Susannah Whipps
Susannah Whipps (unenrolled) is a member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives, representing the 2nd Franklin District. She assumed office on January 7, 2015. Her current term ends on January 6, 2027.
Whipps (unenrolled) ran for re-election to the Massachusetts House of Representatives to represent the 2nd Franklin District. She won in the general election on November 5, 2024.
In August 2017, Whipps changed her party affiliation from Republican to independent. She said she believed serving as an unenrolled member would help her work better with both Republicans and Democrats.[1]
Committee assignments
2025-2026
Whipps was assigned to the following committees:
- Joint Committee on Aging and Independence
- Higher Education Joint Committee
- Mental Health, Substance Use and Recovery Joint Committee
2023-2024
Whipps was assigned to the following committees:
- Mental Health, Substance Use and Recovery Joint Committee
- Revenue Joint Committee
- Transportation Joint Committee
2021-2022
Whipps was assigned to the following committees:
- Judiciary Joint Committee
- Mental Health, Substance Use and Recovery Joint Committee
- Revenue Joint Committee
- Transportation Joint Committee
2019-2020
Whipps was assigned to the following committees:
- Judiciary Joint Committee
- Labor and Workforce Development Joint Committee
- Mental Health, Substance Use and Recovery Joint Committee
- Revenue Joint Committee
2017 legislative session
At the beginning of the 2017 legislative session, this legislator served on the following committees:
| Massachusetts committee assignments, 2017 |
|---|
| • Ethics |
| • Higher Education Joint |
| • Mental Health, Substance Abuse, and Recovery Joint |
2015 legislative session
At the beginning of the 2015 legislative session, Whipps served on the following committees:
| Massachusetts committee assignments, 2015 |
|---|
| • Elder Affairs Joint |
| • Mental Health and Substance Abuse Joint |
| • Municipalities and Regional Government Joint |
Sponsored legislation
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Elections
2024
See also: Massachusetts House of Representatives elections, 2024
General election
General election for Massachusetts House of Representatives 2nd Franklin District
Incumbent Susannah Whipps defeated Jeffrey Raymond in the general election for Massachusetts House of Representatives 2nd Franklin District on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Susannah Whipps (Unenrolled) | 65.6 | 14,235 |
| Jeffrey Raymond (R) | 34.2 | 7,416 | ||
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.3 | 59 | ||
| Total votes: 21,710 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Massachusetts House of Representatives 2nd Franklin District
Jeffrey Raymond advanced from the Republican primary for Massachusetts House of Representatives 2nd Franklin District on September 3, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Jeffrey Raymond | 99.2 | 1,180 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.8 | 9 | ||
| Total votes: 1,189 | |||
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Endorsements
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2020
See also: Massachusetts House of Representatives elections, 2020
General election
General election for Massachusetts House of Representatives 2nd Franklin District
Incumbent Susannah Whipps defeated William LaRose in the general election for Massachusetts House of Representatives 2nd Franklin District on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Susannah Whipps (Independent) | 66.8 | 14,078 |
 | William LaRose (D) | 32.8 | 6,907 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.4 | 83 | ||
| Total votes: 21,068 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Massachusetts House of Representatives 2nd Franklin District
William LaRose advanced from the Democratic primary for Massachusetts House of Representatives 2nd Franklin District on September 1, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | William LaRose | 97.2 | 5,549 |
| Other/Write-in votes | 2.8 | 157 | ||
| Total votes: 5,706 | |||
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2018
General election
General election for Massachusetts House of Representatives 2nd Franklin District
Incumbent Susannah Whipps defeated John William Arena in the general election for Massachusetts House of Representatives 2nd Franklin District on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Susannah Whipps (Independent) | 70.1 | 11,026 |
| John William Arena (D) | 29.6 | 4,663 | ||
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.3 | 50 | ||
| Total votes: 15,739 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Massachusetts House of Representatives 2nd Franklin District
John William Arena advanced from the Democratic primary for Massachusetts House of Representatives 2nd Franklin District on September 4, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | John William Arena | 100.0 | 2,329 | |
| Total votes: 2,329 | |||
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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 Susannah Whipps Lee ran unopposed in the Massachusetts House of Representatives Second Franklin District general election.[2][3]
| Massachusetts House of Representatives, Second Franklin District General Election, 2016 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | |
| Republican |  Susannah Whipps Lee Incumbent (unopposed) | |
| Source: Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth | ||
Denise Andrews ran unopposed in the Massachusetts House of Representatives Second Franklin District Democratic Primary.[4][5]
| Massachusetts House of Representatives, Second Franklin District Democratic Primary, 2016 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | |
| Democratic | Denise Andrews (unopposed) | |
Incumbent Susannah Whipps Lee ran unopposed in the Massachusetts House of Representatives Second Franklin District Republican Primary.[4][5]
| Massachusetts House of Representatives, Second Franklin District Republican Primary, 2016 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | |
| Republican | Susannah Whipps Lee 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 Denise Andrews was unopposed in the Democratic primary. Susannah Whipps Lee defeated Karen Anderson in the Republican primary. Andrews was defeated by Lee in the general election.[6]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Susannah Whipps Lee |
54.6% | 7,350 | |
| Democratic | Denise Andrews Incumbent | 45.4% | 6,105 | |
| Total Votes | 13,455 | |||
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
|---|---|---|
|
Susannah Whipps Lee |
63.2% | 1,590 |
| Karen Anderson | 36.8% | 924 |
| Total Votes | 2,514 | |
Campaign themes
2024
Ballotpedia survey responses
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2020
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Campaign finance summary
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Scorecards
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Below you can find the scorecards found for the Massachusetts General Court in 2025.
