Jay Livingstone

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Jay Livingstone
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Massachusetts House of Representatives, Eighth Suffolk District
Incumbent
Tenure
July 17, 2013 - present
Term ends
January 2, 2019
Years in position 4
PartyDemocratic
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Compensation
Base salary$60,032.60/year
Per diem$10-$100/day
Elections and appointments
First electedJune 25, 2013
Term limitsN/A
Websites
Office website
Campaign website
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Jay D. Livingstone is a Democratic member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives, representing the Eighth Suffolk District. He was first elected in the June 25, 2013, special election.

Livingstone was a 2016 Democratic special election candidate for the First Suffolk & Middlesex District of the Massachusetts State Senate.

Committee assignments

2015 legislative session

At the beginning of the 2015 legislative session, Livingstone served on the following committees:

Massachusetts Committee Assignments, 2015
• Environment, Natural Resources and Agriculture Joint
• Community Development and Small Businesses Joint
• Housing Joint
• State Administration and Regulatory Oversight Joint

Issues

Campaign themes

2016

Livingstone's campaign website highlighted the following issues:

“

Making Our Communities Stronger

  • From securing more funding for early childhood education to advancing gun-safety laws, Jay Livingstone is leading the fight in the State House on the issues we care about most. Jay was the lead sponsor in the House on the enacted Equal Pay Bill, which will ensure equal pay for equal work. He is also sponsoring the Healthy Kids legislation, which takes a comprehensive approach to ensure that our children are housed, well fed, healthy and ready to succeed in school.

Standing Up for Victims of Discrimination

  • For years, Jay has fought for victims of discrimination in the workplace and helped those who can’t afford an attorney. He’s successfully secured justice for countless victims of wrongful employment practices.

Fighting for Working Families

  • Jay understands the challenges that working and low-income families face, and he’s committed to making sure that anyone who works hard and plays by the rules has a chance to succeed. In the State House, Jay successfully fought to raise the minimum wage and also working to create more affordable housing and is fighting to make the wealthy and big corporations pay their fair share.

Giving All Children a Head Start

  • As a State Representative, Jay Livingstone has fought to remove barriers to a quality education for our children. He supports universal Pre-K for all children, and he succeeded in doubling early education funding for low-income families.[1]
 ”
—Jay Livingstone, [2]

The following table lists bills sponsored by this legislator. Bills are monitored by BillTrack50 and sorted by action history.

Elections

2016

General election

See also: Massachusetts House of Representatives elections, 2016

Elections for the office of Massachusetts House of Representatives took place in 2016. The primary election took place on September 8, 2016, and the general election was held on November 8, 2016. The candidate filing deadline was June 7, 2016.

Incumbent Jay Livingstone ran unopposed in the Massachusetts House of Representatives Eighth Suffolk District general election.[3][4]
Massachusetts House of Representatives, Eighth Suffolk District General Election, 2016
Party Candidate
    Democratic Green check mark transparent.png Jay Livingstone Incumbent (unopposed)
Source: Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth


Special election

See also: Massachusetts state legislative special elections, 2016

A special election for the position of Massachusetts State Senate First Suffolk and Middlesex District was called for May 10. A primary election took place on April 12. The filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was March 8, 2016.[5]

The seat was vacant following Anthony Petruccelli's (D) resignation on January 21, 2016.[6]

Joseph Boncore defeated Lydia Marie Edwards, Diana Hwang, Jay Livingstone, Steven Morabito, Dan Rizzo, and Paul Rogers in the Democratic primary.[7][8][9] Boncore was unopposed in the special election.

Massachusetts State Senate, First Suffolk and Middlesex District Democratic Primary, 2016
Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.pngJoseph Boncore 25.7% 4,013
Dan Rizzo 23.2% 3,628
Jay Livingstone 18% 2,813
Lydia Marie Edwards 14.6% 2,280
Diana Hwang 13.3% 2,085
Steven Morabito 3.9% 607
Paul Rogers 1.1% 175
All Others 0.1% 19
Blank Votes 0.1% 9
Total Votes 15,629

2014

See also: Massachusetts House of Representatives elections, 2014

Elections for the office of Massachusetts House of Representatives took place in 2014. A primary election was held on September 9, 2014, and a general election was held on November 4, 2014. The signature filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was June 3, 2014. Incumbent Jay Livingstone was unopposed in the Democratic primary and was unopposed in the general election.[10]

