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Peter Durant
2023 - Present
2027
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Peter Durant (Republican Party) is a member of the Massachusetts State Senate, representing Worcester and Hampshire District. He assumed office on November 29, 2023. His current term ends on January 6, 2027.
Durant (Republican Party) ran for re-election to the Massachusetts State Senate to represent Worcester and Hampshire District. He won in the general election on November 5, 2024.
Biography
Peter Durant earned his bachelor's degree in political science from Northeastern University. His professional experience includes working as the vice president of Service for Yankee Technology in Ludlow, Massachusetts, and as a small business owner.
Committee assignments
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2023-2024
Durant was assigned to the following committees:
- Federal Stimulus and Census Oversight Committee (decommissioned)
- House Post Audit and Oversight Committee
- Judiciary Joint Committee
- State Administration and Regulatory Oversight Joint Committee
2021-2022
Durant was assigned to the following committees:
- House Post Audit and Oversight Committee, Ranking minority member
- House Ways and Means Committee
- Public Safety and Homeland Security Joint Committee
- Ways and Means Joint Committee
2019-2020
Durant was assigned to the following committees:
- Public Safety and Homeland Security Joint Committee
- House Post Audit and Oversight Committee, Ranking Minority
- Technology and Intergovernmental Affairs 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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• Post Audit and Oversight |
• Public Safety and Homeland Security Joint |
• Revenue Joint |
2015 legislative session
At the beginning of the 2015 legislative session, Durant served on the following committees:
Massachusetts committee assignments, 2015 |
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• Post Audit and Oversight |
• Ways and Means |
• Ways and Means Joint |
2013-2014
At the beginning of the 2013 legislative session, Durant served on the following committees:
Massachusetts committee assignments, 2013 |
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• Post Audit and Oversight |
• Municipalities and Regional Government Joint |
• Transportation Joint |
Sponsored legislation
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Elections
2024
See also: Massachusetts State Senate elections, 2024
General election
General election for Massachusetts State Senate Worcester and Hampshire District
Incumbent Peter Durant defeated Sheila Dibb in the general election for Massachusetts State Senate Worcester and Hampshire District on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | ![]() | Peter Durant (R) | 58.3 | 52,465 |
![]() | Sheila Dibb (D) | 41.5 | 37,346 | |
Other/Write-in votes | 0.2 | 160 |
Total votes: 89,971 | ||||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Massachusetts State Senate Worcester and Hampshire District
Sheila Dibb advanced from the Democratic primary for Massachusetts State Senate Worcester and Hampshire District on September 3, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | ![]() | Sheila Dibb (Write-in) | 53.4 | 1,003 |
Other/Write-in votes | 46.6 | 877 |
Total votes: 1,880 | ||||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Massachusetts State Senate Worcester and Hampshire District
Incumbent Peter Durant advanced from the Republican primary for Massachusetts State Senate Worcester and Hampshire District on September 3, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | ![]() | Peter Durant | 99.6 | 7,488 |
Other/Write-in votes | 0.4 | 29 |
Total votes: 7,517 | ||||
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Endorsements
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2023
See also: Massachusetts state legislative special elections, 2023
General election
Special general election for Massachusetts State Senate Worcester and Hampshire District
Peter Durant defeated Jonathan Zlotnik in the special general election for Massachusetts State Senate Worcester and Hampshire District on November 7, 2023.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | ![]() | Peter Durant (R) | 54.5 | 12,646 |
![]() | Jonathan Zlotnik (D) | 45.4 | 10,546 | |
Other/Write-in votes | 0.1 | 30 |
Total votes: 23,222 | ||||
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Democratic primary election
Special Democratic primary for Massachusetts State Senate Worcester and Hampshire District
Jonathan Zlotnik advanced from the special Democratic primary for Massachusetts State Senate Worcester and Hampshire District on October 10, 2023.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | ![]() | Jonathan Zlotnik | 100.0 | 2,793 |
Total votes: 2,793 | ||||
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Republican primary election
Special Republican primary for Massachusetts State Senate Worcester and Hampshire District
Peter Durant defeated Bruce Chester in the special Republican primary for Massachusetts State Senate Worcester and Hampshire District on October 10, 2023.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | ![]() | Peter Durant | 60.6 | 2,830 |
![]() | Bruce Chester | 39.4 | 1,840 |
Total votes: 4,670 | ||||
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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 6th Worcester District
Incumbent Peter Durant won election in the general election for Massachusetts House of Representatives 6th Worcester District on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | ![]() | Peter Durant (R) | 98.3 | 10,526 |
