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Maria Robinson
Maria Robinson (Democratic Party) was a member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives, representing the 6th Middlesex District. She assumed office on January 2, 2019. She left office on July 17, 2022.
Robinson (Democratic Party) ran for re-election to the Massachusetts House of Representatives to represent the 6th Middlesex District. She won in the general election on November 3, 2020.
Robinson, as a write-in candidate, defeated write-in candidates Mary Kate Feeney, Michael Gatlin, and Mark Tilden in the Democratic primary to qualify for the general election ballot.
Robinson resigned on July 17, 2022, to become director of the Grid Deployment Office at the U.S. Department of Energy.[1][2]
Committee assignments
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2021-2022
Robinson was assigned to the following committees:
2019-2020
Robinson was assigned to the following committees:
- Export Development Committee (decommissioned)
- State Administration and Regulatory Oversight Joint Committee
- Cannabis Policy Joint Committee
- Technology and Intergovernmental Affairs Committee
Elections
2022
Maria Robinson did not file to run for re-election.
2020
See also: Massachusetts House of Representatives elections, 2020
General election
General election for Massachusetts House of Representatives 6th Middlesex District
Incumbent Maria Robinson won election in the general election for Massachusetts House of Representatives 6th Middlesex District on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Maria Robinson (D) | 98.0 | 17,397 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 2.0 | 353 | ||
| Total votes: 17,750 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Massachusetts House of Representatives 6th Middlesex District
Incumbent Maria Robinson advanced from the Democratic primary for Massachusetts House of Representatives 6th Middlesex District on September 1, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Maria Robinson | 99.6 | 8,637 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.4 | 38 | ||
| Total votes: 8,675 | |||
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2018
Elections for the Massachusetts House of Representatives took place in 2018. The semi-closed primary election took place on September 4, 2018, and the general election was held on November 6, 2018. The candidate filing deadline was June 5, 2018.
No candidates filed for the Democratic or Republican primary ballots. Write-in candidates Mary Kate Feeney, Michael Gatlin, Maria Robinson, and Mark Tilden competed in the Democratic primary. Thomas Blandford was the only write-in candidate in the Republican primary. To appear on the general election ballot, candidates had to receive 150 votes and more votes than other candidates in the race. Robinson was the only candidate to meet both requirements, so her name was the only one to appear on the general election ballot.[3]
General election
General election
General election for Massachusetts House of Representatives 6th Middlesex District
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Maria Robinson (D) | 77.7 | 13,670 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 22.3 | 3,927 | ||
| Total votes: 17,597 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Maria Robinson received the most write-in votes and advanced to the general election as a regular candidate.
Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Massachusetts House of Representatives 6th Middlesex District
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Maria Robinson (Write-in) | 55.6 | 1,911 | |
| Michael Gatlin (Write-in) | 23.0 | 792 | ||
| Mary Kate Feeney (Write-in) | 15.6 | 535 | ||
| Mark Tilden (Write-in) | 0.9 | 30 | ||
| Other/Write-in votes | 5.0 | 171 | ||
| Total votes: 3,439 | |||
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Republican primary election
Thomas Blandford did not receive the number of votes required to make the general election ballot.
Republican primary election
Republican primary for Massachusetts House of Representatives 6th Middlesex District
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| Thomas Blandford (Write-in) | 31.4 | 99 | ||
| Other/Write-in votes | 68.6 | 216 | ||
Vote totals may be incomplete for this race. | ||||
| Total votes: 315 | |||
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Campaign themes
2020
Ballotpedia survey responses
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Scorecards
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2022
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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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See also
2020 Elections
External links
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Massachusetts House of Representatives 6th Middlesex District 2019-2022 |
Succeeded by Priscila Sousa (D) |
