Denise Provost | |
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Provost at the opening of Assembly station in 2014 | |
Member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives from the 27th Middlesex District | |
In office 2006–2021 | |
Preceded by | Patricia D. Jehlen |
Succeeded by | Erika Uyterhoeven |
Personal details | |
Born | Lewiston,Maine | March 9,1951
Political party | Democratic |
Spouse | Geoffrey Forrest |
Residence | Somerville,Massachusetts |
Alma mater | Bennington College Boston University School of Law |
Occupation | Lawyer Politician |
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In the Massachusetts gubernatorial election,2014,Provost endorsed Don Berwick for Governor of Massachusetts. [3]
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