in 2007 and his J.D. from Harvard Law School in 2015.[2][3]

Lesser has been active in politics. He worked on the Obama 2008 presidential campaign. He went on to serve as the special assistant to Senior Advisor David Axelrod during the Obama-Biden presidential transition and in the White House. He then served as the director of strategic planning for the White House Council of Economic Advisers.[2]

Committee assignments

2021-2022

Lesser was assigned to the following committees:

2019-2020

Lesser was assigned to the following committees:

2017 legislative session

At the beginning of the 2017 legislative session, this legislator served on the following committees:

Massachusetts committee assignments, 2017
• Intergovernmental Affairs
• Economic Development and Emerging Technologies Joint, Chair
• Elder Affairs Joint
• Financial Services Joint, Vice chair
• Health Care Financing Joint
• Higher Education Joint
• Transportation Joint
• Veterans and Federal Affairs Joint

2015 legislative session

At the beginning of the 2015 legislative session, Lesser served on 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

2022

Lieutenant Governor

See also: Massachusetts gubernatorial and lieutenant gubernatorial election, 2022

General election

General election for Lieutenant Governor of Massachusetts

Kim Driscoll defeated Leah Cole Allen and Peter Everett in the general election for Lieutenant Governor of Massachusetts on November 8, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Kim Driscoll
Kim Driscoll (D) Candidate Connection
 
63.7
 
1,584,403
Image of Leah Cole Allen
Leah Cole Allen (R)
 
34.6
 
859,343
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Peter Everett (L)
 
1.6
 
39,244
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.1
 
2,806

There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 2,485,796
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Lieutenant Governor of Massachusetts

Kim Driscoll defeated Eric Lesser and Tami Gouveia in the Democratic primary for Lieutenant Governor of Massachusetts on September 6, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Kim Driscoll
Kim Driscoll Candidate Connection
 
46.6
 
332,712
Image of Eric Lesser
Eric Lesser
 
32.7
 
233,241
Image of Tami Gouveia
Tami Gouveia Candidate Connection
 
20.6
 
147,224
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.2
 
1,094

There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 714,271
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

Republican primary election

Republican primary for Lieutenant Governor of Massachusetts

Leah Cole Allen defeated Kate Campanale in the Republican primary for Lieutenant Governor of Massachusetts on September 6, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Leah Cole Allen
Leah Cole Allen
 
52.1
 
130,962
Image of Kate Campanale
Kate Campanale
 
47.6
 
119,516
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.3
 
759

There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 251,237
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

State Senate

See also: Massachusetts State Senate elections, 2022

Eric Lesser did not file to run for re-election.


2020

See also: Massachusetts State Senate elections, 2020

General election

General election for Massachusetts State Senate 1st Hampden and Hampshire District (Historical)

Incumbent Eric Lesser won election in the general election for Massachusetts State Senate 1st Hampden and Hampshire District (Historical) on November 3, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Eric Lesser
Eric Lesser (D)
 
97.0
 
66,944
 Other/Write-in votes
 
3.0
 
2,105

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 69,049
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Massachusetts State Senate 1st Hampden and Hampshire District (Historical)

Incumbent Eric Lesser advanced from the Democratic primary for Massachusetts State Senate 1st Hampden and Hampshire District (Historical) on September 1, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Eric Lesser
Eric Lesser
 
99.2
 
30,186
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.8
 
253

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 30,439
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2018

General election

General election for Massachusetts State Senate 1st Hampden and Hampshire District (Historical)

Incumbent Eric Lesser won election in the general election for Massachusetts State Senate 1st Hampden and Hampshire District (Historical) on November 6, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Eric Lesser
Eric Lesser (D)
 
97.9
 
51,633
 Other/Write-in votes
 
2.1
 
1,119

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 52,752
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Massachusetts State Senate 1st Hampden and Hampshire District (Historical)

Incumbent Eric Lesser advanced from the Democratic primary for Massachusetts State Senate 1st Hampden and Hampshire District (Historical) on September 4, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Eric Lesser
Eric Lesser
 
100.0
 
12,671

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 12,671
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2016

Obama endorsement
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During the 2016 election cycle Lesser was one of the candidates endorsed by President Barack Obama
Full list of Obama's 2016 endorsements
See also: Massachusetts State Senate elections, 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 Eric Lesser defeated James Chip Harrington in the Massachusetts State Senate First Hampden & Hampshire District general election.[4][5]

