Jason Lewis (Massachusetts)

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Jason Lewis
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Massachusetts State Senate 5th Middlesex District
Tenure

2014 - Present

Term ends

2027

Years in position

11

Prior offices
Massachusetts House of Representatives 31st 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

Harvard University

Graduate

Harvard University, 1995

Contact

Jason Lewis (Democratic Party) is a member of the Massachusetts State Senate, representing the 5th Middlesex District. He assumed office on April 17, 2014. His current term ends on January 6, 2027.

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

Biography

Jason Lewis was born in South Africa and emigrated to the United States when he was 12 years old. Lewis graduated from Harvard College with a degree in economics. He later received an M.B.A. from Harvard Business School. His professional experience includes work with software companies RSA Security and Endeca Technologies. Lewis has served as an elected member of the Winchester Town Meeting. He previously served on the Winchester Finance Committee, the Winchester Master Plan Steering Committee, and the Winchester Foundation for Educational Excellence Board of Trustees. He and his wife have two daughters.[1][2]

Committee assignments

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2023-2024

Lewis was assigned to the following committees:

2021-2022

Lewis was assigned to the following committees:

2019-2020

Lewis 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
Education Joint
Election Laws Joint
Health Care Financing Joint
Labor and Workforce Development Joint, Chair
Marijuana Policy Joint, Vice chair
Public Health Joint, Chair

2015 legislative session

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

2013-2014

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

2011-2012

In the 2011-2012 legislative session, Lewis served on the following committees:

2009-2010

In the 2009-2010 legislative session, Lewis 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

2024

See also: Massachusetts State Senate elections, 2024

General election

General election for Massachusetts State Senate 5th Middlesex District

Incumbent Jason Lewis won election in the general election for Massachusetts State Senate 5th Middlesex District on November 5, 2024.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Jason Lewis
Jason Lewis (D)
 
98.4
 
63,221
 Other/Write-in votes
 
1.6
 
1,043

Total votes: 64,264
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Massachusetts State Senate 5th Middlesex District

Incumbent Jason Lewis advanced from the Democratic primary for Massachusetts State Senate 5th Middlesex District on September 3, 2024.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Jason Lewis
Jason Lewis
 
99.2
 
14,762
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.8
 
125

Total votes: 14,887
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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 5th Middlesex District

Incumbent Jason Lewis defeated Edward Dombroski in the general election for Massachusetts State Senate 5th Middlesex District on November 8, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Jason Lewis
Jason Lewis (D)
 
63.5
 
42,130
Image of Edward Dombroski
Edward Dombroski (R) Candidate Connection
 
36.4
 
24,104
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.1
 
63

Total votes: 66,297
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Massachusetts State Senate 5th Middlesex District

Incumbent Jason Lewis advanced from the Democratic primary for Massachusetts State Senate 5th Middlesex District on September 6, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Jason Lewis
Jason Lewis
 
99.4
 
17,817
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.6
 
107

Total votes: 17,924
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Massachusetts State Senate 5th Middlesex District

Edward Dombroski advanced from the Republican primary for Massachusetts State Senate 5th Middlesex District on September 6, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Edward Dombroski
Edward Dombroski Candidate Connection
 
99.3
 
5,083
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.7
 
35

Total votes: 5,118
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2020

See also: Massachusetts State Senate elections, 2020

General election

General election for Massachusetts State Senate 5th Middlesex District

Incumbent Jason Lewis won election in the general election for Massachusetts State Senate 5th Middlesex District on November 3, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Jason Lewis
Jason Lewis (D)
 
98.0
 
68,055
 Other/Write-in votes
 
2.0
 
1,355

Total votes: 69,410
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Massachusetts State Senate 5th Middlesex District

Incumbent Jason Lewis advanced from the Democratic primary for Massachusetts State Senate 5th Middlesex District on September 1, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Jason Lewis
Jason Lewis
 
99.2
 
34,865
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.8
 
276

Total votes: 35,141
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2018

General election

General election for Massachusetts State Senate 5th Middlesex District

Incumbent Jason Lewis defeated Erin Calvo-Bacci in the general election for Massachusetts State Senate 5th Middlesex District on November 6, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Jason Lewis
Jason Lewis (D)
 
67.0
 
47,561
Image of Erin Calvo-Bacci
Erin Calvo-Bacci (R)
 
32.9
 
23,393
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.1
 
85

Total votes: 71,039
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Massachusetts State Senate 5th Middlesex District

