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Democratic Party

Massachusetts House of Representatives 9th Middlesex District
Tenure

2001 - Present

Term ends

2027

Years in position

24

Waltham City Council At-large
Tenure

2018 - Present

Years in position

7

Compensation

Base salary

$73,655.01/year

Per diem

$No per diem is paid.

Education

Associate

Massachusetts Bay Community College

Bachelor's

Bentley College

Graduate

Suffolk University School of Management

Contact

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Thomas Stanley (Democratic Party) is a member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives, representing the 9th Middlesex District. He assumed office in 2001. His current term ends on January 6, 2027.

Stanley is also an at-large member of the Waltham City Council in Massachusetts. He assumed office in 2018.

Stanley (Democratic Party) ran for re-election to the Massachusetts House of Representatives to represent the 9th Middlesex District. He won in the general election on November 5, 2024.

Committee assignments

Note: This membership information was last updated in September 2023. Ballotpedia completes biannual updates of committee membership. If you would like to send us an update, email us at: editor@ballotpedia.org.

2023-2024

Stanley was assigned to the following committees:

2021-2022

Stanley was assigned to the following committees:

2019-2020

Stanley was assigned to the following committees:

2017 legislative session

At the beginning of the 2017 legislative session, this legislator served on the following committees:

Massachusetts committee assignments, 2017
• Post Audit and Oversight
• Ways and Means
• Financial Services Joint
• Municipalities and Regional Government Joint, Vice chair
• Ways and Means Joint

2015 legislative session

At the beginning of the 2015 legislative session, Stanley served on the following committees:

2013-2014

At the beginning of the 2013 legislative session, Stanley served on the following committees:

2011-2012

In the 2011-2012 legislative session, Stanley served on the following committees:

2009-2010

In the 2009-2010 legislative session, Stanley served on the following committees:

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

2024

See also: Massachusetts House of Representatives elections, 2024

General election

General election for Massachusetts House of Representatives 9th Middlesex District

Incumbent Thomas Stanley defeated Carly Downs and Sean Diamond in the general election for Massachusetts House of Representatives 9th Middlesex District on November 5, 2024.

Candidate
%
Votes
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Thomas Stanley (D)
 
72.7
 
13,465
Image of Carly Downs
Carly Downs (R) Candidate Connection
 
20.7
 
3,829
Image of Sean Diamond
Sean Diamond (Forward Party Independent) Candidate Connection
 
6.6
 
1,219

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 18,513
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Massachusetts House of Representatives 9th Middlesex District

Incumbent Thomas Stanley defeated Heather May in the Democratic primary for Massachusetts House of Representatives 9th Middlesex District on September 3, 2024.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Thomas Stanley
Thomas Stanley
 
57.4
 
2,748
Image of Heather May
Heather May
 
42.5
 
2,038
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.1
 
4

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 4,790
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Massachusetts House of Representatives 9th Middlesex District

Carly Downs advanced from the Republican primary for Massachusetts House of Representatives 9th Middlesex District on September 3, 2024.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Carly Downs
Carly Downs Candidate Connection
 
97.6
 
685
 Other/Write-in votes
 
2.4
 
17

There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 702
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Endorsements

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2022

See also: Massachusetts House of Representatives elections, 2022

General election

General election for Massachusetts House of Representatives 9th Middlesex District

Incumbent Thomas Stanley won election in the general election for Massachusetts House of Representatives 9th Middlesex District on November 8, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Thomas Stanley
Thomas Stanley (D)
 
98.1
 
11,372
 Other/Write-in votes
 
1.9
 
224

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 11,596
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Massachusetts House of Representatives 9th Middlesex District

Incumbent Thomas Stanley defeated Heather May in the Democratic primary for Massachusetts House of Representatives 9th Middlesex District on September 6, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Thomas Stanley
Thomas Stanley
 
53.0
 
2,643
Image of Heather May
Heather May Candidate Connection
 
47.0
 
2,343
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.0
 
2

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 4,988
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2020

