Benjamin Downing
Benjamin Downing | |
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Berkshire, Hampshire, Franklin, and Hampden (2013–17) | |
Personal details | |
Born | Benjamin Brackett Downing September 11, 1981 Great Barrington, Massachusetts, U.S. |
Political party | Democratic |
Alma mater | Providence College Tufts University |
Benjamin Brackett Downing (born September 11, 1981) is an American politician and
Life and career
The oldest of four children, Benjamin Downing was born in
He returned to Massachusetts in 2004 and began his graduate studies at Tufts University, where he went on to receive a Master of Arts degree in Urban & Environmental Policy. While a student at Tufts, he successfully ran for an open seat in the Massachusetts Senate in 2006. He won re-election unopposed in 2008, 2010, 2012, and 2014. During the tenure in the Senate, he served as chair, Joint Committee on Telecommunications, Utilities and Energy (2011-2014); chair, Senate Committee on Bills in Third Reading (2013-2014); chair, Senate Committee on Steering & Policy (2012); Acting Chair, Joint Committee on Higher Education (2010); chair, Joint Committee on Revenue (2009-2010); chair, Senate Committee on Ethics and Rules (2007-2008); chair, Joint Committee on Public Service (2007).
Keeping a promise he made at the start of his tenure in the Senate, Downing term-limited himself and announced in January 2016 that he would not seek a sixth term. Upon leaving public office, he joined leading renewable energy company Nexamp.
Ben has previously served as co-chair of the Leadership Council to End Chronic Homelessness in Berkshire County, co-chair, Massachusetts Democratic Party's Committee on Youth Services, Advisory Council of
In February 2021, he announced his campaign for Governor of Massachusetts in the 2022 election, becoming the first candidate to enter the race.[1] On December 28, 2021, Downing announced he was ending his campaign bid for Governor of Massachusetts.[2]
Electoral history
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Benjamin B. Downing | 40,795 | 99.62 | |
Write-In | Others | 154 | 0.38 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Benjamin B. Downing | 64,679 | 99.53 | |
Write-In | Others | 307 | 0.47 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Benjamin B. Downing | 41,627 | 99.37 | |
Write-In | Others | 264 | 0.63 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Benjamin B. Downing | 63,559 | 99.29 | |
Write-In | Others | 453 | 0.71 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Benjamin B. Downing | 37,763 | 70.76 | |
Republican | Matthew W. Kinnaman | 13,595 | 25.47 | |
Independent
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Dion C. Robbins-Zust | 1,988 | 3.72 | |
Write-In | Others | 25 | 0.05 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Benjamin B. Downing | 7,577 | 32.04 | |
Democratic | Christopher Hodgkins | 7,334 | 31.02 | |
Democratic | Margaret J. Ware | 5,221 | 22.08 | |
Democratic | Helen Sharron | 3,111 | 13.16 | |
Democratic | John T. Zelazo | 394 | 1.67 | |
Write-In | Others | 9 | 0.04 |
References
- ^ "With A Focus On Inequality, Democrat Ben Downing Starts His Campaign For Governor". www.wbur.org. Retrieved 2021-07-20.
- ^ "Downing Announces End to Gubernatorial Campaign".
- Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth. Retrieved 28 March 2021.
External links
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- [1] Official policy and constituent services website
- Massachusetts General Court - State Senator Benjamin B. Downing official MA House website
- Campaign website
- Project Vote Smart - Representative Benjamin Brackett Downing (MA) profile
- Follow the Money - Benjamin Brackett Downing
- 2006 campaign contributions