Peter Kocot
Peter Kocot | |
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Lindsay N. Sabadosa | |
Personal details | |
Born | Northampton, Massachusetts | September 18, 1956
Died | February 22, 2018 Northampton, Massachusetts | (aged 61)
Political party | Democratic |
Spouse | Shauneen Kocot |
Alma mater | Brown University |
Occupation | Legislator |
Peter Vincent Kocot (September 18, 1956 – February 22, 2018) was an American politician who was representative to the state legislature of
gay marriage
and opposition to education spending cuts.
Kocot easily won re-election in 2006; his
Western New England College Economics professor John Andrulis
(whom Kocot also faced in 2002 and 2004), polled at 18 percent.
In the state legislature, Kocot was the chairman of the Joint Committee on State Administration and Regulatory Oversight and a member of the House Committee on Ethics.
Biography
Kocot was one of five children (Paul, Joseph, Mary, and Kathy) born to Dorothy and Edward Kocot on September 18, 1956. He was born in Northampton, Massachusetts, but raised in Florence, Massachusetts.[3]
Personal life and death
Kocot had two sons, Jake and Luke, with his wife of 29 years, Shauneen (née O'Donnell).[4]
Kocot died on February 21, 2018, after a brief illness, at the age of 61.[3]
References
- ^ "Representative Peter V. Kocot". malegislature.gov.
- ^ Strzempko, Adam (22 February 2018). "Northampton Rep. Peter Kocot has died".
- ^ a b "Peter Vincent "Pete" Kocot". www.legacy.com. Retrieved 16 July 2020.
- ^ "Funeral services for state Rep. Peter Kocot of Northampton scheduled".
External links
- Massachusetts House of Representatives profile
- Voting Record
- State lawmaker Peter Kocot of Northampton dies at 61