{{short description|American politician}} {{distinguish|Shaun Dooley}} {{Use mdy dates|date=October 2020}} {{Infobox officeholder | name = Shawn Dooley | image = Shawn Dooley.jpg | caption = | birth_name = Shawn Clifford Dooley<ref>{{cite web | url=https://malegislature.gov/Legislators/Profile/S_D1/Biography | title=Representative Shawn Dooley }}</ref> | birth_date = | birth_place = | state_house = Massachusetts | district = [[Massachusetts House of Representatives' 9th Norfolk district|9th Norfolk]] | term_start = January 29, 2014 | term_end = December 27, 2022 | predecessor = [[Daniel Winslow]] | successor = [[Marcus Vaughn]] | spouse = Carolyn "Cici" Van Tine | children = 4 | alma_mater = [[Auburn University]]<br />[[Anna Maria College]] | party = [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]] | occupation = | website = }}
'''Shawn C. Dooley''' is an American politician from the Commonwealth of [[Massachusetts]]. He was a member of the [[Massachusetts House of Representatives]] in the 9th Norfolk district, succeeding [[Dan Winslow]]. The 9th Norfolk District constitutes all or parts of the Towns of [[Medfield, Massachusetts|Medfield]], [[Millis, Massachusetts|Millis]], [[Norfolk, Massachusetts|Norfolk]], [[Plainville, Massachusetts|Plainville]], [[Walpole, Massachusetts|Walpole]], and [[Wrentham, Massachusetts|Wrentham]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.thesunchronicle.com/breaking_news/dooley-wins-by-landslide-in-th-norfolk-district-state-rep/article_056a0e6e-7807-11e3-a6f0-0019bb2963f4.html|title=Dooley wins by landslide in 9th Norfolk District state rep. race|author=Jim Hand|newspaper=[[The Sun Chronicle]]|access-date=July 16, 2018}}</ref> A member of the Republican Party, he was sworn in January 29, 2014.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.thesunchronicle.com/norfolk-rep-shawn-dooley-is-sworn-in/youtube_3d10bd56-893a-11e3-b21d-0019bb2963f4.html|title=Norfolk Rep. Shawn Dooley is Sworn In|first=Max|last=Lewontin|newspaper=[[The Sun Chronicle]]|access-date=July 16, 2018}}</ref> In 2022, he vacated the seat to run for the [[Massachusetts Senate|Massachusetts State Senate]], he was defeated by incumbent [[Becca Rausch]].
==Personal life== Dooley received his [[bachelor's degree]] from [[Auburn University]], and a [[master's degree]] from [[Anna Maria College]]. He is married to Family Law Attorney Carolyn (CiCi) Van Tine and they have four children.<ref name=bio>{{cite news|url=http://www.thesunchronicle.com/bio-shawn-dooley/article_e31cb5a4-7690-11e3-b8da-001a4bcf887a.html|title=Bio: Shawn Dooley|newspaper=[[The Sun Chronicle]]|access-date=July 16, 2018}}</ref>
==Political career== Prior to his election to the state house, he served as the elected Norfolk [[Town clerk|Town Clerk]] as well as the Chairman of the Norfolk School Committee.
Dooley was elected to the Norfolk School Committee at the May 11th, 2010 town election. That year he was also appointed to the town's zoning board of appeals by the select board.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=Welcome to Town of Norfolk, MA |url=https://www.norfolk.ma.us/departments/town_clerk/annual_town_reports.php#outer-509 |access-date=2023-03-29 |website=www.norfolk.ma.us |language=en}}</ref> In 2011 he elected as Norfolk's town clerk and was appointed to Norfolk's Board of Health and the School Building Committee. According to Norfolk's 2011 Annual Report, Shawn Dooley was also appointed a Justice of the Peace by Governor Deval Patrick and performed numerous marriage ceremonies in 2012, many of which were held at the gazebo on Town Hill. On Tuesday, April 30, 2013 he was reelected to the Norfolk School Committee. Upon his election to the state house, Dooley resigned his school committee seat.
