Jennifer Flanagan
Jennifer L. Flanagan | |
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Member of the Massachusetts Cannabis Control Commission | |
Assumed office 2017 | |
Preceded by | Initial member of commission |
Member of the Massachusetts Senate from the Worcester and Middlesex district | |
In office 2009–2017 | |
Preceded by | Robert A. Antonioni |
Succeeded by | Dean Tran |
Member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives from the 4th Worcester district | |
In office 2005–2009 | |
Preceded by | Mary Jane Simmons |
Succeeded by | Dennis Rosa |
Personal details | |
Political party | Democratic |
Residence | Leominster, Massachusetts |
Jennifer L. Flanagan is a member of the Massachusetts Cannabis Control Commission. She was chosen by Massachusetts Governor Charlie Baker as his pick for the newly formed Commission.[1] The appointment was notable because she opposed cannabis legalization and is from a different party than the governor.
Education
Leominster High School; University of Massachusetts Boston, B.A. Political Science; Fitchburg State College, M.S. Mental Health Counseling.
Political Career
Flanagan served as a legislative aide and then chief of staff to then-Leominster State Rep. Mary Jane Simmons.[2] In 2004 Simmons announced she would not seek re-election to the 4th Worcester district due to health concerns,[3] and Flanagan ran for the open seat. Flanagan won the primary and general election, and served two terms as a Massachusetts State Representative.
Flanagan served as a Massachusetts State Senator for the Worcester and Middlesex district, which includes her hometown of Leominster. She is a Democrat who served from 2009,[2] to 2017. She first won the State Senate seat in 2008, winning a contested Democratic primary and facing no general election opponent.[4] When running for re-election in 2014 the nomination forms to get Flanagan on the primary ballot were filed with an incomplete address,[5] forcing her to run a write-in campaign during the primary in order to be on the general election ballot.[6] There was no candidate for the seat on either the Republican[7] or Democratic[8] primary ballots. Her general election opponent, Richard Bastien, also got on the general election ballot with a write-in campaign in the primary.
References
- ^ https://www.bostonglobe.com/business/2017/08/23/baker-appoints-state-senator-jen-flanagan-cannabis-control-commission/vdp7AOKEezTysR3KHPV2WN/story.html
- ^ a b https://malegislature.gov/People/Profile/JLF0
- ^ "Simmons was upbeat to the end". Sentinel and Enterprise. 2005-01-31. Retrieved 2020-01-21.
- ^ "Flanagan wins state Senate race; unopposed in general election". Sentinel and Enterprise. 2008-09-17. Retrieved 2020-01-21.
- ^ http://www.sentinelandenterprise.com/breakingnews/ci_25709321/flanagan-eyeing-options-after-signature-error
- ^ http://www.thelandmark.com/news/2014-09-11/Front_Page/Battle_of_the_sticker_campaigns.html
- ^ http://www.wheredoivotema.com/bal/BallotOut.aspx?btcode=R&ctcode=34&wno=0&prno=1
- ^ http://www.wheredoivotema.com/bal/BallotOut.aspx?btcode=D&ctcode=34&wno=0&prno=1
External links
- Massachusetts state senators
- Members of the Massachusetts House of Representatives
- Women state legislators in Massachusetts
- People from Leominster, Massachusetts
- University of Massachusetts Boston alumni
- Living people
- Fitchburg State University alumni
- 21st-century American politicians
- 21st-century American women politicians
- Massachusetts state senator stubs