Massachusetts State Senate, First Hampden & Hampshire District General Election, 2016
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Democratic Green check mark transparent.png Eric Lesser Incumbent 55.90% 44,602
     Republican James Chip Harrington 44.10% 35,188
Total Votes 79,790
Source: Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth


Incumbent Eric Lesser ran unopposed in the Massachusetts State Senate First Hampden & Hampshire District Democratic Primary.[6][7]

Massachusetts State Senate, First Hampden & Hampshire District Democratic Primary, 2016
Party Candidate
    Democratic Green check mark transparent.png Eric Lesser Incumbent (unopposed)


James Chip Harrington ran unopposed in the Massachusetts State Senate First Hampden & Hampshire District Republican Primary.[6][7]

Massachusetts State Senate, First Hampden & Hampshire District Republican Primary, 2016
Party Candidate
    Republican Green check mark transparent.png James Chip Harrington  (unopposed)

This candidate ran in one of Ballotpedia's races to watch in 2016. Read more »

2014

See also: Massachusetts State Senate elections, 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. Eric Lesser defeated Timothy Allen, James Harrington, Thomas Lachiusa and Aaron Saunders in the Democratic primary. Debra Boronski was unopposed in the Republican primary. Independent Michael Franco ran under the America First banner. Lesser defeated Boronski and Franco in the general election.[8]

Massachusetts State Senate First Hampden & Hampshire District, General Election, 2014
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Democratic Green check mark transparent.pngEric Lesser 48.1% 28,153
     Republican Debra Boronski 42.6% 24,964
     Independent Michael Franco (America First Party) 4.6% 2,705
     None Blank Votes 4.5% 2,637
     None All Others 0.1% 85
Total Votes 58,544


Massachusetts State Senate, First Hampden and Hampshire District Democratic Primary, 2014
Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.pngEric Lesser 35.4% 5,374
Timothy Allen 34.1% 5,182
James Harrington 27.6% 4,189
Aaron Saunders 2.8% 430
Total Votes 15,175

Campaign themes

2022

Ballotpedia survey responses

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Eric Lesser did not complete Ballotpedia's 2022 Candidate Connection survey.

2020

Eric Lesser did not complete Ballotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.

Campaign finance summary

Note: The finance data shown here comes from the disclosures required of candidates and parties. Depending on the election or state, this may represent only a portion of all the funds spent on their behalf. Satellite spending groups may or may not have expended funds related to the candidate or politician on whose page you are reading this disclaimer. Campaign finance data from elections may be incomplete. For elections to federal offices, complete data can be found at the FEC website. Click here for more on federal campaign finance law and here for more on state campaign finance law.

Eric Lesser campaign contribution history
YearOfficeStatusContributionsExpenditures
2022Lieutenant Governor of MassachusettsLost primary$2,146,616 $0
2020Massachusetts State Senate 1st Hampden and Hampshire District (Historical)Won general$328,006 N/A**
2016Massachusetts State Senate, District First Hampden And HampshireWon $443,752 N/A**
2014Massachusetts State Senate, District First Hampden And HampshireWon $438,444 N/A**
Grand total$3,356,819 N/A**
Sources: OpenSecrets,  Federal Election Commission ***This product uses the openFEC API but is not endorsed or certified by the Federal Election Commission (FEC).
** Data on expenditures is not available for this election cycle
Note: Totals above reflect only available data.

Scorecards

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    Footnotes

    1. ↑ Eric Lesser, "About Eric," accessed August 3, 2014
    2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Information submitted through Ballotpedia's biographical submission form on July 29, 2014
    3. ↑ Ballotpedia staff, "Email correspondence with Eric Lesser's campaign," August 9, 2022
    4. ↑ Massachusetts Secretary of State, "2016 State election candidates," accessed October 3, 2016
    5. ↑ Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, "Election data lookup," accessed December 20, 2016
    6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 Massachusetts Secretary of State, "2016 Primary Candidates (Democratic)," accessed June 20, 2016
    7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 Secretary of the Commonweath of Massachusetts, "Massachusetts Election Statistics," accessed October 14, 2016
    8. ↑ Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, "2014 State Primary Candidates," accessed September 9, 2014

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