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Timothy Sullivan (Massachusetts House candidate)
Timothy Sullivan (Democratic Party) ran for election to the Massachusetts House of Representatives to represent the 21st Middlesex District. He lost in the Democratic primary on September 6, 2022.
Sullivan completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2022. Click here to read the survey answers.
Biography
Timothy Sullivan earned a high school diploma from Burlington High School and earned a bachelor's degree from the University of Massachusetts Amherst in 2020.[1]
Elections
2022
See also: Massachusetts House of Representatives elections, 2022
General election
General election for Massachusetts House of Representatives 21st Middlesex District
Incumbent Kenneth Gordon won election in the general election for Massachusetts House of Representatives 21st Middlesex District on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Kenneth Gordon (D) | 97.1 | 13,510 |
| Other/Write-in votes | 2.9 | 409 | ||
| Total votes: 13,919 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Massachusetts House of Representatives 21st Middlesex District
Incumbent Kenneth Gordon defeated Timothy Sullivan in the Democratic primary for Massachusetts House of Representatives 21st Middlesex District on September 6, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Kenneth Gordon | 65.1 | 3,915 |
 | Timothy Sullivan | 34.9 | 2,096 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.0 | 2 | ||
| Total votes: 6,013 | |||
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Campaign themes
2022
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Timothy Sullivan completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2022. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Sullivan's responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.
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When he was an undergraduate at UMass Amherst, he was twice elected student body president, representing 22,000 students on a progressive platform that prioritized food security, racial justice, economic equity and immediate solutions to the global climate crisis. By working with several people across the campus community, he won a cheaper meal plan for students and put UMass on track for 100% renewable energy.
Timmy interned for Senator Elizabeth Warren helping with constituent services. He also researched excessive CEO pay in the pharmaceutical industry, and compiled survey data that went into a report on gun violence in schools and the need for greater mental health support.
At age 22, Timmy became the Executive Director of PHENOM – the Public Higher Education Network of Massachusetts, a state-wide advocacy organization dedicated to making sure everyone has the right to an education.- Tackling Corruption! Massachusetts is the only state whose legislators have exempted themselves from public records law. Together, we will correct this and make our democracy transparent and accountable to the people.
- An Affordable, Green Future! Together we will put Massachusetts on the fast-track to rely on 100% renewable energy that lowers costs for rate-payers by creating public regional micro-grids!
- Strengthening Our Public Schools & Colleges! We will make public college debt-free for all residents of the Commonwealth, regaining our position as "the education state."
Strengthening Our Public Schools & Colleges: I plan to pass universal child care and pre-kindergarten; guarantee debt-free public higher education; increase mental health resources in schools; strengthen teachers’ right to bargain for fair contracts; hire and retain more educators of color.
Winning an Affordable, Green Future: I plan to lower energy costs with public renewable energy; transition to 100% renewable energy, immediately; create public residential composting retrofit buildings for resilience, energy efficiency, and ‘living building’ standards; expand electric fare-free public transit.
Healthcare: I plan to end out-of-pocket costs, such as co-pays and deductibles; cap pharmaceutical drug prices; guarantee healthcare to everyone through single payer healthcare; expand coverage for mental health services.
Ending the Opioid Epidemic: I plan to fund comprehensive recovery programs; eliminate prescription marketing; make big pharma pay for its role in the opioid crisis; promote healthcare & recovery as the solution to substance-related charges.
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See also
2022 Elections
External links
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Footnotes
- ↑ Information submitted to Ballotpedia through the Candidate Connection survey on July 6, 2022
