Joseph Boncore
Joseph Boncore (Democratic Party) was a member of the Massachusetts State Senate, representing the 1st Suffolk and Middlesex District. He assumed office on May 18, 2016. He left office on September 9, 2021.
Boncore (Democratic Party) ran for re-election to the Massachusetts State Senate to represent the 1st Suffolk and Middlesex District. He won in the general election on November 3, 2020.
Boncore resigned on September 9, 2021, to accept a position with MassBio.[1]
Committee assignments
2021-2022
Boncore was assigned to the following committees:
- Financial Services Joint Committee
- Senate Ethics Committee
- Personnel and Administration Committee, Chair
- Senate Rules Committee, Vice chair
- Senate Ways and Means Committee
- Rules Joint Committee, Senate vice chair
- Transportation Joint Committee, Senate chair
- Ways and Means Joint Committee
2019-2020
Boncore was assigned to the following committees:
- Housing Joint Committee
- Health Care Financing Joint Committee
- Consumer Protection and Professional Licensure Joint Committee
- Ways and Means Joint Committee
- Rules Joint Committee, Vice Chair
- Transportation Joint Committee, Chair
- Senate Global Warming and Climate Change Committee
- Senate Rules Committee, Vice Chair
- Senate 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 |
|---|
| • Global Warming and Climate Change |
| • Financial Services Joint |
| • Health Care Financing Joint, Vice chair |
| • Housing Joint, Chair |
| • Revenue Joint |
| • Transportation Joint, Vice chair |
Elections
2020
See also: Massachusetts State Senate elections, 2020
General election
General election for Massachusetts State Senate 1st Suffolk and Middlesex District (Historical)
Incumbent Joseph Boncore won election in the general election for Massachusetts State Senate 1st Suffolk and Middlesex District (Historical) on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Joseph Boncore (D) | 97.9 | 57,744 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 2.1 | 1,228 | ||
| Total votes: 58,972 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Massachusetts State Senate 1st Suffolk and Middlesex District (Historical)
Incumbent Joseph Boncore advanced from the Democratic primary for Massachusetts State Senate 1st Suffolk and Middlesex District (Historical) on September 1, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Joseph Boncore | 98.8 | 24,370 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 1.2 | 289 | ||
| Total votes: 24,659 | |||
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2018
General election
General election for Massachusetts State Senate 1st Suffolk and Middlesex District (Historical)
Incumbent Joseph Boncore won election in the general election for Massachusetts State Senate 1st Suffolk and Middlesex District (Historical) on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Joseph Boncore (D) | 98.4 | 44,854 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 1.6 | 739 | ||
| Total votes: 45,593 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Massachusetts State Senate 1st Suffolk and Middlesex District (Historical)
Incumbent Joseph Boncore advanced from the Democratic primary for Massachusetts State Senate 1st Suffolk and Middlesex District (Historical) on September 4, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Joseph Boncore | 100.0 | 12,447 | |
| Total votes: 12,447 | |||
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2016
General Election
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 Joseph Boncore ran unopposed in the Massachusetts State Senate First Suffolk & Middlesex District general election.[2][3]
| Massachusetts State Senate, First Suffolk & Middlesex District General Election, 2016 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | |
| Democratic |  Joseph Boncore Incumbent (unopposed) | |
| Source: Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth | ||
Incumbent Joseph Boncore ran unopposed in the Massachusetts State Senate First Suffolk & Middlesex District Democratic Primary.[4][5]
| Massachusetts State Senate, First Suffolk & Middlesex District Democratic Primary, 2016 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | |
| Democratic | Joseph Boncore 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.[6]
The seat was vacant following Anthony Petruccelli's (D) resignation on January 21, 2016.[7]
Joseph Boncore defeated Lydia Marie Edwards, Diana Hwang, Jay Livingstone, Steven Morabito, Dan Rizzo, and Paul Rogers in the Democratic primary.[8][9][10] Boncore was unopposed in the special election.
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
|---|---|---|
|
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 | |
Campaign themes
2020
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- Massachusetts Fiscal Alliance — Legislators are scored on transparency and taxation-related issues.
- Massachusetts Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals — Legislators are scored on animal-related legislation sponsorship.
- Progressive Massachusetts — Legislators are scored on progressive-priority votes.
- The American Conservative Union — Legislators are scored on conservative issues.
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- Massachusetts Fiscal Alliance — Legislators are scored on transparency and taxation-related bills.
- Massachusetts Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals — Legislators are scored on animal-related legislation sponsorship.
- Planned Parenthood Advocacy Fund of Massachusetts — Legislators are scored on reproductive health legislation.
- Progressive Massachusetts — Legislators are scored on progressive-priority votes.
- The American Conservative Union — Legislators are scored on conservative issues.
Below you can find the scorecards found for the Massachusetts General Court in 2017.
- Massachusetts Fiscal Alliance — Legislators are scored on transparency and taxation-related issues.
- Massachusetts Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals — Legislators are scored on animal-related legislation sponsorship.
- Progressive Massachusetts — Legislators are scored on progressive-priority votes.
- The American Conservative Union — Legislators are scored on conservative issues.
Below you can find the scorecards found for the Massachusetts General Court in 2016.
- Associated Industries of Massachusetts (AIM) — Legislators are scored on business-related bills.
- Gun Owners Action League — Legislators are scored on firearms policy issues.
- Massachusetts Fiscal Alliance — Legislators are scored on transparency and taxation-related issues.
- Massachusetts Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals — Legislators are scored on animal-related legislation sponsorship.
- Mass Audubon — Legislators are scored on environmental issues.
- National Federation of Independent Business — Legislators are scored on business-related votes.
- Progressive Massachusetts — Legislators are scored on progressive-priority votes.
- The American Conservative Union — Legislators are scored on conservative issues.
- The Environmental League of Massachusetts — Legislators are scored on environmental issues.
See also
2020 Elections
External links
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Footnotes
- ↑ POLITICO, "Massachusetts Playbook," September 10, 2021
- ↑ 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
| Political offices | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Anthony Petruccelli (D) |
Massachusetts State Senate First Suffolk and Middlesex 2016-2021 |
Succeeded by Lydia Edwards (D) |
