Barry Finegold
2019 - Present
2025
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Barry Finegold (Democratic Party) is a member of the Massachusetts State Senate, representing the 2nd Essex and Middlesex District. He assumed office on January 2, 2019. His current term ends on January 1, 2025.
Finegold (Democratic Party) is running for re-election to the Massachusetts State Senate to represent the 2nd Essex and Middlesex District. He is on the ballot in the Democratic primary on September 3, 2024.[source]
Biography
Barry Finegold's professional experience includes working an attorney with Dalton & Finegold.[1]
Committee assignments
2023-2024
Finegold was assigned to the following committees:
- Senate Committee on the Census
- Intergovernmental Affairs Committee, Vice Chair
- Senate Post Audit and Oversight Committee
- Joint Committee on Advanced Information Technology, the Internet, and Cybersecurity
- Economic Development and Emerging Technologies Joint Committee, Chair
- Telecommunications, Utilities and Energy Joint Committee
2021-2022
Finegold was assigned to the following committees:
- Senate Post Audit and Oversight Committee
- Senate Ways and Means Committee
- Election Laws Joint Committee, Senate chair
- Public Service Joint Committee, Senate vice chair
- Telecommunications, Utilities and Energy Joint Committee
- Ways and Means Joint Committee
2019-2020
Finegold was assigned to the following committees:
- Export Development Committee
- Election Laws Joint Committee, Chair
- Consumer Protection and Professional Licensure Joint Committee
- Ways and Means Joint Committee
- State Administration and Regulatory Oversight Joint Committee, Vice Chair
- Telecommunications, Utilities and Energy Joint Committee
- Personnel and Administration Committee
- Senate Ways and Means Committee
2013-2014
At the beginning of the 2013 legislative session, Finegold served on the following committees:
| Massachusetts committee assignments, 2013 |
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| • Education Joint |
| • Election Laws Joint, Chair |
| • Health Care Financing Joint |
| • Labor and Workforce Development Joint |
| • Municipalities and Regional Government Joint |
| • Telecommunication, Utilities and Energy Joint, Vice chair |
2011-2012
In the 2011-2012 legislative session, Finegold served on these committees:
| Massachusetts committee assignments, 2011 |
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| • Education Joint |
| • Election Laws Joint, Chair |
| • Health Care Financing Joint |
| • Housing Joint, Vice chair |
| • Labor and Workforce Development Joint |
2009-2010
In the 2009-2010 legislative session, Finegold served on these committees:
| Massachusetts committee assignments, 2009 |
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| • Telecommunication, Utilities and Energy Joint, Chair |
Sponsored legislation
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Elections
2024
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General election
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Massachusetts State Senate 2nd Essex and Middlesex District
Incumbent Barry Finegold is running in the Democratic primary for Massachusetts State Senate 2nd Essex and Middlesex District on September 3, 2024.
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2022
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General election
General election for Massachusetts State Senate 2nd Essex and Middlesex District
Incumbent Barry Finegold defeated Sal DeFranco in the general election for Massachusetts State Senate 2nd Essex and Middlesex District on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Barry Finegold (D) | 57.3 | 42,932 | |
| Sal DeFranco (R) | 42.6 | 31,926 | ||
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.1 | 42 | ||
| Total votes: 74,900 | ||||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Massachusetts State Senate 2nd Essex and Middlesex District
Incumbent Barry Finegold advanced from the Democratic primary for Massachusetts State Senate 2nd Essex and Middlesex District on September 6, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Barry Finegold | 99.3 | 16,641 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.7 | 120 | ||
| Total votes: 16,761 | ||||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Massachusetts State Senate 2nd Essex and Middlesex District
Sal DeFranco advanced from the Republican primary for Massachusetts State Senate 2nd Essex and Middlesex District on September 6, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Sal DeFranco | 99.7 | 8,090 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.3 | 25 | ||
| Total votes: 8,115 | ||||
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2020
See also: Massachusetts State Senate elections, 2020
General election
General election for Massachusetts State Senate 2nd Essex and Middlesex District
Incumbent Barry Finegold won election in the general election for Massachusetts State Senate 2nd Essex and Middlesex District on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Barry Finegold (D) | 97.7 | 60,176 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 2.3 | 1,390 | ||
| Total votes: 61,566 | ||||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Massachusetts State Senate 2nd Essex and Middlesex District
Incumbent Barry Finegold advanced from the Democratic primary for Massachusetts State Senate 2nd Essex and Middlesex District on September 1, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Barry Finegold | 98.9 | 22,269 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 1.1 | 248 | ||
| Total votes: 22,517 | ||||
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2018
General election
General election for Massachusetts State Senate 2nd Essex and Middlesex District
