Edward William Brooke III was an American lawyer and politician who represented Massachusetts in the United States Senate from 1967 to 1979. A member of the Republican Party,he was the first African American elected to the United States Senate by popular vote. Prior to serving in the Senate,he served as the Attorney General of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts from 1963 until 1967. Edward Brooke was the first African-American since Reconstruction in 1874 to have been elected to the United States Senate and he was the first African-American United States senator since 1881 to have held a United States Senate seat. Edward Brooke was also the first African-American United States senator ever to have been re-elected to the United States Senate.
The 1984 United States Senate election in Massachusetts was held on November 6,to elect a member of the U.S. Senate from the State of Massachusetts. The election was won by Democrat John Kerry,the Lieutenant Governor of Massachusetts,who remained Senator until 2013,when he resigned to become United States Secretary of State. One-term incumbent Democratic Senator Paul Tsongas declined to seek re-election after developing cancer.
The Massachusetts Democratic Party (MassDems) is the affiliate of the Democratic Party in Massachusetts. It is chaired by Steve Kerrigan and is the dominant party in the state,controlling all nine of the state's U.S. House seats,both U.S. Senate seats,all six elected statewide offices including the governorship,and supermajorities in both houses of the state legislature.
The United States Senate election of 1978 in Massachusetts was held on November 7,1978,with the incumbent Republican Senator Edward Brooke being defeated by Democratic Congressman Paul Tsongas.
Bruce E. Tarr is an American politician who serves as a Republican member and Minority Leader of the Massachusetts Senate. Since 1995 he has represented the 1st Essex and Middlesex District. He is a member of the United States Republican Party and a former member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives.
John Francis Parker was an American Republican Party politician from Massachusetts who served as the mayor of Taunton and represented the area in the Massachusetts Senate from 1953 to 1989. He was a leader within the Massachusetts Republican Party,serving as its chair from 1967 to 1969 and leading the minority in the Senate from 1967 to 1989.
Paul Henry Guzzi is an American businessman and former Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth. He was president and chief executive officer of the Greater Boston Chamber of Commerce for 19 years.
George Keverian was an American Democratic Party politician who served as the Speaker of the Massachusetts House of Representatives from 1985 until 1991. In his role in the legislature,he was an advocate for greater openness in leadership,free speech and government reform.
Theodore J. Aleixo Jr. is an American lawyer and politician from Massachusetts. He served in both houses of the Massachusetts General Court and as the Mayor of Taunton,Massachusetts.
The 1978 Massachusetts gubernatorial election was held on November 7,1978. Former Massachusetts Port Authority executive director Edward J. King was elected to a four-year term,from January 4,1979,until January 6,1983. King won the Democratic nomination by defeating incumbent Governor of Massachusetts Michael Dukakis in the Democratic primary.
A Massachusetts general election was held on November 7,1978 in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
The 1974 Massachusetts general election was held on November 5,1974,throughout Massachusetts. Democratic and Republican candidates were selected in party primaries held September 10,1974.
The 1966 Massachusetts general election was held on November 8,1966,throughout Massachusetts. Primary elections took place on September 13.
A Massachusetts general election was held on November 6,1962,in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
Paul Joseph Sheehy was an American politician who served in the Massachusetts House of Representatives,Massachusetts Senate and was City Manager of Lowell,Massachusetts.
The 1946 Massachusetts general election was held on November 5,1946,throughout Massachusetts. Primary elections took place on June 18.
The 1932 Massachusetts gubernatorial election was held on November 8,1932.
Massachusetts House of Representatives' 5th Middlesex district in the United States is one of 160 legislative districts included in the lower house of the Massachusetts General Court. It covers parts of Middlesex County and Norfolk County. Democrat David Linsky of Natick has represented the district since 1999. Candidates running for this district seat in the 2020 Massachusetts general election include Jaymin Patel.
Massachusetts House of Representatives' 26th Middlesex district in the United States is one of 160 legislative districts included in the lower house of the Massachusetts General Court. It covers part of Middlesex County. Democrat Mike Connolly of Cambridge has represented the district since 2017.
The 1944 Massachusetts general election was held on November 7,1944,throughout Massachusetts. Primary elections took place on July 11.
