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Adam Scanlon is an American politician serving as a member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives. Since 2020 he has represented the 14th Bristol district, which includes all of North Attleborough and precincts in Mansfield and Attleboro.[1]

Personal life

Scanlon was raised in North Attleborough. He received a BA from Framingham State University and is pursuing a master’s degree in Public Administration at Northeastern University.[2] He is openly gay.[3]

Political career

Scanlon first entered local government as a member of the North Attleboro Town Meeting from 2015 to 2019. He also served on the North Attleborough School Committee from 2017 to 2019 and was a member of the North Attleboro Town Council from 2019 to 2020.[4] In the 2020 election, Scanlon defeated fellow Town Councilor John Simmons to win the Massachusetts House of Representatives seat held by retiring incumbent Betty Poirier.[5]

Committees

In the 2025-26 session, Scanlon sits on the following committees:[6]

  • House Committee on Post Audit and Oversight (Vice Chair)
  • House Committee on Federal Funding, Policy and Accountability
  • Joint Committee on Economic Development and Emerging Technologies
  • Joint Committee on Emergency Preparedness and Management


Electoral history

2024 Massachusetts 14th Bristol General Election[7]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Adam J. Scanlon 12,478 55.9
Republican David Cannata 9,823 44.0
Write-in 4 0.0
Total votes 22,305 100.0
2024 Massachusetts 14th Bristol Democratic Primary
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Adam J. Scanlon 2,828 99.8
Write-in 5 0.2
Total votes 2,833 100.0
2022 Massachusetts 14th Bristol General Election
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Adam J. Scanlon 11,212 98.5
Write-in 169 1.5
Total votes 11,381 100.0
2022 Massachusetts 14th Bristol Democratic Primary
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Adam J. Scanlon 3,013 99.9
Write-in 2 0.1
Total votes 3,015 100.0
2020 Massachusetts 14th Bristol General Election
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Adam J. Scanlon 12,406 54.4
Republican John D. Simmons 10,380 45.5
Write-in 12 0.1
Total votes 22,798 100.0
2020 Massachusetts 14th Bristol Democratic Primary[8]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Adam J. Scanlon 3,267 50.8
Democratic Patrick Steven Reynolds 3,149 49.0
Write-in 9 0.1
Total votes 6,425 100.0

See also

References

  1. ^ “Representative Adam J. Scanlon”. malegislature.gov. Retrieved 18 February 2021.
  2. ^ “MEET ADAM”. www.officeofrepscanlon.com.
  3. ^ “Out for America: openly LGBTQ Massachusetts legislators”. LGBTQ Victory Fund. 20 July 2017.
  4. ^ “Representative Adam J. Scanlon Democrat – 14th Bristol”. Retrieved 17 February 2021.
  5. ^ Lisinski, Chris (November 9, 2020). “Here are the 19 new senators and representatives joining the Mass. Legislature in 2021”. masslive.
  6. ^ “Representative Adam J. Scanlon”. malegislature.gov. Retrieved 23 November 2025.
  7. ^ “Adam J. Scanlon Election Results”. PD43+ Massachusetts Election Statistics. November 22, 2025. Retrieved November 22, 2025.
  8. ^ “Adam J. Scanlon Election Results”. PD43+ Massachusetts Election Statistics. December 10, 2022. Retrieved December 10, 2022.