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Nika Elugardo
Nika Elugardo (Democratic Party) was a member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives, representing the 15th Suffolk District. She assumed office on January 2, 2019. She left office on January 4, 2023.
Elugardo (Democratic Party) ran for election to the Massachusetts State Senate to represent the 2nd Suffolk District. She lost in the Democratic primary on September 6, 2022.
Elugardo also ran for re-election to the Massachusetts House of Representatives to represent the 15th Suffolk District. She did not appear on the ballot for the Democratic primary on September 6, 2022.
Committee assignments
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2021-2022
Elugardo was assigned to the following committees:
- Human Resources and Employee Engagement Committee
- House Ways and Means Committee
- Housing Joint Committee
- Ways and Means Joint Committee
2019-2020
Elugardo was assigned to the following committees:
- Elder Affairs Joint Committee (decommissioned)
- Children, Families and Persons with Disabilities Joint Committee
- Tourism, Arts and Cultural Development Joint Committee
- Technology and Intergovernmental Affairs Committee
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
2022
Massachusetts State Senate
See also: Massachusetts State Senate elections, 2022
General election
General election for Massachusetts State Senate 2nd Suffolk District
Liz Miranda won election in the general election for Massachusetts State Senate 2nd Suffolk District on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Liz Miranda (D) | 98.8 | 35,207 |
| Other/Write-in votes | 1.2 | 439 | ||
| Total votes: 35,646 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Massachusetts State Senate 2nd Suffolk District
Liz Miranda defeated Nika Elugardo, Dianne Wilkerson, Miniard Culpepper, and James Grant in the Democratic primary for Massachusetts State Senate 2nd Suffolk District on September 6, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Liz Miranda | 33.2 | 6,806 |
 | Nika Elugardo | 27.3 | 5,600 | |
| Dianne Wilkerson | 21.4 | 4,388 | ||
 | Miniard Culpepper | 15.3 | 3,147 | |
 | James Grant | 2.7 | 554 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.2 | 34 | ||
| Total votes: 20,529 | |||
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Massachusetts House of Representatives
See also: Massachusetts House of Representatives elections, 2022
General election
General election for Massachusetts House of Representatives 15th Suffolk District
Sam Montaño won election in the general election for Massachusetts House of Representatives 15th Suffolk District on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Sam Montaño (D) | 98.8 | 13,030 |
| Other/Write-in votes | 1.2 | 154 | ||
| Total votes: 13,184 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Massachusetts House of Representatives 15th Suffolk District
Sam Montaño defeated Roxanne Longoria, Richard Fierro, and Mary Ann Nelson in the Democratic primary for Massachusetts House of Representatives 15th Suffolk District on September 6, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Sam Montaño | 57.5 | 3,924 |
| Roxanne Longoria | 25.9 | 1,769 | ||
 | Richard Fierro | 10.1 | 687 | |
| Mary Ann Nelson | 6.5 | 441 | ||
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.1 | 8 | ||
| Total votes: 6,829 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Nika Elugardo (D)
2020
See also: Massachusetts House of Representatives elections, 2020
General election
General election for Massachusetts House of Representatives 15th Suffolk District
Incumbent Nika Elugardo won election in the general election for Massachusetts House of Representatives 15th Suffolk District on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Nika Elugardo (D) | 98.9 | 16,527 |
| Other/Write-in votes | 1.1 | 186 | ||
| Total votes: 16,713 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Massachusetts House of Representatives 15th Suffolk District
Incumbent Nika Elugardo advanced from the Democratic primary for Massachusetts House of Representatives 15th Suffolk District on September 1, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Nika Elugardo | 99.1 | 9,268 |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.9 | 81 | ||
| Total votes: 9,349 | |||
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2018
General election
General election for Massachusetts House of Representatives 15th Suffolk District
Nika Elugardo won election in the general election for Massachusetts House of Representatives 15th Suffolk District on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Nika Elugardo (D) | 98.5 | 14,051 |
| Other/Write-in votes | 1.5 | 207 | ||
| Total votes: 14,258 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Massachusetts House of Representatives 15th Suffolk District
Nika Elugardo defeated incumbent Jeffrey Sanchez in the Democratic primary for Massachusetts House of Representatives 15th Suffolk District on September 4, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Nika Elugardo | 52.0 | 4,537 |
 | Jeffrey Sanchez | 48.0 | 4,194 | |
| Total votes: 8,731 | |||
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Campaign themes
2022
Ballotpedia survey responses
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2020
Nika Elugardo did not complete Ballotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.
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
2022 Elections
External links
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Footnotes
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| Preceded by Jeffrey Sanchez (D) |
Massachusetts House of Representatives 15th Suffolk District 2019-2023 |
Succeeded by Sam Montaño (D) |
