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Paul Schmid III
Paul Schmid III (Democratic Party) was a member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives, representing the 8th Bristol District. He assumed office in 2011. He left office on January 1, 2025.
Schmid (Democratic Party) ran for re-election to the Massachusetts House of Representatives to represent the 8th Bristol District. He won in the general election on November 8, 2022.
Committee assignments
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2023-2024
Schmid was assigned to the following committees:
2021-2022
Schmid was assigned to the following committees:
- House Ways and Means Committee
- Cannabis Policy Joint Committee, House vice chair
- Public Health Joint Committee
- State Administration and Regulatory Oversight Joint Committee
- Ways and Means Joint Committee
2019-2020
Schmid was assigned to the following committees:
- Ways and Means Joint Committee
- Public Health Joint Committee
- Revenue Joint Committee, Vice Chair
- House Redistricting Committee (decommissioned)
- House 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 |
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| • Children, Families and Persons with Disabilities Joint |
| • Public Health Joint |
| • Public Safety and Homeland Security Joint |
| • State Administration and Regulatory Oversight Joint, Vice chair |
| • Public Service |
2015 legislative session
At the beginning of the 2015 legislative session, Schmid served on the following committees:
| Massachusetts committee assignments, 2015 |
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| • Environment, Natural Resources and Agriculture Joint, Chair |
2013-2014
At the beginning of the 2013 legislative session, Schmid served on the following committees:
| Massachusetts committee assignments, 2013 |
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| • Environment, Natural Resources and Agriculture Joint, Vice chair |
| • Public Service Joint |
| • Revenue Joint |
2011-2012
In the 2011-2012 legislative session, Schmid served on the following committees:
| Massachusetts committee assignments, 2011 |
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| • Environment, Natural Resources and Agriculture Joint |
| • Personnel and Administration |
| • Revenue Joint |
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
2024
Paul Schmid III did not file to run for re-election.
2022
See also: Massachusetts House of Representatives elections, 2022
General election
General election for Massachusetts House of Representatives 8th Bristol District
Incumbent Paul Schmid III defeated Evan Gendreau in the general election for Massachusetts House of Representatives 8th Bristol District on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Paul Schmid III (D) | 53.5 | 8,437 |
 | Evan Gendreau (R)  | 46.4 | 7,326 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.1 | 12 | ||
| Total votes: 15,775 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Massachusetts House of Representatives 8th Bristol District
Incumbent Paul Schmid III advanced from the Democratic primary for Massachusetts House of Representatives 8th Bristol District on September 6, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Paul Schmid III | 99.9 | 3,390 |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.1 | 4 | ||
| Total votes: 3,394 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Massachusetts House of Representatives 8th Bristol District
Evan Gendreau advanced from the Republican primary for Massachusetts House of Representatives 8th Bristol District on September 6, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Evan Gendreau | 99.7 | 1,674 |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.3 | 5 | ||
| Total votes: 1,679 | |||
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2020
See also: Massachusetts House of Representatives elections, 2020
General election
General election for Massachusetts House of Representatives 8th Bristol District
Incumbent Paul Schmid III defeated Evan Gendreau in the general election for Massachusetts House of Representatives 8th Bristol District on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Paul Schmid III (D) | 57.0 | 11,751 |
| Evan Gendreau (R) | 42.9 | 8,853 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.1 | 13 | ||
| Total votes: 20,617 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Massachusetts House of Representatives 8th Bristol District
Incumbent Paul Schmid III advanced from the Democratic primary for Massachusetts House of Representatives 8th Bristol District on September 1, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Paul Schmid III | 99.7 | 5,206 |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.3 | 17 | ||
| Total votes: 5,223 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Massachusetts House of Representatives 8th Bristol District
Evan Gendreau advanced from the Republican primary for Massachusetts House of Representatives 8th Bristol District on September 1, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Evan Gendreau | 98.9 | 1,361 |
| Other/Write-in votes | 1.1 | 15 | ||
| Total votes: 1,376 | |||
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2018
General election
General election for Massachusetts House of Representatives 8th Bristol District
Incumbent Paul Schmid III won election in the general election for Massachusetts House of Representatives 8th Bristol District on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Paul Schmid III (D) | 98.9 | 11,171 |
| Other/Write-in votes | 1.1 | 119 | ||
| Total votes: 11,290 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Massachusetts House of Representatives 8th Bristol District
