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James Eldridge

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James Eldridge
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Massachusetts State Senate Middlesex and Worcester District
Tenure

2009 - Present

Term ends

2027

Years in position

16

Prior offices
Massachusetts House of Representatives 37th Middlesex District

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

Johns Hopkins University, 1995

Law

Boston College, 2000

Personal
Religion
Christian: Protestant
Contact

James Eldridge (Democratic Party) is a member of the Massachusetts State Senate, representing Middlesex and Worcester District. He assumed office in 2009. His current term ends on January 6, 2027.

Eldridge (Democratic Party) ran for re-election to the Massachusetts State Senate to represent Middlesex and Worcester District. He won in the general election on November 5, 2024.

Biography

James Eldridge was born on August 11, 1973. He earned his bachelor's degree in 1995 from Johns Hopkins University and his J.D. in 2000 from Boston College Law School. His professional experience includes working as a paralegal/litigation assistant for Hale and Dorr, legislative aide for state senator Bob Durard, campaign manager for state Senator Pam Resor, and public interest lawyer for Merrimack Valley Legal Services.[1]

Committee assignments

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2023-2024

Eldridge was assigned to the following committees:

2021-2022

Eldridge was assigned to the following committees:

2019-2020

Eldridge 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
Global Warming and Climate Change, Vice chair
Intergovernmental Affairs
Steering and Policy
Ways and Means
Community Development and Small Businesses Joint, Vice chair
Environment, Natural Resources and Agriculture Joint
Financial Services Joint, Chair
Marijuana Policy Joint
Mental Health, Substance Abuse, and Recovery Joint
Ways and Means Joint

2015 legislative session

At the beginning of the 2015 legislative session, Eldridge served on the following committees:

2013-2014

At the beginning of the 2013 legislative session, Eldridge served on the following committees:

2011-2012

In the 2011-2012 legislative session, Eldridge served on these committees:

2009-2010

In the 2009-2010 legislative session, Eldridge served on these 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 Middlesex and Worcester District

Incumbent James Eldridge won election in the general election for Massachusetts State Senate Middlesex and Worcester District on November 5, 2024.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of James Eldridge
James Eldridge (D)
 
98.8
 
75,178
 Other/Write-in votes
 
1.2
 
927

Total votes: 76,105
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Massachusetts State Senate Middlesex and Worcester District

Incumbent James Eldridge advanced from the Democratic primary for Massachusetts State Senate Middlesex and Worcester District on September 3, 2024.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of James Eldridge
James Eldridge
 
99.5
 
16,585
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.5
 
86

Total votes: 16,671
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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 Middlesex and Worcester District

Incumbent James Eldridge defeated Anthony Christakis in the general election for Massachusetts State Senate Middlesex and Worcester District on November 8, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of James Eldridge
James Eldridge (D)
 
70.2
 
51,574
Anthony Christakis (R)
 
29.7
 
21,819
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.1
 
44

Total votes: 73,437
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Massachusetts State Senate Middlesex and Worcester District

Incumbent James Eldridge advanced from the Democratic primary for Massachusetts State Senate Middlesex and Worcester District on September 6, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of James Eldridge
James Eldridge
 
97.8
 
19,164
 Other/Write-in votes
 
2.2
 
441

Total votes: 19,605
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Massachusetts State Senate Middlesex and Worcester District

Anthony Christakis advanced from the Republican primary for Massachusetts State Senate Middlesex and Worcester District on September 6, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
Anthony Christakis
 
99.7
 
5,195
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.3
 
15

Total votes: 5,210
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2020

See also: Massachusetts State Senate elections, 2020

General election

General election for Massachusetts State Senate Middlesex and Worcester District

Incumbent James Eldridge won election in the general election for Massachusetts State Senate Middlesex and Worcester District on November 3, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of James Eldridge
James Eldridge (D)
 
98.4
 
77,958
 Other/Write-in votes
 
1.6
 
1,282

Total votes: 79,240
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Massachusetts State Senate Middlesex and Worcester District

Incumbent James Eldridge advanced from the Democratic primary for Massachusetts State Senate Middlesex and Worcester District on September 1, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of James Eldridge
James Eldridge
 
99.7
 
35,949
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.3
 
120

Total votes: 36,069
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2018

General election

General election for Massachusetts State Senate Middlesex and Worcester District

Incumbent James Eldridge defeated Margaret Busse and Terra Friedrichs in the general election for Massachusetts State Senate Middlesex and Worcester District on November 6, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of James Eldridge
James Eldridge (D)
 
65.1
 
50,828
Image of Margaret Busse
Margaret Busse (R)
 
32.7
 
25,546
Terra Friedrichs (Cooperative Green Economy Party)
 
2.1
 
1,619
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.0
 
33

Total votes: 78,026
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Massachusetts State Senate Middlesex and Worcester District

