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Tom Conroy | |
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| Member of the MassachusettsHouseofRepresentatives from the 13th Middlesex district district | |
| In office 2007 –January 7, 2015 | |
| Preceded by | Susan W. Pope |
| Succeeded by | Carmine Gentile |
| Personal details | |
| Born | July 7,1962 New York City,U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse | Sarah Sewall |
| Children | 4 |
| Residence(s) | Wayland,Massachusetts,U.S. |
| Education | Yale University (BA) Johns Hopkins University (MA) Boston University (MBA) |
Thomas P. Conroy (born July 7,1962) [1] is an American politician who served as a member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives for the 13th Middlesex district from 2007 to 2015. [2]
Conroy was born in New York City,New York, [1] and raised in Cheshire,Connecticut. His father was a doctor and his mother was a nurse. [3] In 1980 he enrolled in Yale College,where he received a Bachelor of Arts degree in Russian and East European studies. He later earned a Master of Arts in international economics from Johns Hopkins University and a Master of Business Administration in finance from Boston University. [3]
Conroy worked for Senator Gary Hart (D-CO),and served as a foreign policy and national security assistant for Senator Barbara Mikulski (D-MD). [4] He spent a decade working for the United States State Department,where he managed refugee-resettlement programs in Southeast Asia and Haiti. For sixteen years he worked for a number of consulting firms,where he assisted nonprofits and businesses develop financial and operational strategies. [5]
In 2006,Conroy was to the Massachusetts House of Representatives for the 13th Middlesex district. [6] In the House,he served as vice chair of the Joint Committee on Health Care Financing and as the chairman of the Joint Committee on Labor &Workforce Development. [7] Conroy also served as the House appointee to the Governor's Science,Technology,Engineering,and Mathematics (STEM) Advisory Council. [8]
Conroy was a candidate for the Democratic nomination in the 2012 United States Senate election in Massachusetts,but withdrew from the race on December 12,2011. [9] He was a candidate for treasurer and receiver-general of Massachusetts in 2014, [10] but lost to Deb Goldberg in the Democratic primary.[ citation needed ] He did not run for re-election to the House due to his run for treasurer;his term ended in January 2015. [11]
As of 2024,Conroy serves on the advisory board of the National Security Space Association. [12]
Conroy is married to national security expert Sarah Sewall and has four daughters. [5]
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