Walter F. Timilty Jr. (born July 19, 1969) is an American politician serving as a member of the
Massachusetts Senate
The Massachusetts Senate is the upper house of the Massachusetts General Court, the bicameral state legislature of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. The Senate comprises 40 elected members from 40 single-member senatorial districts in the st ...
from the
Norfolk, Plymouth and Bristol district. A member of the
Democratic Party, he previously represented the
7th Norfolk 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 1999 to 2017.
Academic and political career
He is a graduate of
Milton Academy
Milton Academy (informally referred to as Milton) is a coeducational, co-educational, Independent school, independent, and College-preparatory school, college-preparatory boarding and day school in Milton, Massachusetts, educating students in g ...
,
Boston College
Boston College (BC) is a private university, private Catholic Jesuits, Jesuit research university in Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts, United States. Founded in 1863 by the Society of Jesus, a Catholic Religious order (Catholic), religious order, t ...
, and the
Southern New England School of Law. In addition to his time in the House, Timilty served as a
Town Meeting Member in
Milton, and as a member of the Milton Democratic Town Committee. He was elected to 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 ...
in 1998. He was re-elected in 2010, 2012, and 2014 without opposition. Timilty's district included portions of Milton and
Randolph, Massachusetts. In 2016, Timilty ran for State Senate and defeated independent candidate Jonathan Lott in the general election with 73.9% of the vote.
Timilty family
Timilty's cousins include State Senator
James Timilty and James' sister
Kelly Timilty (a member of the
Massachusetts Governor's Council
The Massachusetts Governor's Council (also known as the Executive Council) is a governmental body that provides advice and consent in certain matterssuch as judicial nominations, pardons, and commutationsto the Governor of Massachusetts. Council ...
). His uncle, their father, is former State Senator
Joseph Timilty.
Smith, Barry. "Governor's Council: 2nd District: Timilty coasts to 7th term" ''southofboston.net'' November 8, 2006
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See also
* 2019–2020 Massachusetts legislature
* 2021–2022 Massachusetts legislature
The 192nd Massachusetts General Court was a meeting of the legislative branch of the state government of Massachusetts. It consisted of elected members of the Senate and House of Representatives. It first convened in Boston at the Massachusetts ...
* The Timilty family
*https://www.senatorwaltertimilty.com/
References
1969 births
Living people
Democratic Party Massachusetts state senators
Democratic Party members of the Massachusetts House of Representatives
Politicians from Milton, Massachusetts
Milton Academy alumni
Boston College alumni
University of Massachusetts Dartmouth alumni
Timilty family
21st-century members of the Massachusetts General Court
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