Patrick O'Connor (Massachusetts)

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Patrick O'Connor
Image of Patrick O'Connor
Massachusetts State Senate 1st Plymouth and Norfolk District
Tenure

2023 - Present

Term ends

2027

Years in position

2

Prior offices
Massachusetts State Senate Plymouth and Norfolk District (Historical)

Compensation

Base salary

$73,655.01/year

Per diem

$No per diem is paid.

Elections and appointments
Last elected

November 5, 2024

Contact

Patrick O'Connor (Republican Party) is a member of the Massachusetts State Senate, representing the 1st Plymouth and Norfolk District. He assumed office on January 4, 2023. His current term ends on January 6, 2027.

O'Connor (Republican Party) ran for re-election to the Massachusetts State Senate to represent the 1st Plymouth and Norfolk District. He won in the general election on November 5, 2024.

Biography

Patrick O'Connor was born in Weymouth, Massachusetts. O'Connor graduated from Weymouth High School in 2003.[1] His career experience includes co-founding L40 Networks, and working as the legislative director of the Office of State Senator Robert Hedlund and a regional coordinator for Kerry Healey's gubernatorial campaign. O'Connor served on the town council of Weymouth, Massachusetts.[1][2]

Committee assignments

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2023-2024

O'Connor was assigned to the following committees:

2021-2022

O'Connor was assigned to the following committees:

2019-2020

O'Connor 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
Global Warming and Climate Change
Personnel and Administration
Economic Development and Emerging Technologies Joint
Education Joint
Housing Joint
Labor and Workforce Development Joint
Municipalities and Regional Government Joint
State Administration and Regulatory Oversight Joint

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Elections

2024

See also: Massachusetts State Senate elections, 2024

General election

General election for Massachusetts State Senate 1st Plymouth and Norfolk District

Incumbent Patrick O'Connor won election in the general election for Massachusetts State Senate 1st Plymouth and Norfolk District on November 5, 2024.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Patrick O'Connor
Patrick O'Connor (R)
 
98.9
 
82,720
 Other/Write-in votes
 
1.1
 
935

Total votes: 83,655
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Massachusetts State Senate 1st Plymouth and Norfolk District

Incumbent Patrick O'Connor advanced from the Republican primary for Massachusetts State Senate 1st Plymouth and Norfolk District on September 3, 2024.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Patrick O'Connor
Patrick O'Connor
 
99.8
 
8,061
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.2
 
13

Total votes: 8,074
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Endorsements

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2022

See also: Massachusetts State Senate elections, 2022

General election

General election for Massachusetts State Senate 1st Plymouth and Norfolk District

Incumbent Patrick O'Connor defeated Robert Stephens in the general election for Massachusetts State Senate 1st Plymouth and Norfolk District on November 8, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Patrick O'Connor
Patrick O'Connor (R)
 
60.6
 
48,668
Robert Stephens (D)
 
39.4
 
31,609
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.1
 
42

Total votes: 80,319
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Massachusetts State Senate 1st Plymouth and Norfolk District

Robert Stephens advanced from the Democratic primary for Massachusetts State Senate 1st Plymouth and Norfolk District on September 6, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
Robert Stephens
 
99.6
 
16,510
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.4
 
68

Total votes: 16,578
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Massachusetts State Senate 1st Plymouth and Norfolk District

Incumbent Patrick O'Connor defeated Ronald Patuto in the Republican primary for Massachusetts State Senate 1st Plymouth and Norfolk District on September 6, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Patrick O'Connor
Patrick O'Connor
 
81.1
 
10,126
Ronald Patuto
 
18.7
 
2,340
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.1
 
18

Total votes: 12,484
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2020

See also: Massachusetts State Senate elections, 2020

General election

General election for Massachusetts State Senate Plymouth and Norfolk District (Historical)

Incumbent Patrick O'Connor defeated Meg Wheeler in the general election for Massachusetts State Senate Plymouth and Norfolk District (Historical) on November 3, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Patrick O'Connor
Patrick O'Connor (R)
 
55.0
 
58,965
Meg Wheeler (D)
 
45.0
 
48,236
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.1
 
71

Total votes: 107,272
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Massachusetts State Senate Plymouth and Norfolk District (Historical)

Meg Wheeler advanced from the Democratic primary for Massachusetts State Senate Plymouth and Norfolk District (Historical) on September 1, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
Meg Wheeler
 
99.1
 
32,471
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.9
 
303

Total votes: 32,774
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Massachusetts State Senate Plymouth and Norfolk District (Historical)

Incumbent Patrick O'Connor advanced from the Republican primary for Massachusetts State Senate Plymouth and Norfolk District (Historical) on September 1, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Patrick O'Connor
Patrick O'Connor
 
99.4
 
9,484
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.6
 
55

Total votes: 9,539
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2018

See also: Massachusetts State Senate elections, 2018

General election

General election for Massachusetts State Senate Plymouth and Norfolk District (Historical)

Incumbent Patrick O'Connor defeated Katie McBrine and Stephen Gill in the general election for Massachusetts State Senate Plymouth and Norfolk District (Historical) on November 6, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Patrick O'Connor
Patrick O'Connor (R)
 
48.9
 
42,065
Image of Katie McBrine
Katie McBrine (D) Candidate Connection
 
42.5
 
36,533
Image of Stephen Gill
Stephen Gill (Independent)
 
5.2
 
4,503
 Other/Write-in votes
 
3.4
 
2,903

Total votes: 86,004
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Massachusetts State Senate Plymouth and Norfolk District (Historical)

Katie McBrine advanced from the Democratic primary for Massachusetts State Senate Plymouth and Norfolk District (Historical) on September 4, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Katie McBrine
Katie McBrine Candidate Connection
 
