Susan M. Laplante

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Susan M. Laplante was a 2016 Republican candidate for Second Essex & Middlesex District of the Massachusetts State Senate.

Campaign themes

2016

Laplante's campaign website highlighted the following issues:[1]

Education

  • Excerpt: "Parents deserve the ability to make quality educational choices for their children. As a member of CPLAN (Collaborative Parent Leadership Action Network) I have worked with District and Charter School parents advocating together for access to high quality choices in public education."

Taxes and fiscal responsibility

  • Excerpt: "Fiscal responsibility doesn’t mean cutting without regard to need. It means directing funds where they are most essential and can be implemented most effectively."

Small business and job growth

  • Excerpt: "Entrepreneurs and small businesses are the heart and soul of the American economy. In Massachusetts, we must foster and protect a business-friendly environment."

Infrastructure and MBTA

  • Excerpt: "On Beacon Hill, I will work with Governor Baker to reform and restructure the MBTA, making public transportation a reliable, affordable option for Merrimack Valley families."

Opioids

  • Excerpt: "The opioid crisis hurts everyone. The epidemic robs the futures and the lives of our children."

Elections

2016

See also: Massachusetts State Senate elections, 2016

Elections for the Massachusetts State Senate 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 Barbara L'Italien defeated Susan M. Laplante in the Massachusetts State Senate Second Essex & Middlesex District general election.[2][3]

Massachusetts State Senate, Second Essex & Middlesex District General Election, 2016
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Democratic Green check mark transparent.png Barbara L'Italien Incumbent 63.52% 45,218
     Republican Susan M. Laplante 36.48% 25,973
Total Votes 71,191
Source: Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth


Incumbent Barbara L'Italien ran unopposed in the Massachusetts State Senate Second Essex & Middlesex District Democratic Primary.[4][5]

Massachusetts State Senate, Second Essex & Middlesex District Democratic Primary, 2016
Party Candidate
    Democratic Green check mark transparent.png Barbara L'Italien Incumbent (unopposed)


Susan M. Laplante ran unopposed in the Massachusetts State Senate Second Essex & Middlesex District Republican Primary.[4][5]

Massachusetts State Senate, Second Essex & Middlesex District Republican Primary, 2016
Party Candidate
    Republican Green check mark transparent.png Susan M. Laplante  (unopposed)

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