State Representative 5th Hampden District
5th Hampden District; Massachusetts
My vote power: High
What does this office do?
- Voting on how much you pay in state taxes
- Voting on how much money your local public schools get
- Voting on which roads and highways get built or repaired
Affects: AI Regulation, Healthcare Affordability, Environment and Public Health,
Candidates:
Independent
As of October 2026, we found no public information about Jose Ramon Candelario Gonzalez's job, background, or goals.
Democratic · Incumbent
Pat Duffy is a Democratic state representative from Holyoke who has served since 2021. She focuses on state funding for the Holyoke Veterans Home and on new housing, and she pushed to return Holyoke's public schools to local control.
Records: Government Spending Reduction 10 against, Environment and Public Health 5 for, Public Education Quality 5 for,
Sources: sec.state.ma.us2