Jay Livingstone
2013 - Present
2027
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Jay Livingstone (Democratic Party) is a member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives, representing the 8th Suffolk District. He assumed office on July 17, 2013. His current term ends on January 6, 2027.
Livingstone (Democratic Party) ran for re-election to the Massachusetts House of Representatives to represent the 8th Suffolk District. He won in the general election on November 5, 2024.
Committee assignments
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2023-2024
Livingstone was assigned to the following committees:
2021-2022
Livingstone was assigned to the following committees:
- Health Care Financing Joint Committee, House vice chair
- Higher Education Joint Committee
- Judiciary Joint Committee
2019-2020
Livingstone was assigned to the following committees:
- Consumer Protection and Professional Licensure Joint Committee, Vice Chair
- Judiciary Joint Committee
- Ways and Means Joint Committee
- House Ways and Means Committee
2017 legislative session
At the beginning of the 2017 legislative session, this legislator served on the following committees:
| Massachusetts committee assignments, 2017 |
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| • Post Audit and Oversight |
| • Consumer Protection and Professional Licensure Joint |
| • Municipalities and Regional Government Joint |
| • Public Safety and Homeland Security Joint, Vice chair |
| • Public Service, Vice chair |
2015 legislative session
At the beginning of the 2015 legislative session, Livingstone served on the following committees:
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| • Environment, Natural Resources and Agriculture Joint |
| • Community Development and Small Businesses Joint |
| • Housing Joint |
| • State Administration and Regulatory Oversight Joint |
Sponsored legislation
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Elections
2024
See also: Massachusetts House of Representatives elections, 2024
General election
General election for Massachusetts House of Representatives 8th Suffolk District
Incumbent Jay Livingstone won election in the general election for Massachusetts House of Representatives 8th Suffolk District on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Jay Livingstone (D) | 98.5 | 13,445 |
| Other/Write-in votes | 1.5 | 211 | ||
| Total votes: 13,656 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Massachusetts House of Representatives 8th Suffolk District
Incumbent Jay Livingstone defeated Lisa Graf and Kelechi Linardon in the Democratic primary for Massachusetts House of Representatives 8th Suffolk District on September 3, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Jay Livingstone | 82.6 | 2,532 |
 | Lisa Graf | 15.2 | 465 | |
| Kelechi Linardon | 2.2 | 66 | ||
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.1 | 4 | ||
| Total votes: 3,067 | |||
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Endorsements
Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Livingstone in this election.
2022
See also: Massachusetts House of Representatives elections, 2022
General election
General election for Massachusetts House of Representatives 8th Suffolk District
Incumbent Jay Livingstone won election in the general election for Massachusetts House of Representatives 8th Suffolk District on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Jay Livingstone (D) | 98.1 | 9,701 |
| Other/Write-in votes | 1.9 | 185 | ||
| Total votes: 9,886 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Massachusetts House of Representatives 8th Suffolk District
Incumbent Jay Livingstone advanced from the Democratic primary for Massachusetts House of Representatives 8th Suffolk District on September 6, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Jay Livingstone | 99.5 | 3,534 |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.5 | 17 | ||
| Total votes: 3,551 | |||
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2020
See also: Massachusetts House of Representatives elections, 2020
General election
General election for Massachusetts House of Representatives 8th Suffolk District
Incumbent Jay Livingstone won election in the general election for Massachusetts House of Representatives 8th Suffolk District on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Jay Livingstone (D) | 98.9 | 17,023 |
| Other/Write-in votes | 1.1 | 196 | ||
| Total votes: 17,219 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Massachusetts House of Representatives 8th Suffolk District
Incumbent Jay Livingstone advanced from the Democratic primary for Massachusetts House of Representatives 8th Suffolk District on September 1, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Jay Livingstone | 99.4 | 7,868 |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.6 | 45 | ||
| Total votes: 7,913 | |||
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2018
General election
General election for Massachusetts House of Representatives 8th Suffolk District
Incumbent Jay Livingstone won election in the general election for Massachusetts House of Representatives 8th Suffolk District on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Jay Livingstone (D) | 98.9 | 14,613 |
| Other/Write-in votes | 1.1 | 161 | ||
| Total votes: 14,774 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Massachusetts House of Representatives 8th Suffolk District
Incumbent Jay Livingstone advanced from the Democratic primary for Massachusetts House of Representatives 8th Suffolk District on September 4, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Jay Livingstone | 100.0 | 4,746 |
| Total votes: 4,746 | |||
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2016
General election
Elections for the Massachusetts House of Representatives 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 Jay Livingstone ran unopposed in the Massachusetts House of Representatives Eighth Suffolk District general election.[1][2]
| Massachusetts House of Representatives, Eighth Suffolk District General Election, 2016 | ||
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| Party | Candidate | |
| Democratic |  Jay Livingstone Incumbent (unopposed) | |
| Source: Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth | ||
Incumbent Jay Livingstone ran unopposed in the Massachusetts House of Representatives Eighth Suffolk District Democratic Primary.[3][4]
| Massachusetts House of Representatives, Eighth Suffolk District Democratic Primary, 2016 | ||
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| Party | Candidate | |
| Democratic | Jay Livingstone Incumbent (unopposed) | |
Special election
A special election for the position of Massachusetts State Senate First Suffolk and Middlesex District was called for May 10. A primary election took place on April 12. The filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was March 8, 2016.[5]
The seat was vacant following Anthony Petruccelli's (D) resignation on January 21, 2016.[6]
Joseph Boncore defeated Lydia Marie Edwards, Diana Hwang, Jay Livingstone, Steven Morabito, Dan Rizzo, and Paul Rogers in the Democratic primary.[7][8][9] Boncore was unopposed in the special election.