- Massachusetts Fiscal Alliance — Legislators are scored on bills of interest to an organization that pledges "to make government more transparent, make fiscally responsible choices, and to hold the line on taxes."
- Massachusetts Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals — Legislators are scored on their sponsorship of legislation related to animal issues.
- The Freedom Index — Legislators are scored on their adherence to the limited government principles of the U.S. Constitution.
Below you can find the scorecards found for the Massachusetts General Court in 2024.
- Massachusetts Fiscal Alliance — Legislators are scored on bills of interest to an organization that pledges "to make government more transparent, make fiscally responsible choices, and to hold the line on taxes."
- Massachusetts Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals — Legislators are scored on their sponsorship of legislation related to animal issues.
- National Federation of Independent Business — Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to business issues.
- Progressive Massachusetts — Legislators are scored by the organization on votes that "can show the distinction between a progressive legislator, and everyone else."
Below you can find the scorecards found for the Massachusetts General Court in 2023.
- Massachusetts Fiscal Alliance — Legislators are scored on bills related to transparency, fiscal responsibility, and holding the line on taxes.
- Massachusetts Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals — Legislators are scored on their sponsorship of legislation related to animal issues.
- The American Conservative Union — Legislators are scored on their votes on conservative issues.
Below you can find the scorecards found for the Massachusetts General Court in 2022.
- Massachusetts Fiscal Alliance — Legislators are scored on transparency and tax-related issues.
- Massachusetts Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals — Legislators are scored on their sponsorship of legislation related to animal issues.
- National Federation of Independent Business — Legislators are scored on bills related to business issues.
- Progressive Massachusetts — Legislators are scored on votes that differentiate progressive lawmakers.
Below you can find the scorecards found for the Massachusetts General Court in 2021.
- Massachusetts Fiscal Alliance — Legislators are scored on transparency and tax-related issues.
- Massachusetts Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals — Legislators are scored on their sponsorship of legislation related to animal issues.
- Progressive Massachusetts — Legislators are scored on votes that identify progressive legislators.
- The American Conservative Union — Legislators are scored on conservative issues.
Below you can find the scorecards found for the Massachusetts General Court in 2020.
- Massachusetts Fiscal Alliance — Legislators are scored on transparency and fiscally responsible bills.
- Massachusetts Public Interest Research Group — Legislators are scored on public interest issues.
- Massachusetts Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals — Legislators are scored on animal-related sponsorships.
- National Federation of Independent Business — Legislators are scored on business issues.
- Progressive Massachusetts — Legislators are scored on progressive-priority votes.
- The American Conservative Union — Legislators are scored on conservative issues.
Below you can find the scorecards found for the Massachusetts General Court in 2019.
- Massachusetts Fiscal Alliance — Legislators are scored on transparency and taxation-related issues.
- Massachusetts Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals — Legislators are scored on animal-related legislation sponsorship.
- Progressive Massachusetts — Legislators are scored on progressive-priority votes.
- The American Conservative Union — Legislators are scored on conservative issues.
Below you can find the scorecards found for the Massachusetts General Court in 2018.
- Massachusetts Fiscal Alliance — Legislators are scored on transparency and taxation-related bills.
- Massachusetts Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals — Legislators are scored on animal-related legislation sponsorship.
- Planned Parenthood Advocacy Fund of Massachusetts — Legislators are scored on reproductive health legislation.
- Progressive Massachusetts — Legislators are scored on progressive-priority votes.
- The American Conservative Union — Legislators are scored on conservative issues.
Below you can find the scorecards found for the Massachusetts General Court in 2017.
- Massachusetts Fiscal Alliance — Legislators are scored on transparency and taxation-related issues.
- Massachusetts Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals — Legislators are scored on animal-related legislation sponsorship.
- Progressive Massachusetts — Legislators are scored on progressive-priority votes.
- The American Conservative Union — Legislators are scored on conservative issues.
Below you can find the scorecards found for the Massachusetts General Court in 2016.
- Associated Industries of Massachusetts (AIM) — Legislators are scored on business-related bills.
- Gun Owners Action League — Legislators are scored on firearms policy issues.
- Massachusetts Fiscal Alliance — Legislators are scored on transparency and taxation-related issues.
- Massachusetts Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals — Legislators are scored on animal-related legislation sponsorship.
- Mass Audubon — Legislators are scored on environmental issues.
- National Federation of Independent Business — Legislators are scored on business-related votes.
- Progressive Massachusetts — Legislators are scored on progressive-priority votes.
- The American Conservative Union — Legislators are scored on conservative issues.
- The Environmental League of Massachusetts — Legislators are scored on environmental issues.
Below you can find the scorecards found for the Massachusetts General Court in 2015.
- Massachusetts Fiscal Alliance — Legislators are scored on transparency and tax-related issues.
- Planned Parenthood Advocacy Fund of Massachusetts — Legislators are scored on reproductive health issues.
- The American Conservative Union — Legislators are scored on conservative issues.
See also
2024 Elections
External links
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Footnotes
- ↑ Telegram.com, "State Rep. Susannah Whipps of Athol leaves GOP," August 22, 2017
- ↑ Massachusetts Secretary of State, "2016 State election candidates," accessed October 3, 2016
- ↑ Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, "Election data lookup," accessed December 20, 2016
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Massachusetts Secretary of State, "2016 Primary Candidates (Democratic)," accessed June 20, 2016
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 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
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Massachusetts House of Representatives 2nd Franklin District 2015-Present |
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