Patricia Duffy was born in San Pedro, California, the youngest of five children from a military family. Pat’s family on her father’s side came from Swinford in County Mayo, Ireland. She traveled to Ireland with her father and a college friend in 1991 and then later after her marriage to Joe Paul.
As a member of the Holyoke Redevelopment Authority, Pat has actively supported the work and planning that has been required to secure the expansion of affordable housing in the downtown neighborhoods of Holyoke; including affordable first-time home ownership.
As a legislative aide, Pat has worked with Mass Fair Housing and helped them secure funding for their representation work of people fighting illegal housing discrimination in our area.
Additionally, Pat understands the connections across our state and that the inability of young families to afford housing in the Boston-area is a statewide problem that impacts us here in Western Massachusetts. Expanding affordable housing must be seen as a state wide priority.