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.
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.
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 American politician from Boston,Massachusetts who previously served a single term in the Massachusetts House of Representatives (1993–1995) and a partial term as an at-large councilor on the Boston City Council (2019–2020). She is considered the earliest transgender person known to have been elected to a state legislature in the United States. She was outed against her will by the Boston Herald after her 1992 election. She is a perennial candidate,having been an unsuccessful candidate for political office at least 44 times.
John R. Granara was an American attorney who served as a member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives and as Special Sheriff of Middlesex County,Massachusetts.
The 2013 Boston mayoral election occurred on Tuesday,November 5,2013. Incumbent mayor Thomas Menino had declined to run for re-election to a sixth term. A non-partisan preliminary election was held on Tuesday,September 24,2013. 12 candidates made the ballot to replace Menino,with state representative Marty Walsh and at-large city councilor John R. Connolly advancing to the general election. Walsh was elected to his first term,defeating Connolly by 3% of the vote,and was inaugurated on Monday,January 6,2014.
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 the 29th 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.
Stephen Stat Smith is an American politician who represented the 28th Middlesex District in the Massachusetts House of Representatives until his resignation in 2013.
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.
John W. Costello was an American attorney and politician who served as a member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives,the Massachusetts Governor's Council,and was the Democratic nominee for Lieutenant Governor of Massachusetts in 1964.
Michael Paul Feeney was an American politician who served in the Massachusetts House of Representatives from 1939 to 1981.
Jasiel F. Correia II is an American politician who served as mayor of Fall River,Massachusetts from 2016 to 2020. 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.
The 2020 United States House of Representatives elections in Massachusetts were 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.
Paul J. Ellison was an American politician who served on the Boston School Committee from 1972 to 1976. In 1976,he was convicted of larceny for endorsing and cashing checks made out to his assistants.
