Jim Cantwell | |
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Member of the
Massachusetts House of Representatives from the 4th Plymouth district | |
In office January 7, 2009 – March 28, 2018 | |
Preceded by | Frank Hynes |
Succeeded by | Patrick J. Kearney |
Personal details | |
Born | James Michael Cantwell
[1] October 25, 1966 Marshfield, Massachusetts, U.S. |
Political party | Democratic |
Residence(s) | Marshfield, Massachusetts |
Education | Boston College ( BS, JD) |
James Michael "Jim" Cantwell (born October 25, 1966) is an American politician and lawyer from Massachusetts. A Democrat, Cantwell is the State Director for United States Senator Ed Markey. [2] Cantwell previously served as the Massachusetts State Representative for the 4th Plymouth district from 2008 to 2018. The district encompassed [3] Marshfield and precincts 1, 2, 4, 5, & 6 of Scituate.
Cantwell, a native of Marshfield, graduated from Marshfield High School in 1984. He completed his undergraduate degree from Boston College in 1988. He received a J.D. degree from Boston College Law School in 1994. [4] He attended the University of Paris in 1987. [4]
Cantwell was a leader of the effort to preserve the Webster Estate as a historic site and public space. [5]
After graduating from law school, Cantwell served as an Assistant District Attorney for Norfolk County. He was also elected to the Marshfield Select Board in 1996, winning a three-way race with 81% of the vote. [6] He held this position for three years, including as Chairman. [2] After his tenure at the Norfolk county District Attorney's office, Cantwell took a position as a staff attorney for United States Representative William Delahunt. [4]
In 2000, Cantwell was the Democratic nominee for the Plymouth and Norfolk State Senate seat, and was narrowly defeated by the Republican incumbent Robert Hedlund. [7]
Cantwell was also a co-owner and partner of Graeber, Davis and Cantwell, a small general-practice law firm in Quincy, Massachusetts. [8]
Cantwell ran for the 4th Plymouth District State Representative seat in 2008 following the retirement of the incumbent, Democrat Frank Hynes. Cantwell won a 4-way primary race to face Marshfield independent candidate John Valianti in the general election. Cantwell won the election with 62% of the vote. [9] He was also reelected in 2010, 2012, 2014, and 2016.
Cantwell was recognized as a leader for coastal communities, serving as co-chair of the Legislature's Coastal Caucus, [10] a board member of the National Institute for Coastal and Harbor Infrastructure (NICHI) [11] and representing Massachusetts at the 2017 United Nations Climate Change Conference [12] as part of the America's Pledge efforts to reaffirm American commitment to the Paris Climate Accords. [13]
Cantwell's persistent [14] pursuit of coastal resiliency solutions led to the passage of a $17 million costal infrastructure bond bill, [15] later expanded upon with a $1.4 Billion environmental bond bill to support climate adaptation. [16]
His advocacy for coastal communities also includes helping to create the Seafood-Marketing Committee. [17]
Cantwell was also noted for his work to combat the opioid epidemic, pushing for increased access to recovery coaches [18] [19] and co-chairing the Promote Prevent Commission [20] created by his legislation. [21]
Cantwell's also worked to get the Department of Transportation to begin a widening project for Route 139 in Marshfield. [22]
After the Fukushima nuclear accident, Cantwell led efforts calling for more robust emergency planning surrounding the Pilgrim Nuclear Power Station. [23]
In his final term, Cantwell served as the Vice Chair of the Joint Committee on the Judiciary, a member of the Joint Committee on Education, and a member of the Joint Committee on Health Care Financing. [24]
In prior sessions, Cantwell sat on the Joint Committee on Ways and Means, the Joint Committee on Environment, Natural Resources, and Agriculture; the Joint Committee on Financial Services, the Joint Committee on Public Safety and Homeland Security, [25] the House Committee on Bonding, Capital Expenditures and State Assets, the Joint Committee on Revenue, the Joint Committee on Financial Services, [4] and the Joint Committee on Community Development and Small Business. [26]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Democratic | James M. Cantwell | 7,862 | 55 | ||
Democratic | Ted LeClair | 6,491 | 45 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Republican | Robert Hedlund | 41,652 | 51 | ||
Democratic | James M. Cantwell | 38,556 | 48 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Democratic | James M. Cantwell | 3,600 | 60 | ||
Democratic | Michael A. Maresco | 967 | 16 | ||
Democratic | James Mf Gilmore | 797 | 13 | ||
Democratic | Stephen A. Lynch | 659 | 11 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Democratic | James M. Cantwell | 13,988 | 62 | ||
Independent | John Valianti | 8,673 | 38 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Democratic | James M. Cantwell | 14,425 | 74 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Democratic | James M. Cantwell | 16,128 | 68 | ||
Republican | Stephen Coulter | 7,450 | 31 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Democratic | James M. Cantwell | 10,560 | 59 | ||
Republican | James Pavlik | 7,444 | 41 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | James M. Cantwell | 17,388 | 70 | ||
Republican | Michael White | 7,601 | 30 |
Jim Cantwell | |
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Member of the
Massachusetts House of Representatives from the 4th Plymouth district | |
In office January 7, 2009 – March 28, 2018 | |
Preceded by | Frank Hynes |
Succeeded by | Patrick J. Kearney |
Personal details | |
Born | James Michael Cantwell
[1] October 25, 1966 Marshfield, Massachusetts, U.S. |
Political party | Democratic |
Residence(s) | Marshfield, Massachusetts |
Education | Boston College ( BS, JD) |
James Michael "Jim" Cantwell (born October 25, 1966) is an American politician and lawyer from Massachusetts. A Democrat, Cantwell is the State Director for United States Senator Ed Markey. [2] Cantwell previously served as the Massachusetts State Representative for the 4th Plymouth district from 2008 to 2018. The district encompassed [3] Marshfield and precincts 1, 2, 4, 5, & 6 of Scituate.
