James E. Timilty

Jim Timilty
Treasurer of Norfolk County, Massachusetts
In office
May 2, 2017 – January 6, 2021
Preceded byJoseph A. Connolly
Succeeded byMichael G. Bellotti
Member of the Massachusetts Senate
from the Bristol and Norfolk district
In office
January 5, 2005 – April 28, 2017
Preceded byJo Ann Sprague
Succeeded byPaul Feeney
Personal details
Born (1970-08-03) August 3, 1970 (age 56)
Boston, MA
PartyDemocratic
EducationSaint Louis University

James E. Timilty (born August 3, 1970, in Boston, Massachusetts) is an American politician who served as a Massachusetts state senator for the Bristol and Norfolk district, which included his hometown of Walpole and several other towns. He is a Democrat who served from 2005 to 2017.

During his tenure in the State Senate, he was generally considered among the more moderate members of his party in the heavily Democratic state, voting against an increase in the state sales tax in 2009, supporting roll backs of the income tax and sales tax in subsequent years, and voting against changing state law to allow Governor Deval Patrick to fill a vacancy in a US Senate seat. During the 2012 U.S. Senate election in Massachusetts, he remained neutral and was known to be friendly with incumbent Republican Scott Brown, from their time in the legislature. Timilty's voting record may have also reflected that he represented a district that was generally among the more moderate in the state.

On April 12, 2017, following the departure of Joseph Connolly as Norfolk County Treasurer, he was appointed to serve the remaining two years of a six-year term; he submitted a letter of resignation from the Senate effective April 28, 2017. His appointment as county treasurer was effective May 2, 2017. He endorsed his former Chief of Staff, Paul Feeney, to replace him in the special election.

He won re-election unopposed in 2018, but declined to run again for a six-year term in 2020.

He is the son of former state senator Joseph F. Timilty.

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Member Profile – James E. Timilty." Massachusetts General Court.
  2. ↑ Welch, William F.; James, Steven T. (eds., 2008). Public officers of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts (2007–2008). p. 72. Massachusetts General Court.
  3. ↑ Katzen, Bob (May 23, 2009). "Brown, Timilty among the 'nos' in most Senate tax hike votes". State House News Service. Retrieved May 23, 2026.
  4. ↑ "H 4246 - Authorizing Governor to Appoint Interim U.S. Senator - Massachusetts Key Vote". VoteSmart. Retrieved May 23, 2026.
  5. ↑ Timilty, James (July 23, 2012). "Letter: State Sen. Timilty stresses his bipartisanship". Wicked Local. Retrieved May 23, 2026.
  6. ↑ Schoenberg, Shira (July 29, 2012). "As Massachusetts state Senator, Scott Brown reached across party lines on some issues, toed Republican line on others". MassLive. Retrieved May 23, 2026.
  7. ↑ Bernstein, David. "State Senate: Top 5 Takeover Possibilities". Boston Phoenix - Talking Politics. Archived from the original on June 23, 2012. Retrieved May 23, 2026.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  8. ↑ Benson, Brent. "All signs point to a close outcome in Tuesday's Bristol and Norfolk state senate special election". Mass. Numbers. Retrieved May 23, 2026.
  9. ↑ "Senator James Timilty to step down".
  10. ↑ Hand, Jim (April 14, 2017). "Sen. Timilty leaving State Senate to become Norfolk County Treasurer". The Sun Chronicle. Retrieved May 23, 2026.
  11. ↑ Metzger, Andy (April 14, 2017). "James Timilty to leave Senate for Norfolk County treasurer post". State House News Service. Retrieved May 23, 2026.
  12. ↑ "Former Senator Jim Timilty Endorses Paul Feeney for State Senate". Paul Feeney. Retrieved May 23, 2026.
  13. ↑ Hand, Jim (October 11, 2017). "Timilty endorses Feeney for his open Senate seat". The Sun Chronicle. Retrieved May 23, 2026.
  14. ↑ "PD43+". Secretary of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Secretary of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Retrieved May 23, 2026.
  15. ↑ Laidler, John (December 24, 2000). "Timilty Ready to Assume New Court Job". Boston Globe. Archived from the original on November 7, 2012. Retrieved June 20, 2011.