Mary Jane Gibson | |
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| Member of the MassachusettsHouseofRepresentatives from the 26th Middlesex district | |
| In office 1979–1993 | |
Mary Jane Gibson is an American Democratic politician from Belmont, Massachusetts. [1] She represented the 26th Middlesex district in the Massachusetts House of Representatives from 1979 to 1993. [1] [2]
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