Cantwell, a native of Marshfield, graduated from Marshfield High School in 1984. He completed his undergraduate degree from Boston College in 1988. He received a J.D. degree from Boston College Law School in 1994. [4] He attended the University of Paris in 1987. [4]
Cantwell was a leader of the effort to preserve the Webster Estate as a historic site and public space. [5]
After graduating from law school, Cantwell served as an Assistant District Attorney for Norfolk County. He was also elected to the Marshfield Select Board in 1996, winning a three-way race with 81% of the vote. [6] He held this position for three years, including as Chairman. [2] After his tenure at the Norfolk county District Attorney's office, Cantwell took a position as a staff attorney for United States Representative William Delahunt. [4]
In 2000, Cantwell was the Democratic nominee for the Plymouth and Norfolk State Senate seat, and was narrowly defeated by the Republican incumbent Robert Hedlund. [7]
Cantwell was also a co-owner and partner of Graeber, Davis and Cantwell, a small general-practice law firm in Quincy, Massachusetts. [8]
Cantwell ran for the 4th Plymouth District State Representative seat in 2008 following the retirement of the incumbent, Democrat Frank Hynes. Cantwell won a 4-way primary race to face Marshfield independent candidate John Valianti in the general election. Cantwell won the election with 62% of the vote. [9] He was also reelected in 2010, 2012, 2014, and 2016.
Cantwell was recognized as a leader for coastal communities, serving as co-chair of the Legislature's Coastal Caucus, [10] a board member of the National Institute for Coastal and Harbor Infrastructure (NICHI) [11] and representing Massachusetts at the 2017 United Nations Climate Change Conference [12] as part of the America's Pledge efforts to reaffirm American commitment to the Paris Climate Accords. [13]
Cantwell's persistent [14] pursuit of coastal resiliency solutions led to the passage of a $17 million costal infrastructure bond bill, [15] later expanded upon with a $1.4 Billion environmental bond bill to support climate adaptation. [16]
His advocacy for coastal communities also includes helping to create the Seafood-Marketing Committee. [17]
Cantwell was also noted for his work to combat the opioid epidemic, pushing for increased access to recovery coaches [18] [19] and co-chairing the Promote Prevent Commission [20] created by his legislation. [21]
Cantwell's also worked to get the Department of Transportation to begin a widening project for Route 139 in Marshfield. [22]
After the Fukushima nuclear accident, Cantwell led efforts calling for more robust emergency planning surrounding the Pilgrim Nuclear Power Station. [23]
In his final term, Cantwell served as the Vice Chair of the Joint Committee on the Judiciary, a member of the Joint Committee on Education, and a member of the Joint Committee on Health Care Financing. [24]
In prior sessions, Cantwell sat on the Joint Committee on Ways and Means, the Joint Committee on Environment, Natural Resources, and Agriculture; the Joint Committee on Financial Services, the Joint Committee on Public Safety and Homeland Security, [25] the House Committee on Bonding, Capital Expenditures and State Assets, the Joint Committee on Revenue, the Joint Committee on Financial Services, [4] and the Joint Committee on Community Development and Small Business. [26]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Democratic | James M. Cantwell | 7,862 | 55 | ||
Democratic | Ted LeClair | 6,491 | 45 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | Robert Hedlund | 41,652 | 51 | ||
Democratic | James M. Cantwell | 38,556 | 48 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | James M. Cantwell | 3,600 | 60 | ||
Democratic | Michael A. Maresco | 967 | 16 | ||
Democratic | James Mf Gilmore | 797 | 13 | ||
Democratic | Stephen A. Lynch | 659 | 11 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | James M. Cantwell | 13,988 | 62 | ||
Independent | John Valianti | 8,673 | 38 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Democratic | James M. Cantwell | 14,425 | 74 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Democratic | James M. Cantwell | 16,128 | 68 | ||
Republican | Stephen Coulter | 7,450 | 31 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | James M. Cantwell | 10,560 | 59 | ||
Republican | James Pavlik | 7,444 | 41 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Democratic | James M. Cantwell | 17,388 | 70 | ||
Republican | Michael White | 7,601 | 30 |