William Jennings Jefferson is an American former politician from Louisiana whose career ended after his corruption scandal and conviction. He served as a member of the U.S. House of Representatives for nine terms from 1991 to 2009 as a member of the Democratic Party. He represented Louisiana's 2nd congressional district,which includes much of the greater New Orleans area. He was elected as the state's first black congressman since the end of Reconstruction.
John F. Tierney is an American politician who served as a U.S. Representative from Massachusetts from 1997 to 2015. He is a Democrat who represented the state's 6th district,which includes the state's North Shore and Cape Ann. Born and raised in Salem,Massachusetts,Tierney graduated from Salem State College and Suffolk University Law School. He worked in private law and served on the Salem Chamber of Commerce from 1976 to 1997. Tierney first ran for the House of Representatives in 1994 against Republican incumbent Peter G. Torkildsen,losing by a small margin. He defeated Torkildsen in a rematch in 1996.
John Foster Furcolo was an American lawyer,writer,and Democratic Party politician from Massachusetts. He was the state's 60th governor,and also represented the state as a member of the United States House of Representatives. He was the first Italian-American governor of the state,and an active promoter of community colleges.
Thomas Michael "Tom" Finneran,is a radio talk host and former Massachusetts Democratic politician who served as Speaker of the Massachusetts House of Representatives from April 1996 to September 2004. He represented the district that included parts of the Boston neighborhoods of Dorchester,Mattapan and Hyde Park as well as parts of the town of Milton for 26 years.
Nicholas James Mavroules was an American Democratic Party politician from Massachusetts. He served as Mayor of Peabody,Massachusetts for a decade,then represented Peabody and much of the surrounding North Shore region in the United States House of Representatives from 1979 until 1993. In 1993,he pleaded guilty to 15 counts of racketeering and extortion and later served 15 months in prison.
Carl Michael Sciortino Jr. is an American politician serving as executive director of the AIDS Action Committee of Massachusetts. A Democrat from Massachusetts,he represented the 34th Middlesex district in the Massachusetts House of Representatives from 2005 to 2014. The district includes parts of Medford and Somerville. Sciortino was a candidate for the Democratic nomination in the 2013 special election to succeed Ed Markey as a U.S. Representative for Massachusetts's 5th district. He lost to Katherine Clark. His campaign’s television commercial with his father,a member of the Tea Party,received national publicity and went viral online.
Althea Garrison is an independent American politician from Boston,Massachusetts,who has served on the Boston City Council as an at-large councilor.
The 2014 Massachusetts gubernatorial election took place on November 4,2014,to elect the Governor of Massachusetts,concurrently with the election of Massachusetts' Class II U.S. Senate seat,and other elections to the United States Senate in other states and elections to the United States House of Representatives and various state and local elections.
John R. Granara is an American attorney who served as a member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives and as Special Sheriff of Middlesex County,Massachusetts.
Frederick Charles Langone was an American politician who served as a member of the Boston City Council from 1961 to 1971 and from 1973 to 1983. He was Council President in 1966. Langone,unofficially dubbed the mayor of the North End,was known as a defender of the "common guy" and an opponent of gentrification,as well as a budget expert who was extremely knowledgeable about the workings of city government. He was also known for his colorful personality.
Walter Edward Lawrence was an American politician and city manager who served as a member of Massachusetts House of Representatives and as Mayor of Medford.
Marilyn Ann Catino Porreca was an American politician who served as Mayor of Medford,Massachusetts from 1986 to 1988. She was Medford's first female mayor and the final Mayor under the Plan E form of government in which the Mayor was chosen by the City Council.
Carroll P. Sheehan (1925-2016) was an American real estate executive and political figure who was a candidate for Governor of Massachusetts in 1974.
John James "Jack" McGlynn was an American politician who served as mayor of Medford,Massachusetts and as a member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives.
The Boston mayoral election of 2017 was held on Tuesday,November 7,2017,to elect the mayor of Boston,Massachusetts. Incumbent Democratic mayor Marty J. Walsh won re-election to a second term,defeating District 7 City Councilor Tito Jackson,and two long-shot candidates,Robert Cappucci and Joseph Wiley.
Michael Paul Feeney was an American politician who served in the Massachusetts House of Representatives from 1939 to 1981.
Jasiel F. Correia II is a former mayor of Fall River,Massachusetts. He was arrested twice on charges related to fraud and extortion while in office. Defeated in the November 2019 mayoral election,his term expired on January 6,2020. In May 2021,Correia was convicted of multiple federal charges in a trial held in Boston;on September 21,2021,Correia was sentenced to six years in federal prison followed by three years of supervised release. On April 22,2022,Correia reported to the Federal Correctional Institution,Berlin,New Hampshire to begin serving his six-year sentence.
The 2020 United States House of Representatives elections in Massachusetts was held on November 3,2020,to elect the nine U.S. representatives from the state of Massachusetts,one from each of the state's nine congressional districts. The elections coincided with the 2020 U.S. presidential election,as well as other elections to the House of Representatives,elections to the United States Senate and various state and local elections. Primary elections were held on September 1.
The 2021 Boston City Council election was held on November 2,2021. All thirteen councillors from the nine districts and four councillors at-large were up for election. Elections in Boston are officially nonpartisan.
Elections are currently held every four years to elect the mayor of Springfield,Massachusetts.
