Michael Knapik Explained

Michael Knapik
Birth Date:11 February 1963
Birth Place:Westfield, Massachusetts
Occupation:Politician
Residence:Westfield, Massachusetts
Party:Republican
Spouse:Kathleen Ann Duggan
Alma Mater:College of the Holy Cross
State Senate1:Massachusetts
District1:2nd Hampden and Hampshire
Term Start1:1995
Term End1:August 9, 2013
Predecessor1:District created
Successor1:Donald Humason Jr.
State House2:Massachusetts
District2:4th Hampden
Term Start2:1991
Term End2:1995
Predecessor2:Steven Pierce
Successor2:Cele Hahn

Michael R. Knapik (born February 11, 1963) is an American politician who served in the Massachusetts Senate (1995–2013) and Massachusetts House of Representatives (1991–1995). In the state Senate he represented the 2nd Hampden and Hampshire District. He is a member of the Republican Party.

He was born in Westfield, Massachusetts[1] Prior to being sworn into the Senate in 1995, he was a member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives from 1991 to 1995 and a member of the Westfield School Committee from 1986-1990. He was also worked as an aide to State Representative Steven Pierce.[2] His Senate district included Chicopee, Holyoke, Westfield, Easthampton, Granville, Montgomery, Russell, Southampton, Southwick, and Tolland, Massachusetts.

Knapik resigned August 9, 2013 to take a position at Westfield State University, leaving only three Republicans in the state Senate.[3]

He is the brother of Daniel Knapik, who served as Mayor of Westfield from 2010 to 2015.

Notes and References

  1. Book: 2001–2002 Public Officers of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts .
  2. Web site: Senator Michael R. Knapik. Massachusetts Legislature. The Massachusetts General Court. 31 March 2011.
  3. Web site: State Senator Michael Knapik to resign, leaving just three GOP senators in Massachusetts. - Local news - Boston.com. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20130809054127/http://www.boston.com/metrodesk/2013/08/05/state-senator-michael-knapik-resign-leaving-just-three-gop-senators-massachusetts/b7NAzFagTPBaRQvduEC64K/story.html. 2013-08-09.