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Matthew Patrick

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Democratic Party

Prior offices
Massachusetts House of Representatives 3rd Barnstable District
Contact

Personal website

Matthew Patrick (b. April 1, 1952) was a 2016 Democratic candidate for Third Barnstable District of the Massachusetts House of Representatives.

Patrick served in the Massachusetts House of Representatives, representing the Third Barnstable District from 2001 to January 5, 2011. He also served as a Falmouth Town Meeting Member.

Biography

Patrick served as Executive Director of Cape and Islands Self Reliance Corporation from 1985-2000. He has also worked as an apprentice with Panton Plumbing, Owner of Seven Suns Solar, and an instructor/volunteer with the Peace Corps in Ghana.

Patrick is a member of the Association for the Preservation of Cape Cod, Falmouth 300 Committee, Returned Peace Corps Volunteers, and the Waquoit Village Association.[1]

Campaign themes

2016

Patrick's campaign website highlighted the following issues:

“

Clean Energy Jobs

  • Green energy jobs are the fastest growing sector of our economy, and Massachusetts is the leader in their creation. The Commonwealth is on track to have over 100,000 employees working for over 6,000 different firms by the end of 2015. This is due in part to the Green Communities Act, legislation of which a significant portion was written by Matt during his time as a State Representative. Matt’s work increased the net metering benefit to homeowners who install solar photovoltaic systems and made it possible with the concept of virtual net metering for people to invest in community photovoltaic systems.

Income Inequality

  • Matt will fight for a $15 minimum wage and good jobs that pay a living wage that supports families. Matt also supports the millionaire tax of 4% on income over $1 million. The proceeds will be dedicated to education, roads, bridges and mass transportation. All of these investments in our infrastructure will create good paying union jobs. Matt believes we have to take a realistic look at our tax system to ensure that it is equitable and everyone is paying their fair share.

Drug Addiction

  • First and foremost, we must understand addiction as a public health crisis, not a criminal justice crisis. The American Medical Association defines addiction is a chronic disease and I will fight to treat as such. We must change the way we think about, talk about, and treat addicts. These are our friends, spouses, family members, sons, and daughters with a disease. They deserve to be treated with respect. The stigma attached to addiction is as damaging as the disease itself and can often keep people who want treatment from seeking it.

Veterans

  • Matt is an ardent supporter of our service men and women; in an unprecedented initiative, Matt secured more than $300,000 annually to supplement the cost to educate children at the Mass Military Reservation in the Bourne school system, he secured $100,000 annually for healthcare for Veterans at the Cape Cod Clinic and wrote a law that created a voluntary check off on state income tax forms to benefit families of our National Guard troops and reservists that raised over $130,000 in its first year.

Education

  • Matt knows that access to quality education is necessary to find a good job, and he will work to maintain Massachusetts’ world class standing in education by supporting public schools. He has consistently been supported by Teachers and will continue to work with educators to strengthen our schools so that every child has the opportunity to receive a first rate education.[2]
 ”
—Matthew Patrick, [3]

Elections

2016

See also: Massachusetts House of Representatives elections, 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 David Vieira defeated Matthew C. Patrick in the Massachusetts House of Representatives Third Barnstable District general election.[4][5]

Massachusetts House of Representatives, Third Barnstable District General Election, 2016
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Republican Green check mark transparent.png David Vieira Incumbent 52.96% 12,739
     Democratic Matthew C. Patrick 47.04% 11,317
Total Votes 24,056
Source: Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth


Matthew C. Patrick defeated Michael A. Blanton in the Massachusetts House of Representatives Third Barnstable District Democratic Primary.[6][7]

Massachusetts House of Representatives, Third Barnstable District Democratic Primary, 2016
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Democratic Green check mark transparent.png Matthew C. Patrick 70.17% 2,291
     Democratic Michael A. Blanton 29.83% 974
Total Votes 3,265


Incumbent David Vieira ran unopposed in the Massachusetts House of Representatives Third Barnstable District Republican Primary.[6][7]

Massachusetts House of Representatives, Third Barnstable District Republican Primary, 2016
Party Candidate
    Republican Green check mark transparent.png David Vieira Incumbent (unopposed)

2014

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. Matthew Patrick was unopposed in the Democratic primary. Vinny deMacedo was unopposed in the Republican primary. DeMacedo defeated Patrick and Heather Mullins (L) in the general election.[8]

Massachusetts State Senate Plymouth & Barnstable District, General Election, 2014
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Republican Green check mark transparent.pngVinny deMacedo 58.9% 38,250
     Democratic Matthew Patrick 33.9% 22,053
     Libertarian Heather Mullins 3.5% 2,272
     None Blank Votes 3.7% 2,380
     None All Others 0% 12
Total Votes 64,967

2010

See also: Massachusetts House of Representatives elections, 2010

Patrick lost re-election to the Third Barnstable seat in 2010. He was defeated by David Vieira in the general election on November 2, 2010.

Patrick had no primary opposition.

2008

See also: Massachusetts House of Representatives elections, 2008

On November 4, 2008, Patrick won re-election for the Massachusetts House of Representatives election for the Third Barnstable district.[9] In this election he raised $47,381-; of that total $43,731- (92.3%) was from in state contributions and $3,650- (7.7%) was from out of state contributions.[10]

Massachusetts House of Representatives - Third Barnstable district
Candidates Votes
Green check mark transparent.png Matthew Patrick (D) 12,898
Carey Murphy (I) 8,748
All Others 30
Blanks 1,960

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Endorsements

2016

In 2016, Patrick's endorsements included the following:[11]

  • Mass Alliance
  • Coalition for Social Justice
  • Massachusetts Teachers Association
  • Massachusetts Nurses Association
  • Mass Care
  • Service Employees International Union Local #1199
  • International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Local #2222
  • The Sierra Club
  • Massachusetts AFL-CIO
  • State Senator Dan Wolf

Recent news

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Matthew Patrick - Google News

See also

External links

Footnotes

  1. ↑ Project Vote Smart - Rep. Patrick
  2. ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
  3. ↑ Elect Matthew Patrick, "Issues," accessed September 2, 2016
  4. ↑ Massachusetts Secretary of State, "2016 State election candidates," accessed October 3, 2016
  5. ↑ Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, "Election data lookup," accessed December 20, 2016
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 Massachusetts Secretary of State, "2016 Primary Candidates (Democratic)," accessed June 20, 2016
  7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 Secretary of the Commonweath of Massachusetts, "Massachusetts Election Statistics," accessed October 14, 2016
  8. ↑ Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, "2014 State Primary Candidates," accessed September 9, 2014
  9. ↑ Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, "Return of Votes For Massachusetts State Election - November 4, 2008," accessed March 18, 2014
  10. ↑ Follow the Money, "2008 campaign contributions," accessed December 29, 2014
  11. ↑ Elect Matthew Patrick, "Endorsements," accessed September 2, 2016
Political offices
Preceded by
- 		Massachusetts House of Representatives Barnstable 3
2001–January 5, 2011 		Succeeded by
David Vieira (R)


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