BOSTON- Senate Minority Leader Bruce Tarr (R-Gloucester) has named Senator Don Humason (R-2nd Hampden & Hampshire District) the Senate Minority Whip for the 2015-2016 legislative session.
This is Humason’s second appointment as Minority Whip. In this leadership capacity, Humason will be responsible for coordinating the votes within the Senate Republican Caucus and assisting the Minority Leader in developing policy recommendations for the legislative session, while working to build further coalitions with members across the aisle.
“I am honored to be appointed Minority Whip by Senator Tarr once again,” Humason said. “I appreciate his confidence in my abilities to navigate the legislative process in the Senate and build coalitions wherever possible. I am looking forward to continuing to work alongside my Republican colleagues in the Senate and with our Democrat colleagues as we serve the people of the Commonwealth.”
Humason was re-elected by the voters of the Second Hampden and Hampshire District in November of 2014, following his first successful bid in a special election in November of 2013 when he succeeded former Senator Michael Knapik (R-Westfield) following his resignation to accept a position with Westfield State University.
Humason had been a member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives since 2003 and had previously served as the Director of Legislative Affairs at the Massachusetts Executive Office of Health & Human Services and Knapik’s Chief of Staff in the House and Senate.
“I am enthusiastic about the opportunity to serve my district for a full two-year term while working with my friend and fellow Western Massachusetts colleague, Senator Stanley Rosenberg (D-Amherst), the new President of the Senate, and my old friends Governor Charlie Baker and Lt. Governor Karyn Polito in the Corner Office,” Humason said. “Despite the challenges we face, there is a sense of optimism at the State House that we haven’t seen in some time. We are all, Democrats and Republicans alike, ready to roll up our sleeves and get to work in an open, transparent, collaborative fashion whenever possible to do our jobs and represent the citizens of Massachusetts.”
The Second Hampden and Hampshire District consists of the cities of Agawam, Easthampton, Holyoke and Westfield, parts of the city of Chicopee, and the towns of Granville, Montgomery, Russell, Southampton, Southwick and Tolland.
Senator Humason maintains a district office for the convenience of his constituents and encourages them to contact him at his district office at 64 Noble Street in Westfield, Massachusetts 01085, 413-568-1366; or his Boston office, State House, Room 213A, Boston, Massachusetts 02133, 617-722-1415. His email address is [email protected]. His website is www.DonHumason.org.