Barry Finegold defeated Joseph Espinola III in the general election for Massachusetts State Senate 2nd Essex and Middlesex District on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Barry Finegold (D) | 62.8 | 35,854 | |
 | Joseph Espinola III (R) | 37.1 | 21,202 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.1 | 60 | ||
| Total votes: 57,116 | ||||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Massachusetts State Senate 2nd Essex and Middlesex District
Barry Finegold defeated Mike Armano and Pavel Payano in the Democratic primary for Massachusetts State Senate 2nd Essex and Middlesex District on September 4, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Barry Finegold | 47.3 | 9,434 | |
| Mike Armano | 32.2 | 6,426 | |
| Pavel Payano | 20.5 | 4,098 | ||
| Total votes: 19,958 | ||||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Massachusetts State Senate 2nd Essex and Middlesex District
Joseph Espinola III advanced from the Republican primary for Massachusetts State Senate 2nd Essex and Middlesex District on September 4, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Joseph Espinola III | 100.0 | 5,263 |
| Total votes: 5,263 | ||||
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2014
Finegold ran for election to the office of Massachusetts Treasurer. Finegold lost the Democratic nomination in the primary on September 9, 2014.[2]
Results
Primary
| Massachusetts Treasurer, Democratic Primary, 2014 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes | ||
 Deb Goldberg |
42.7% | 202,819 | ||
| Barry Finegold | 31.4% | 149,470 | ||
| Tom Conroy | 25.7% | 122,198 | ||
| Write-in votes | 0.2% | 848 | ||
| Total Votes | 475,335 | |||
| Election results via Massachusetts Secretary of State. | ||||
2012
Finegold won re-election in the 2012 election for Massachusetts State Senate Second Essex and Middlesex District. Finegold was unopposed in the September 6 Democratic primary and defeated Paul Adams (R) in the general election, which took place on November 6, 2012.[3]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Barry Finegold Incumbent |
65.2% | 44,394 | |
| Republican | Paul Adams | 34.8% | 23,716 | |
| Total Votes | 68,110 | |||
2010
Finegold won election to the Second Essex and Middlesex state senate seat in 2010. He defeated John Kelly, Debbie Silberstein and John J. Wilson, Jr. in the September 14 Democratic primary. He defeated Jamison Tomasek (R) in the general election on November 2, 2010.
| Massachusetts State Senate - Second Essex and Middlesex District | ||||
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| Candidates | Votes | |||
| Barry Finegold (D)
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25,385 | |||
| Jamison Tomasek (R) | 19,939 | |||
| Jodi Oberto (I) | 2,535 | |||
| All Others | 69 | |||
| Blanks | 2,416 | |||
2008
On November 4, 2008, Finegold won re-election in the Massachusetts House of Representatives election for the Seventeenth Essex district.[4] In this election he raised $58,798; of that total $55,248 (94.0%) was from in state contributions and $3,550 (6.0%) was from out of state contributions.[5]
| Massachusetts House of Representatives - Seventeenth Essex district | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidates | Votes | |||
| Barry Finegold (D)
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14,174 | |||
| All Others | 235 | |||
| Blanks | 5,964 | |||
Campaign themes
2024
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2022
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2020
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2023
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In 2023, the Massachusetts State Legislature was in session from January 4 to November 15.
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2022
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In 2022, the Massachusetts State Legislature was in session from January 5 to August 1.
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2021
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In 2021, the Massachusetts State Legislature was in session from January 6 to January 4.
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2020
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In 2020, the Massachusetts State Legislature was in session from January 1 to January 5.
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2019
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In 2019, the Massachusetts General Court was in session from January 2 through December 31.
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2018
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In 2018, the Massachusetts General Court was in formal session from January 3 to July 31. The legislature was in informal session from August 1 to December 31.
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Personal
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Finegold and his wife, Amy, have two children.[6]
See also
2024 Elections
External links
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Footnotes
- ↑ Project Vote Smart, "Barry Finegold's Biography," accessed November 18, 2014
- ↑ Cite error: Invalid
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- ↑ Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, "Return of Votes For Massachusetts State Election - November 4, 2008," accessed March 18, 2014
- ↑ Follow the Money, "Finegold, Barry," accessed November 18, 2014
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Massachusetts State Senate 2nd Essex and Middlesex District 2019-Present |
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Massachusetts State Senate 2nd Essex and Middlesex District 2011-2015 |
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Massachusetts House of Representatives 1997-2011 |
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