Full Name:
Michael R. Knapik
Gender:
Male
Family:
Wife: Kathleen Ann Duggan; 2 Children: Katherine, James
Birth Date:
02/11/1963
Birth Place:
Westfield, MA
Home City:
Westfield, MA
BA, Political Science, College of the Holy Cross, 1985
Experience, Republican City Committee
Senator, Commonwealth of Massachusetts Senate, 1994-2013
Third Assistant Minority Floor Leader, 1997-2002
Representative, Commonwealth of Massachusetts House of Representatives, 1991-1994
Westfield School Committee, 1986-1990
Former Member, Commission to Oversee the Centennial of the Massachusetts Department of Environmental Management and to Plan for the Future of the State Park System
Former Member, Foundation Budget Review Commission on Education
Former Member, Special Commission on Pension Reform
Former Member, Special Nursing Commission
Former Member, Task Force on Ethics on Lobbying Reform
Legislative Aide, Massachusetts House Minority Leader Steven D. Pierce, 1989-1990
Member, Chicopee Tiger AC's
Board of Directors, Greater Westfield Chamber of Commerce
Corporator, Holy Cross Club, Pioneer Valley
Member, Holyoke Saint Patrick's Day Committee
Trustee, Noble Hospital
Member, Slovak Citizens' Club of Westfield
Member, Sons of Erin
Member, Westfield Athenaeum
Member, Westfield Citizen's Scholarship Foundation
Member, Westfield Knights of Columbus
Corporator, Westfield State College
Corporator, Westfield Young Men's Christian Association (YMCA)