Alex Morse

Alex B. Morse (born January 29, 1989) is the 44th and current mayor of Holyoke, Massachusetts. In November 2011, he was elected the youngest mayor of Holyoke at age 22. He has been re-elected three times, and as of 2020, serving his fourth term.[1][2]

Alex Morse
44th Mayor of Holyoke
Assumed office
January 2, 2012
Preceded byElaine Pluta
Personal details
Born (1989-01-29) January 29, 1989
Holyoke, Massachusetts, U.S.
Political partyDemocratic
EducationBrown University (BA)
WebsiteGovernment website
Campaign website

Morse is a member of the Democratic Party, and the first incumbent mayor in the Commonwealth 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.[3][4]

In July 2019, Morse announced his run for Congress in Massachusetts's 1st congressional district.[5]

Early life and education

Alex Morse was born January 29, 1989, in Holyoke, Massachusetts the youngest of three children of Tracey and Ingrid Morse (née Powell).[6] He is Jewish. At a young age Morse took an interest in politics, joining the Holyoke Youth Commission in 2001 at the age of 12, a group which advises city leaders on issues affecting young people. A graduate of the Holyoke Public Schools, Morse served two terms as student representative for the Holyoke School Committee and three years on the Massachusetts Governor's LGBT Commission.[7] He was a participant in Upward Bound, a federal program that facilitates higher education in students from low-income families.[7]

During his time at Holyoke High School, Morse formed a chapter of the Gay-Straight Alliance, and was the inaugural recipient of Boston's Parents and Friends of Lesbians and Gays Elsie Frank Award, a scholarship named in honor of the mother of Congressman Barney Frank.[8][9] The following autumn Morse entered Brown University, working part-time as an assistant for Providence, Rhode Island Mayor and future Congressman David Cicilline. Morse graduated in the spring of 2011 with a Bachelor of Arts in Urban Studies.[10] In 2016, Morse completed Harvard University's John F. Kennedy School of Government program for Senior Executives in State and Local Government as a David Bohnett LGBTQ Victory Institute Leadership Fellow.[11]

Career

Mayoral elections

In January 2011 Morse announced his campaign for Mayor of Holyoke, while he was in his final semester at Brown University. During the prior summer Morse attended a three-day workshop in New York City hosted by Wellstone Action, a grassroots campaign training organization for progressives, and began quietly fundraising at the end of that year.[12][13][14]

Morse's election in 2011 at the age of 22 received national coverage, as he was youngest and first openly-gay mayor of the city and, at the time, among the youngest of any in the United States.[15][16]

In 2015, Holyoke's mayoral term was extended from 2 years to 4 years, effective 2017.[2] Morse was reelected that year, and is the first Holyoke mayor to serve a four year term.[17]

Mayoral tenure
Left to right: Alex Morse, Richard Neal, Lt. Gov. Timothy Murray, Congressman John Olver, and others presiding over groundbreaking in 2012 for Holyoke station; a $73 million federal grant by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) restored rail service for the first time since 1967

Cannabis industry

On August 1, 2016, according to the Marijuana Policy Project, Alex Morse became the first mayor in Massachusetts to publicly endorse the legalization of cannabis.[3][4] Following legalization, Morse has encouraged investment of marijuana cultivation in the city, calling Holyoke "the Rolling Paper City", and vetoing a 2017 moratorium placed on recreational retailers by the city council.[18] Morse has attended a number of cannabis cultivation forums as a speaker, including several on the industry which have been hosted in Holyoke.[19][20] Among the earliest projects to open in Holyoke was a $10 million dollar cultivation facility for Chicago-based Green Thumb Industries (GTI) which was operational by Summer 2018.[21] Several other businesses have since purchased facilities in the city, including a $3.2 million sale of a former American Thread Company mill to Trulieve, a company seeking to produce and sell retail marijuana at the site.[22][23]

Casino

During the initial 2011 campaign, an issue that defined the mayoral race was plans for a potential casino in the city, with then-Mayor Elaine Pluta supporting such a measure and Alex Morse opposing.[24] In an October 2012 editorial Morse would elaborate on his position, concluding "I oppose a casino in Holyoke because I have not given up on Holyoke".[25] On November 26, 2012, Morse would hold a press conference announcing reversal on this stance,[26] vowing to work with local businessman Eric Suher and others to build a casino on the site of Mountain Park, accepting a $25,000 payment from the developer to pay for the costs of a review process by the city. Facing backlash from supporters of his previous campaign against casinos, by December 2012 Morse had reversed course and returned the funds, citing a "resounding voice against the casinos".[27][28]