Dooley made national headlines for his bill on preventing Chinese owned and other non-market economy nations from participating in the state bid process for critical infrastructure such as rail. The impetus of this bill was when [[China]]'s government owned CRRC gained the Massachusetts Bay Transit Authority contract for manufacturing orange lines cars. His original opinion piece sparked national coverage including [[Bloomberg News|Bloomberg]], NPR, [[The Washington Post|Washington Post]] and [[NBC radio]]. Similar bills were filed in both the [[U.S. House]] and [[U.S. senate|Senate]] and passed in a bipartisan fashion.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://commonwealthmagazine.org/transportation/t-invites-enemy-state-into-our-midst/|title=T invites enemy state into our midst|first=Shawn|last=Dooley|newspaper=[[Commonwealth Magazine]]|access-date=August 26, 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://commonwealthmagazine.org/transportation/state-reps-rail-car-warning-echoes-in-dc-2/|first=Michael|last=Jonas|title=State rep's rail-car warning echoes in DC|newspaper=[[Commonwealth Magazine]]|access-date=August 26, 2019}}</ref>
In August 2020, the conservative website ''New Boston Post'' published an excerpt from Representative Dooley’s nightly Facebook post on the pandemic criticizing [[Massachusetts Governor]] [[Charlie Baker]] and calling him "King Charles" for implementing [[COVID-19]] restrictions without consulting the legislature and issuing numerous executive orders under the guise of a state of emergency, after a spike of cases rose [[COVID-19 pandemic in Massachusetts|in Massachusetts]].<ref>{{cite web|last=Reilly |first=Tom |url=https://www.thesunchronicle.com/news/local_news/republican-state-rep-shawn-dooley-of-norfolk-slams-governor-over-coronavirus-restrictions/article_d304dd2e-cea4-5dfa-b5e8-3be1bf92d875.html |title=Republican state Rep. Shawn Dooley of Norfolk slams governor over coronavirus restrictions | Local News |date=August 11, 2020 |publisher=thesunchronicle.com |access-date=October 6, 2020}}</ref>
On January 3, 2021, Dooley challenged [[Donald Trump|Trump supporter]] Jim Lyons for the Chairmanship of the Massachusetts Republican Party in an effort to "capture that middle ground as opposed to going far hard-right". Dooley lost to Lyons with a vote of the Republican State Committee 39-36.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Kashinsky |first1=Lisa |last2=Tiernan |first2=Erin |title=Massachusetts Republicans Re-elect Jim Lyons as Chairman |url=https://www.bostonherald.com/2021/01/03/massachusetts-republicans-re-elect-jim-lyons-as-chairman/ |work=Boston Herald |date=January 3, 2021}}</ref>
In 2022, Dooley ran for the [[Massachusetts State Senate]]. He was defeated by incumbent Democrat [[Becca Rausch]], 55-45.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://ballotpedia.org/Shawn_Dooley | title=Shawn Dooley }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=PD43+ » 2022 State Senate General Election Norfolk, Worcester & Middlesex District |url=https://electionstats.state.ma.us/elections/view/154433/ |access-date=2023-03-20 |website=PD43+ |language=en-US}}</ref>
== Post State House Career == Rep. Dooley resigned from his seat on December 27, 2022 at 5:00pm,<ref>{{Cite web |title=State House News Service |url=https://www.statehousenews.com/?login=yes&trial=yes |access-date=2023-03-20 |website=StateHouseNews.com}}</ref> a week before his term was set to expire. Following the resignation, outgoing Governor Charlie Baker appointed Dooley to the position of Commissioner of the Massachusetts Civil Service Commission.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Mohl |first=Bruce |date=2023-01-04 |title=Baker making last-minute appointments as he exits |url=https://commonwealthmagazine.org/state-government/baker-making-last-minute-appointments-as-he-exits/ |access-date=2023-03-20 |website=CommonWealth Magazine |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Reilly |first=Tom |title=Political notebook: Norfolk's Shawn Dooley gets a new job, as does Joseph Kennedy III |url=https://www.thesunchronicle.com/news/local_news/political-notebook-norfolks-shawn-dooley-gets-a-new-job-as-does-joseph-kennedy-iii/article_2c5fc1b4-6e3e-5cea-84fb-e0d093c6e618.html |access-date=2023-03-20 |website=The Sun Chronicle |date=January 5, 2023 |language=en}}</ref>
== Electoral history == {{Election box begin no change | title = Massachusetts Norfolk, Worcester, and Middlesex General Election, 2022<ref>{{cite web | url=https://electionstats.state.ma.us/elections/view/154433/ | title=PD43+ » 2022 State Senate General Election Norfolk, Worcester & Middlesex District }}</ref>}} {{Election box winning candidate with party link no change |party = Democratic Party (United States) |candidate = [[Becca Rausch]] |votes = 41,893 |percentage = 54.8 }} {{Election box candidate with party link no change |party = Republican Party (United States) |candidate = Shawn C. Dooley |votes = 34,452 |percentage = 45.1}} {{Election box write-in with party link no change |votes = 53 |percentage = 0.1}} {{Election box total no change |votes = 76,398 |percentage = 100.0 }}{{Election box end}} {{Election box begin no change | title = Massachusetts 9th Norfolk General Election, 2020<ref>{{cite web | url=https://electionstats.state.ma.us/elections/view/140962/ | title=PD43+ » 2020 State Representative General Election 9th Norfolk District }}</ref>}} {{Election box winning candidate with party link no change |party = Republican Party (United