See also: Massachusetts House of Representatives elections, 2020

General election

General election for Massachusetts House of Representatives 9th Middlesex District

Incumbent Thomas Stanley defeated George Darcy III in the general election for Massachusetts House of Representatives 9th Middlesex District on November 3, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Thomas Stanley
Thomas Stanley (D)
 
73.4
 
15,590
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George Darcy III (Unenrolled)
 
26.3
 
5,579
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.3
 
69

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 21,238
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Massachusetts House of Representatives 9th Middlesex District

Incumbent Thomas Stanley advanced from the Democratic primary for Massachusetts House of Representatives 9th Middlesex District on September 1, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Thomas Stanley
Thomas Stanley
 
99.1
 
8,478
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.9
 
75

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 8,553
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2019

See also: City elections in Waltham, Massachusetts (2019)

General election

General election for Waltham City Council At-large (6 seats)

The following candidates ran in the general election for Waltham City Council At-large on November 5, 2019.

Candidate
%
Votes
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Randy LeBlanc (Nonpartisan)
 
14.8
 
6,374
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Thomas Stanley (Nonpartisan)
 
14.4
 
6,221
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Kathleen McMenimen (Nonpartisan)
 
14.1
 
6,091
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Paul Brasco (Nonpartisan)
 
14.0
 
6,058
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Carlos Vidal (Nonpartisan)
 
11.4
 
4,907
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Patrick O'Brien (Nonpartisan)
 
11.0
 
4,760
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Steven Lydon (Nonpartisan)
 
10.4
 
4,493
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Colleen Bradley-MacArthur (Nonpartisan)
 
9.7
 
4,196
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.2
 
97

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 43,197
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2018

See also: Massachusetts House of Representatives elections, 2018

General election

General election for Massachusetts House of Representatives 9th Middlesex District

Incumbent Thomas Stanley won election in the general election for Massachusetts House of Representatives 9th Middlesex District on November 6, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Thomas Stanley
Thomas Stanley (D)
 
98.7
 
14,193
 Other/Write-in votes
 
1.3
 
181

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 14,374
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Massachusetts House of Representatives 9th Middlesex District

Incumbent Thomas Stanley advanced from the Democratic primary for Massachusetts House of Representatives 9th Middlesex District on September 4, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Thomas Stanley
Thomas Stanley
 
100.0
 
3,478

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 3,478
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2016

See also: Massachusetts House of Representatives elections, 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 Thomas Stanley defeated Stacey Gallagher Tully in the Massachusetts House of Representatives Ninth Middlesex District general election.[1][2]

Massachusetts House of Representatives, Ninth Middlesex District General Election, 2016
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Democratic Green check mark transparent.png Thomas Stanley Incumbent 63.85% 12,654
     Independent Stacey Gallagher Tully 36.15% 7,164
Total Votes 19,818
Source: Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth


Incumbent Thomas Stanley ran unopposed in the Massachusetts House of Representatives Ninth Middlesex District Democratic Primary.[3][4]

Massachusetts House of Representatives, Ninth Middlesex District Democratic Primary, 2016
Party Candidate
    Democratic Green check mark transparent.png Thomas Stanley Incumbent (unopposed)


2014

See also: Massachusetts House of Representatives elections, 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 Thomas Stanley was unopposed in the Democratic primary. Stanley defeated Sharon Antia (I) in the general election.[5]

Massachusetts House of Representatives, Ninth Middlesex District General Election, 2014
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Democratic Green check mark transparent.pngThomas Stanley Incumbent 71.5% 9,293
     Independent Sharon Antia 28.5% 3,697
Total Votes 12,990

2012

See also: Massachusetts House of Representatives elections, 2012

Stanley won re-election in the 2012 election for Massachusetts House of Representatives Ninth Middlesex District. Stanley was unopposed in the September 6 Democratic primary and was unopposed in the general election, which took place on November 6, 2012.[6][7]

2010

See also: Massachusetts House of Representatives elections, 2010

Stanley won re-election to the Ninth Middlesex seat in 2010. He was unopposed in the September 14 primary. He also faced no opposition in the general election on November 2, 2010.[8]

