Sarah K. Peake

Sarah K. Peake DEMDemocrat

State Representative, 4th Barnstable District

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Sarah K. PeakeDEMDemocrat State Representative, 4th Barnstable District
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Sarah K. Peake is an American politician from the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. A Democrat, she has served in the Massachusetts House of Representatives since 2007. She represents the Fourth Barnstable district, a Cape Cod district that includes her hometown of Provincetown. She previously served on the Provincetown Board of Selectmen. Peake earned an A.B. from Colgate University and a Juris Doctor from Pace University School of Law. Elected to the Provincetown Board of Selectmen in 2002, she first ran for state representative in 2004, facing Republican incumbent Shirley Gomes. Gomes, running for a sixth term, defeated Peake by 55 percent to 42 percent. When Gomes decided against seeking re-election in 2006, Peake once again ran for the seat. She won the Democratic primary handily against two opponents. In the general election, she faced Republican Aaron Maloy and won by 56 percent to 44 percent.

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Education4 - 4 of 2
Pace University School of Law
JD
1988
Colgate University
AB
1979
Past Positions1 - 9 of 9
Second Assistant Majority Leader
Commonwealth of Massachusetts House of Representatives
2021 - Current
Third Division Chair
Commonwealth of Massachusetts House of Representatives
2019 - 2021
Representative
Commonwealth of Massachusetts House of Representatives
2007 - Current
Member
Provincetown Board of Selectmen
2002 - 2007
Vice Chair
Provincetown Board of Selectmen
2005 - 2007
Co-Owner
Heritage House Bed and Breakfast
1993 - Current
Associate
Keane & Beane, P.C., Attorneys at Law
1988 - 1993
Law Clerk
Keane & Beane, P.C., Attorneys at Law
1985 - 1988
Assistant Director
Residential Life & Housing, Pace University
1980 - 1985
Other Experience1 - 18 of 18
MA Legislative Commissioner
Atlantic State Marine Fisheries Commission
2009 - Current
Member
Provincetown Charter Enforcement Commission
1995 - 2002
Member
Provincetown Chamber of Commerce
1993 - Current
Member
Provincetown Business Guild
1993 - Current
Member
American Bar Association
1988 - Current
Advisory Council
Elder Services of Cape Cod and the Islands
Honorary Board Director
Lower Cape Outreach Council
Member
National Conference of State Legislators
Member
Caucus of Women Legislators, Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Member
Massachusetts Bar Association
Member
Provincetown High School Site Council
Member
Barnstable County Bar Association
Member
Board of Directors, Provincetown Center for Coastal Studies
Chair
the Regional Transit Authority Caucus
2023 - Current
Former Chair
Joint Committee on Tourism, Arts and Cultural Development, Commonwealth of Massachusetts House of Representatives
Former Chair
Joint Committee on Municipalities and Regional Government, Commonwealth of Massachusetts House of Representatives
Former Member
Ethics Committee, Massachusetts State House of Representatives
Former Member
Personnel and Administration Committee, Massachusetts State House of Representatives
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