Other/Write-in votes | 1.7 | 186 |
Total votes: 10,712 | ||||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Massachusetts House of Representatives 6th Worcester District
Incumbent Peter Durant advanced from the Republican primary for Massachusetts House of Representatives 6th Worcester District on September 6, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | ![]() | Peter Durant | 99.5 | 2,000 |
Other/Write-in votes | 0.5 | 11 |
Total votes: 2,011 | ||||
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2020
See also: Massachusetts House of Representatives elections, 2020
General election
General election for Massachusetts House of Representatives 6th Worcester District
Incumbent Peter Durant won election in the general election for Massachusetts House of Representatives 6th Worcester District on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | ![]() | Peter Durant (R) | 98.0 | 15,947 |
Other/Write-in votes | 2.0 | 332 |
Total votes: 16,279 | ||||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Massachusetts House of Representatives 6th Worcester District
Incumbent Peter Durant advanced from the Republican primary for Massachusetts House of Representatives 6th Worcester District on September 1, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | ![]() | Peter Durant | 99.5 | 1,891 |
Other/Write-in votes | 0.5 | 9 |
Total votes: 1,900 | ||||
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2018
General election
General election for Massachusetts House of Representatives 6th Worcester District
Incumbent Peter Durant won election in the general election for Massachusetts House of Representatives 6th Worcester District on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | ![]() | Peter Durant (R) | 97.7 | 11,271 |
Other/Write-in votes | 2.3 | 264 |
Total votes: 11,535 | ||||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Massachusetts House of Representatives 6th Worcester District
Incumbent Peter Durant advanced from the Republican primary for Massachusetts House of Representatives 6th Worcester District on September 4, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | ![]() | Peter Durant | 100.0 | 1,538 |
Total votes: 1,538 | ||||
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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 Peter Durant ran unopposed in the Massachusetts House of Representatives Sixth Worcester District general election.[1][2]
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He was also unopposed in the Republican primary.
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. Karen Spiewak was unopposed in the Democratic primary. Incumbent Peter Durant was unopposed in the Republican primary. Durant defeated Spiewak in the general election.[3]
2012
Durant won re-election in the 2012 election for Massachusetts House of Representatives Sixth Worcester District. Durant was unopposed in the September 6 Republican primary and defeated Kathleen Walker (D) in the general election, which took place on November 6, 2012.[4][5]
2011
A new election for the Sixth Worcester seat was held on May 10, 2011. Durant again faced Geraldo Alicea (D), defeating Alicea by a 56 vote margin. Besides the race's original contenders, Robert Cirba and Peter Boria, who ran as independents, each garnered more than the 56 vote margin of victory.[6]
2010
Durant was a candidate for the Massachusetts House of Representatives, Sixth Worcester District in the November 2, 2010 state legislative election. Durant defeated Michael Jaynes in the September 14 Republican primary. The general election race between incumbent Geraldo Alicea (D) and Durant was declared a tie and required a new election.[7] Superior Court Judge Richard Tucker ruled that one absentee ballot that had been discarded should count for Alicea, thus creating a tie at 6,587 votes each.[7]
A new election was set for May 10, 2011, with a primary on April 12, 2011. In keeping with the Massachusetts Constitution, Alicea continued to occupy the Sixth Worcester seat until a new election was declared.[8]
Campaign themes
2024
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2023
Peter Durant did not complete Ballotpedia's 2023 Candidate Connection survey.
2022
Peter Durant did not complete Ballotpedia's 2022 Candidate Connection survey.
2020
Peter Durant did not complete Ballotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.
2011
Durant's campaign site highlighted the following campaign themes:
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Campaign finance summary
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2024
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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
2024 Elections
External links
Candidate Massachusetts State Senate Worcester and Hampshire District |
Officeholder Massachusetts State Senate Worcester and Hampshire District |
Personal |
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 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
- ↑ Telegram and Gazette, "Durant wins in 6th District by 56 votes," May 10, 2011
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 Boston Globe, "Judge rules Worcester House race a tie, orders new election," February 1, 2011
- ↑ Ballot Access News, "Massachusetts Tied Legislative Vote from November Won’t be Resolved Until May," February 10, 2011
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Preceded by Anne Gobi (D) |
Massachusetts State Senate Worcester and Hampshire District 2023-Present |
Succeeded by - |
Preceded by - |
Massachusetts House of Representatives 6th Worcester District 2011-2023 |
Succeeded by John J. Marsi Jr. (R) |