Martin Thomas Meehan is an American academic administrator,politician,and attorney. Since July 2015,Meehan has served as the President of the University of Massachusetts after serving as Chancellor of the University of Massachusetts Lowell since September 2007.
Paul Efthemios Tsongas was an American politician who represented Massachusetts in the United States Senate from 1979 until 1985 and in the United States House of Representatives from 1975 until 1979. A member of the Democratic Party,he ran for president in 1992. He won eight contests during the presidential primaries,but lost the nomination to Bill Clinton,who later won the general election. Born in Lowell,Massachusetts,Tsongas graduated from Dartmouth College,Yale Law School and the Kennedy School of Government. After working for the Peace Corps and as an aide to Congressman F. Bradford Morse,Tsongas successively won election as a city councilor and county commissioner.
The Tsongas Center at UMass Lowell is a multi-purpose facility owned by the University of Massachusetts Lowell and located in Lowell,Massachusetts. The arena was opened on January 27,1998,and dedicated to the memory of the late Paul Tsongas,prominent Lowell native and U.S. senator. The arena was built with $4 million in funding from both the city and the university,plus another $20 million contributed from the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
Taunton High School is located within a large,three-floor,interconnected,multi-block complex in the eastern section of Taunton,Massachusetts,United States. It is an urban public high school with an estimated average student enrollment of 3,000 students. It offers many student-oriented services,specialty academic programs,extra-curricular clubs,various after-school programs and a wide array of scholastic sports. Taunton High School is one of the largest high schools in New England,and is the 4th largest in Massachusetts,behind Brockton,Lowell,and New Bedford.
Massachusetts held a special election to fill a vacancy in Massachusetts's 5th congressional district on October 16,2007. Democrat Niki Tsongas won election to Congress,defeating Republican Jim Ogonowski in an election that was closer than expected.
Nicola Dickson "Niki" Sauvage Tsongas is an American politician who served as a U.S. Representative from Massachusetts from 2007 to 2019. She held the seat formerly held by her husband,the late Paul Tsongas,for the district numbered as Massachusetts's 5th congressional district from 2007 to 2013 and as Massachusetts's 3rd congressional district from 2013 to 2019. She is a member of the Democratic Party. In August 2017 Tsongas announced that she would not seek another term in the November 2018 election.
James Bradley Eldridge is an American politician and lawyer. He serves as a Democratic member of the Massachusetts Senate from the Middlesex and Worcester District. Eldridge previously served three terms in the Massachusetts House of Representatives,where he sat on the Joint Committee on Community Development and Small Business,the Joint Committee on Election Laws,and the Joint Committee on Public Service.
Eileen Donoghue is an American politician who is the former city manager of Lowell,Massachusetts (2018–2022),a former member of the Massachusetts Senate,where she has represented the First Middlesex District from 2011 to 2018,as well as a former city councilor (1996–2008) and mayor (1998–2002) of Lowell. She ran in the Massachusetts' 5th Congressional District special election in 2007 to fill the United States House of Representatives seat vacated by Marty Meehan,narrowly losing the Democratic primary to Niki Tsongas. In the Massachusetts Senate,Donoghue has been a staunch advocate for small businesses,economic development in gateway cities,and public higher education. She has spearheaded efforts to reduce student loan debt and create pathways to stable jobs.
Patrick Óisin Murphy is an American politician,a former city councillor and formerly a Mayor of Lowell,Massachusetts.
Richard Johnson is an American politician and city manager who served as Mayor of Taunton,Massachusetts and City Manager of Lowell,Massachusetts.
John F. Cox is an American attorney,politician,and city manager who served as a member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives and as City Manager of Lowell,Massachusetts.
James Leo Sullivan was an American city manager who served as City Manager of Cambridge,Massachusetts from 1968 to 1970 and again 1974 to 1981. In between his stints as Cambridge City Manager,Sullivan was City Manager of Lowell,Massachusetts. He also served as President of the Greater Boston Chamber of Commerce.
The following is a timeline of the history of Lowell,Massachusetts,US.
William S. Taupier was an American politician and city manager who served as Mayor of Holyoke,Massachusetts from 1968 to 1975 and City Manager of Lowell,Massachusetts from 1975 to 1979.
The 2018 United States House of Representatives elections in Massachusetts were held on November 6,2018,electing the nine U.S. representatives from the Commonwealth of Massachusetts,one from each of the state's nine congressional districts. The elections coincided with the elections of other offices,including a gubernatorial election,other elections to the House of Representatives,elections to the United States Senate,and various state and local elections. The primary election for contested nominations was held on September 4,2018.
Juana B. Matias is a Dominican-American politician and attorney from the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. A member of the Democratic Party,she served in the Massachusetts House of Representatives from 2017 to 2019.
Lori Ann Trahan is an American businesswoman and politician serving as the U.S. representative for Massachusetts's 3rd congressional district since 2019. The district covers Boston's northwestern suburbs,and includes Lowell,Lawrence,Concord,and Trahan's hometown,Westford. A Democrat,she formerly served as chief of staff to Representative Marty Meehan in Massachusetts's 5th congressional district.
Pavel Payano is an American politician who is a member of the Massachusetts Senate for the 1st Essex district. Elected in November 2022,he will assume office on January 4,2023.
