| State house 1 | Massachusetts |
|---|---|
| District 1 | 14th Bristol |
| Term start 1 | January 6, 2021 |
| Predecessor 1 | Elizabeth Poirier |
| Office 2 | North Attleborough Town Council |
| Term start 2 | 2019 |
| Term end 2 | 2020 |
| Office 3 | Member of North Attleborough School Committee |
| Term start 3 | 2017 |
| Term end 3 | 2019 |
| Office 4 | North Attleborough Town Meeting Member |
| Term start 4 | 2015 |
| Term end 4 | 2019 |
| Birth date | 1996 (age 30–31) |
| Birth place | Attleboro, Massachusetts |
| Party | Democratic |
| Education | Framingham State University |
| Occupation | Legislator |
| Website | officeofrepscanlon.com |
Adam Scanlon is an American politician serving as a member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives. Since 2020 he has represented the 14th Bristol district, which includes all of North Attleborough and precincts in Mansfield and Attleboro.[1]
Personal life
Scanlon was raised in North Attleborough. He received a BA from Framingham State University and is pursuing a master's degree in Public Administration at Northeastern University.[2] He is openly gay.[3]
Political career
Scanlon first entered local government as a member of the North Attleboro Town Meeting from 2015 to 2019. He also served on the North Attleborough School Committee from 2017 to 2019 and was a member of the North Attleboro Town Council from 2019 to 2020.[4] In the 2020 election, Scanlon defeated fellow Town Councilor John Simmons to win the Massachusetts House of Representatives seat held by retiring incumbent Betty Poirier.[5]
Committees
In the 2025-26 session, Scanlon sits on the following committees:[6]
- House Committee on Post Audit and Oversight (Vice Chair)
- House Committee on Federal Funding, Policy and Accountability
- Joint Committee on Economic Development and Emerging Technologies
- Joint Committee on Emergency Preparedness and Management
See also
- 2025–2026 Massachusetts legislature
- 2023–2024 Massachusetts legislature
- 2021–2022 Massachusetts legislature
References
- ^ "Representative Adam J. Scanlon". malegislature.gov. Retrieved 18 February 2021.
- ^ "MEET ADAM". www.officeofrepscanlon.com
- ^ "Out for America: openly LGBTQ Massachusetts legislators". LGBTQ Victory Fund. 20 July 2017.
- ^ "Representative Adam J. Scanlon Democrat - 14th Bristol". Retrieved 17 February 2021.
- ^ Lisinski, Chris (November 9, 2020). "Here are the 19 new senators and representatives joining the Mass. Legislature in 2021". masslive
- ^ "Representative Adam J. Scanlon". malegislature.gov. Retrieved 23 November 2025.
External links
- Rep. Adam Scanlon at the Massachusetts Legislature
- Representative Adam Scanlon campaign site