Adam Gomez

Adam Gomez
Member of the Massachusetts Senate
from the Hampden district
Incumbent
Assumed office
January 6, 2021
Preceded byJames Welch
Personal details
BornMassachusetts, U.S.
Political partyDemocratic
EducationSpringfield Technical Community College (AA)
Westfield State University (BA)

Adam Gomez is an American politician, who represented Ward 1 on the Springfield City Council, first taking office in January 2016[1] and the Hampden District in the Massachusetts Senate. In January 2020, he was selected as vice president of the council.[2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10]

During the September 1, 2020, Democratic primary, Gomez defeated incumbent Jim Welch to become the Democratic Party nominee for the Massachusetts State Senator from the Hampden District - encompassing Springfield, West Springfield, and Chicopee.[11] Gomez was elected to the seat during the November 3, 2020, general election while unopposed, becoming the Commonwealth's first state senator of Puerto Rican descent.[12][13][14][15][16][17][18]

Prior to his first election in November 2015, Gomez worked as a community organizer in Springfield.[19] He lives in the Brightwood neighborhood of Springfield, and is affiliated with the Democratic Party.

See also

References

  1. ^ "Large field of candidates triggers September preliminary election for Springfield City Council, mayor". masslive. 2019-05-28. Retrieved 2020-11-16.
  2. ^ Viewpoint, Guest (2020-10-02). "Recognizing the Springfield Police Commission and the balance of power (Guest viewpoint)". masslive. Retrieved 2020-11-16.
  3. ^ "Springfield City Council calls for steps to combat racism, improve policing". masslive. 2020-06-23. Retrieved 2020-11-16.
  4. ^ "Springfield mayor defends roundtable on race issues as NAACP president, councilors reject invite". masslive. 2020-06-15. Retrieved 2020-11-16.
  5. ^ Tuthill, Paul (10 June 2020). "Springfield City Councilors Call For Police Policy Changes, Other Reforms". www.wamc.org. Retrieved 2020-11-16.
  6. ^ "'I will veto it,' Springfield mayor says of any move to restrict use of facial recognition technology by police". masslive. 2019-10-08. Retrieved 2020-11-16.
  7. ^ Tuthill, Paul (4 September 2019). "Four Proposed Marijuana Stores Seek Springfield City Council Approvals". www.wamc.org. Retrieved 2020-11-16.
  8. ^ Vancini, Peter (2016-11-09). "Springfield Police Shake-Up: City Council says it has the votes to overhaul the department". Valley Advocate. Retrieved 2020-11-16.
  9. ^ "Springfield mayor, City Council lock horns again on civilian board proposal for Police Department". masslive. 2019-09-18. Retrieved 2020-11-16.
  10. ^ "Springfield City Council selects Associate Solicitor Tasheena Davis as new city clerk". masslive. 2019-07-23. Retrieved 2020-11-16.
  11. ^ "Adam Gomez defeats 5-term state Sen. James Welch in Democratic primary". masslive. 2020-09-02. Retrieved 2020-11-16.
  12. ^ Tuthill, Paul (4 November 2020). "Adam Gomez Becomes First Puerto Rican Elected To Massachusetts Senate". www.wamc.org. Retrieved 2020-11-16.
  13. ^ Tuthill, Paul (3 November 2020). "Puerto Rican Political Pioneers Honored". www.wamc.org. Retrieved 2020-11-16.
  14. ^ Lisinski, Chris (2020-11-09). "Here are the 19 new senators and representatives joining the Mass. Legislature in 2021". masslive. Retrieved 2020-11-16.
  15. ^ Staff, MassINC (2020-09-23). "Adam Gomez on his historic victory in Springfield". MassINC. Retrieved 2020-11-16.
  16. ^ "Changes coming to Springfield City Council". WWLP. 2020-11-12. Retrieved 2020-11-16.
  17. ^ "Newly elected legislators eye keeping Springfield City Council seats". masslive. 2020-11-09. Retrieved 2020-11-16.
  18. ^ "Adam Gomez becomes first Puerto Rican elected to the Massachusetts Senate". masslive. 2020-11-04. Retrieved 2020-11-16.
  19. ^ "About". Elect Adam Gomez. Retrieved 2020-07-09.


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