Kate Donaghue
2023 - Present
2027
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Kate Donaghue (Democratic Party) is a member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives, representing the 19th Worcester District. She assumed office on January 4, 2023. Her current term ends on January 6, 2027.
Donaghue (Democratic Party) ran for re-election to the Massachusetts House of Representatives to represent the 19th Worcester District. She won in the general election on November 5, 2024.
Biography
Kate Donaghue earned an M.S. in medical technology from Northeastern University in 1983 and an M.S. in computer science from Worcester Polytechnic Institute in 1988.[1] Donaghue served as the chair of the Long Trail Protection Fund Committee.[2]
Sponsored legislation
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Committee assignments
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2023-2024
Donaghue was assigned to the following committees:
- Intergovernmental Affairs Committee
- Consumer Protection and Professional Licensure Joint Committee
- Education Joint Committee
- Mental Health, Substance Use and Recovery Joint Committee
- Public Service Joint Committee
Elections
2024
See also: Massachusetts House of Representatives elections, 2024
General election
General election for Massachusetts House of Representatives 19th Worcester District
Incumbent Kate Donaghue defeated Boyd Conklin in the general election for Massachusetts House of Representatives 19th Worcester District on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Kate Donaghue (D) | 77.5 | 16,497 | |
| Boyd Conklin (Massachusetts Great Again) | 22.2 | 4,732 | ||
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.3 | 61 | ||
| Total votes: 21,290 | ||||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Massachusetts House of Representatives 19th Worcester District
Incumbent Kate Donaghue advanced from the Democratic primary for Massachusetts House of Representatives 19th Worcester District on September 3, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Kate Donaghue | 99.8 | 3,381 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.2 | 6 | ||
| Total votes: 3,387 | ||||
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Endorsements
Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Donaghue in this election.
2022
See also: Massachusetts House of Representatives elections, 2022
General election
General election for Massachusetts House of Representatives 19th Worcester District
Kate Donaghue defeated Jonathan Hostage in the general election for Massachusetts House of Representatives 19th Worcester District on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Kate Donaghue (D) | 67.5 | 11,560 | |
| Jonathan Hostage (R) | 32.5 | 5,560 | ||
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.0 | 8 | ||
| Total votes: 17,128 | ||||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Massachusetts House of Representatives 19th Worcester District
Kate Donaghue advanced from the Democratic primary for Massachusetts House of Representatives 19th Worcester District on September 6, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Kate Donaghue | 99.8 | 4,248 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.2 | 10 | ||
| Total votes: 4,258 | ||||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Massachusetts House of Representatives 19th Worcester District
Jonathan Hostage advanced from the Republican primary for Massachusetts House of Representatives 19th Worcester District on September 6, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Jonathan Hostage | 99.4 | 1,348 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.6 | 8 | ||
| Total votes: 1,356 | ||||
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Campaign themes
2024
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2022
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Campaign finance summary
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2016 Democratic National Convention
Donaghue was a superdelegate to the 2016 Democratic National Convention from Massachusetts.[3] Donaghue was one of 24 superdelegates from Massachusetts. Superdelegates to the 2016 Democratic National Convention were not bound by the results of their state’s primary or caucus results to support a specific presidential candidate. Donaghue supported Hillary Clinton for the Democratic nomination.[4] Clinton formally won the Democratic nomination for president on July 26, 2016.[5]
What is a superdelegate?