2013

See also: Massachusetts state legislative special elections, 2013

Livingstone won election in a special election for Massachusetts House of Representatives 8th Suffolk District on June 25, 2013. The seat was vacant following Martha Walz's (D) resignation to head the Planned Parenthood League of Massachusetts.[11] Livingstone defeated Joshua L. Dawson in the Democratic primary on May 28 and was unopposed in the special election, which took place on June 25.[12][13][14][15]

Scorecards

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Legislative scorecards are used to evaluate elected public officials based on voting record. Some scorecards are created by political advocacy groups with a focus on specific issues; others are developed by newspapers and are broad in scope. Scorecards are meant to be used as a tool for voters to have a quick picture of whether their views align with a particular legislator's record.

Because scorecards can be specific to particular issues or general to a state’s legislative term, each report should be considered on its own merits. Each entity that publishes these reports uses different methodologies and definitions for the terms used.

An overview for scorecards in all 50 states can be found on this page. To contribute to the list of Massachusetts scorecards, email suggestions to [email protected].

2015-2016

  • Legislators are scored on bills of interest to an organization advocating economically conservative policy.
  • Legislators are rated on "voting record and co-sponsorship history, public statements, and other factors."[16]
Legislators are scored on their votes on key conservative issues.

2013-2014

In 2013, the Massachusetts General Court was in session from January 2 to December 31. In 2014, the Massachusetts General Court was in session from January 14 through August 1.

  • Legislators are scored on bills of interest to an organization of employers.
  • Legislators are scored on bills of interest to an organization advocating economically conservative policy.
  • Legislators are scored on environmental issues.
  • Legislators are scored on bills selected by a "statewide, grassroots [organization] for progressive change in Massachusetts."[17]
  • Legislators are scored on environmental issues.
Legislators are scored on their votes on key conservative issues.


Endorsements

2016

In 2016, Livingstone's endorsements included the following:[18]

  • Massachusetts Sierra Club Chapter Political Committee
  • Planned Parenthood of Massachusetts
  • Mass Voters for Animals
  • Environmental League of Massachusetts
  • Boston Ward 5 Democratic Committee
  • MOSES Legislative Committee

Recent news

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See also

External links

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Footnotes

  1. ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributed to the original source.
  2. ↑ Jay Livingstone, "Issues," accessed September 6, 2016
  3. ↑ Massachusetts Secretary of State, "2016 State election candidates," accessed October 3, 2016
  4. ↑ Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, "Election data lookup," accessed December 20, 2016
  5. ↑ Secretary of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, "Special State Election- First Suffolk and Middlesex Senate District*," accessed January 25, 2016
  6. ↑ wwlp.com, "Senate plans pair of special elections on may 10th," accessed January 13, 2016
  7. ↑ bostonherald.com, "Joseph Boncore winner of 
vacated 
Senate seat," accessed April 13, 2016
  8. ↑ Boston Globe, "Political Happy Hour: March 8, 2016," accessed March 9, 2016
  9. ↑ Secretary of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, "2016 State Representative Special Democratic Primary," accessed September 7, 2016
  10. ↑ Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, "2014 State Primary Candidates," accessed September 9, 2014
  11. ↑ Boston Globe, "State Rep. Martha Walz to lead Planned Parenthood," January 30, 2013
  12. ↑ Boston.com, "Dates set for special election to replace state Rep. Marty Walz," February 7, 2013
  13. ↑ sec.state.ma.us, "Special State Primary Candidates - Eighth Suffolk State Representative District," accessed May 14, 2013
  14. ↑ beaconhill.patch.com, " Where Do I Vote on Beacon Hill Today?" June 25, 2013 (dead link)
  15. ↑ sec.state.ma.us, "Official Democratic primary results," accessed November 19, 2013 (timed out)
  16. ↑ Planned Parenthood, "2015 Legislative Scorecard," accessed November 2, 2015
  17. ↑ Progressive Massachusetts, "Scorecards and Roll Calls," accessed September 17, 2014
  18. ↑ Jay Livingstone, "Endorsements," accessed September 6, 2016
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