100.0
 
14,506

Total votes: 14,506
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Massachusetts State Senate Plymouth and Norfolk District (Historical)

Incumbent Patrick O'Connor advanced from the Republican primary for Massachusetts State Senate Plymouth and Norfolk District (Historical) on September 4, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Patrick O'Connor
Patrick O'Connor
 
100.0
 
9,955

Total votes: 9,955
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2016

General election

See also: Massachusetts State Senate elections, 2016

Elections for the Massachusetts State Senate 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 Patrick O'Connor defeated Paul Gannon in the Massachusetts State Senate Plymouth & Norfolk District general election.[3][4]

Massachusetts State Senate, Plymouth & Norfolk District General Election, 2016
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Republican Green check mark transparent.png Patrick O'Connor Incumbent 56.61% 52,440
     Democratic Paul Gannon 43.39% 40,193
Total Votes 92,633
Source: Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth


Joan Meschino defeated Brian Richard Cook in the Massachusetts State Senate Plymouth & Norfolk District Democratic Primary.[5][6]

Massachusetts State Senate, Plymouth & Norfolk District Democratic Primary, 2016
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Democratic Green check mark transparent.png Joan Meschino 59.60% 3,773
     Democratic Brian Richard Cook 40.40% 2,558
Total Votes 6,331


Incumbent Patrick O'Connor defeated Stephen Gill in the Massachusetts State Senate Plymouth & Norfolk District Republican Primary.[5][6]

Massachusetts State Senate, Plymouth & Norfolk District Republican Primary, 2016
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Republican Green check mark transparent.png Patrick O'Connor Incumbent 77.38% 3,868
     Republican Stephen Gill 22.62% 1,131
Total Votes 4,999

This candidate ran in one of Ballotpedia's races to watch in 2016. Read more »

Special election

See also: Massachusetts state legislative special elections, 2016

A special election for the position of Massachusetts State Senate Plymouth and Norfolk District was called for May 10. A primary election took place on April 12.[7] The filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was March 8, 2016.[8]

The seat was vacant following Robert Hedlund's (R) election to mayor of Weymouth in 2015.[9]

Joan Meschino defeated Paul Gannon in the Democratic primary. Patrick O'Connor defeated Stephen Gill in the Republican primary.[10][11] Meschino was defeated by O'Connor in the special election.[12][13][14]

Massachusetts State Senate, Plymouth and Norfolk District Democratic Primary, 2016
Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.pngJoan Meschino 60.5% 3,714
Paul Gannon 38% 2,337
Patrick O'Connor (Write-in) 1% 60
All Others 0.3% 20
Blank Votes 0.2% 11
Total Votes 6,142


Massachusetts State Senate, Plymouth and Norfolk District Republican Primary, 2016
Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.pngPatrick O'Connor 85% 3,706
Stephen Gill 14.2% 618
All Others 0.6% 26
Blank Votes 0.2% 9
Total Votes 4,359

Campaign themes

2024

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2022

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Campaign finance summary


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Patrick O'Connor campaign contribution history
YearOfficeStatusContributionsExpenditures
2024* Massachusetts State Senate 1st Plymouth and Norfolk DistrictWon general$135,315 $0
2022Massachusetts State Senate 1st Plymouth and Norfolk DistrictWon general$354,832 $0
2020Massachusetts State Senate Plymouth and Norfolk District (Historical)Won general$177,679 N/A**
2016Massachusetts State Senate, District Plymouth And NorfolkWon $226,555 N/A**
Grand total$894,381 N/A**
Sources: OpenSecretsFederal Elections Commission ***This product uses the openFEC API but is not endorsed or certified by the Federal Election Commission (FEC).
* Data from this year may not be complete
** Data on expenditures is not available for this election cycle
Note: Totals above reflect only available data.

Scorecards

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See also


External links

Footnotes

  1. 1.0 1.1 Patrick O'Connor for State Senate, "About Patrick O'Connor," accessed April 19, 2023
  2. LinkedIn, "Patrick O'Connor," accessed April 19, 2023
  3. Massachusetts Secretary of State, "2016 State election candidates," accessed October 3, 2016
  4. Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, "Election data lookup," accessed December 20, 2016
  5. 5.0 5.1 Massachusetts Secretary of State, "2016 Primary Candidates (Democratic)," accessed June 20, 2016
  6. 6.0 6.1 Secretary of the Commonweath of Massachusetts, "Massachusetts Election Statistics," accessed October 14, 2016
  7. wwlp.com, "Senate plans pair of special elections on may 10th," accessed January 13, 2016
  8. Secretary of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, "Special State Election- Plymouth and Norfolk Senate District*," accessed January 25, 2016
  9. Wicked Local, "Weymouth Mayor-elect Hedlund resigns Senate seat," December 24, 2015
  10. bostonherald.com, "Joseph Boncore winner of 
vacated 
Senate seat," accessed April 13, 2016
  11. The Patriot Ledger, "Four candidates make it to primary ballots for South Shore state Senate seat," accessed March 9, 2016
  12. patch.com, "Weymouth Town Council President Patrick O'Connor Wins State Senate Election," accessed May 11, 2016
  13. Secretary of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, "2016 State Representative Special Democratic Primary," accessed September 7, 2016
  14. Secretary of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, "2016 State Representative Special Republican Primary," accessed September 7, 2016

Political offices
Preceded by
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Massachusetts State Senate 1st Plymouth and Norfolk District
2023-Present
Succeeded by
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Preceded by
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Massachusetts State Senate Plymouth and Norfolk District (Historical)
2016-2023
Succeeded by
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