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Jay Kaufman
Jay Kaufman (b. May 4, 1947) was a Democratic member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives, representing the Fifteenth Middlesex district. He was first elected to the chamber in 1994, and he served until January 2019. Kaufman did not file to run for re-election in 2018.
Kaufman has served as a member of the Lexington Town Meeting.
Biography
Kaufman's professional experience includes serving as director of 'A New Public Education' at Brandeis University, strategic planning consultant for Jay R. Kaufman Associates, executive director of Massachusetts Bay Consortium, and an education specialist at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.[1]
Committee assignments
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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| • Revenue Joint, Chair |
2015 legislative session
At the beginning of the 2015 legislative session, Kaufman served on the following committees:
| Massachusetts committee assignments, 2015 |
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| • Revenue Joint, Chair |
2013-2014
At the beginning of the 2013 legislative session, Kaufman served on the following committees:
| Massachusetts committee assignments, 2013 |
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| • Revenue Joint, Chair |
2011-2012
In the 2011-2012 legislative session, Kaufman served on the following committees:
| Massachusetts committee assignments, 2011 |
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| • Revenue Joint, Chair |
2009-2010
In the 2009-2010 legislative session, Kaufman served on the following committees:
| Massachusetts committee assignments, 2009 |
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| • Revenue Joint, Chair |
Issues
Debt negotiations
Kaufman was a member of a bipartisan group organized by the National Conference of Legislatures called the Task Force on Federal Deficit Reduction (TFFDR). Consisting of 23 state lawmakers from 17 states,[2] the group went to Capitol Hill on September 21, 2011 to urge the Congressional Joint Select Committee on Deficit Reduction to cut the nation's debt but not impose severe budget cuts on the states.
TFFDR urged the Committee to consider new revenue as a possibility, instead of just focusing on budget cuts as House Speaker John Boehner had proposed. The group specifically proposed passage of the "Main Street Fairness Act," which would allow states to tax online retailers.[3]
Sponsored legislation
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
2018
Jay Kaufman did not file to run for re-election.
2016
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 Kaufman ran unopposed in the Massachusetts House of Representatives Fifteenth Middlesex District general election.[4][5]
| Massachusetts House of Representatives, Fifteenth Middlesex District General Election, 2016 | ||
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| Party | Candidate | |
| Democratic |  Jay Kaufman Incumbent (unopposed) | |
| Source: Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth | ||
Incumbent Jay Kaufman ran unopposed in the Massachusetts House of Representatives Fifteenth Middlesex District Democratic Primary.[6][7]
| Massachusetts House of Representatives, Fifteenth Middlesex District Democratic Primary, 2016 | ||
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| Party | Candidate | |
| Democratic | Jay Kaufman Incumbent (unopposed) | |
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 Kaufman was unopposed in the Democratic primary and was unopposed in the general election.[8]
2012
Kaufman won re-election in the 2012 election for Massachusetts House of Representatives Fifteenth Middlesex District. Kaufman was unopposed in the September 6 Democratic primary and was unopposed in the general election, which took place on November 6, 2012.[9][10]
2010
Kaufman won re-election to the Fifteenth Middlesex seat in 2010. He was unopposed in the September 14 primary. He also faced no opposition in the general election on November 2, 2010.[11]
| Massachusetts House of Representatives General Election, Fifteenth Middlesex District (2010) | ||||
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| Jay Kaufman (D)
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12,332 | |||
2008
On November 4, 2008, Kaufman won re-election in the Massachusetts House of Representatives election for the Fifteenth Middlesex district.[12] In this election he raised $34,856; of that total $33,606 (96.4%) was from in state contributions and $1,250 (3.6%) was from out of state contributions.[13]
| Massachusetts House of Representatives - Second Hampshire district | ||||
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| Jay Kaufman (D)
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15,299 | |||
| All Others | 181 | |||
| Blanks | 6,458 | |||
Campaign finance summary
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Scorecards
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2018
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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2012
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In 2012, the Massachusetts General Court was in session from January 4 through July 31.
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2011
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In 2011, the Massachusetts General Court was in session from January 5 through November 16.
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Personal
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Kaufman has been involved with Environmental Business Council, Massachusetts Water Supply Citizens Advisory Committee, Small Business Association of New England, and WGBN.[1]
See also
- Massachusetts House of Representatives
- House Committees
- Joint Committees
- Massachusetts state legislative districts
- Massachusetts State Legislature
External links
- Search Google News for this topic
- Office website
- Kaufman's website
- Profile from Open States
- Project Vote Smart legislative profile
- Biography from Project Vote Smart
- Campaign contributions: 2008, 2006, 2004, 2002, 2000, 1998
- Jay Kaufman on LinkedIn
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Project Vote Smart - Rep. Kaufman
- ↑ National Conference of State Legislatures, "Task Force on Federal Deficit Reduction," accessed May 15, 2014
- ↑ Stateline, "State legislators want revenue on table in debt talks," September 22, 2011
- ↑ 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
- ↑ Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, "2014 State Primary Candidates," accessed September 9, 2014
- ↑ Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, "2012 State Primary Results," accessed February 13, 2014
- ↑ Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, "Return of Votes - For Massachusetts State Election - November 6, 2012," accessed February 13, 2014
- ↑ Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, "Return of Votes - For Massachusetts State Election - November 2, 2010," accessed February 13, 2014
- ↑ Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, "Return of Votes For Massachusetts State Election - November 4, 2008," accessed March 18, 2014
- ↑ Follow the Money, "2008 campaign contributions," accessed December 29, 2014
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| Preceded by - |
Massachusetts House of Representatives Middlesex 15 1995-2019 |
Succeeded by Michelle Ciccolo (D) |