Incumbent Jason Lewis defeated Samantha Hammar in the Democratic primary for Massachusetts State Senate 5th Middlesex District on September 4, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Jason Lewis
Jason Lewis
 
55.5
 
9,647
Samantha Hammar
 
44.5
 
7,734

Total votes: 17,381
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Massachusetts State Senate 5th Middlesex District

Erin Calvo-Bacci advanced from the Republican primary for Massachusetts State Senate 5th Middlesex District on September 4, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Erin Calvo-Bacci
Erin Calvo-Bacci
 
100.0
 
4,745

Total votes: 4,745
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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 Jason Lewis defeated Vincent Lawrence Dixon in the Massachusetts State Senate Fifth Middlesex District general election.[3][4]

Massachusetts State Senate, Fifth Middlesex District General Election, 2016
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Democratic Green check mark transparent.png Jason Lewis Incumbent 69.15% 52,954
     Republican Vincent Lawrence Dixon 30.85% 23,628
Total Votes 76,582
Source: Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth


Incumbent Jason Lewis ran unopposed in the Massachusetts State Senate Fifth Middlesex District Democratic Primary.[5][6]

Massachusetts State Senate, Fifth Middlesex District Democratic Primary, 2016
Party Candidate
    Democratic Green check mark transparent.png Jason Lewis Incumbent (unopposed)


Vincent Lawrence Dixon ran unopposed in the Massachusetts State Senate Fifth Middlesex District Republican Primary.[5][6]

Massachusetts State Senate, Fifth Middlesex District Republican Primary, 2016
Party Candidate
    Republican Green check mark transparent.png Vincent Lawrence Dixon  (unopposed)

2014

General election

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 Jason Lewis was unopposed in the Democratic primary. Monica Medeiros was unopposed in the Republican primary. Lewis defeated Medeiros in the general election.[7]

Massachusetts State Senate Fifth Middlesex District, General Election, 2014
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Democratic Green check mark transparent.pngJason Lewis Incumbent 52.3% 32,143
     Republican Monica Medeiros 39.7% 24,406
     None Blank Votes 7.8% 4,800
     None All Others 0.1% 59
Total Votes 61,408

Special election

See also: Massachusetts state legislative special elections, 2014

Jason M. Lewis (D) defeated Monica C. Medeiros (R) in the special election, which took place on April 1.[8][9] Lewis defeated Christopher G. Fallon and Anthony V. Guardia in the Democratic primary, while Medeiros was unopposed in the Republican primary.[10][11]

The seat was vacant following Katherine Clark's (D) election to Massachusetts' Fifth Congressional District.

A special election for the position of Massachusetts State Senate Fifth Middlesex District was called for April 1, with a primary on March 4. The filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was January 28.[12]

Massachusetts State Senate, Fifth Middlesex District, Special Election, 2014
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Democratic Green check mark transparent.pngJason M. Lewis 53.2% 10,611
     Republican Monica C. Medeiros 46.8% 9,321
Total Votes 19,932

2012

See also: Massachusetts House of Representatives elections, 2012'

Lewis won re-election in the 2012 election for Massachusetts House of Representatives Thirty-First Middlesex District. Lewis defeated John DePinto in the September 6 Democratic primary and defeated George Georgountzos (R) in the general election, which took place on November 6, 2012.[13][14]

Massachusetts House of Representatives, Thirty-First Middlesex District, General Election, 2012
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Democratic Green check mark transparent.pngJason Lewis Incumbent 58.8% 13,389
     Republican George Georgountzos 41.2% 9,388
Total Votes 22,777
Massachusetts House of Representatives, Thirty-First Middlesex District Democratic Primary, 2012
Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.pngJason Lewis Incumbent 71.2% 2,856
John DePinto 28.8% 1,156
Total Votes 4,012

2010

See also: Massachusetts House of Representatives elections, 2010

Lewis won re-election to the Thirty-first Middlesex Seat in 2010. He had no primary opposition. He defeated George Georgountzos (R) and Michael Rotondi (I) in the general election on November 2, 2010.[15]

Massachusetts House of Representatives General Election, Thirty-first Middlesex District (2010)
Candidates Votes
Green check mark transparent.png Jason Lewis (D) 9,870
George Georgountzos (R) 6,053
Michael Rotondi (I) 1,034

2008

On November 4, 2008, Lewis won re-election in the Massachusetts House of Representatives election for the Thirty-First Middlesex district.[16] In this election he raised $147,004; of that total $132,986- (90.5%) was from in state contributions, $13,729- (9.3%) was from out of state contributions, and $288 (0.2%) from unknown sources.[17]

Massachusetts House of Representatives - Thirty-First Middlesex district
Candidates Votes
Green check mark transparent.png Jason Lewis (D) 10,858
Brian O'Connor (R) 5,147
Chad Riley (I) 5,070
All Others 24
Blanks 1,613

Campaign themes

2024

Ballotpedia survey responses

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2022

Jason Lewis did not complete Ballotpedia's 2022 Candidate Connection survey.

