Chicopee Mayor Richard J. Kos to return to Egan, Flanagan & Cohen

CHICOPEE, MASS. — Mayor Richard J. Kos, who ran the city of Chicopee over the course of two separate six-year stints in office, will not seek re-election in 2019.

Prior to serving as mayor, and in between terms, Kos worked as an attorney at Egan, Flanagan and Cohen, where he is a Partner.

Kos made the announcement in a press conference at Chicopee City Hall on Monday, February 25, 2019.

In a statement published by WWLP, Kos — who will have held the position for a total 12 years when he leaves office next January — said he is “not a career politician.” He will return to his law practice at Egan, Flanagan and Cohen, he said.

First elected in 1997, Kos was Chicopee’s mayor until 2004. In 2013, Kos returned to politics and defeated incumbent Michael D. Bissonnette to regain the seat. Kos successfully fended off a challenge by Bissonnette in 2015. Kos then ran unopposed in 2017, his most recent two-year term as mayor.

Kos is not the only attorney at the firm to have been elected to public office. Timothy J. Ryan, Esq., a partner at Egan, Flanagan and Cohen, currently serves on the Springfield City Council in addition to his ongoing law practice.