Michelle DuBois
{{short description|American politician}}
{{Infobox officeholder
|name = Michelle DuBois
|image = Michelle M. DuBois.jpg
|state_house = Massachusetts
|district = 10th Plymouth
|term_start = January 7, 2015
|term_end =
|predecessor = Christine Canavan
|successor =
|office1 = Member of the Brockton City Council from Ward 6
|term_start1 = 2006
|term_end1 = 2015
|predecessor1 = Donna M. Daley
|successor1 = Jack Lally
|birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1973|04|14}}
|birth_place = Brockton, Massachusetts, U.S.
|birthname =
|nationality =
|party = Democratic
|alma_mater =
|children =
|residence = Brockton, Massachusetts, U.S.
|religion =
|footnotes =
}}
Michelle M. DuBois (born April 14, 1973) is an American politician serving as a Democratic member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives. She was elected in November 2014 {{cite web|url=http://www.masslive.com/politics/index.ssf/2014/11/state_representative_election.html|title=MassLive - Massachusetts State Representative Election Results 2014|work=masslive.com|access-date=25 November 2014}}{{cite web|url=http://bridgewaterwest.wickedlocal.com/article/20140910/News/140919783|title=Wicked Local - DuBois, Cruz to battle for open state representative seat|work=bridgewaterwest.wickedlocal.com|access-date=10 September 2014}} to represent the 10th Plymouth District (West Bridgewater, the east side of Brockton, and Precinct 1 of East Bridgewater) and was sworn in on January 7, 2015. Rep. DuBois was re-elected to a second term on November 8, 2016, after running uncontested. Rep DuBois won her third term in 2018 against John F. Cruz and won her fourth election in 2020 against Jack Lally .{{Cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/elections/results/massachusetts-state-house-10th-plymouth|title=Massachusetts 10th Plymouth State House Results: Michelle DuBois Wins|access-date=2017-03-31}}
In late March 2017, Rep. DuBois worked to compromise a supposed U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) a raid in Brockton, Massachusetts by posting a warning on Facebook.{{Cite web|url=http://boston.cbslocal.com/2017/03/28/state-rep-facebook-post-warning-immigrants-rumored-ice-raids/|title=State Rep. Defends Facebook Post Warning Immigrants Of Rumored ICE Raids|access-date=2017-03-30}}{{Cite news|url=http://www.enterprisenews.com/news/20170330/defiant-dubois-im-proud-of-myself-after-brockton-immigration-raid-controversy|title=Defiant DuBois: I'm proud of myself after Brockton immigration raid controversy|last=Larocque|first=Marc|work=The Enterprise, Brockton, MA|access-date=2017-03-31|language=en}}
In 2018 she called for a sign at the Massachusetts State House honoring General Joseph Hooker to be removed, stating that his name was a "double entendre" that was "tone deaf" and “patriarchal”.{{Cite news|url=https://www.bostonglobe.com/metro/2018/03/15/state-rep-michelle-dubois-called-general-hooker-sign-tone-deaf-social-media-responded-swiftly/hdMTiSRs36g5fqFFugv87O/story.html|title=A lawmaker said the State House’s General Hooker sign is ‘tone deaf.’ Social media responded|last=Annear|first=Steve|work=The Boston Globe|access-date=2018-05-25|language=en}}
Committees
Rep. DuBois is currently part of the following committees:
- Joint Committee on Mental Health, Substance Use and Recovery, Vice Chair
- House Committee on Steering, Policy, and Scheduling
- Joint Committee on Municipalities and Regional Government
- Joint Committee on Elder Affairs
Election history
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{{Election box candidate with party link no change
|party = Democratic Party (US)
|candidate = Michelle DuBois
|votes = 1,601
|percentage = 58.1
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{{Election box candidate with party link no change
|party = Democratic Party (US)
|candidate = Paul Beckner
|votes = 581
|percentage = 21.1
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
|party = Democratic Party (US)
|candidate = Peggy Curtis
|votes = 573
|percentage = 20.8
}}
{{Election box total no change
|votes = 2,755
|percentage = 100
|change =
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{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin no change |title=Massachusetts House of Representatives 10th Plymouth District, 2014}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
|party = Democratic Party (US)
|candidate = Michelle DuBois
|votes = 5,684
|percentage = 50.7
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
|party = Republican Party (US)
|candidate = John F. Cruz
|votes = 5,233
|percentage = 46.7
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
|party = Independent politician
|candidate = Tyler Prescott
|votes = 292
|percentage = 2.6
}}
{{Election box total no change
|votes = 11,209
|percentage = 100
|change =
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{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin no change |title=Massachusetts House of Representatives 10th Plymouth District, 2016}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
|party = Democratic Party (US)
|candidate = Michelle DuBois
|votes = 13,945
|percentage = 99.2
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{{Election box candidate with party link no change
|party =
|candidate = All Others
|votes = 114
|percentage = 0.8
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{{Election box total no change
|votes = 18,918
|percentage = 100
|change =
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{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin no change |title=Massachusetts House of Representatives 10th Plymouth District, 2018}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
|party = Democratic Party (US)
|candidate = Michelle DuBois
|votes = 7,983
|percentage = 56.4
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{{Election box candidate with party link no change
|party = Republican Party (US)
|candidate = John F. Cruz
|votes = 6,161
|percentage = 43.6
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
|party =
|candidate = All Others
|votes = 2
|percentage = 0.0
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{{Election box total no change
|votes = 14,146
|percentage = 100
|change =
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{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin no change |title=Massachusetts House of Representatives 10th Plymouth District, 2020}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
|party = Democratic Party (US)
|candidate = Michelle DuBois
|votes = 414,516
|percentage = 98.5
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
|party =
|candidate = All Others
|votes = 217
|percentage = 1.5
}}
{{Election box total no change
|votes = 14,516
|percentage = 100
|change =
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See also
References
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{{Massachusetts House of Representatives|state=collapsed}}
External links
- [http://malegislature.gov/Legislators/Profile/MMD1/Biography Official biography]
- [https://twitter.com/RepDuBois?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor Official Twitter]
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Category:Democratic Party members of the Massachusetts House of Representatives
Category:Politicians from Brockton, Massachusetts
Category:Women state legislators in Massachusetts
Category:Massachusetts city council members
Category:Women city councillors in Massachusetts
Category:21st-century American women politicians
Category:21st-century members of the Massachusetts General Court