State Senator Adam Gomez (D-Springfield) is a life long native of western Massachusetts. He is the first Latino from The Hampden District to serve in the Massachusetts Senate. As a father of three, a former business owner, and with a family of veterans, Senator Gomez brings merges these perspectives and utilizes them to best serve his constituents.
His personal beliefs and experiences have driven his years of advocacy work for social justice issues such as criminal justice reform, immigrant rights, education issues, and civil rights. He has served as a member of various boards for local organizations in his District, many of which directly serve the Latino community. Prior to becoming a Senator he served as a Springfield City Councilor.
Just now completing his second term in office this legislative session, Senator Gomez has already helped pass several landmark pieces of legislation into law this through bills he sponsored that: ensure membership of the state’s Victim and Witness Assistance Board has equitable and fair representation; improve processes related to the expungement of one’s cannabis expungement records; provide undocumented immigrants the ability to have a driver’s license; and eliminate hair discrimination from our workplace and schools. The most recent legislation to be passed is a ban of the use of animals in circuses.
Senator Gomez proudly serves the Hampden District, consisting of the communities Springfield and Chicopee. He serves as the Senate Chair for the Joint Committee on Cannabis Policy, Vice Chair of the Joint Committee on Election Laws, Vice Chair of the Joint Committee on Racial Equity, Civil Rights, and Inclusion, and a member of the powerful Senate Committee on Ways and Means.