Massachusetts House of Representatives General Election, Ninth Middlesex District (2010)
Candidates Votes
Green check mark transparent.png Thomas Stanley (D) 11,525

2008

On November 4, 2008, Stanley won re-election in the Massachusetts House of Representatives election for the Ninth Middlesex district.[9] In this election he raised $77,292; of that total $75,207 (97.3%) was from in state contributions and $2,085 (2.7%) was from out of state contributions.[10]

Massachusetts House of Representatives - Ninth Middlesex district
Candidates Votes
Green check mark transparent.png Thomas Stanley (D) 14,359
All Others 150
Blanks 6,066

Campaign themes

2024

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2022

Thomas Stanley did not complete Ballotpedia's 2022 Candidate Connection survey.

2020

Thomas Stanley did not complete Ballotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.

2019

Thomas Stanley did not complete Ballotpedia's 2019 Candidate Connection survey.

Campaign finance summary

Note: The finance data shown here comes from the disclosures required of candidates and parties. Depending on the election or state, this may represent only a portion of all the funds spent on their behalf. Satellite spending groups may or may not have expended funds related to the candidate or politician on whose page you are reading this disclaimer. Campaign finance data from elections may be incomplete. For elections to federal offices, complete data can be found at the FEC website. Click here for more on federal campaign finance law and here for more on state campaign finance law.

Thomas Stanley campaign contribution history
YearOfficeStatusContributionsExpenditures
2024* Massachusetts House of Representatives 9th Middlesex DistrictWon general$102,441 $0
2022Massachusetts House of Representatives 9th Middlesex DistrictWon general$113,561 $0
2020Massachusetts House of Representatives 9th Middlesex DistrictWon general$62,440 N/A**
2016Massachusetts House of Representatives, District Ninth MiddlesexWon $32,883 N/A**
2014Massachusetts House of Representatives, Ninth MiddlesexWon $83,595 N/A**
2012Massachusetts House of Representatives, Ninth MiddlesexWon $61,659 N/A**
2010Massachusetts House of Representatives, Ninth MiddlesexWon $76,862 N/A**
2008Massachusetts House of Representatives, Ninth MiddlesexWon $77,292 N/A**
2006Massachusetts House of Representatives, Ninth MiddlesexWon $62,477 N/A**
2004Massachusetts House of Representatives, Ninth MiddlesexWon $167,437 N/A**
2002Massachusetts House of Representatives, Ninth MiddlesexWon $56,230 N/A**
2000Massachusetts House of Representatives, Ninth MiddlesexWon $52,163 N/A**
** Data on expenditures is not available for this election cycle
Note: Totals above reflect only available data.

Scorecards

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Stanley has been a member of the American Society for Public Administrators, Friends of Waltham Library, Hardy Pond Association, Massachusetts Government Finance Officers Association, and the Massachusetts Municipal Association Fiscal Policy Committee.[11]

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    Footnotes

    1. ↑ Massachusetts Secretary of State, "2016 State election candidates," accessed October 3, 2016
    2. ↑ Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, "Election data lookup," accessed December 20, 2016
    3. ↑ Massachusetts Secretary of State, "2016 Primary Candidates (Democratic)," accessed June 20, 2016
    4. ↑ Secretary of the Commonweath of Massachusetts, "Massachusetts Election Statistics," accessed October 14, 2016
    5. ↑ Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, "2014 State Primary Candidates," accessed September 9, 2014
    6. ↑ Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, "2012 State Primary Results," accessed February 13, 2014
    7. ↑ Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, "Return of Votes - For Massachusetts State Election - November 6, 2012," accessed February 13, 2014
    8. ↑ Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, "Return of Votes - For Massachusetts State Election - November 2, 2010," accessed February 13, 2014
    9. ↑ Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, "Return of Votes For Massachusetts State Election - November 4, 2008," accessed March 18, 2014
    10. ↑ Follow the Money, "2008 campaign contributions," accessed December 29, 2014
    11. ↑ Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; no text was provided for refs named vs

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