Daniel F. Conley

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In April 2013, Conley announced that he was running in the 2013 Boston mayoral election. He entered the field as the best-financed candidate at the time, [24] but placed fourth in a twelve candidate field winning 11.3% of the vote in the preliminary. Although losing the election, Conley remained in his position as District Attorney until 2018.

Personal life

Conley resides in Boston with his wife and is the father of two adult children.

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References

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  2. ↑ "Pappas sworn in as Suffolk DA - The Boston Globe". BostonGlobe.com. Archived from the original on 2018-09-27. Retrieved 2021-01-24.
  3. ↑ Stout, Matt (February 20, 2018). "DA Conley won't seek re-election". Boston Herald . Archived from the original on February 21, 2018. Retrieved February 20, 2018.
  4. ↑ "Suffolk DA Dan Conley won't seek reelection" . The Boston Globe . February 20, 2018. Retrieved February 20, 2018.
  5. ↑ MacNeill, Arianna (September 12, 2018). "Suffolk District Attorney Dan Conley announces he's resigning later this month". Boston.com . Retrieved September 12, 2018.
  6. ↑ Braga, Anthony (March 2003). "Serious Youth Gun Offenders and the Epidemic of Youth Violence in Boston". Journal of Quantitative Criminology. 19: 33–54. doi:10.1023/A:1022566628159. S2CID   142004448 . Retrieved 29 December 2020.
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  21. 1 2 Metzger, Andy (20 February 2018). "After 16 Years As Suffolk DA, Dan Conley Won't Seek Re-Election". WBUR-FM . Retrieved 2020-12-29.
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  24. ↑ Andrew Ryan; John R. Ellement (3 April 2013). "Suffolk DA Daniel F. Conley joins race to succeed Thomas M. Menino as mayor of Boston". The Boston Globe . Retrieved 31 May 2013.
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Daniel F. Conley
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District Attorney of Suffolk County, Massachusetts
In office
2002–2018