Salem is a historic coastal city in Essex County,Massachusetts,United States,located on the North Shore of Greater Boston. Continuous settlement by Europeans began in 1626 with English colonists. Salem was one of the most significant seaports trading commodities in early American history. Prior to the dissolution of county governments in Massachusetts in 1999,it served as one of two county seats for Essex County,alongside Lawrence.
Michael Everett Capuano is an American politician and attorney who served as a U.S. Representative of Massachusetts from 1999 to 2019. A Democrat,his district included the northern three-fourths of Boston,as well as parts of Cambridge,his hometown of Somerville,and other communities immediately north and south of Boston. Prior to being elected to Congress,he served as an Alderman and Mayor of Somerville.
John F. Tierney is an American politician who served as a U.S. Representative from Massachusetts from 1997 to 2015. He is a Democrat who represented the state's 6th district,which includes the state's North Shore and Cape Ann.
Paul Edmund Kanjorski is an American politician who was the U.S. representative for Pennsylvania's 11th congressional district from 1985 until 2011. He is a member of the Democratic Party.
Michael Joseph "Mike" Harrington is an American politician,lawyer and a former U.S. Representative from Massachusetts.
Michael A. Costello is a former State Representative for the Massachusetts House of Representatives,who represented the first district of Essex County,Massachusetts. Costello graduated from Salem State University in 1989 with a Bachelor of Science and from Suffolk University Law School with his Juris Doctor in 1996. Costello served in the House from 2003 to 2014.
Selwyn Zadock Bowman was an American attorney and politician who served in several public offices,including that of the U.S. Representative from Massachusetts.
Frederick E. Berry was a disability rights advocate and Democratic politician from Massachusetts,who served as a member of the Massachusetts Senate from 1983 to 2013. He served as majority leader of the state Senate from 2003 until his retirement in 2013.
Lori A. Ehrlich is the State Representative for the Massachusetts 8th Essex District. Ehrlich won her seat on a March 4,2008,special election after her predecessor,Doug Petersen,resigned. Peterson was appointed Commissioner of Agriculture by Governor Deval Patrick. After completing Petersen's term,Ehrlich went on to win re-election in November 2008. She is Chairwoman of the Joint Committee on Export Development.
Marcos A. Devers is a member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives,since January 2019,after having served in the same position from 2011 until 2017. Devers also is a former acting mayor of Lawrence,Massachusetts;when he served as acting mayor from September to November 2001,he became the first Dominican-American to execute the role of mayor in the United States and the first Latino mayor in Massachusetts.
William Prescott Jr. was a representative from Massachusetts to the 1814–15 Hartford Convention.
Mark James Cusack is an American politician who represents the 5th Norfolk District in the Massachusetts House of Representatives. A member of the Democratic Party,Cusack's district encompasses all precincts in the town of Braintree and Precinct 1 and 2 in the town of Holbrook.
John D. Keenan is an American attorney and politician who has served as the president of Salem State University since 2017. He was the Massachusetts State Representative for the 7th Essex district,which consists of his hometown of Salem,from 2005 to 2014. He is a Democrat. Prior to serving in the Massachusetts legislature,he was assistant district attorney of Essex County and city solicitor of Salem.
Christopher Nicholas Speranzo is an American lawyer and politician from Massachusetts.
Henry Percy Moulton (1844-1905) was an American attorney who served as the United States Attorney for the District of Massachusetts from March 20,1901 until his death on December 4,1905.
Harold "Hank" P. Naughton Jr. is an American politician. He is a state legislator who served in the Massachusetts House of Representatives from 1995 to 2021. He was born in Worcester,Massachusetts on July 4,1960 and grew up in Clinton,Massachusetts,where he still resides with his wife,Ellen,and four children. He is a member of the Democratic Party.
Kimberley Lord Driscoll is an American politician and lawyer who has served as the 73rd lieutenant governor of Massachusetts since 2023. A member of the Democratic Party,Driscoll previously served as the 50th mayor of Salem from 2006 to 2023. Before becoming mayor,Driscoll served as an elected member of the Salem City Council and worked as the deputy city manager and chief legal counsel for the city of Chelsea.
Paul F. Tucker is an American politician,lawyer and law enforcement officer currently serving as the District Attorney of Essex County,Massachusetts since 2023. A member of the Democratic Party,Tucker served as the State Representative for Massachusetts House of Representatives' 7th Essex district from 2014 to 2022.
Frances Alexander was an American politician from Beverly,Massachusetts.
Micajah Pickett "Micah" Caskey IV is an American politician. He currently serves in the South Carolina House of Representatives,representing the 89th district. Caskey was first elected in 2016 and continues to serve the constituents of District 89. Prior to working in the South Carolina legislature,Caskey worked as the Assistant Solicitor for the 11th Circuit (2014–2016),and also served in the United States Marine Corps (2003–2013),earning the rank of captain.
