Geraldo Alicea (born September 27, 1963 in

Southbridge, Massachusetts Southbridge is a city in Worcester County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 17,740 at the 2020 census. Although Southbridge has a city form of government, it is legally known as the Town of Southbridge. History The area was i ...

) is an American politician who represented the 6th Worcester District in the

Massachusetts House of Representatives The Massachusetts House of Representatives is the lower house of the Massachusetts General Court, the State legislature (United States), state legislature of Massachusetts. It is composed of 160 members elected from 14 counties each divided into ...

from 2007 to 2011.

2010 election and 2011 special election

The 2010 election for the 6th Worcester seat resulted in an exact tie between Alicea and Republican opponent

Peter Durant Peter J. Durant is an American state legislator and member of the Massachusetts State Senate from the Worcester and Hampshire Senate district. Prior to his election to the State Senate, Durant served as a state representative from the 6th Worces ...

. A special election for the seat was scheduled for May 10, 2011. Alicea was allowed to hold the seat until the results of the new election. Alicea lost the special election to Durant by 56 votes (3,325 to 3,269).

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1963 births Democratic Party members of the Massachusetts House of Representatives People from Southbridge, Massachusetts Westfield State University alumni Anna Maria College alumni Living people 21st-century members of the Massachusetts General Court {{Massachusetts-MARepresentative-stub