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Thomas Walsh (Massachusetts)
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2016 - Present
2027
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Thomas Walsh (Democratic Party) is a member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives, representing the 12th Essex District. He assumed office on March 9, 2016. His current term ends on January 6, 2027.
Walsh (Democratic Party) ran for re-election to the Massachusetts House of Representatives to represent the 12th Essex District. He won in the general election on November 5, 2024.
Committee assignments
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2023-2024
Walsh was assigned to the following committees:
2021-2022
Walsh was assigned to the following committees:
- House Ethics Committee, Chair
2019-2020
Walsh was assigned to the following committees:
- Education Joint Committee
- Public Safety and Homeland Security Joint Committee
- Ways and Means Joint Committee
- House Ethics Committee, Vice Chair
- House Ways and Means Committee
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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| • Ways and Means |
| • Public Safety and Homeland Security Joint |
| • Tourism, Arts and Cultural Development Joint |
| • Transportation Joint |
| • Ways and Means 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 12th Essex District
Incumbent Thomas Walsh won election in the general election for Massachusetts House of Representatives 12th Essex District on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Thomas Walsh (D) | 97.4 | 17,194 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 2.6 | 464 | ||
| Total votes: 17,658 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Massachusetts House of Representatives 12th Essex District
Incumbent Thomas Walsh advanced from the Democratic primary for Massachusetts House of Representatives 12th Essex District on September 3, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Thomas Walsh | 99.4 | 3,534 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.6 | 20 | ||
| Total votes: 3,554 | |||
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Endorsements
Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Walsh in this election.
2022
See also: Massachusetts House of Representatives elections, 2022
General election
General election for Massachusetts House of Representatives 12th Essex District
Incumbent Thomas Walsh won election in the general election for Massachusetts House of Representatives 12th Essex District on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Thomas Walsh (D) | 97.3 | 12,021 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 2.7 | 335 | ||
| Total votes: 12,356 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Massachusetts House of Representatives 12th Essex District
Incumbent Thomas Walsh advanced from the Democratic primary for Massachusetts House of Representatives 12th Essex District on September 6, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Thomas Walsh | 99.4 | 4,463 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.6 | 26 | ||
| Total votes: 4,489 | |||
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2020
See also: Massachusetts House of Representatives elections, 2020
General election
General election for Massachusetts House of Representatives 12th Essex District
Incumbent Thomas Walsh won election in the general election for Massachusetts House of Representatives 12th Essex District on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Thomas Walsh (D) | 97.6 | 17,578 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 2.4 | 437 | ||
| Total votes: 18,015 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Massachusetts House of Representatives 12th Essex District
Incumbent Thomas Walsh advanced from the Democratic primary for Massachusetts House of Representatives 12th Essex District on September 1, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Thomas Walsh | 99.5 | 7,089 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.5 | 39 | ||
| Total votes: 7,128 | |||
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2018
General election
General election for Massachusetts House of Representatives 12th Essex District
Incumbent Thomas Walsh won election in the general election for Massachusetts House of Representatives 12th Essex District on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Thomas Walsh (D) | 98.2 | 13,250 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 1.8 | 246 | ||
| Total votes: 13,496 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Massachusetts House of Representatives 12th Essex District
Incumbent Thomas Walsh advanced from the Democratic primary for Massachusetts House of Representatives 12th Essex District on September 4, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Thomas Walsh | 100.0 | 2,523 | |
| Total votes: 2,523 | |||
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2016
General election
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 Thomas Walsh ran unopposed in the Massachusetts House of Representatives Twelfth Essex District general election.[1][2]
| Massachusetts House of Representatives, Twelfth Essex District General Election, 2016 | ||
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| Party | Candidate | |
| Democratic |  Thomas Walsh Incumbent (unopposed) | |
| Source: Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth | ||
Incumbent Thomas Walsh ran unopposed in the Massachusetts House of Representatives Twelfth Essex District Democratic Primary.[3][4]
| Massachusetts House of Representatives, Twelfth Essex District Democratic Primary, 2016 | ||
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| Party | Candidate | |
| Democratic | Thomas Walsh Incumbent (unopposed) | |
Special election
A special election for the position of Massachusetts House of Representatives Twelfth Essex District was called for March 1. A primary election took place on February 2. The filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was December 29, 2015.[5]
The seat was vacant following Leah Cole's (R) resignation on September 28, 2015. She resigned to focus on her nursing career.[6]
Thomas Walsh defeated James Moutsoulas and Craig Welton in the Democratic primary. Stephanie Peach defeated Jaclyn Corriveau in the Republican primary. Christopher Gallagher ran as an unenrolled candidate.[7] Walsh defeated Peach and Gallagher in the special election.[8][9][10][11][12]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Thomas Walsh |
57.8% | 7,138 | |
| Republican | Stephanie Peach | 37.6% | 4,644 | |
| Unenrolled | Christopher Gallagher | 4.7% | 576 | |
| Total Votes | 12,358 | |||
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
|---|---|---|
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Thomas Walsh |
62.7% | 1,672 |
| James Moutsoulas | 20.1% | 537 |
| Craig Welton | 17.2% | 459 |
| Total Votes | 2,668 | |
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
|---|---|---|
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Stephanie Peach |
55.4% | 568 |
| Jaclyn Corriveau | 44.6% | 458 |
| Total Votes | 1,026 | |
Campaign themes
2024
Ballotpedia survey responses
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2022
Thomas Walsh did not complete Ballotpedia's 2022 Candidate Connection survey.
2020
Thomas Walsh did not complete Ballotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.
Campaign finance summary
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2024
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In 2024, the Massachusetts State Legislature was in session from January 3 to December 31. Formal session ended on July 31, 2024 and an informal session was convened from August 1, 2024 to December 31, 2024.
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2023
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In 2023, the Massachusetts State Legislature was in session from January 4 to November 15.
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2022
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In 2022, the Massachusetts State Legislature was in session from January 5 to August 1.
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2021
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In 2021, the Massachusetts State Legislature was in session from January 6 to January 4.
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2020
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In 2020, the Massachusetts State Legislature was in session from January 1 to January 5.
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2019
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In 2019, the Massachusetts General Court was in session from January 2 through December 31.
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2018
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In 2018, the Massachusetts General Court was in formal session from January 3 to July 31. The legislature was in informal session from August 1 to December 31.
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2017
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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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In 2016, the Massachusetts General Court was in session from January 6 through July 31.
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See also
2024 Elections
External links
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Officeholder Massachusetts House of Representatives 12th Essex District |
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Footnotes
- ↑ 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
- ↑ Peabody Patch, "Dates Set for State Rep. Special Election," accessed October 22, 2015
- ↑ salemnews.com, "Peabody state rep Leah Cole resigning," accessed September 21, 2015
- ↑ Patch.com, "Six Candidates Seek State Rep Seat," accessed January 5, 2016
- ↑ masslive.com, "Democrats sweep three House special elections," accessed March 2, 2016
- ↑ The Salem News, "Walsh and Peach win primaries," accessed February 3, 2016
- ↑ Secretary of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, "2016 State Representative Special General Election," accessed March 28, 2016
- ↑ Secretary of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, "2016 State Representative Special Democratic Primary," accessed March 28, 2016
- ↑ Secretary of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, "2016 State Representative Special Republican Primary," accessed March 28, 2016
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Massachusetts House of Representatives 12th Essex District 2016-Present |
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