Prior to his election to the state legislature, Hay served on the Fitchburg City Council for eighteen years, including ten as council president.[2] In 2016, Hay ran in the special election to succeed Representative Stephen DiNatale, who had resigned to serve as mayor of Fitchburg. He won the Democratic primary with 61.7% of the vote and defeated Republican Dean Tran by 125 votes in the special general election.[3] He took office on March 9, 2016.[4]
Hay served on a number of committees during his time in the House, including as House Chair of the Joint Committee on Labor and Workforce Development.[5]
In February 2020, Hay announced that he would retire at the end of his term.[6] He was succeeded by fellow Fitchburg Democrat Michael Kushmerek.
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- Joint Committee on Election Laws
- Joint Committee on Municipalities and Regional Government
190th General Court (2017-2018)
- Joint Committee on Economic Development and Emerging Technologies
- Joint Committee on Higher Education
- Joint Committee on Marijuana Policy
- Joint Committee on Municipalities and Regional Government
191st General Court (2019-2020)
- Vice Chair, Joint Committee on Labor and Workforce Development
- Joint Committee on Higher Education
- Joint Committee on Public Safety and Homeland Security
- Joint Committee on Revenue