Incumbent James Eldridge advanced from the Democratic primary for Massachusetts State Senate Middlesex and Worcester District on September 4, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of James Eldridge
James Eldridge
 
100.0
 
17,371

Total votes: 17,371
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Massachusetts State Senate Middlesex and Worcester District

Margaret Busse advanced from the Republican primary for Massachusetts State Senate Middlesex and Worcester District on September 4, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Margaret Busse
Margaret Busse
 
100.0
 
5,876

Total votes: 5,876
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2016

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 James Eldridge defeated Ted Busiek and Terra Friedrichs in the Massachusetts State Senate Middlesex & Worcester District general election.[2][3]

Massachusetts State Senate, Middlesex & Worcester District General Election, 2016
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Democratic Green check mark transparent.png James Eldridge Incumbent 64.32% 55,698
     Republican Ted Busiek 31.02% 26,865
     Cooperative Green Economy Terra Friedrichs 4.66% 4,033
Total Votes 86,596
Source: Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth


Incumbent James Eldridge ran unopposed in the Massachusetts State Senate Middlesex & Worcester District Democratic Primary.[4][5]

Massachusetts State Senate, Middlesex & Worcester District Democratic Primary, 2016
Party Candidate
    Democratic Green check mark transparent.png James Eldridge Incumbent (unopposed)


Ted Busiek ran unopposed in the Massachusetts State Senate Middlesex & Worcester District Republican Primary.[4][5]

Massachusetts State Senate, Middlesex & Worcester District Republican Primary, 2016
Party Candidate
    Republican Green check mark transparent.png Ted Busiek  (unopposed)

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. Incumbent James Eldridge was unopposed in the Democratic primary and was unopposed in the general election. Paul Ferro mounted an unsuccessful write-in campaign for the Republican nomination.[6]

2012

See also: Massachusetts State Senate elections, 2012

Eldridge won re-election in the 2012 election for Massachusetts State Senate Middlesex and Worcester District. Eldridge was unopposed in the September 6 Democratic primary and defeated Dean Cavaretta (R) in the general election, which took place on November 6, 2012.[7][8]

Massachusetts State Senate, Middlesex and Worcester District, General Election, 2012
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Democratic Green check mark transparent.pngJames Eldridge Incumbent 64.8% 52,922
     Republican Dean Cavaretta 35.2% 28,797
Total Votes 81,719

2010

See also: Massachusetts State Senate elections, 2010

Eldridge won re-election to the Middlesex and Worcester District seat in 2010. He had no primary opposition. George Thompson ran for the seat on the Republican ticket. The general election took place on November 2, 2010.

Massachusetts State Senate - Middlesex and Worcester District
Candidates Votes
Green check mark transparent.png James Eldridge (D) 37,482
George Thompson (R) 28,133
All Others 36
Blanks 4,008

2008

On November 4, 2008, Eldridge won election in the Senate election for the Middlesex and Worcester district.[9] In this election he raised $371,202; of that total $358,891 (96.7%) was from in state contributions and $12,294 (3.3%) was from out of state contributions.[10]

Massachusetts State Senate - Middlesex and Worcester district
Candidates Votes
Green check mark transparent.png James Eldridge (D) 46,458
Steven Levy (R) 34,989
All Others 73
Blanks 7,027

Campaign themes

2024

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2022

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2020

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Campaign finance summary


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James Eldridge campaign contribution history
YearOfficeStatusContributionsExpenditures
2024* Massachusetts State Senate Middlesex and Worcester DistrictWon general$248,497 $0
2022Massachusetts State Senate Middlesex and Worcester DistrictWon general$420,598 $0
2020Massachusetts State Senate Middlesex and Worcester DistrictWon general$210,593 N/A**
2016Massachusetts State Senate, District Middlesex And WorcesterWon $115,553 N/A**
2014Massachusetts State Senate, Middlesex And WorcesterWon $40,677 N/A**
2012Massachusetts State Senate, Middlesex And WorcesterWon $242,965 N/A**
2010Massachusetts State Senate, Middlesex And WorcesterWon $222,153 N/A**
2008Massachusetts State Senate, Middlesex And WorcesterWon $371,202 N/A**
2006Massachusetts House of Representatives, Thirty-Seventh MiddlesexWon $111,335 N/A**
2004Massachusetts House of Representatives, Thirty-Seventh MiddlesexWon $87,088 N/A**
2002Massachusetts House of Representatives, Thirty-Seventh MiddlesexWon $54,206 N/A**
** Data on expenditures is not available for this election cycle
Note: Totals above reflect only available data.

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Personal

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Eldridge was born in Boston, Massachusetts and raised in Acton, Massachusetts.

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Footnotes

Political offices
Preceded by
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Massachusetts State Senate Middlesex and Worcester District
2009-Present
Succeeded by
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Preceded by
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Massachusetts House of Representatives 37th Middlesex District
2003-2008
Succeeded by
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