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Timothy Whelan
Timothy Whelan (Republican Party) was a member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives, representing the 1st Barnstable District. He assumed office on January 7, 2015. He left office on January 4, 2023.
Whelan (Republican Party) ran for re-election to the Massachusetts House of Representatives to represent the 1st Barnstable District. He won in the general election on November 3, 2020.
Committee assignments
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2021-2022
Whelan was assigned to the following committees:
- Human Resources and Employee Engagement Committee
- House Ways and Means Committee
- Elder Affairs Joint Committee (decommissioned), House ranking minority member
- Public Service Joint Committee, House ranking minority member
- Ways and Means Joint Committee
2019-2020
Whelan was assigned to the following committees:
- Higher Education Joint Committee
- Public Service Joint Committee, Ranking Minority
- Ways and Means Joint Committee
- 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 |
| • Higher Education Joint |
| • Public Safety and Homeland Security Joint |
| • Ways and Means Joint |
| • Public Service |
2015 legislative session
At the beginning of the 2015 legislative session, Whelan served on the following committees:
| Massachusetts committee assignments, 2015 |
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| • Higher Education Joint |
| • Public Service Joint |
| • Public Safety and Homeland Security Joint |
Sponsored legislation
The following table lists bills this person sponsored as a legislator, according to BillTrack50 and sorted by action history. Bills are sorted by the date of their last action. The following list may not be comprehensive. To see all bills this legislator sponsored, click on the legislator's name in the title of the table.
Elections
2022
Timothy Whelan did not file to run for re-election.
2020
See also: Massachusetts House of Representatives elections, 2020
General election
General election for Massachusetts House of Representatives 1st Barnstable District
Incumbent Timothy Whelan defeated Josh Mason in the general election for Massachusetts House of Representatives 1st Barnstable District on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Timothy Whelan (R) | 55.0 | 15,623 |
 | Josh Mason (D)  | 45.0 | 12,795 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.0 | 12 | ||
| Total votes: 28,430 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Massachusetts House of Representatives 1st Barnstable District
Josh Mason advanced from the Democratic primary for Massachusetts House of Representatives 1st Barnstable District on September 1, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Josh Mason | 99.4 | 8,847 |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.6 | 52 | ||
| Total votes: 8,899 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Massachusetts House of Representatives 1st Barnstable District
Incumbent Timothy Whelan advanced from the Republican primary for Massachusetts House of Representatives 1st Barnstable District on September 1, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Timothy Whelan | 98.7 | 3,388 |
| Other/Write-in votes | 1.3 | 46 | ||
| Total votes: 3,434 | |||
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2018
General election
General election for Massachusetts House of Representatives 1st Barnstable District
Incumbent Timothy Whelan defeated Steven Leibowitz in the general election for Massachusetts House of Representatives 1st Barnstable District on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Timothy Whelan (R) | 58.5 | 13,558 |
 | Steven Leibowitz (D) | 41.5 | 9,610 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.0 | 8 | ||
| Total votes: 23,176 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Massachusetts House of Representatives 1st Barnstable District
Steven Leibowitz defeated Josh Mason in the Democratic primary for Massachusetts House of Representatives 1st Barnstable District on September 4, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Steven Leibowitz | 55.9 | 2,517 |
| Josh Mason | 44.1 | 1,983 | |
| Total votes: 4,500 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Massachusetts House of Representatives 1st Barnstable District
Incumbent Timothy Whelan advanced from the Republican primary for Massachusetts House of Representatives 1st Barnstable District on September 4, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Timothy Whelan | 100.0 | 3,740 |
| Total votes: 3,740 | |||
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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 Timothy Whelan ran unopposed in the Massachusetts House of Representatives First Barnstable District general election.[1][2]
| Massachusetts House of Representatives, First Barnstable District General Election, 2016 | ||
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| Party | Candidate | |
| Republican |  Timothy Whelan Incumbent (unopposed) | |
| Source: Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth | ||
Incumbent Timothy Whelan ran unopposed in the Massachusetts House of Representatives First Barnstable District Republican Primary.[3][4]
| Massachusetts House of Representatives, First Barnstable District Republican Primary, 2016 | ||
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| Party | Candidate | |
| Republican | Timothy Whelan 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 Gailanne Cariddi was unopposed in the Democratic primary and was unopposed in the general election.[5]
Campaign finance summary
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Scorecards
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2022
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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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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See also
2020 Elections
External links
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Candidate Massachusetts House of Representatives 1st Barnstable 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
- ↑ Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, "2014 State Primary Candidates," accessed September 9, 2014
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| Preceded by - |
Massachusetts House of Representatives 1st Barnstable District 2015-2023 |
Succeeded by Chris Flanagan (D) |
