Gale D. Candaras was a Democratic member of the Massachusetts Senate from 2006 to 2014,representing the First Hampden and Hampshire District. She is an attorney and a former five-term member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives,where she served as a Division Leader.
Elizabeth Brater is a Democratic former member of the Michigan Senate,who represented the 18th district from 2003 to 2010,and served as the Assistant Minority Leader. Her district included the cities of Ann Arbor and Ypsilanti. She was previously a member of the Michigan House of Representatives from 1995 to 2000.
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.
Nicola Dickson "Niki" Tsongas is an American politician who served as a U.S. Representative from Massachusetts from 2007 to 2019. She held the seat formerly held by her husband,the late Paul Tsongas,for the district numbered as Massachusetts's 5th congressional district from 2007 to 2013 and as Massachusetts's 3rd congressional district from 2013 to 2019. She is a member of the Democratic Party. In August 2017 Tsongas announced that she would not seek another term in the November 2018 election.
The Merrimack Valley is a bi-state region along the Merrimack River in the U.S. states of New Hampshire and Massachusetts. The Merrimack is one of the larger waterways in New England and has helped to define the livelihood and culture of those living along it for millennia.
Steven A. Baddour is an American attorney and politician from the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. He is a member of the Democratic Party and a former member of the Massachusetts Senate representing the 1st Essex District,which encompasses Amesbury,Haverhill,Merrimac,Newburyport,North Andover,Salisbury,and his hometown of Methuen. Before assuming office in 2002,Baddour worked as an Assistant Attorney General in the Office of the Massachusetts Attorney General.
Barbara A. L'Italien is an American politician from the state of Massachusetts,serving from January 2015 to 2019 as the State Senator from the 2nd Essex and Middlesex District. She was previously the director of government affairs for the Treasurer and Receiver-General of Massachusetts,Steve Grossman. From 2003 to January 2011 she was a member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives representing the 18th Essex District.
James Paul Jajuga is an American politician who was Mayor of Methuen,Massachusetts between 2017 and 2020. He also served as Massachusetts Secretary of Public Safety from 2001 to 2003. He later represented the Third Essex District in the Massachusetts Senate from 1991 to 2001. On June 25,2019,Jajuga announced he would not be running for re-election as Methuen's mayor. Neil Perry succeeded him,winning the 2019 election. He's also a two-time former city councilor,US Marine and a member of the Massachusetts State Police.
Marsha V. Kazarosian is an American attorney in Haverhill,Massachusetts notable for handling high-profile cases in the New England area. Her handling of a gender discrimination case involving a country club brought her national recognition. She represented one of the teenaged defendants in the 1990 murder of a young husband by his wife Pamela Smart,who conspired with her teenaged lover to murder her husband for insurance money;the story became the basis of the movie To Die For starring Nicole Kidman,and the television movie Murder in New Hampshire starring Helen Hunt. Her legal skill was the subject of a cover story entitled The Power of Marsha Kazarosian in a publication geared to the legal community.
Hawaii's 2012 general elections were held on November 6,2012. Primary elections were held on August 11,2012.
The Massachusetts general election,2014 was held on November 4,2014,throughout Massachusetts. Primary elections took place on September 9,2014.
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.
Costa Constantinides is an American politician and attorney who served as a member of the New York City Council from the 22nd district. The district includes Astoria,East Elmhurst,part of Long Island City,Rikers Island and part of Woodside in Queens.
Timothy John Coco is an American business executive,Internet radio pioneer and civil rights activist. He founded COCO+CO.,Inc. in 1991 and continues to lead the advertising agency as president and chief executive officer. He gained international notoriety between 2007 and 2010 when he fought—ultimately successful—to be reunited with his same sex spouse when the United States' Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) separated them.
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.
Joan Meschino is an attorney and American politician from Hull,Massachusetts. On November 8,2016,she was elected the state representative for the Third Plymouth district.
The 2018 Massachusetts general election was held on November 6,2018,throughout Massachusetts. Primary elections took place on September 4. Early voting took place from October 22 through November 2.
Andres X. "Andy" Vargas is a State Representative who represents the 3rd Essex District in the Massachusetts House of Representatives. He represents the city of Haverhill. Vargas serves on the House Committee on Ways and Means,Joint Committee on Community Development and Small Businesses,Joint Committee on Education,Joint Committee on Public Health,and the Joint Committee on Ways and Means. He is a member of the Massachusetts Black and Latino Legislative Caucus. Vargas is a member of Phi Iota Alpha fraternity.
Christina A. Minicucci is a State Representative who represented the 14th Essex District in the Massachusetts House of Representatives. She represents the towns of Haverhill,Lawrence,Methuen,and North Andover. Minicucci serves on the House Committee on Steering,Policy and Scheduling,Joint Committee on Community Development and Small Businesses,Joint Committee on Municipalities and Regional Government,and the Joint Committee on Public Safety and Homeland Security.
The 2016 United States attorney general elections were held on November 8,2016,in 10 states. The previous attorney general elections for eight of the 10 states took place in 2012. The last attorney general elections for Utah and Vermont took place in 2014,as Utah held a special election due to the resignation of John Swallow,while the attorney general of Vermont serves two-year terms. The elections took place concurrently with the 2016 presidential election,elections to the House of Representatives and Senate,and numerous state and local elections.
