Adam Scanlon

Adam Scanlon (born 1997) is a Massachusetts politician from North Attleborough who represents the 14th Bristol district in the Massachusetts House of Representatives.[1]

Adam Scanlon
Member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives
from the 14th Bristol district
Assumed office
January 6, 2021
Preceded byElizabeth Poirier
Personal details
Born1997 (age 24–25)
Attleboro, Massachusetts
Political partyDemocratic
EducationFramingham State University

Personal life

Scanlon was raised in North Attleborough. He received a BA from Framingham State University and is pursuing a master's degree in Public Administration at Northeastern University.[2] He is openly gay.[3]

Political career

Scanlon first entered local government as a member of the North Attleboro Town Meeting from 2015-2019. He also served on the North Attleborough School Committee from 2017-2019 and was a member of the North Attleboro Town Council from 2019–2020.[4] In the 2020 election, Scanlon defeated fellow Town Councilor John Simmons to win the Massachusetts House of Representatives seat held by retiring incumbent Betty Poirier.[5]

Committees
  • House Committee on Bonding, Capital Expenditures and State Assets
  • Joint Committee on Community Development and Small Businesses
  • Joint Committee on the Judiciary [6]

See also

References
  1. "Representative Adam J. Scanlon". malegislature.gov. Retrieved 18 February 2021.
  2. "MEET ADAM". www.officeofrepscanlon.com.
  3. "Out for America: openly LGBTQ Massachusetts legislators". LGBTQ Victory Fund.
  4. "Representative Adam J. Scanlon Democrat - 14th Bristol". Retrieved 17 February 2021.
  5. Lisinski, Chris (November 9, 2020). "Here are the 19 new senators and representatives joining the Mass. Legislature in 2021". masslive.
  6. "Representative Adam J. Scanlon". malegislature.gov. Retrieved 18 February 2021.
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