States) |candidate = Shawn C. Dooley |votes = 15,862 |percentage = 58.5 }} {{Election box candidate with party link no change |party = Democratic Party (United States) |candidate = Brian P. Hamlin |votes = 11,243 |percentage = 41.5}} {{Election box write-in with party link no change |votes = 12 |percentage = 0}} {{Election box total no change |votes = 27,117 |percentage = 100.0 }}{{Election box end}} {{Election box begin no change | title = Massachusetts Norfolk, Bristol and Middlesex Republican Party State Committee Man, 2020<ref>{{cite web | url=https://electionstats.state.ma.us/elections/view/136334/ | title=PD43+ » 2020 Republican State Committee Man Norfolk, Bristol and Middlesex District }}</ref>}} {{Election box winning candidate with party link no change |party = Republican Party (United States) |candidate = Shawn C. Dooley |votes = 5,389 |percentage = 64.3 }} {{Election box candidate with party link no change |party = Republican Party (United States) |candidate = Earl H. Sholley |votes = 2,976 |percentage = 35.5}} {{Election box write-in with party link no change |votes = 19 |percentage = 0.2}} {{Election box total no change |votes = 8,384 |percentage = 100.0 }}{{Election box end}} {{Election box begin no change | title = Massachusetts 9th Norfolk General Election, 2018<ref>{{cite web | url=https://electionstats.state.ma.us/elections/view/131717/ | title=PD43+ » 2018 State Representative General Election 9th Norfolk District }}</ref>}} {{Election box winning candidate with party link no change |party = Republican Party (United States) |candidate = Shawn C. Dooley |votes = 12,029 |percentage = 58.7 }} {{Election box candidate with party link no change |party = Democratic Party (United States) |candidate = Brian P. Hamlin |votes = 8,437 |percentage = 41.2}} {{Election box write-in with party link no change |votes = 14 |percentage = 0.1}} {{Election box total no change |votes = 20,480 |percentage = 100.0 }}{{Election box end}} {{Election box begin no change | title = Massachusetts 9th Norfolk General Election, 2016<ref>{{cite web | url=https://electionstats.state.ma.us/elections/view/130450/ | title=PD43+ » 2016 State Representative General Election 9th Norfolk District }}</ref>}} {{Election box winning candidate with party link no change |party = Republican Party (United States) |candidate = Shawn C. Dooley |votes = 14,427 |percentage = 60.9 }} {{Election box candidate with party link no change |party = Democratic Party (United States) |candidate = Brian P. Hamlin |votes = 9,267 |percentage = 39.1}} {{Election box write-in with party link no change |votes = 13 |percentage = 0.1}} {{Election box total no change |votes = 23,707 |percentage = 100.0 }}{{Election box end}} Dooley faced no opposition in the 2014 General Election. {{Election box begin no change | title = Massachusetts 9th Norfolk Special General Election, 2014<ref>{{cite web | url=https://electionstats.state.ma.us/elections/view/124862/ | title=PD43+ » 2014 State Representative Special General Election 9th Norfolk District }}</ref>}} {{Election box winning candidate with party link no change |party = Republican Party (United States) |candidate = Shawn C. Dooley |votes = 1,922 |percentage = 61.1 }} {{Election box candidate with party link no change |party = Independent |candidate = Christopher G. Timson |votes = 659 |percentage = 20.9}} {{Election box candidate with party link no change |party = Democratic Party (United States) |candidate = Edward J. McCormick, III |votes = 566 |percentage = 18.0}} {{Election box write-in with party link no change |votes = 13 |percentage = 0.1}} {{Election box total no change |votes = 23,707 |percentage = 100.0 }}{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin no change | title = Massachusetts 9th Norfolk Special Republican Primary, 2013}} {{Election box winning candidate with party link no change |party = Republican Party (United States) |candidate = Shawn C. Dooley |votes = 111 |percentage = 100 }} {{Election box total no change |votes = 111 |percentage = 100.0 }}{{Election box end}}
===2013 Annual Town Election, Norfolk School Committee For Three Years=== {| class=wikitable style=text-align:right !Candidate<ref name=":0" /> !Votes !% |- |align=left|Shawn Dooley||1,101||98.3 |- |align=left |Write-ins||19||1.7 |- |align=left |Blank votes||452||– |- |align=left |'''Total'''||'''1,527'''||'''100''' |}
===2011 Annual Town Election, Norfolk Town Clerk For Three Years=== {| class=wikitable style=text-align:right !Candidate !Votes !% |- |align=left|Shawn Dooley||656||53.4 |- |align=left|Gail Bernardo||571||46.5 |- |align=left |Write-ins||1||0.1 |- |align=left |Blank votes||7||– |- |align=left |'''Total'''||'''1,235'''||'''100''' |}
===2010 Annual Town Election, Norfolk School Committee For Three Years=== {| class=wikitable style=text-align:right !Candidate<ref name=":0" /> !Votes !% |- |align=left|Shawn Dooley||1,132||99.0 |- |align=left |Write-ins||11||0.96 |- |align=left |Blank votes||726||– |- |align=left |'''Total'''||'''1,869'''||'''100''' |}
==See also== * [[2019–2020 Massachusetts legislature]] * [[2021–2022 Massachusetts legislature]]
==References== {{Reflist}}
==External links== *{{cite news|url=https://www.bostonglobe.com/metro/regionals/west/2014/01/12/newly-elected-state-rep-shawn-dooley-vows-work-across-partisan-lines/V31oJWdCKJQnPyh6StjqPO/story.html?s_campaign=8315|title=Newly elected state Rep. Shawn Dooley vows to work across partisan lines |newspaper=[[The Boston Globe]]|access-date=July 16, 2018}}
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