Adam Gomez is an American politician, who represented Ward 1 on the
Springfield City Council, first taking office in January 2016 and the
Hampden District in the
Massachusetts Senate
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. In January 2020, he was selected as vice president of the council.
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. 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.
Prior to his first election in November 2015, Gomez worked as a community organizer in Springfield.
He lives in the
Brightwood neighborhood of Springfield, and is affiliated with the
Democratic Party.
See also
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2021–2022 Massachusetts legislature
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American politicians of Puerto Rican descent
Democratic Party Massachusetts state senators
Hispanic and Latino American state legislators in Massachusetts
Living people
Politicians from Springfield, Massachusetts
Year of birth missing (living people)
21st-century members of the Massachusetts General Court
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