Peter Koutoujian
Peter Koutoujian was a 2013 Democratic candidate seeking election to the U.S. House representing the 5th Congressional District of Massachusetts.[1] He was defeated by Katherine Clark in the Democratic primary on October 15, 2013.[2]
He was a Democratic member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives, representing the Tenth Middlesex district from 1997 to his resignation in January, 2011. Koutoujian resigned due to his appointment to become the new Middlesex County Sheriff.
He previously was an Attorney/Professor at the Massachusetts School of Law and Bentley College. He previously served as Assistant District Attorney.
Koutoujian is a member of the Armenian Assembly, Bentley College Service Learning Program, Council of Armenian Executives, The Knights of Vartan, Massachusetts Legislator's Association, NAACP, Newton Boys and Girls Club Board of Directors, Newton Community Service Center Board of Directors, Waltham and Greater Boston Business and Professional Women's Club, and the West Suburban Samaritans Board of Directors.[3]
Committee assignments
Elections
2013
Koutoujian was a 2013 Democratic candidate seeking election to the U.S. House representing the 5th Congressional District of Massachusetts.[1] The election was held to replace outgoing Rep. Ed Markey (D) who was elected to the U.S. Senate in the June 25th election for John Kerry's vacant seat after his appointment as Secretary of State.[4][5] He was defeated by Katherine Clark in the Democratic primary on October 15, 2013.[2]
| U.S. House, Massachusetts District 5 Special Democratic Primary, 2013 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes | ||
 Katherine Clark |
31.6% | 21,983 | ||
| Peter Koutoujian | 22% | 15,303 | ||
| Carl Sciortino | 16% | 11,160 | ||
| Will Brownsberger | 14.6% | 10,163 | ||
| Karen Spilka | 13.1% | 9,088 | ||
| John Paul Maisano | 2.2% | 1,520 | ||
| Martin Long | 0.6% | 398 | ||
| Total Votes | 69,615 | |||
| Source: Official Results from Massachusetts Elections Division | ||||
2010
Koutoujian won re-election to the Tenth Middlesex seat in 2010. He had no primary opposition. He defeated James Dixon (R) in the general election on November 2, 2010.[6]
| Massachusetts House of Representatives General Election, Tenth Middlesex District (2010) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidates | Votes | |||
| Peter Koutoujian (D)
|
7,547 | |||
| James Dixon (R) | 2,684 | |||
2008
On November 4, 2008, Koutoujian won re-election for the Massachusetts House of Representatives election for the Tenth Middlesex district.[7] In this election he raised $216,015-; of that total $185,086- (97.9%) was from in state contributions, $3,959- (2.1%) was from out of state contributions, and $65- (0.0%) was from unknown sources.[8]
| Massachusetts House of Representatives - Tenth Middlesex district | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidates | Votes | |||
| Peter Koutoujian (D)
|
11,460 | |||
| All Others | 150 | |||
| Blanks | 3,744 | |||
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Recent news
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External links
- Campaign website
- Facebook page
- Twitter account
- Peter Koutoujian's personal website
- Massachusetts House of Representatives - Rep. Peter Koutoujian
- Legislative Profile from Project Vote Smart
- Biography from Project Vote Smart
- Campaign contributions: 2008, 2006, 2004, 2002
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 WBUR "State Rep. Carl Sciortino Announces Congressional Bid" accessed June 27, 2013
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 WCVB TV, "Massachusetts' 5th congressional primary results," accessed October 15, 2013
- ↑ Project Vote Smart - Rep. Koutoujian
- ↑ Boston.com, "Secretary of state to set Senate special election date of June 25," January 28, 2013
- ↑ The Boston Globe, "William ‘Mo’ Cowan to be interim US senator," January 30, 2013
- ↑ Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, "Return of Votes - For Massachusetts State Election - November 2, 2010," accessed February 13, 2014
- ↑ Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, "Return of Votes For Massachusetts State Election - November 4, 2008," accessed March 18, 2014
- ↑ Follow the Money, "2008 campaign contributions," accessed December 29, 2014
| Political offices | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by - |
Massachusetts House of Representatives Middlesex 10 1997– January 2011 |
Succeeded by John Lawn |