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
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Joseph Boncore |
25.7% | 4,013 |
| Dan Rizzo | 23.2% | 3,628 |
| Jay Livingstone | 18% | 2,813 |
| Lydia Marie Edwards | 14.6% | 2,280 |
| Diana Hwang | 13.3% | 2,085 |
| Steven Morabito | 3.9% | 607 |
| Paul Rogers | 1.1% | 175 |
| All Others | 0.1% | 19 |
| Blank Votes | 0.1% | 9 |
| Total Votes | 15,629 | |
2014
Elections for the Massachusetts House of Representatives 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 Jay Livingstone was unopposed in the Democratic primary and was unopposed in the general election.[10]
2013
Livingstone won election in a special election for Massachusetts House of Representatives 8th Suffolk District on June 25, 2013. The seat was vacant following Martha Walz's (D) resignation to head the Planned Parenthood League of Massachusetts.[11] Livingstone defeated Joshua L. Dawson in the Democratic primary on May 28 and was unopposed in the special election, which took place on June 25.[12][13][14][15]
| Massachusetts House of Representatives, 8th Suffolk District Democratic Primary, 2013 | ||
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| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
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Jay Livingstone |
69.3% | 1,789 |
| Joshua L. Dawson | 30.7% | 793 |
| Total Votes | 2,582 | |
Campaign themes
2024
Ballotpedia survey responses
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2022
Jay Livingstone did not complete Ballotpedia's 2022 Candidate Connection survey.
2020
Jay Livingstone did not complete Ballotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.
2016
Livingstone's campaign website highlighted the following issues:
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2024
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In 2024, the Massachusetts State Legislature was in session from January 3 to December 31. Formal session ended on July 31, 2024 and an informal session was convened from August 1, 2024 to December 31, 2024.
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2023
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In 2023, the Massachusetts State Legislature was in session from January 4 to November 15.
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2022
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In 2022, the Massachusetts State Legislature was in session from January 5 to August 1.
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2021
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In 2021, the Massachusetts State Legislature was in session from January 6 to January 4.
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2020
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In 2020, the Massachusetts State Legislature was in session from January 1 to January 5.
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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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In 2015, the Massachusetts General Court was in session from January 7, 2015, through January 5, 2016.
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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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2013
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In 2013, the Massachusetts General Court was in session from January 2 to December 31.
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Endorsements
2016
In 2016, Livingstone's endorsements included the following:[18]
- Massachusetts Sierra Club Chapter Political Committee
- Planned Parenthood of Massachusetts
- Mass Voters for Animals
- Environmental League of Massachusetts
- Boston Ward 5 Democratic Committee
- MOSES Legislative Committee
See also
2024 Elections
External links
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Candidate Massachusetts House of Representatives 8th Suffolk District |
Officeholder Massachusetts House of Representatives 8th Suffolk District |
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Footnotes
- ↑ Massachusetts Secretary of State, "2016 State election candidates," accessed October 3, 2016
- ↑ Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, "Election data lookup," accessed December 20, 2016
- ↑ Massachusetts Secretary of State, "2016 Primary Candidates (Democratic)," accessed June 20, 2016
- ↑ Secretary of the Commonweath of Massachusetts, "Massachusetts Election Statistics," accessed October 14, 2016
- ↑ Secretary of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, "Special State Election- First Suffolk and Middlesex Senate District*," accessed January 25, 2016
- ↑ wwlp.com, "Senate plans pair of special elections on may 10th," accessed January 13, 2016
- ↑ bostonherald.com, "Joseph Boncore winner of vacated Senate seat," accessed April 13, 2016
- ↑ Boston Globe, "Political Happy Hour: March 8, 2016," accessed March 9, 2016
- ↑ Secretary of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, "2016 State Representative Special Democratic Primary," accessed September 7, 2016
- ↑ Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, "2014 State Primary Candidates," accessed September 9, 2014
- ↑ Boston Globe, "State Rep. Martha Walz to lead Planned Parenthood," January 30, 2013
- ↑ Boston.com, "Dates set for special election to replace state Rep. Marty Walz," February 7, 2013
- ↑ sec.state.ma.us, "Special State Primary Candidates - Eighth Suffolk State Representative District," accessed May 14, 2013
- ↑ beaconhill.patch.com, " Where Do I Vote on Beacon Hill Today?" June 25, 2013 (dead link)
- ↑ sec.state.ma.us, "Official Democratic primary results," accessed November 19, 2013
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
- ↑ Jay Livingstone, "Issues," accessed September 6, 2016
- ↑ Jay Livingstone, "Endorsements," accessed September 6, 2016
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Massachusetts House of Representatives 8th Suffolk District 2013-Present |
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