Alex Morse

Alex Morse
Town Manager of Provincetown
Incumbent
Assumed office
April 5, 2021
Preceded byCharles Sumner (interim)
44th Mayor of Holyoke
In office
January 2, 2012 – March 26, 2021
Preceded byElaine Pluta
Succeeded byJoshua A. Garcia
Personal details
Born
Alex Benjamin Morse[1]

(1989-01-29) January 29, 1989 (age 35)
Holyoke, Massachusetts, U.S.
Political partyDemocratic
EducationBrown University (BA)
WebsiteGovernment website
Campaign website

Alex Benjamin Morse (born January 29, 1989) is an American politician who served as the 44th mayor of Holyoke, Massachusetts from 2012 to 2021. A member of the Democratic Party, he was elected the youngest mayor of Holyoke at age 22. He was reelected three times, with his final term expiring in January 2022.[2][3][4] Morse resigned on March 26, 2021, to accept a position as the town manager of Provincetown, beginning on April 5, 2021.[5][6]

Morse was the first incumbent mayor in Massachusetts to endorse the legalization of cannabis during a 2016 ballot initiative, an industry he has since sought to promote in Holyoke's economy, in tandem with information technology startups.[7][8] In September 2020, Morse lost the primary for Massachusetts's 1st congressional district to incumbent Richard Neal.[9]

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  4. ^ Kinney, Jim (December 1, 2020). "Holyoke Mayor Alex Morse not seeking reelection". The Republican. Retrieved December 1, 2020.
  5. ^ "Holyoke Mayor Alex Morse chosen as Town Manager of Provincetown". WWLP. February 25, 2021. Retrieved February 27, 2021.
  6. ^ "Friday is Holyoke Mayor Alex Morse's last day in office". WWLP 22 News. Chicopee, Mass. March 25, 2021.
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  9. ^ Peters, Jeremy (September 1, 2020). "Richard Neal, Powerful House Democrat, Fights Off Challenge From His Left". The New York Times. Archived from the original on September 4, 2020. Retrieved September 4, 2020.