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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.

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  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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