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Adam Scanlon

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American politician

Adam Scanlon
Scanlon in 2021

Member of theMassachusetts House of Representatives from the14th Bristol district
Incumbent
Assumed office January 6, 2021
Preceded by	Elizabeth Poirier
North Attleborough Town Council
In office 2019–2020
Member ofNorth Attleborough School Committee
In office 2017–2019
North Attleborough Town Meeting Member
In office 2015–2019

Personal details
Born	1996 (age 28–29) Attleboro, Massachusetts
Political party	Democratic
Education	Framingham State University
Occupation	Legislator
Website	officeofrepscanlon.com

Adam Scanlon is an American politician serving as a member of theMassachusetts House of Representatives. Since 2020 he has represented the14th Bristol district, which includes all ofNorth Attleborough and precincts inMansfield andAttleboro.^[1]

Personal life

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Scanlon was raised in North Attleborough. He received a BA fromFramingham State University and is pursuing a master's degree in Public Administration atNortheastern University.^[2] He is openly gay.^[3]

Political career

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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 the2020 election, Scanlon defeated fellow Town Councilor John Simmons to win the Massachusetts House of Representatives seat held by retiring incumbentBetty Poirier.^[5]

Committees

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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

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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

References

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^"Representative Adam J. Scanlon".malegislature.gov. Retrieved18 February 2021.
^"MEET ADAM".www.officeofrepscanlon.com.
^"Out for America: openly LGBTQ Massachusetts legislators".LGBTQ Victory Fund. 20 July 2017.
^"Representative Adam J. Scanlon Democrat - 14th Bristol". Retrieved17 February 2021.
^Lisinski, Chris (November 9, 2020)."Here are the 19 new senators and representatives joining the Mass. Legislature in 2021".masslive.
^"Representative Adam J. Scanlon".malegislature.gov. Retrieved23 November 2025.
^"Adam J. Scanlon Election Results".PD43+ Massachusetts Election Statistics. November 22, 2025. RetrievedNovember 22, 2025.
^"Adam J. Scanlon Election Results".PD43+ Massachusetts Election Statistics. December 10, 2022. RetrievedDecember 10, 2022.

External links

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Rep. Adam Scanlon at the Massachusetts Legislature
Representative Adam Scanlon campaign site

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