William Michael Bulger is an American former Democratic politician,lawyer,and educator from South Boston,Massachusetts. His eighteen-year tenure as President of the Massachusetts Senate is the longest in history. He then became president of the University of Massachusetts.
In the United States,a district attorney (DA),county attorney,county prosecutor,state's attorney,prosecuting attorney,commonwealth's attorney,state attorney or solicitor is the chief prosecutor and/or chief law enforcement officer representing a U.S. state in a local government area,typically a county or a group of counties. The exact name and scope of the office varies by state. Generally,the prosecutor represents the people of the jurisdiction. With the exception of three states,district attorneys are elected,unlike similar roles in other common law jurisdictions.
The Massachusetts State Police (MSP) is an agency of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts' Executive Office of Public Safety and Security,responsible for law enforcement and vehicle regulation across the state. As of 2022,it has 2,067 sworn troopers and 611 civilian support staff for a total of 2,678 personnel,making it the largest law enforcement agency in New England. The MSP is headed by Interim Lieutenant Colonel Jack Mawn.
Luther Scott Harshbarger is an American attorney and Democratic politician. He served as the 56th Massachusetts Attorney General from 1991 to 1999. In 1998,he was the Democratic nominee for Governor of Massachusetts but lost a close race to acting Governor Paul Cellucci.
Michael John Garcia is an American lawyer,judge and former Republican government official. Since February 2016,he has served as an Associate Judge of the New York Court of Appeals,that state's highest court. He is a former U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York (2005–2008). Between his service as United States Attorney and his appointment to the Court of Appeals,Garcia was a partner at the law firm Kirkland &Ellis. He has also served as chairman of El Museo del Barrio.
Barry R. Finegold currently serves as a Democratic member of the Massachusetts Senate representing the Second Essex and Middlesex district since 2019. He previously served from January 2011 to January 2015. He is a former state representative of the 17th Essex district in Massachusetts. In January 2014,he announced that he would be a candidate for the Democratic nomination for Treasurer and Receiver-General of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. On September 9,2014,Finegold lost in the Democratic primary to Deb Goldberg,who was elected Treasurer in November 2014.
Henry Gordon Wells was a lawyer and a Republican politician in Massachusetts and New Hampshire.
Thomas Peter O'Brien is an American white collar criminal defense lawyer at the Los Angeles law office of Ellis George Cipollone O’Brien Annaguey LLP. He was the United States Attorney for the Central District of California from October 2007 to September 2009.
The Sensible Marijuana Policy Initiative,also known as Massachusetts Ballot Question 2,was an initiated state statute that replaced prior criminal penalties with new civil penalties on adults possessing an ounce or less of marijuana. The initiative appeared on the November 4,2008,ballot in Massachusetts.
The 1946 United States Senate election in Massachusetts was held on November 5,1946. Incumbent Democratic Senator David I. Walsh ran for re-election to a fifth term in office,but was defeated by Republican former Senator Henry Cabot Lodge Jr.,who returned from service in World War II.
Day Pitney LLP is an American law firm with more than 300 attorneys spread across thirteen offices in six states and the District of Columbia.
Marian T. Ryan is the District Attorney (DA) of Middlesex County,Massachusetts,United States. She was the Commonwealth's only female District Attorney from 2013 to 2018. As of 2012,she is one of two,including Andrea Harrington,Berkshire County DA. She is a Democrat.
Thomas Bussone (1912-2002) was an American politician who served as a member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives from 1967 to 1975.
Massachusetts Senate's 2nd Essex district in the United States is one of 40 legislative districts of the Massachusetts Senate. It covers portions of Essex county. Democrat Joan Lovely of Salem has represented the district since 2013.
Massachusetts House of Representatives' 4th Essex district in the United States is one of 160 legislative districts included in the lower house of the Massachusetts General Court. It covers part of Essex County. Democrat Estela Reyes has represented the district since 2023.
The Beverly rooming house fire took place at the Elliott Chambers,a low-rent rooming house in Beverly,Massachusetts,on July 4,1984. The fire was set by a man whose ex-girlfriend was going out with someone who was staying in the building. It was the deadliest arson fire in Massachusetts,the deadliest fire in the state since the Cocoanut Grove fire in 1942,and the deadliest fire in Beverly's history.
Ricardo N. Arroyo is an American lawyer and politician from the state of Massachusetts. He is currently a member of the Boston City Council.
Jonathan W. Blodgett is an American attorney and politician who served as district attorney of Essex County,Massachusetts from 2003 to 2023.
