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Gary Galonek
Gary Galonek (Republican Party) ran for election to the Massachusetts Governor's Council to represent District 7. Galonek lost in the general election on November 8, 2022.
Galonek completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2022. Click here to read the survey answers.
Biography
Gary Galonek earned a bachelor's degree from the University of Massachusetts, Amherst in 1986.[1]
Elections
2022
See also: Massachusetts Governor's Council election, 2022
General election
General election for Massachusetts Governor's Council District 7
Incumbent Paul DePalo defeated Gary Galonek in the general election for Massachusetts Governor's Council District 7 on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Paul DePalo (D)  | 57.0 | 163,456 |
 | Gary Galonek (R) | 42.9 | 123,084 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.1 | 157 | ||
| Total votes: 286,697 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Massachusetts Governor's Council District 7
Incumbent Paul DePalo advanced from the Democratic primary for Massachusetts Governor's Council District 7 on September 6, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Paul DePalo | 99.6 | 57,661 |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.4 | 224 | ||
| Total votes: 57,885 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Massachusetts Governor's Council District 7
Gary Galonek advanced from the Republican primary for Massachusetts Governor's Council District 7 on September 6, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Gary Galonek | 99.6 | 30,303 |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.4 | 127 | ||
| Total votes: 30,430 | |||
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Campaign themes
2022
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Gary Galonek completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2022. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Galonek's responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.
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- There is currently no reaged for the work of the men and women of law enforcement, or victim's rights, on the governor's Council. The majority of the questions to judicial nominees ask for reduced or eliminated bail, pushing back on the use of dangerousness hearings and minimum sentencing. .
- There is a lack of transparency on the current GC. They voted to stop livestreaming hearings back in April of 2022, and only began livestreaming them again after intense pressure form the media. They also opened up a hearing 45 minutes before it was scheduled because a quorum of councilors happened to be in the room. It was opened in closed in 3 minutes with no comments from the nominee or his witnesses. This would not happen were I on the council, citizens need to trust that these candidates are being vetted in the light of day.
- This council is far more concerned with the comfort and rights of the accused and the incarcerated than they are of the victims and the lifelong trauma they have to deal with as the result of violent crimes. These people need a voice on the Council that is sorely absent.
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See also
2022 Elections
External links
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Footnotes
- ↑ Information submitted to Ballotpedia through the Candidate Connection survey on October 13, 2022
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