Adam Gomez is a Massachusetts State Senator representing the Hampden District, encompassing Springfield, West Springfield, and Chicopee. A lifelong Springfield resident, he became the Commonwealth's first state senator of Puerto Rican descent when elected in 2020. His advocacy work spans criminal justice reform, immigrant rights, education, and civil rights.
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Family & Heritage
Family was part of the first wave of Puerto Rican families to settle in Hampden County, migrating to Springfield in the 1950s to work on tobacco farms. Grew up in a highly populated Puerto Rican neighborhood within a close family culture, rich with music and pride of his Afro-Boricua heritage.
Political Career
Before Politics
Springfield City Council Ward 1 representative; advocacy work in social justice, criminal justice reform, and immigrant rights
Education
Springfield public schools
Key Issues & Priorities
Criminal justice reform
Immigrant rights
Education equity
Civil rights
Housing