Political career
From 1972 to 1973,Pines was an at-large member of the Newton,Massachusetts Board of Aldermen. From 1973 to 1979 she was a member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives. [1] [2] In 1978,she was a candidate for Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth. She finished second in the seven candidate Democratic primary behind incumbent Michael J. Connolly with 24.85% of the vote. [3]
After her defeat,Pines was appointed Regional Director of the New England Office of the Federal Trade Commission. In 1981,she resigned to run for Lieutenant Governor of Massachusetts. She finished in fifth place behind John Kerry,Evelyn Murphy,Samuel Rotondi,and Lou Nickinello.
From 1987 to 1999,Pines represented the 1st Middlesex and Norfolk District in the Massachusetts Senate. [1] In 1998 she was a candidate for Massachusetts Attorney General,losing to Middlesex County District Attorney Thomas Reilly 52.67% to 47.27%. [4]
In 2002 she once again ran for Lieutenant Governor. She finished in second place in the Democratic primary (behind Chris Gabrieli and ahead of John P. Slattery).
Lois Pines is currently a director of the Federal Home Loan Bank in Boston.
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