Thomas McGee
Thomas M. McGee (b. December 15, 1955) is a former Democratic member of the Massachusetts State Senate, representing the Third Essex district from 2003 to 2018. He resigned his seat on January 2, 2018, to become the mayor of Lynn.[1]
McGee served in the Massachusetts House of Representatives from 1995 to 2003. McGee has served on the Democratic State Committee.
Biography
McGee earned his bachelor's degree from the University of Lowell and J.D. from the New England School of Law. His professional experience includes working as an attorney.[2]
Committee assignments
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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| • Bonding, Capital Expenditures and State Assets, Vice chair |
| • Post Audit and Oversight |
| • Ways and Means |
| • Children, Families and Persons with Disabilities Joint |
| • Economic Development and Emerging Technologies Joint |
| • Environment, Natural Resources and Agriculture Joint |
| • Transportation Joint, Chair |
| • Ways and Means Joint |
2015 legislative session
At the beginning of the 2015 legislative session, McGee served on the following committees:
| Massachusetts committee assignments, 2015 |
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| • Transportation Joint, Chair |
| • Environment, Natural Resources and Agriculture Joint |
| • Economic Development and Emerging Technologies Joint |
| • Ways and Means Joint |
| • Global Warming and Climate Change |
| • Ways and Means |
2013-2014
At the beginning of the 2013 legislative session, McGee served on the following committees:
| Massachusetts committee assignments, 2013 |
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| • Global Warming and Climate Change |
| • Ways and Means |
| • Economic Development and Emerging Technologies Joint, Vice chair |
| • Transportation Joint, Chair |
| • Ways and Means Joint |
2011-2012
In the 2011-2012 legislative session, McGee served on these committees:
| Massachusetts committee assignments, 2011 |
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| • Economic Development and Emerging Technologies Joint, Vice chair |
| • Global Warming and Climate Change |
| • Judiciary Joint |
| • Transportation Joint, Chair |
| • Veterans and Federal Affairs Joint, Vice chair |
| • Ways and Means |
| • Ways and Means Joint |
2009-2010
In the 2009-2010 legislative session, McGee served on these committees:
| Massachusetts committee assignments, 2009 |
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| • Children, Families and Persons with Disabilities Joint |
| • Children's Caucus |
| • Federal Stimulus Oversight Joint |
| • Financial Services Joint |
| • Judiciary Joint |
| • Labor and Workforce Development Joint |
| • Public Service Joint |
| • Transportation Joint |
Sponsored legislation
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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 Thomas McGee ran unopposed in the Massachusetts State Senate Third Essex District general election.[3][4]
| Massachusetts State Senate, Third Essex District General Election, 2016 | ||
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| Party | Candidate | |
| Democratic |  Thomas McGee Incumbent (unopposed) | |
| Source: Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth | ||
Incumbent Thomas McGee ran unopposed in the Massachusetts State Senate Third Essex District Democratic Primary.[5][6]
| Massachusetts State Senate, Third Essex District Democratic Primary, 2016 | ||
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| Party | Candidate | |
| Democratic | Thomas McGee Incumbent (unopposed) | |
2014
Elections for the Massachusetts State Senate 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 Thomas McGee was unopposed in the Democratic primary and was unopposed in the general election.[7]
2012
McGee won re-election in the 2012 election for Massachusetts State Senate Third Essex District. McGee was unopposed in the September 6 Democratic primary and was unopposed in the general election, which took place on November 6, 2012.[8]
2010
McGee won re-election to the Third Essex and Middlesex District seat in 2010. He had no primary opposition. Christopher Dent ran for the seat on the Republican ticket. The general election took place on November 2, 2010.
| Massachusetts State Senate - Third Essex and Middlesex District | ||||
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| Candidates | Votes | |||
| Thomas McGee (D)
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32,835 | |||
| Christopher Dent (R) | 15,786 | |||
| All Others | 35 | |||
| Blanks | 2,894 | |||
2008
On November 4, 2008, McGee was re-elected in the Senate election for the Third Essex and Middlesex district.[9] In this election he raised $68,320; of that total $66,680 (97.6%) was from in state contributions and $1,640 (2.4%) was from out of state contributions.[10]
| Massachusetts State Senate - Third Essex and Middlesex district | ||||
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| Candidates | Votes | |||
| Thomas McGee (D)
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50,006 | |||
| All Others | 455 | |||
| Blanks | 16,591 | |||
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2017
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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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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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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2011
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In 2011, the Massachusetts General Court was in session from January 5 through November 16.
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2016 Democratic National Convention
- See also: Democratic National Convention, 2016
| Thomas McGee | |
| Democratic National Convention, 2016 | |
| Status: | Superdelegate |
| State: | Massachusetts |
| Supporting: | Hillary Clinton |
| Delegates to the DNC 2016 | |
| Calendar and delegate rules overview • Types of delegates • State election law and delegates • Superdelegates by state | |
McGee was a superdelegate to the 2016 Democratic National Convention from Massachusetts.[11] McGeewas one of 24 superdelegates from Massachusetts. Superdelegates to the 2016 Democratic National Convention were not bound by the results of their state’s primary or caucus results to support a specific presidential candidate. McGee supported Hillary Clinton for the Democratic nomination.[12]Clinton formally won the Democratic nomination for president on July 26, 2016.[13]
What is a superdelegate?