Superdelegates in 2016 were automatic delegates to the Democratic National Convention, meaning that, unlike regular delegates, they were not elected to this position. Also unlike regular delegates, they were not required to pledge their support to any presidential candidate, and they were not bound by the results of their state's presidential primary election or caucus. In 2016, superdelegates included members of the Democratic National Committee, Democratic members of Congress, Democratic governors, and distinguished party leaders, including former presidents and vice presidents. All superdelegates were free to support any presidential candidate of their choosing at the 2016 Democratic National Convention.[6]
Massachusetts primary results
Hillary Clinton won the 2016 Massachusetts Democratic primary.[7] With 97 percent of precincts reporting, Clinton narrowly defeated Bernie Sanders, 50.3 percent to 48.5 percent.[8] This was a hard-fought victory for Clinton as Sanders outspent her in the state with $1.35 million in television and radio advertising buys. Clinton spent less than half that amount: $547,000.[9] According to exit polls from CNN, Clinton won with women, voters 30 years of age or older and college graduates. Sanders won 65 percent of voters younger than 29 years of age and 72 percent of first-time voters.[10]
| Massachusetts Democratic Primary, 2016 | ||||
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| Candidate | Vote % | Votes | Delegates | |
 Hillary Clinton |
49.7% | 606,822 | 46 | |
| Bernie Sanders | 48.3% | 589,803 | 45 | |
| Martin O'Malley | 0.4% | 4,783 | 0 | |
| Roque De La Fuente | 0.1% | 1,545 | 0 | |
| Other | 0.4% | 4,927 | 0 | |
| No preference | 0.7% | 8,090 | 0 | |
| Blank votes | 0.4% | 4,326 | 0 | |
| Totals | 1,220,296 | 91 | ||
| Source: Massachusetts Elections Division and CNN | ||||
Delegate allocation
Massachusetts had 115 delegates at the 2016 Democratic National Convention. Of this total, 91 were pledged delegates. National party rules stipulated how Democratic delegates in all states were allocated. Pledged delegates were allocated to a candidate in proportion to the votes he or she received in a state's primary or caucus. A candidate was eligible to receive a share of the state's pledged delegates if he or she won at least 15 percent of the votes cast in the primary or caucus. There were three types of pledged Democratic delegates: congressional district delegates, at-large delegates, and party leaders and elected officials (PLEOs). Congressional district delegates were allocated proportionally based on the primary or caucus results in a given district. At-large and PLEO delegates were allocated proportionally based on statewide primary results.[11][12]
Twenty-four party leaders and elected officials served as unpledged delegates. These delegates were not required to adhere to the results of a state's primary or caucus.[11][13]
Notable endorsements
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2024
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In 2024, the Massachusetts State Legislature was in session from January 3 to December 31. Formal session ended on July 31, 2024 and an informal session was convened from August 1, 2024 to December 31, 2024.
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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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See also
2024 Elections
External links
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Footnotes
- ↑ LinkedIn, "Kate Donaghue," accessed April 18, 2023
- ↑ Kate Donaghue for State Representative, "About Kate," accessed April 18, 2023
- ↑ Ballotpedia's list of superdelegates to the 2016 Democratic National Convention is based on our own research and lists provided by the Democratic National Committee to Vox.com in February 2016 and May 2016. If you think we made an error in identifying superdelegates, please send an email to editor@ballotpedia.org.
- ↑ Medium, “Hillary for America Announces Massachusetts Leadership Council,” December 11,2015
- ↑ To find out which candidate a superdelegate supported, Ballotpedia sought out public statements from the superdelegate in other media outlets and on social media. If we were unable to find a public statement that clearly articulated which candidate the superdelegate supported at the national convention, we listed that superdelegate as "unknown." If you believe we made an error in identifying which candidate a superdelegate supported, please email us at editor@ballotpedia.org.
- ↑ Congressional Research Service, "The Presidential Nominating Process and the National Party Conventions, 2016: Frequently Asked Questions," December 30, 2015
- ↑ CNN, "Super Tuesday: Live updates," March 1, 2016
- ↑ The New York Times, "Massachusetts Primary Results," accessed March 2, 2016
- ↑ Politico, "Where the candidates are betting big on Super Tuesday," February 26, 2016
- ↑ CNN, "Massachusetts Exit Polls," accessed March 2, 2016
- ↑ 11.0 11.1 Democratic National Committee, "2016 Democratic National Convention Delegate/Alternate Allocation," updated February 19, 2016
- ↑ The Green Papers, "2016 Democratic Convention," accessed May 7, 2021
- ↑ Democratic National Committee's Office of Party Affairs and Delegate Selection, "Unpledged Delegates -- By State," May 27, 2016
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