Stephan Hay
Member of the
Massachusetts House of Representatives
from the 3rd Worcester district
In office
March 9, 2016 – January 3, 2021
Preceded byStephen DiNatale
Succeeded byMichael Kushmerek
Personal details
Political partyDemocratic Party
SpouseCynthia Hay
Alma materClark University BA
Rutgers University MFA

Stephan Hay is an American politician who represented the 3rd Worcester district in the Massachusetts House of Representatives from 2016 to 2021. A member of the Democratic Party, his district included the towns of Fitchburg and Lunenburg.[1]

Political career

Prior to his election to the state legislature, Hay served on the Fitchburg City Council for eighteen years, including ten as council president.[2] In 2016, Hay ran in the special election to succeed Representative Stephen DiNatale, who had resigned to serve as mayor of Fitchburg. He won the Democratic primary with 61.7% of the vote and defeated Republican Dean Tran by 125 votes in the special general election.[3] He took office on March 9, 2016.[4]

Hay served on a number of committees during his time in the House, including as House Chair of the Joint Committee on Labor and Workforce Development.[5]

In February 2020, Hay announced that he would retire at the end of his term.[6] He was succeeded by fellow Fitchburg Democrat Michael Kushmerek.

Committee Assignments[7]

189th General Court (2016)

  • Joint Committee on Election Laws
  • Joint Committee on Municipalities and Regional Government

190th General Court (2017-2018)

  • Joint Committee on Economic Development and Emerging Technologies
  • Joint Committee on Higher Education
  • Joint Committee on Marijuana Policy
  • Joint Committee on Municipalities and Regional Government

191st General Court (2019-2020)

  • Vice Chair, Joint Committee on Labor and Workforce Development
  • Joint Committee on Higher Education
  • Joint Committee on Public Safety and Homeland Security
  • Joint Committee on Revenue

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Stephan Hay.: District". The Commonwealth of Massachusetts. 2019. Retrieved June 29, 2019.
  2. ↑ "Stephan Hay: Biography". The Commonwealth of Massachusetts. 2019. Retrieved June 29, 2019.
  3. ↑ "Stephan Hay (D)". PD43+. Retrieved 2023-07-16.
  4. ↑ "I am happy to announce that as of today at 12:45 I am now officially the State Representative of the 3rd Worcester District ! | By Representative Stephan Hay | Facebook". www.facebook.com. Retrieved 2023-07-16.
  5. ↑ "Representative Stephan Hay: Committees". The General Court of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Retrieved July 16, 2023.
  6. ↑ "Fitchburg rep, citing family considerations, won't seek reelection". The Worcester Telegram & Gazette. Retrieved 2023-07-16.
  7. ↑ "Representative Stephan Hay: Committees". The General Court of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Retrieved July 16, 2023.


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