Kate Campanale

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Kate Campanale
Member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives
from the 17th district
In office
January 7, 2015 – January 2, 2019
Preceded byJohn Binienda
Succeeded byDavid LeBoeuf
Personal details
BornWorcester, Massachusetts, U.S.
Political partyRepublican
ResidenceLeicester, Massachusetts, U.S.
Alma materSweet Briar College

Kate D. Campanale is an American politician from Massachusetts. She was a member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives.

Early life[]

Campanale was born in Worcester, Massachusetts. Her father and mother, respectively, are John and Debbie Campanale. Her older sister is Jennifer. Campanale grew up in Leicester, Massachusetts, and graduated from Leicester High School.[1][2][3]

Education[]

In 2007, Campanale earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in Business Management from Sweet Briar College in Sweet Briar, Virginia.[4][2]

Career[]

Campanale began her legislator career as a Staff Assistant to the Legislative & Regulatory Department of Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation. She was a Business Development Coordinator at Tutor Perini Corporation, where she worked on multi-million dollar construction proposals.[2]

Campanale is a former legislative aide and a substitute teacher. She served as the District Liaison to Peter Durant, a politician.[2]

On November 4, 2014, at age 28, Campanale won election with 50.2% of the votes and became a Republican member of Massachusetts House of Representatives for District 17 Worcester, defeating Doug Belanger , who received 49.7% of votes. In January 2015, Campanale was sworn into office.[5][6][7][4][8][1] In November 2016, as an incumbent, Campanale won the election and continued serving District 17. She defeated Moses S. Dixon with 54.4% of the votes to Dixon's 45.3%.[1][7][4]

In 2018, Campanale sought a seat in Register of Deeds for Worcester District without success. In the Republican Primary Election, she defeated Kevin J. Kuros with 67.4% of the votes. In the General Election, Campanale was defeated by Kathryn A. Toomey with 51.8% of the votes compared to Campanale's 48.2%.[7][4]

Personal life[]

Campanale lived in Leicester, Massachusetts[4] before moving to Spencer, Massachusetts.

Awards[]

  • Outstanding Service Award. Presented by Office of Policy & External Affairs.[2]
  • 2018 WBJ 40 Under 40 award. Named by Worcester Business Journal.[3]

See also[]

  • 2016 Massachusetts general election

References[]

  1. ^ a b c Semon, Craig S. (November 9, 2016). "Rep. Kate Campanale eyes next move after victory in 17th Worcestor district". telegram.com. Retrieved December 15, 2019.
  2. ^ a b c d e "Kate Campanale Massachusetts State Representative". enlightenedwomen.org. Retrieved December 15, 2019.
  3. ^ a b "40 Under Forty: Kate D. Campanale, 32". wbjournal.com. August 20, 2018. Retrieved December 15, 2019.
  4. ^ a b c d e "Kate Campanale's Biography". Vote Smart. Retrieved December 15, 2019.
  5. ^ "MassLive - Massachusetts State Representative Election Results 2014". masslive.com. Retrieved 25 November 2014.
  6. ^ Bird Jr., Walter (November 5, 2014). "Election 2014 in Worcester yields change in one district, while others hold on to their seats". worcestermag.com. Retrieved December 15, 2016.
  7. ^ a b c "Kate D. Campanale (R)". electionstats.state.ma.us. 2018. Retrieved December 16, 2019.
  8. ^ "Doug Belanger". massalliance.org. Retrieved December 15, 2019.

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