Education

As the chair of the Holyoke School Committee, Morse was opposed to state receivership prior to the takeover in 2015, saying "we should agree that local control matters, which is to say that a corporate takeover of our district or a charter organization running our district, is not acceptable".[29] Since receivership the mayor has become increasingly supportive of state implementation, as public schools have seen marked improvement, with graduation rates increasing by 20%.[30] The mayor has also publicly supported state expanded programs such as bilingual education,[31] and the tentative construction of two new middle schools for a reported estimate of $132 million.[32]

Labor support

In 2017, following a trial shutdown, or "brownout", of a local fire engine company, the International Association of Fire Fighters Local 1693 made a vote of no confidence for Morse, saying in a press release "Chief Pond's continued reductions to the Department and practice of operating the Department at unsafe levels, all with the support of [the] Mayor".[33] The Mayor has repeatedly affirmed support of the fire chief and denied the validity of these concerns, saying at a protest outside of a fundraiser that "the points that they're making just are untrue."[34][35]

In contrast, Morse was endorsed by the Pioneer Valley AFL-CIO during his 2017 election campaign, and as well as the New England Regional Council of Carpenters Local 108.[36]

Municipal finance

Morse was criticized by the city council in 2014 for refusing to disclose reason for providing a $45,000 exit agreement to city solicitor Heather Egan, a year after her appointment.[37][38] In response to this controversy Morse would state in a Reddit AMA– "I do admit that I should have briefed the City Council before executing the settlement agreement with this former employee as to avoid issues of perception. Again, when faced with the decision to potentially spend hundreds of thousands of dollars in legals costs to fight frivolous lawsuits, or to execute a settlement agreement with funds that were already allocated in the budget, I chose the latter. Separation agreements are not uncommon in both the private and public sector."[39]

Following the resignation of the city auditor in 2018, who suggested receivership and stated he did not believe the Mayor's office followed protocol, state auditor Suzanne Bump responded to a city council request stating "I do not believe the circumstances in Holyoke rise to the level of warranting a state audit". In the previous month a private audit by firm CliftonLarsonAllen found all city funds accounted for.[40] Although Holyoke's government has a strong mayor–council government, Morse has called for finance-related departments to be placed under a chief financial officer appointed by the mayor and subject to City Council confirmation. The charter currently calls for the election of city treasurers.[41][42]

Sanctuary city status

On November 19, 2014 Morse issued an executive order to the Holyoke Police Department to not enforce federal civil detainer requests for holding immigrants suspected of being in the country illegally past the point they would usually be released, codifying a practice previously implemented during his tenure. This however would not apply those who were registered as sex offenders, had previous indictments or convictions, or outstanding warrants.[43][44] Following a threat by the Trump administration to defund sanctuary cities in 2017, Morse reaffirmed this practice, acknowledging he knew of no instance where local police ignored federal immigration requests and that this policy does not directly affect Holyoke's largest group of residents, the Puerto Rican community, who hold American citizenship.[45]

2020 Congressional campaign

On June 22, 2019, Morse announced his run for the U.S. House of Representatives against incumbent Democrat Richard Neal, to represent Massachusetts's 1st congressional district.[5] He was later endorsed by Justice Democrats and the Sunrise Movement.[46][47][48]

College Democrats allegations

In August 2020, the College Democrats of Massachusetts alleged via email that Morse had used "his position of power for romantic or sexual gain" with students at University of Massachusetts Amherst, where he was a lecturer.[49] The email stated that Morse matched with and contacted students, aged 18 and above, on dating apps including Grindr and Tinder.[49] The email did not accuse Morse of having relations with students in his own classes, which would have been against university policy.[50] The groups disinvited Morse from any future events on campus.[51] In response, Morse stated, "I have never violated UMass policy... As I've acknowledged, I have had consensual relationships with other men, including students enrolled at local universities that I've met using dating apps," apologizing for interactions that made some students uncomfortable.[50]

