Francis Williams Sargent was an American politician who served as the 64th governor of Massachusetts from 1969 to 1975. A member of the Republican Party,he previously served as the 63rd Lieutenant Governor of Massachusetts from 1967 to 1971. In 1969,he became acting governor when John A. Volpe resigned to become Secretary of Transportation under the Nixon Administration. In 1970,he was elected governor in his own right,defeating the Democratic Party's nominee Kevin White. He lost reelection in 1974 to Democrat Michael Dukakis,who would go on to be the Democratic Party's nominee for President in 1988.
Edward Joseph King was an American politician who served as the 66th Governor of Massachusetts from 1979 to 1983. A member of the Democratic Party until 1985,he then became a member of the Republican Party. Elected in the 1978 Massachusetts gubernatorial election,he lost the Democratic primary of the 1982 election to his predecessor Michael Dukakis.
The 1986 Massachusetts gubernatorial election was held on November 4,1986. Michael Dukakis was elected Governor of Massachusetts for a third term. He defeated Republican George Kariotis by a 69–31% margin. This would be the last time a Democrat was elected governor until 2006. This remains the last time that the Democrats won more than two consecutive gubernatorial elections in the state.
Salvatore Francis "Sal" DiMasi is a former Democratic state representative in Massachusetts. The former Speaker of the Massachusetts House of Representatives originally joined the state legislature in 1979,as a member of the Democratic Party. He eventually resigned from this post in January 2009,just six months prior to being indicted on several Federal charges,including conspiracy to defraud the federal government,extortion,mail fraud and wire fraud. DiMasi was found guilty on 7 of 9 federal corruption charges on June 15,2011. DiMasi is the third consecutive Massachusetts house speaker to later become a convicted felon due to crimes committed in office.
Armando David Mazzone served for twenty-six years as a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts.
George Keverian was an American Democratic Party politician who served as the Speaker of the Massachusetts House of Representatives from 1985 until 1991. In his role in the legislature,he was an advocate for greater openness in leadership,free speech and government reform.
William Richard Keating is an American lawyer and politician serving as the U.S. representative for Massachusetts's 9th congressional district since 2013. A member of the Democratic Party,he first entered Congress in 2011,representing Massachusetts's 10th congressional district until redistricting. Keating's district includes Cape Cod and most of the South Coast. He raised his profile advocating for criminal justice issues in both houses of the Massachusetts General Court from 1977 to 1999 before becoming district attorney of Norfolk County,where he served three terms before being elected to Congress.
The 1978 Massachusetts gubernatorial election was held on November 7,1978. Former Massachusetts Port Authority executive director Edward J. King was elected to a four-year term,from January 4,1979,until January 6,1983. King won the Democratic nomination by defeating incumbent Governor of Massachusetts Michael Dukakis in the Democratic primary.
Jerry Williams was an American radio host,one of the originators of the talk radio format.
The Cape Cod &Hyannis Railroad was a railroad that provided tourist and seasonal passenger services in Southeastern Massachusetts in the 1980s. Its primary service operated from the Braintree MBTA station to Hyannis on Cape Cod;branches to Attleboro and Falmouth also operated in some years. The service ended after the 1988 summer season amid early-1989 state budget cuts in Massachusetts;much of the same trackage is being used for the seasonal CapeFLYER service.
Patricia G. Fiero is an American politician who represented the 5th Essex District in the Massachusetts House of Representatives from 1984 to 1991.
Joseph J. C. DiCarlo was an American politician who served in both houses of the Massachusetts General Court. He was expelled from the Senate in 1977 after he was convicted of extortion. He was the first Massachusetts State Senator to be expelled.
Ronald Conrad MacKenzie was an American attorney and Republican politician who served in the Massachusetts Senate from 1967 to 1977. He resigned following his conviction for extortion,conspiracy,and other related offenses.
Stephen W. Doran is an American politician who was a member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives from 1981 to 1995. He later worked as a bank executive and math tutor. In 2014 he pleaded guilty to drug trafficking and served 3 years in prison;he was scheduled to finish his sentence in 2017.
Alan David Sisitsky was an American lawyer and politician who served in the Massachusetts House of Representatives and the Massachusetts Senate.
Charles H. Reardon is a former American penal official who served as sheriff of Essex County,Massachusetts from 1978 to 1996.
The 174th Massachusetts General Court,consisting of the Massachusetts Senate and the Massachusetts House of Representatives,met in 1985 and 1986 during the governorship of Michael Dukakis. William Bulger served as president of the Senate and George Keverian served as speaker of the House.
Norman Hill White was an American publisher and politician.
William David Mullins was an American politician,educator,and professional baseball player who served in the Massachusetts House of Representatives from 1977 until his death in 1986. A member of the Democratic Party,Mullins represented Ludlow and parts of Chicopee in the legislature.
Margaret "Wootsie" Tate was a state legislator who served in the Mississippi House of Representatives and Mississippi Senate. She served in the house from 1984 to 1988 and in the senate from 1988 to 1992. A Democrat she lived in Picayune and represented Hancock County. She died in 2006.