Incumbent Paul Schmid III advanced from the Democratic primary for Massachusetts House of Representatives 8th Bristol District on September 4, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Paul Schmid III | 100.0 | 1,685 |
| Total votes: 1,685 | |||
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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 Paul Schmid III ran unopposed in the Massachusetts House of Representatives Eighth Bristol District general election.[1][2]
| Massachusetts House of Representatives, Eighth Bristol District General Election, 2016 | ||
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| Party | Candidate | |
| Democratic |  Paul Schmid III Incumbent (unopposed) | |
| Source: Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth | ||
Incumbent Paul Schmid III ran unopposed in the Massachusetts House of Representatives Eighth Bristol District Democratic Primary.[3][4]
| Massachusetts House of Representatives, Eighth Bristol District Democratic Primary, 2016 | ||
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| Party | Candidate | |
| Democratic | Paul Schmid III Incumbent (unopposed) | |
2014
Elections for the Massachusetts House of Representatives 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. Incumbent Paul Schmid III was unopposed in the Democratic primary and was unopposed in the general election.[5]
2012
Schmid III won re-election in the 2012 election for Massachusetts House of Representatives Eighth Bristol District. Schmid III was unopposed in the September 6 Democratic primary and was unopposed in the general election, which took place on November 6, 2012.[6][7]
2010
Schmid won election to the Eighth Bristol seat in 2010. He defeated David Dennis and John Rodrigues in the September 14 Democratic primary. He defeated F. George Jacome (I) in the general election on November 2, 2010.[8]
| Massachusetts House of Representatives General Election, Eighth Bristol District (2010) | ||||
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| Candidates | Votes | |||
| Paul Schmid III (D)
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7,523 | |||
| F. George Jacome (I) | 3,463 | |||
Campaign themes
2022
Ballotpedia survey responses
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2020
Paul Schmid III did not complete Ballotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.
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2024
In 2024, the Massachusetts State Legislature was in session from January 3 to December 31. Formal session ended on July 31, 2024 and an informal session was convened from August 1, 2024 to December 31, 2024.
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2023
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In 2023, the Massachusetts State Legislature was in session from January 4 to November 15.
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2022
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In 2022, the Massachusetts State Legislature was in session from January 5 to August 1.
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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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2017
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In 2017, the Massachusetts General Court was in session from January 4 through November 15. The legislature held an informal session from November 16 to January 2.
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2016
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In 2016, the Massachusetts General Court was in session from January 6 through July 31.
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2015
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In 2015, the Massachusetts General Court was in session from January 7, 2015, through January 5, 2016.
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2014
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In 2014, the Massachusetts General Court was in session from January 14 through August 1.
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2013
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In 2013, the Massachusetts General Court was in session from January 2 to December 31.
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2012
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In 2012, the Massachusetts General Court was in session from January 4 through July 31.
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2011
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In 2011, the Massachusetts General Court was in session from January 5 through November 16.
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See also
2022 Elections
External links
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Candidate Massachusetts House of Representatives 8th Bristol District |
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Footnotes
- ↑ 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
- ↑ Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, "2014 State Primary Candidates," accessed September 9, 2014
- ↑ Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, "2012 State Primary Results," accessed February 13, 2014
- ↑ Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, "Return of Votes - For Massachusetts State Election - November 6, 2012," accessed February 13, 2014
- ↑ Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, "Return of Votes - For Massachusetts State Election - November 2, 2010," accessed February 13, 2014
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| Preceded by - |
Massachusetts House of Representatives 8th Bristol District 2011-2025 |
Succeeded by Steven Ouellette (D) |
