Preceded by Michael Boulanger Name Daniel Knapik Succeeded by Brian P. Sullivan Role Politician | Succeeded by James Brown Education Fairfield University Political party Republican Party Republican Party | |
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Born September 1, 1967 (age 56)
Westfield, Massachusetts, U.S. ( 1967-09-01 ) Spouse(s) Tricia Russo Knapik (m. 2002) Relations Michael Knapik (brother) | ||
Westfield's Mayor appeals federal judge ruling
Daniel M. "Dan" Knapik (born September 1, 1967) is an American politician who served as mayor of Westfield, Massachusetts from 2010 until his resignation in 2015. He is a member of the Republican Party.
In 2002, Knapik was elected to the city council from Ward 2 and ran for Mayor of Westfield in the city's 2009 municipal election after defeating incumbent Michael Boulanger and was sworn-in on January 4, 2010. Since then, Knapik was re-elected unopposed in 2011 and narrowly defeated challenger Michael Roeder in 2013. On January 1, 2015 he announced that he would not seek re-election to a fourth term and will instead seek one of the seven City Council at-large seats.
On November 9, 2015, Knapik resigned as mayor when Governor Charlie Baker appointed him as Director of Green Communities within the state Department of Energy Resources.