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Alex Morse

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Mayor (Holyoke, MA) - At-Large (? - Present)

Quick Facts
Personal Details

Education

  • Attended, State & Local Government, Harvard University, John F. Kennedy School of Government, 2016
  • Attended, Urban Studies, Brown University, 2007-2011

Professional Experience

  • Attended, State & Local Government, Harvard University, John F. Kennedy School of Government, 2016
  • Attended, Urban Studies, Brown University, 2007-2011
  • Professor of Practice of Political Science, University of Massachusetts Amherst, 2014-present
  • Career Counselor/Job Developer, CareerPoint, 2007-2011
  • Upward Bound Counselor, Northfield Mount Herman School, 2008

Political Experience

  • Attended, State & Local Government, Harvard University, John F. Kennedy School of Government, 2016
  • Attended, Urban Studies, Brown University, 2007-2011
  • Professor of Practice of Political Science, University of Massachusetts Amherst, 2014-present
  • Career Counselor/Job Developer, CareerPoint, 2007-2011
  • Upward Bound Counselor, Northfield Mount Herman School, 2008
  • Mayor, City of Holyoke, 2012-present
  • Candidate, United States House of Representatives, District 1, 2020

Current Legislative Committees

No committee memberships found.

Policy Positions

2020

Abortion

Do you generally support pro-choice or pro-life legislation?
- Pro-choice

Budget

1. In order to balance the budget, do you support an income tax increase on any tax bracket?
- Yes

2. Do you support expanding federal funding to support entitlement programs such as Social Security and Medicare?
- Yes

Campaign Finance

Do you support the regulation of indirect campaign contributions from corporations and unions?
- Yes

Defense

Do you support increasing defense spending?
- No

Economy

1. Do you support federal spending as a means of promoting economic growth?
- Yes

2. Do you support lowering corporate taxes as a means of promoting economic growth?
- No

3. Do you support providing financial relief to businesses AND/OR corporations negatively impacted by the state of national emergency for COVID-19?
- Yes

Education

Do you support requiring states to adopt federal education standards?
- Unknown Position

Energy and Environment

1. Do you support government funding for the development of renewable energy (e.g. solar, wind, geo-thermal)?
- Yes

2. Do you support the federal regulation of greenhouse gas emissions?
- Yes

Guns

Do you generally support gun-control legislation?
- Yes

Health Care

1. Do you support repealing the 2010 Affordable Care Act ("Obamacare")?
- Unknown Position

2. Do you support requiring businesses to provide paid medical leave during public health crises, such as COVID-19?
- Yes

Immigration

1. Do you support the construction of a wall along the Mexican border?
- No

2. Do you support requiring immigrants who are unlawfully present to return to their country of origin before they are eligible for citizenship?
- No

National Security

1. Should the United States use military force to prevent governments hostile to the U.S. from possessing a weapon of mass destruction (for example: nuclear, biological, chemical)?
- Unknown Position

2. Do you support reducing military intervention in Middle East conflicts?
- Unknown Position

Trade

Do you generally support removing barriers to international trade (for example: tariffs, quotas, etc.)?
- Unknown Position

Speeches
Events

2020

Sep. 1
Election Night Virtual Watch Party

Tue 9:00 PM – 10:00 PM EDT

Aug. 31
Springfield Standout with Justin Hurst

Mon 5:00 PM – 6:30 PM EDT

Boston rd/Breckwood Blvd near Bank and A2Z

Aug. 31
Palmer Standout

Mon 3:00 PM – 4:30 PM EDT

Palmer Public Library, North Main Street, Palmer, MA