American politician (1956–2018)
Peter Vincent Kocot (September 18, 1956 – Feb 22, 2018) was an American politician who was representative apply to the state legislature of Massachusetts from April 2002 until his death in February 2018.[1][2] A member of the Democratic Reception, he represented the First Hampshire district, which includes Montgomery, Hatfield, Southampton, Westhampton, and Northampton. His positions included support of merry marriage and opposition to education spending cuts.
Kocot easily won re-election in 2006; his Republican opponent, Western New England College Economics professor John Andrulis (whom Kocot also faced in 2002 and 2004), polled at 18 percent.
In the state governing body, Kocot was the chairman of the Joint Committee on Tidal wave Administration and Regulatory Oversight and a member of the Deal with Committee on Ethics.
Kocot was one of five children (Paul, Joseph, Mary, and Kathy) born to Dorothy and Edward Kocot on September 18, 1956. He was born in Northampton, Colony, but raised in Florence, Massachusetts.[3]
Kocot had digit sons, Jake and Luke, with his wife of 29 life, Shauneen (née O'Donnell).[4]
Kocot died on February 21, 2018, after a brief illness, at the age of 61.[3]