Worcester is the 2nd most populous city in the U.S. state of Massachusetts and the 114th most populous city in the United States. Named after Worcester,England,the city's population was 206,518 at the 2020 census,also making it the second-most populous city in New England after Boston. Worcester is approximately 40 miles (64 km) west of Boston,50 miles (80 km) east of Springfield and 40 miles (64 km) north-northwest of Providence. Due to its location near the geographic center of Massachusetts,Worcester is known as the "Heart of the Commonwealth";a heart is the official symbol of the city. Worcester is the historical seat of Worcester County in central Massachusetts.
Kevin Hagan White was an American politician best known for serving as the mayor of Boston for four terms from 1968 to 1984. He was first elected to the office at the age of 38. He presided as mayor during racially turbulent years in the late 1960s and 1970s,and the start of desegregation of schools via court-ordered busing of school children in Boston. White won the mayoral office in the 1967 general election in a hard-fought campaign opposing the anti-busing and anti-desegregation Boston School Committee member Louise Day Hicks. Earlier he had been elected Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth in 1960 at the age of 31,and he resigned from that office after his election as Mayor.
Peter Ignatius Blute is a former American politician who served as a Republican member of the United States House of Representatives. He served two terms,between January 3,1993,and January 3,1997,representing Massachusetts' 3rd congressional district. As of 2023,Blute and colleague Peter G. Torkildsen remain the last Republicans elected to serve in the United States House delegation from Massachusetts.
Grace Ross is an American activist in Massachusetts. Ross was a Democratic candidate for Governor of Massachusetts in 2010 until she withdrew from the race,citing a lack of signatures. Ross is also a former Green-Rainbow Party co-chair and was the 2006 Green-Rainbow Party nominee for Governor. She is from Worcester,Massachusetts.
Pehr Gustaf Holmes was a United States representative from Massachusetts.
Konstantina Bequary "Konnie" Lukes is an American politician who served fifteen two-year terms as a Councilor-At-Large in the city of Worcester,Massachusetts. She also served as the city's mayor from 2007 to 2009.
Raymond V. Mariano is American politician from Massachusetts. Mariano served as mayor of Worcester,Massachusetts. Mariano is the former executive director of the Worcester Housing Authority.
Jordan Levy was an American Independent politician and talk radio host from Worcester,Massachusetts. He served as the Mayor of Worcester on two occasions,first from 1981 to 1982 and the second time from 1988 to 1993. He was the host of The Jordan Levy Show on WTAG (580-AM) from 3–6 PM on weekdays.
Lew Evangelidis is the sheriff of Worcester County,Massachusetts and a former member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives.
Temple Emanuel Sinai is a medium-sized Reform (progressive) Jewish synagogue located in Worcester,Massachusetts,New England's second largest city.
Arthur E. Chase was an American businessman and politician who represented the Worcester District in the Massachusetts Senate from 1991 to 1995. He co-founded the Central Massachusetts Legislative Caucus. In 1991 he designed the Massachusetts Academy of Math and Science at WPI and in 1992 sponsored legislation to create it. He was the Republican nominee for Secretary of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts in 1994,but lost in the general election to William F. Galvin.
Joseph C. O'Brien is an American politician and community organizer. He previously served as an at-large member of the Worcester,Massachusetts City Council and served as Mayor of Worcester,Massachusetts from 2010 to 2012.
A Massachusetts general election was held on November 3,1964,in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
Joseph M. Petty is an American attorney,politician and the current mayor of Worcester,Massachusetts.
The Jewish Healthcare Center is a nursing home and rehabilitation hospital at 629 Salisbury Street in Worcester,Massachusetts. The JHC services 2,500 clients per year,70 percent of whom are not Jewish.
The 2018 Massachusetts gubernatorial election took place on November 6,2018,to elect the governor and lieutenant governor of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Republican Governor Charlie Baker and Lieutenant Governor Karyn Polito sought reelection to a second term in office,facing Democratic challengers Jay Gonzalez and Quentin Palfrey,respectively. Candidates were selected in the primary election held on September 4,2018.
Elections are held every two years to elect the mayor of Worcester,Massachusetts.
Elections are currently held every four years to elect the mayor of Springfield,Massachusetts.
Michael Joseph Favulli (1908–1990) was an American athlete,educator,and politician who served on the Worcester,Massachusetts city council from 1954 to 1960 and the Massachusetts Governor's Council from 1957 to 1963. He was convicted of bribery in 1965.
George A. Wells was an American politician who served 13 terms on the Worcester,Massachusetts,city council and was a member of the Massachusetts Governor's Council.
