Adam Gomez

Adam Gomez
Member of the Massachusetts Senate from the Hampden district
Incumbent
Assumed office January 6, 2021
Preceded by	James Welch
Personal details
Born	Massachusetts, U.S.
Political party	Democratic
Education	Springfield 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

• 2021–2022 Massachusetts legislature

References

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12. Tuthill, Paul (4 November 2020). "Adam Gomez Becomes First Puerto Rican Elected To Massachusetts Senate". www.wamc.org. Retrieved 2020-11-16.
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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.
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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.