2020

Jason Lewis did not complete Ballotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.

2018

Ballotpedia biographical submission form

The candidate completed Ballotpedia's biographical information submission form:

What is your political philosophy?

"Senator Lewis believes healthcare is a human right and he has led efforts to improve the quality of care and contain healthcare costs by focusing on prevention and public health. He has championed reforms to the state’s education financing system in order to ensure that all children have access to a high quality public education. And he has been a forceful advocate for increasing economic opportunity and fairness for poor and working families.

Senator Lewis was born in South Africa and came to the United States with his family when he was twelve years old. His experience growing up in a segregated society — as South Africa was under the racist apartheid system at the time — grounded him with a deep sense of social and economic justice, and he has been outspoken on issues of racial, gender, and LGBTQ equality."

[18]

—Jason Lewis[19]

Campaign finance summary


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Jason Lewis campaign contribution history
YearOfficeStatusContributionsExpenditures
2024* Massachusetts State Senate 5th Middlesex DistrictWon general$53,627 $0
2022Massachusetts State Senate 5th Middlesex DistrictWon general$179,365 $0
2020Massachusetts State Senate 5th Middlesex DistrictWon general$103,581 N/A**
2016Massachusetts State Senate, District Fifth MiddlesexWon $123,167 N/A**
2014Massachusetts State Senate, Senate District Fifth MiddlesexWon $75,289 N/A**
2012Massachusetts House of Representatives, District Thirty-First MiddlesexWon $79,590 N/A**
2010Massachusetts House of Representatives, District Thirty-First MiddlesexWon $87,575 N/A**
2008Massachusetts House of Representatives, District Thirty-First MiddlesexWon $147,004 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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Lewis and his wife, Susan ,have two children. He has been involved with Mass Audubon, Stand for Children, the Winchester ABC Board of Directors, and the Winchester Foundation for Educational Excellence Board of Trustees.[20]

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External links

Footnotes

  1. Email submission to Ballotpedia, November 19, 2018
  2. Ballotpedia's Elections Team, “Email communication with Thomas Dalton, Communications Director for the Office of Senator Jason Lewis," September 15, 2020
  3. Massachusetts Secretary of State, "2016 State election candidates," accessed October 3, 2016
  4. Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, "Election data lookup," accessed December 20, 2016
  5. 5.0 5.1 Massachusetts Secretary of State, "2016 Primary Candidates (Democratic)," accessed June 20, 2016
  6. 6.0 6.1 Secretary of the Commonweath of Massachusetts, "Massachusetts Election Statistics," accessed October 14, 2016
  7. Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, "2014 State Primary Candidates," accessed September 9, 2014
  8. malden.patch.com, "Lewis Defeats Medeiros for State Senate Seat," April 1, 2014
  9. Massachusetts Secretary of State, "Official special election results," accessed April 16, 2014
  10. Massachusetts Secretary of State, "Official candidate list," accessed January 30, 2014
  11. winchester.patch.com, "Lewis, Medeiros Win Special State Senate Primaries," March 4, 2014
  12. sec.state.ma.us, "Special election calendar," accessed December 13, 2013
  13. Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, "2012 State Primary Results," accessed February 13, 2014
  14. Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, "Return of Votes - For Massachusetts State Election - November 6, 2012," accessed February 13, 2014
  15. Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, "Return of Votes - For Massachusetts State Election - November 2, 2010," accessed February 13, 2014
  16. Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, "Return of Votes For Massachusetts State Election - November 4, 2008," accessed March 18, 2014
  17. Follow the Money, "2008 campaign contributions," accessed December 29, 2014
  18. Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
  19. Information submitted on Ballotpedia’s biographical information submission form on November 20, 2018
  20. Project Vote Smart, "Biography," accessed June 2, 2014

Political offices
Preceded by
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Massachusetts State Senate 5th Middlesex District
2014-Present
Succeeded by
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Preceded by
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Massachusetts House of Representatives 31st Middlesex District
2009-2014
Succeeded by
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