A member of the Democratic Party, he ran uncontested in a January 2012 special election to replace Steven Tolman in the Massachusetts Senate, having won a crowded Democratic primary.
A member of the Democratic Party, he represents the 24th Middlesex district, which includes his hometown of Belmont. He ran uncontested in the January 2012 special election to replace Steven Tolman in the Massachusetts Senate, having won a crowded Democratic primary.