Cynthia Creem | |
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Majority Leader of the Massachusetts Senate | |
Assumed office February 28, 2018 | |
Preceded by | Harriette L. Chandler |
Member of the Massachusetts Senate from the 1st Middlesex and Norfolk district | |
Assumed office January 6,1999 | |
Preceded by | Lois Pines |
Member of the Massachusetts Governor's Council from the 3rd district | |
In office January 1995 –January 6,1999 | |
Preceded by | Robert B. Kennedy |
Succeeded by | Marilyn Petitto Devaney |
Personal details | |
Born | Boston,Massachusetts,U.S. | September 17,1942
Political party | Democratic |
Education | Boston University (BA,JD) |
Cynthia Stone Creem (born September 17,1942) [1] is an American politician serving in the Massachusetts Senate. She represents the 1st Middlesex and Norfolk district,which includes Brookline,Wellesley,and her hometown of Newton. [2] A member of the Democratic Party,Creem was first elected in 1999 and has served as Majority Leader since 2018. [3] Prior to serving in the Massachusetts legislature,she was an attorney who served on the Massachusetts Governor's Council and the Newton Board of Aldermen. [4]
In late 2011,Creem considered running for Congress in Massachusetts's 4th congressional district to replace retiring Rep. Barney Frank, [5] but decided to remain in the Massachusetts Senate. [6] The seat was ultimately won by Joe Kennedy III.
Creem is a practicing family law attorney,serving Of Counsel at the Boston law firm Sugarman,Rogers,Barshak &Cohen.
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