Mike Connolly (Massachusetts)

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Mike Connolly
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Massachusetts House of Representatives 26th Middlesex District
Tenure

2017 - Present

Term ends

2027

Years in position

8

Compensation

Base salary

$73,655.01/year

Per diem

$No per diem is paid.

Elections and appointments
Last elected

November 5, 2024

Contact

Mike Connolly (Democratic Party) is a member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives, representing the 26th Middlesex District. He assumed office on January 4, 2017. His current term ends on January 6, 2027.

Connolly (Democratic Party) ran for re-election to the Massachusetts House of Representatives to represent the 26th Middlesex District. He won in the general election on November 5, 2024.

Committee assignments

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2023-2024

Connolly was assigned to the following committees:

2021-2022

Connolly was assigned to the following committees:

2019-2020

Connolly was assigned to the following committees:

2017 legislative session

At the beginning of the 2017 legislative session, this legislator served on the following committees:

Massachusetts committee assignments, 2017
Bonding, Capital Expenditures and State Assets
Steering, Policy and Scheduling
Housing Joint
Veterans and Federal Affairs Joint

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

2024

See also: Massachusetts House of Representatives elections, 2024

General election

General election for Massachusetts House of Representatives 26th Middlesex District

Incumbent Mike Connolly won election in the general election for Massachusetts House of Representatives 26th Middlesex District on November 5, 2024.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Mike Connolly
Mike Connolly (D)
 
98.9
 
17,063
 Other/Write-in votes
 
1.1
 
197

Total votes: 17,260
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Massachusetts House of Representatives 26th Middlesex District

Incumbent Mike Connolly advanced from the Democratic primary for Massachusetts House of Representatives 26th Middlesex District on September 3, 2024.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Mike Connolly
Mike Connolly
 
99.3
 
4,162
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.7
 
30

Total votes: 4,192
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Endorsements

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2022

See also: Massachusetts House of Representatives elections, 2022

General election

General election for Massachusetts House of Representatives 26th Middlesex District

Incumbent Mike Connolly won election in the general election for Massachusetts House of Representatives 26th Middlesex District on November 8, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Mike Connolly
Mike Connolly (D)
 
99.1
 
11,714
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.9
 
111

Total votes: 11,825
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Massachusetts House of Representatives 26th Middlesex District

Incumbent Mike Connolly advanced from the Democratic primary for Massachusetts House of Representatives 26th Middlesex District on September 6, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Mike Connolly
Mike Connolly
 
99.4
 
4,624
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.6
 
29

Total votes: 4,653
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2020

See also: Massachusetts House of Representatives elections, 2020

General election

General election for Massachusetts House of Representatives 26th Middlesex District

Incumbent Mike Connolly won election in the general election for Massachusetts House of Representatives 26th Middlesex District on November 3, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Mike Connolly
Mike Connolly (D)
 
98.9
 
18,196
 Other/Write-in votes
 
1.1
 
205

Total votes: 18,401
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Massachusetts House of Representatives 26th Middlesex District

Incumbent Mike Connolly advanced from the Democratic primary for Massachusetts House of Representatives 26th Middlesex District on September 1, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Mike Connolly
Mike Connolly
 
98.7
 
9,556
 Other/Write-in votes
 
1.3
 
129

Total votes: 9,685
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2018

See also: Massachusetts House of Representatives elections, 2018

General election

General election for Massachusetts House of Representatives 26th Middlesex District

Incumbent Mike Connolly won election in the general election for Massachusetts House of Representatives 26th Middlesex District on November 6, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Mike Connolly
Mike Connolly (D) Candidate Connection
 
99.0
 
14,823
 Other/Write-in votes
 
1.0
 
148

Total votes: 14,971
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Massachusetts House of Representatives 26th Middlesex District

Incumbent Mike Connolly advanced from the Democratic primary for Massachusetts House of Representatives 26th Middlesex District on September 4, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Mike Connolly
Mike Connolly Candidate Connection
 
100.0
 
5,890

Total votes: 5,890
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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.

