Daniel Darris-O'Connor, a 19-year-old Democrat from Billerica, defeated Republican state Rep. Marc Lombardo on Tuesday in an upset. He becomes the new representative for the 22nd Middlesex District and one of the youngest state lawmakers in Massachusetts history.
Daniel Darris-O'Connor, a 19-year-old Democrat, defeated longtime Republican state Rep. Marc Lombardo in an upset on Tuesday for a seat in the Massachusetts House of Representatives. He unseated the 16-year incumbent to become the new representative for the 22nd Middlesex District. His win came amid a wave of Democratic victories across the nation in Tuesday's election.
Lombardo, an eight-term Republican lawmaker, had represented the 22nd Middlesex District for 16 years. The result makes Darris-O'Connor one of the youngest representatives-elect in Massachusetts history. The victory places him among the youngest state lawmakers in the state's history.
Darris-O'Connor already held local office before this race. He won a seat on Billerica's select board last year at age 18. He was still in high school when he won that seat in 2025.