UMass Amherst stated it would review the matter to determine if the alleged actions were in violation of university policy or law, and that it had no plans to rehire Morse.[52][53][54] The local chapter of the Sunrise Movement voted to retract its endorsement of Morse in the race, and the national organization announced that it would no longer campaign for him. Other organizations, including the Justice Democrats and the Working Families Party, affirmed their support of Morse.[55][56]

On August 12, 2020, The Intercept published an article on chat logs shared with the publication, reporting that the accusations had been organized starting almost a year prior as part of a sting operation by UMass Amherst College Democrats in an attempt to aid incumbent Richard Neal. The released chat logs discussed looking for Morse's dating profiles and how to lead him into saying incriminating things, and their hopes of gaining internships with Neal in exchange. The Neal campaign and the UMass Amherst College Democrats both denied any cooperation between the two.[57] Timothy Ennis, the chief strategist and former president of the UMass Amherst College Democrats, had previously completed a class with Richard Neal and was highlighted as a driving force behind the allegations, with members of the group claiming that he saw Neal as his "in" for a political career.[58] Former members of UMass Amherst College Democrats alleged an "anti-Morse bias" within the group.[58]

Massachusetts state senator Julian Cyr stated that the situation is indicative of how "vague and anonymous allegations can be easily launched against LGBTQ candidates to destroy their campaigns".[59] Journalist Glenn Greenwald expressed a similar sentiment, claiming that the allegations were "old homophobic tropes" and described the allegations as a "smear campaign".[59]

Electoral history
Holyoke mayoral election, 2011[60][61][15]
Primary election
Party Candidate Votes %
Nonpartisan Alex Morse 2,023 39
Nonpartisan Elaine Pluta (incumbent) 2,022 39
Nonpartisan Daniel C. Boyle 806 16
Nonpartisan Daniel C. Burns 310 6
Total votes 5,161 100
General election
Nonpartisan Alex Morse 5,121 53
Nonpartisan Elaine Pluta (incumbent) 4,513 46
Total votes 9,634 100
Holyoke mayoral election, 2013[62][63]
Primary election
Party Candidate Votes %
Nonpartisan Alex Morse (incumbent) 2,419 45
Nonpartisan Jeff Stanek 2,249 42
Nonpartisan Daniel Szostkiewicz 305 6
Nonpartisan Jim Santiago 197 4
Nonpartisan Daniel C. Boyle 190 4
Total votes 5,360 100
General election
Nonpartisan Alex Morse (incumbent) 5,274 54
Nonpartisan Jeff Stanek 4,425 46
Total votes 9,634 100
Holyoke mayoral election, 2015[64]
Primary election
Party Candidate Votes %
Nonpartisan Alex Morse (incumbent) 2,694 43
Nonpartisan Francis O'Connell 2,450 39
Nonpartisan Anthony Soto 1,145 18
Total votes 6,289 100
General election
Nonpartisan Alex Morse (incumbent) 5,429 53
Nonpartisan Francis O'Connell 4,855 47
Total votes 10,284 100
Holyoke mayoral election, 2017[65][66]
Primary election
Party Candidate Votes %
Nonpartisan Alex Morse (incumbent) 1,984 56
Nonpartisan Jay Ferreira 992 28
Nonpartisan Michael Thomas Siciliano 354 10
Total votes 3,330 100
General election
Nonpartisan Alex Morse (incumbent) 4,557 58
Nonpartisan Jay Ferreira 3,316 42
Total votes 7,873 100

Personal life

In 2012 Morse was ranked #9 in Out magazine's annual list of 100 most eligible bachelors, and again in 2013 ranking at #66.[67][68] In response, Morse said "I'd like to thank Out magazine for their recognition. It's always positive to see Holyoke highlighted in national publications."[69]

Following his first re-election, Morse was hired in 2014 as a lecturer of political science at the University of Massachusetts Amherst.[10][70]

Forbes magazine named Morse in their 2019 30 Under 30 list for Law & Policy, citing his "initiatives include offering refuge to Puerto Ricans displaced by Hurricane Maria, encouraging legal marijuana businesses and restoring the city's downtown."[71][72]

Morse's mother suffered from severe mental health issues and his brother struggled with drug addiction; both died during his term as mayor.[73]

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Political offices
Preceded by
Elaine Pluta		 Mayor of Holyoke
2012–present		 Incumbent
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