Superdelegates in 2016 were automatic delegates to the Democratic National Convention, meaning that, unlike regular delegates, they were not elected to this position. Also unlike regular delegates, they were not required to pledge their support to any presidential candidate, and they were not bound by the results of their state's presidential primary election or caucus. In 2016, superdelegates included members of the Democratic National Committee, Democratic members of Congress, Democratic governors, and distinguished party leaders, including former presidents and vice presidents. All superdelegates were free to support any presidential candidate of their choosing at the 2016 Democratic National Convention.[14]
Massachusetts primary results
Hillary Clinton won the 2016 Massachusetts Democratic primary.[15] With 97 percent of precincts reporting, Clinton narrowly defeated Bernie Sanders, 50.3 percent to 48.5 percent.[16] This was a hard-fought victory for Clinton as Sanders outspent her in the state with $1.35 million in television and radio advertising buys. Clinton spent less than half that amount: $547,000.[17] According to exit polls from CNN, Clinton won with women, voters 30 years of age or older and college graduates. Sanders won 65 percent of voters younger than 29 years of age and 72 percent of first-time voters.[18]
| Massachusetts Democratic Primary, 2016 | ||||
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| Candidate | Vote % | Votes | Delegates | |
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Hillary Clinton |
49.7% | 606,822 | 46 | |
| Bernie Sanders | 48.3% | 589,803 | 45 | |
| Martin O'Malley | 0.4% | 4,783 | 0 | |
| Roque De La Fuente | 0.1% | 1,545 | 0 | |
| Other | 0.4% | 4,927 | 0 | |
| No preference | 0.7% | 8,090 | 0 | |
| Blank votes | 0.4% | 4,326 | 0 | |
| Totals | 1,220,296 | 91 | ||
| Source: Massachusetts Elections Division and CNN | ||||
Delegate allocation
Massachusetts had 115 delegates at the 2016 Democratic National Convention. Of this total, 91 were pledged delegates. National party rules stipulated how Democratic delegates in all states were allocated. Pledged delegates were allocated to a candidate in proportion to the votes he or she received in a state's primary or caucus. A candidate was eligible to receive a share of the state's pledged delegates if he or she won at least 15 percent of the votes cast in the primary or caucus. There were three types of pledged Democratic delegates: congressional district delegates, at-large delegates, and party leaders and elected officials (PLEOs). Congressional district delegates were allocated proportionally based on the primary or caucus results in a given district. At-large and PLEO delegates were allocated proportionally based on statewide primary results.[19][20]
Twenty-four party leaders and elected officials served as unpledged delegates. These delegates were not required to adhere to the results of a state's primary or caucus.[19][21]
Personal
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McGee was born and raised in Lynn, Massachusetts. He is married to his wife, Maria. McGee has been involved in the Saint Mary's Plaza Housing organization.
Recent news
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See also
- Massachusetts State Senate
- Senate Committees
- Joint Committees
- Massachusetts state legislative districts
- Massachusetts State Legislature
External links
- Profile from Open States
- Project Vote Smart policies
- Project Vote Smart senator biography
- Campaign Contributions: 2008, 2006, 2004, 2002, 2000, 1998
- Facebook page
- State Surge profile - legislative and voting track record
Footnotes
- ↑ Marble Head, "Special election to fill McGee vacancy March 6," November 16, 2017
- ↑ Project Vote Smart - Senator McGee
- ↑ 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
- ↑ 2012 State Primary Candidate List, "Massachusetts Secretary of State," Acccessed June 26, 2012
- ↑ Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, "Return of Votes For Massachusetts State Election - November 4, 2008," accessed March 18, 2014
- ↑ Follow the Money, 2008
- ↑ Ballotpedia's list of superdelegates to the 2016 Democratic National Convention is based on our own research and lists provided by the Democratic National Committee to Vox.com in February 2016 and May 2016. If you think we made an error in identifying superdelegates, please send an email to editor@ballotpedia.org.
- ↑ Masslive, “Massachusetts Democratic Party chair endorses Hillary Clinton for president,” May 11, 2016
- ↑ To find out which candidate a superdelegate supported, Ballotpedia sought out public statements from the superdelegate in other media outlets and on social media. If we were unable to find a public statement that clearly articulated which candidate the superdelegate supported at the national convention, we listed that superdelegate as "unknown." If you believe we made an error in identifying which candidate a superdelegate supported, please email us at editor@ballotpedia.org.
- ↑ Congressional Research Service, "The Presidential Nominating Process and the National Party Conventions, 2016: Frequently Asked Questions," December 30, 2015
- ↑ CNN, "Super Tuesday: Live updates," March 1, 2016
- ↑ The New York Times, "Massachusetts Primary Results," accessed March 2, 2016
- ↑ Politico, "Where the candidates are betting big on Super Tuesday," February 26, 2016
- ↑ CNN, "Massachusetts Exit Polls," accessed March 2, 2016
- ↑ 19.0 19.1 Democratic National Committee, "2016 Democratic National Convention Delegate/Alternate Allocation," updated February 19, 2016
- ↑ The Green Papers, "2016 Democratic Convention," accessed May 7, 2021
- ↑ Democratic National Committee's Office of Party Affairs and Delegate Selection, "Unpledged Delegates -- By State," May 27, 2016
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Massachusetts State Senate Third Essex 2002–2018 |
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