Michelle M. DuBois (born April 14, 1973) is an American politician serving as a Democratic member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives. She was elected in November 2014 [1][2] to represent the 10th Plymouth District (West Bridgewater, the east side of Brockton, and Precinct 1 of East Bridgewater) and was sworn in on January 7, 2015. Rep. DuBois was re-elected to a second term on November 8, 2016, after running uncontested. Rep DuBois won her third term in 2018 against John F. Cruz and won her fourth election in 2020 against Jack Lally .[3]

Michelle DuBois
Member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives
from the 10th Plymouth district
Assumed office
January 7, 2015
Preceded byChristine Canavan
Member of the Brockton City Council from Ward 6
In office
2006–2015
Preceded byDonna M. Daley
Succeeded byJack Lally
Personal details
Born (1973-04-14) April 14, 1973 (age 51)
Brockton, Massachusetts, U.S.
Political partyDemocratic
Residence(s)Brockton, Massachusetts, U.S.

In late March 2017, Rep. DuBois worked to compromise a supposed U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) a raid in Brockton, Massachusetts by posting a warning on Facebook.[4][5]

In 2018 she called for a sign at the Massachusetts State House honoring General Joseph Hooker to be removed, stating that his name was a "double entendre" that was "tone deaf" and “patriarchal”.[6]

Committees

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Rep. DuBois is currently part of the following committees:

  • Joint Committee on Mental Health, Substance Use and Recovery, Vice Chair
  • House Committee on Steering, Policy, and Scheduling
  • Joint Committee on Municipalities and Regional Government
  • Joint Committee on Elder Affairs

Election history

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Massachusetts House of Representatives 10th Plymouth District, 2014 Democratic Primary
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Michelle DuBois 1,601 58.1
Democratic Paul Beckner 581 21.1
Democratic Peggy Curtis 573 20.8
Total votes 2,755 100
Massachusetts House of Representatives 10th Plymouth District, 2014
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Michelle DuBois 5,684 50.7
Republican John F. Cruz 5,233 46.7
Independent Tyler Prescott 292 2.6
Total votes 11,209 100
Massachusetts House of Representatives 10th Plymouth District, 2016
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Michelle DuBois 13,945 99.2
All Others 114 0.8
Total votes 18,918 100
Massachusetts House of Representatives 10th Plymouth District, 2018
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Michelle DuBois 7,983 56.4
Republican John F. Cruz 6,161 43.6
All Others 2 0.0
Total votes 14,146 100
Massachusetts House of Representatives 10th Plymouth District, 2020
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Michelle DuBois 414,516 98.5
All Others 217 1.5
Total votes 14,516 100

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "MassLive - Massachusetts State Representative Election Results 2014". masslive.com. Retrieved 25 November 2014.
  2. ^ "Wicked Local - DuBois, Cruz to battle for open state representative seat". bridgewaterwest.wickedlocal.com. Retrieved 10 September 2014.
  3. ^ "Massachusetts 10th Plymouth State House Results: Michelle DuBois Wins". Retrieved 2017-03-31.
  4. ^ "State Rep. Defends Facebook Post Warning Immigrants Of Rumored ICE Raids". Retrieved 2017-03-30.
  5. ^ Larocque, Marc. "Defiant DuBois: I'm proud of myself after Brockton immigration raid controversy". The Enterprise, Brockton, MA. Retrieved 2017-03-31.
  6. ^ Annear, Steve. "A lawmaker said the State House's General Hooker sign is 'tone deaf.' Social media responded". The Boston Globe. Retrieved 2018-05-25.


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