Adam Scanlon

Adam Scanlon (born 1996) is a Massachusetts politician from North Attleborough who represents the 14th Bristol district in the Massachusetts House of Representatives.[1]

Adam Scanlon
Member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives
from the 14th Bristol district
Assumed office
January 6, 2021
Preceded byElizabeth Poirier
North Attleborough Town Council
In office
2019–2020
Member of North Attleborough School Committee
In office
2017–2019
North Attleborough Town Meeting Member
In office
2015–2019
Personal details
Born1996 (age 26–27)
Attleboro, Massachusetts
Political partyDemocratic
EducationFramingham State University
OccupationLegislator
Websiteofficeofrepscanlon.com

Personal life

Scanlon was raised in North Attleborough. He received a BA from Framingham State University and is pursuing a master's degree in Public Administration at Northeastern University.[2] He is openly gay.[3]

Political career

Scanlon first entered local government as a member of the North Attleboro Town Meeting from 2015-2019. He also served on the North Attleborough School Committee from 2017-2019 and was a member of the North Attleboro Town Council from 2019–2020.[4] In the 2020 election, Scanlon defeated fellow Town Councilor John Simmons to win the Massachusetts House of Representatives seat held by retiring incumbent Betty Poirier.[5]

Committees
  • House Committee on Bonding, Capital Expenditures and State Assets
  • Joint Committee on Community Development and Small Businesses
  • Joint Committee on the Judiciary [6]

Electoral history

In 2022 Scanlon went unopposed in both the Democratic Primary and General Election.

2020 Massachusetts 14th Bristol General Election
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Adam J. Scanlon 12,406 54.4
Republican John D. Simmons 10,380 45.5
Write-in 12 0.1
Total votes 22,798 100.0
2020 Massachusetts 14th Bristol Democratic Primary[7]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Adam J. Scanlon 3,267 50.8
Democratic Patrick Steven Reynolds 3,149 49.0
Write-in 9 0.1
Total votes 6,425 100.0

See also

References
  1. "Representative Adam J. Scanlon". malegislature.gov. Retrieved 18 February 2021.
  2. "MEET ADAM". www.officeofrepscanlon.com.
  3. "Out for America: openly LGBTQ Massachusetts legislators". LGBTQ Victory Fund.
  4. "Representative Adam J. Scanlon Democrat - 14th Bristol". Retrieved 17 February 2021.
  5. Lisinski, Chris (November 9, 2020). "Here are the 19 new senators and representatives joining the Mass. Legislature in 2021". masslive.
  6. "Representative Adam J. Scanlon". malegislature.gov. Retrieved 18 February 2021.
  7. "Adam J. Scanlon Election Results". PD43+ Massachusetts Election Statistics. December 10, 2022. Retrieved December 10, 2022.


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