James T. Welch (born December 22, 1975, in Springfield, Massachusetts) was a Democratic member of the Massachusetts Senate from the Hampden district, who was first elected to this position in 2010.

[1] Prior to this he was the Massachusetts State Representative for the 6th Hampden district, which includes his hometown of West Springfield and parts of Springfield and Chicopee.

[2] Prior to serving in the Massachusetts legislature, he was a realtor and member of the West Springfield City Council.

[2] Welch lost his re-election bid for a sixth term in the 2020 Democratic primary to Springfield City Councilor Adam Gomez.

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