Mike Connolly ran unopposed in the Massachusetts House of Representatives Twenty-sixth Middlesex District general election.[1][2]

Massachusetts House of Representatives, Twenty-sixth Middlesex District General Election, 2016
Party Candidate
    Democratic Green check mark transparent.png Mike Connolly  (unopposed)
Source: Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth


Mike Connolly defeated incumbent Timothy Toomey, Jr. in the Massachusetts House of Representatives Twenty-sixth Middlesex District Democratic Primary.[3][4]

Massachusetts House of Representatives, Twenty-sixth Middlesex District Democratic Primary, 2016
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Democratic Green check mark transparent.png Mike Connolly 53.64% 2,938
     Democratic Timothy Toomey, Jr. Incumbent 46.36% 2,539
Total Votes 5,477


2012

See also: Massachusetts House of Representatives elections, 2012

Connolly ran in the 2012 election for Massachusetts House of Representatives Twenty-Sixth Middlesex District. He ran as an independent candidate and was defeated by Timothy Toomey, Jr. (D) in the general election, which took place on November 6, 2012.[5][6]

Massachusetts House of Representatives, Twenty-Sixth Middlesex District, General Election, 2012
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Democratic Green check mark transparent.pngTimothy Toomey, Jr. Incumbent 68.4% 10,898
     Republican Thomas Vasconcelos 6.4% 1,021
     Independent Mike Connolly 25.2% 4,010
Total Votes 15,929

Campaign themes

2024

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2022

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2020

Mike Connolly did not complete Ballotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.

2016

Connolly's campaign website highlighted the following issues:

Invest in Transit Infrastructure

  • Complete the Green Line Extension — it's been 26 years since the state was ordered to build the GLX.
  • Raise revenue for the MBTA; address the $7.3 billion maintenance backlog.
  • Replace the McGrath Highway with a green, at-grade boulevard.
  • Complete the Somerville Community Path.
  • Complete the Grand Junction Path.
  • Promote bike safety and Vision Zero.

Protect Affordable Housing

  • Protect existing affordable housing.
  • Create more and varied kinds of affordable housing, through more aggressive inclusionary zoning, support for community land trusts, and better public-private partnerships.
  • Provide tax relief to homeowners who are "house rich, cash poor."
  • Reinvest in public housing.
  • Tax big developers and speculators; use this revenue to subsidize affordable rentals and retail.
  • Require universities to provide affordable housing to grad students and postdocs.

Achieve "Net Zero" Carbon Emissions

  • Support for at least 2 gigawatts/year offshore wind.
  • Put a price on carbon, such as a "revenue neutral" carbon tax.
  • Eliminate solar net metering caps.
  • Establish declining block grants for SRECs.
  • Accelerate the Renewable Portfolio Standard.
  • Increase energy efficiency.
  • Fix gas leaks and stop the pipelines.
  • Oppose pipeline tax/fee; electric ratepayers shouldn't be forced to pay for dangerous gas pipelines.

Strengthen Public Education

  • Universal Pre-K, early-education, and after school programs.
  • Save Our Public Schools — Keep the Cap on charter schools.
  • Less Testing, More Learning.
  • Support educators by repealing so-called "district-determined measures" that place an excessive focus on standardized tests and make it more difficult to fill high-need teaching assignments.
  • Raise revenue for new programs and update the Ch. 70 funding formula.
  • Increased funding for music, the arts, STEAM, and physical education.
  • Debt-Free Higher Education.
  • Increased state aid for UMass Boston (and our entire system of public higher-education).

Fight for Economic Justice

  • $15 minimum wage, indexed to inflation.
  • Equal Pay for Women.
  • Paid Family Medical Leave.
  • Earned Sick Time.
  • Support for Organized Labor.
  • Fair Share Amendment to tax millionaires.
  • Organize for a more progressive tax system.[7]
—Mike Connolly[8]

Campaign finance summary


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Mike Connolly campaign contribution history
YearOfficeStatusContributionsExpenditures
2024* Massachusetts House of Representatives 26th Middlesex DistrictWon general$34,194 $0
2022Massachusetts House of Representatives 26th Middlesex DistrictWon general$67,937 $0
2020Massachusetts House of Representatives 26th Middlesex DistrictWon general$54,314 N/A**
2016Massachusetts House of Representatives, District Twenty-Sixth MiddlesexWon $79,103 N/A**
Grand total$235,548 N/A**
Sources: OpenSecretsFederal Elections Commission ***This product uses the openFEC API but is not endorsed or certified by the Federal Election Commission (FEC).
* Data from this year may not be complete
** Data on expenditures is not available for this election cycle
Note: Totals above reflect only available data.

Endorsements

2016

In 2016, Connolly's endorsements included the following:[9]

  • Mass Alliance
  • The Sierra Club
  • NARAL Pro-Choice Massachusetts
  • The National Organization for Women (NOW)
  • The National Association of Social Workers
  • Progressive Massachusetts
  • Mass-Care
  • Massachusetts Peace Action
  • Our Revolution
  • Dig Boston

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Footnotes

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Preceded by
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Succeeded by
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Majority Leader:Michael Moran
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