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Thomas Shack III
Thomas Shack III was the Massachusetts Comptroller of the Commonwealth. Shack assumed office on May 15, 2015. Shack left office in 2019.
Shack (Democratic Party) ran for election to the U.S. House to represent Massachusetts' 4th Congressional District. Shack did not appear on the ballot for the Democratic primary on September 1, 2020.
Biography
After obtaining his law degree from New England Law, Shack joined the office of the district attorney for the Cape and Islands in 2004, where he served as senior assistant district attorney, chief of operations, and chief financial officer. In 2012, Shack left the district attorney's office to join the office of the comptroller as assistant general counsel. In 2013, Shack was promoted to director of resource management and chief financial officer. In 2014, he was named deputy comptroller and chief financial officer.[1]
Education
- B.A. in political science - American University (1990)
- M.B.A. in entrepreneurship and management - American University (1995)
- J.D. in general law studies - New England Law (2000)
Elections
2020
See also: Massachusetts' 4th Congressional District election, 2020
Massachusetts' 4th Congressional District election, 2020 (September 1 Democratic primary)
Massachusetts' 4th Congressional District election, 2020 (September 1 Republican primary)
General election
General election for U.S. House Massachusetts District 4
Jake Auchincloss defeated Julie Hall in the general election for U.S. House Massachusetts District 4 on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Jake Auchincloss (D)  | 60.8 | 251,102 |
 | Julie Hall (R) | 38.9 | 160,474 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.3 | 1,247 | ||
| Total votes: 412,823 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for U.S. House Massachusetts District 4
The following candidates ran in the Democratic primary for U.S. House Massachusetts District 4 on September 1, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Jake Auchincloss | 22.4 | 35,361 |
 | Jesse Mermell | 21.0 | 33,216 | |
 | Becky Grossman | 18.1 | 28,578 | |
 | Natalia Linos | 11.6 | 18,364 | |
 | Ihssane Leckey | 11.1 | 17,539 | |
 | Alan Khazei | 9.1 | 14,440 | |
 | Chris Zannetos (Unofficially withdrew) | 3.3 | 5,135 | |
 | Dave Cavell (Unofficially withdrew) | 1.6 | 2,498 | |
 | Ben Sigel | 1.6 | 2,465 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.2 | 242 | ||
| Total votes: 157,838 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Deb Goldberg (D)
- Herb Robinson (D)
- Nick Matthew (D)
- Thomas Shack III (D)
Republican primary election
Republican primary for U.S. House Massachusetts District 4
Julie Hall defeated David Rosa in the Republican primary for U.S. House Massachusetts District 4 on September 1, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Julie Hall | 62.8 | 19,394 |
 | David Rosa | 36.6 | 11,296 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.6 | 182 | ||
| Total votes: 30,872 | |||
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Campaign themes
2020
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Thomas Shack III did not complete Ballotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.
See also
2020 Elections
External links
Footnotes
| Political offices | ||
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| Preceded by ' |
Massachusetts Comptroller of the Commonwealth 2015–2019 |
Succeeded by Andrew Maylor |
