Kate Hogan

Kate Hogan
Member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives
from the 3rd Middlesex district
Assumed office
January 7, 2009
Preceded by Patricia Walrath
Personal details
Born (1957-01-15) January 15, 1957
Lynn, Massachusetts
Political party Democratic
Spouse(s) Susan Vick
Residence Stow, Massachusetts
Alma mater University of Massachusetts Amherst
Website katehogan.net

Kate Hogan (born January 15, 1957 in Lynn, Massachusetts) is an American politician from Stow, Massachusetts. A Democrat, she is a member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives representing the 3rd Middlesex district. She was first elected in 2008 and took office on January 7, 2009.[1]

The 3rd Middlesex district, which includes the towns of Bolton, Hudson, Maynard and Stow, was represented for 24 years by Patricia Walrath, who decided not to seek re-election in 2008. Five candidates ran for to succeed her: three Democrats, one Republican and one Independent. Prior to the primary, Walrath endorsed Hogan as her chosen successor.[2]

In the three-way primary election held on September 16, 2008, Hogan won 50 percent of the vote to the second-placed finisher's 40 percent.[3] She went on to face two opponents in the general election on November 4, narrowly besting the Republican nominee, Hudson selectman Sonny Parente, by 10,156 votes to 9,281.[4] She ran for re-election in 2010, facing no Republican opponent and taking 60% of the vote against an Independent.[5]

Her first action on being sworn-in on January 7, 2009 was to turn down a pay raise. She donated the $3,000 increase in legislative salaries to the local libraries in Bolton, Hudson, Maynard and Stow.[1]

On February 26, 2015 Speaker Robert DeLeo appointed Hogan as Chair of the Joint Committee on Public Health.

Hogan, a native of Lynn, Massachusetts, is a graduate of the University of Massachusetts Amherst and works as vice president of Gnomon Inc., a Boston printing company. She has long been involved in local Democratic politics, having served as an officer of the Stow Democratic Town Committee, the Middlesex and Worcester Democrats and as co-chairman of the Maynard Democratic Town Committee from 1999 to 2006.[6] She has also sat on several of Stow's town committees, including the Community Preservation Committee and the Council on Aging.[7]

Hogan, a lesbian, is married to Susan Vick.[8] She is one of five openly LGBT members of the Massachusetts General Court, alongside Representatives Sarah Peake (D–Provincetown), Liz Malia (D–Jamaica Plain) and Denise Andrews (D–Orange), as well as Senator Stan Rosenberg (D–Amherst).[9][10] Her 2008 and 2010 campaigns won the support of the Gay & Lesbian Victory Fund.

References

  1. 1 2 "Hogan donates pay raise to libraries". Maynard Beacon-Villager. 2009-01-08. Retrieved 2008-01-12.
  2. ↑ Noonan, Erica (2008-07-10). "For Stow Democrat, Legislative Race is a Family Affair". The Boston Globe. Retrieved 2008-11-08.
  3. ↑ "Hogan is the voters' choice". The MetroWest Daily News. 2008-09-17. Retrieved 2008-11-08.
  4. ↑ "Hogan wins vacant 3rd District seat". Maynard Beacon-Villager. 2008-11-05. Retrieved 2008-11-08.
  5. ↑ "Local results for state rep races". Milford Daily News. November 2, 2010.
  6. ↑ "Kate Hogan: profile". Telegram & Gazette. 2008-11-02. Retrieved 2008-11-08.
  7. ↑ "Hogan: Business experience key". Maynard Beacon-Villager. 2008-10-15. Retrieved 2008-11-08.
  8. ↑ "Kate Hogan". Project Vote Smart. Retrieved 2008-11-08
  9. ↑ "Gay & Lesbian Leadership Institute: Out Officials". Retrieved 2008-11-08.
  10. ↑ "Senator's candid remarks described as 'courageous'". Retrieved 2009-07-08.
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