A political family is a family in which multiple members are involved in politics —particularly electoral politics. Members may be related by blood or marriage;often several generations or multiple siblings may be involved.
Henricus Antonius Franciscus Maria Oliva "Hans" van Mierlo was a Dutch politician and journalist who co-founded Democrats 66 (D66).
Thomas Paul Salmon is an American Democratic Party politician who served as the 75th governor of Vermont from 1973 to 1977.
Melvin Herbert King was an American politician,community organizer,and educator. In 1973,King was elected as a member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives' 9th Suffolk district,a post he held until early 1983. King was the runner-up in the 1983 Boston mayoral election,against Raymond Flynn.
The Massachusetts Democratic Party (MassDems) is the affiliate of the Democratic Party in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. It is chaired by Gus Bickford and is the dominant party in the state,controlling all nine of the state's U.S. House seats,both U.S. Senate seats,all six elected statewide offices including the governorship,and supermajorities in both houses of the state legislature.
John Francis Parker was an American Republican Party politician from Massachusetts who served as the mayor of Taunton and represented the area in the Massachusetts Senate from 1953 to 1989. He was a leader within the Massachusetts Republican Party,serving as its chair from 1967 to 1969 and leading the minority in the Senate from 1967 to 1989.
Thaddeus M. Buczko was an American politician who served as a Salem,Massachusetts city councillor,a member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives and as Massachusetts Auditor. Additionally,from 1981 to 1996,Buczko served as a justice of the Essex County Probate and Family Court;Buczko,retired in 1996.
Stephen Nye Gifford was an American politician who served as a member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives,Massachusetts Auditor and was clerk of the Massachusetts Senate from January 6,1858,to April 18,1886.
John E. White was an American banker and politician who served as the Massachusetts Auditor.
Charles F. Flaherty is a U.S. politician who served as a Democratic member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives from 1967 to 1996. He was the House Majority Leader from 1985 to 1990 and the Speaker of the House from 1991 to 1996.
A Massachusetts general election was held on November 4,1986 in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
A Massachusetts general election was held on November 2,1982 in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
Margaret Mary Heckler was an American politician and diplomat who represented Massachusetts's 10th congressional district in the United States House of Representatives from 1967 until 1983. A member of the Republican Party,she also served as the 15th United States Secretary of Health and Human Services from 1983 to 1985,as well as United States ambassador to Ireland from 1986 to 1989.
The Boston mayoral election of 1983 occurred on Tuesday,November 15,1983,between City Councillor Raymond Flynn and former State Representative Mel King. Flynn was elected to his first term,and inaugurated on Monday,January 2,1984.
The Boston mayoral election of 1979 occurred on Tuesday,November 6,1979,between Mayor Kevin White and state senator Joseph F. Timilty. This was the second election in a row between White and Timilty. White once again defeated Timilty and was elected to a fourth term.
Diana DiZoglio is an American politician who is the current Massachusetts State Auditor. A member of the Democratic Party,DiZoglio had previously represented the 1st Essex District in the Massachusetts Senate from 2019 to 2023. The district included her home city of Methuen as well as Newburyport,Haverhill,Merrimac,Amesbury,Salisbury,and four of eight precincts in North Andover.
The Boston mayoral election of 1925 occurred on Tuesday,November 3,1925. Malcolm Nichols,a former member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives and Massachusetts Senate,defeated nine other candidates to be elected mayor.
The 1946 Massachusetts general election was held on November 5,1946,throughout Massachusetts. Primary elections took place on June 18.
The 1944 Massachusetts general election was held on November 7,1944,throughout Massachusetts. Primary elections took place on July 11.
