Richard H. Demers | |
Birth Date: | January 19, 1928 |
Birth Place: | Chicopee, Massachusetts |
Death Date: | [1] |
Death Place: | Springfield, Massachusetts |
Restingplace: | Ste. Rose de Lima Cemetery |
Occupation: | Real estate developer Politician |
Party: | Democrat |
Alma Mater: | Holyoke Community College Western New England University School of Law |
Title1: | Member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives |
Term Start1: | 1971 |
Term End1: | 1981 |
Predecessor1: | Roger L. Bernashe |
Successor1: | Kenneth Lemanski |
Title2: | Mayor of Chicopee, Massachusetts |
Term Start2: | 1968 |
Term End2: | 1972 |
Predecessor2: | Edward A. Lysek |
Successor2: | Edward J. Ziemba |
Richard H. Demers was an American politician who served as mayor of Chicopee, Massachusetts, and was a member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives.
Demers was born on January 19, 1928, in Chicopee. He attended Chicopee High School, Holyoke Community College, and the Western New England University School of Law.[2]
Demers began his career as a member of the Chicopee board of assessors. In 1967, he defeated his fellow assessor Walter Olbrych by 13,668 votes to 9,156 to succeed the retiring Edward A. Lysek as mayor of Chicopee. It was the first time in Olbrych's 22 years in public office that he had been defeated.[3] In 1969, Demers was re-elected. He defeated his predecessor, Edward A. Lysek, by over 6,700 votes.[4] In 1971, Demers was defeated by city treasurer Edward J. Ziemba by 14,760 votes to 7,793.[5]
From 1971 to 1981, Demers was a member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives.