Maura Healey
Maura Tracy Healey (born February 8, 1971) is an American politician and lawyer who is the Governor of Massachusetts since 2023. In 2015, she was elected Attorney General of Massachusetts. She is a member in the United States' Democratic Party. She was born in Bethesda, Maryland.
Maura Healey | |
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 Official portrait, 2023 | |
| 73rd Governor of Massachusetts | |
| Assumed office January 5, 2023 | |
| Lieutenant | Kim Driscoll |
| Preceded by | Charlie Baker |
| 44th Attorney General of Massachusetts | |
| In office January 21, 2015 – January 5, 2023 | |
| Governor | Charlie Baker |
| Preceded by | Martha Coakley |
| Succeeded by | Andrea Campbell |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Maura Tracy Healey February 8, 1971 Bethesda, Maryland, U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Education | Harvard University (AB) Northeastern University (JD) |
| Signature | Maura Healey's signature |
| Website | Official website |
Healey was elected governor of Massachusetts in 2022.[1] She is the state's first elected female governor, as well as one of the first two lesbian women, along with Tina Kotek,[2] to take office as governor of any state.[3]
Career
Healey became the Attorney General for the state of Massachusetts in 2015.[4] She was elected the second time three years later.
In the 2022 Massachusetts gubernatorial elections, Healey began her run for Governor of the State.[5] She won the Democratic nomination in September 2022 and would go on to win the general election two months later.
Maura Healey Media
Healey’s official attorney general photo
Healy (far right) in 2016 with (left to right): State Senator Karen Spilka, State Rep. Ken Gordon, Secretary of Labor Tom Perez, and State Rep. John Scibak
Final results by county in 2022
Healey taking oath as governor
Governor Healey taking questions at the Boston Public Library in 2023.
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References
- ↑ "It's Official: Maura Healey Announces Run for Massachusetts Governor". NECN.com.
- ↑ Epstein, Reid J. (2022-11-11). "Tina Kotek, a Progressive, Will Be Oregon's Next Governor" (in en-US). The New York Times. . https://www.nytimes.com/2022/11/10/us/politics/oregon-governor-kotek-drazan.html. Retrieved 2022-11-11.
- ↑ Glueck, Katie; Astor, Maggie (2022-09-06). "Live Updates: Maura Healey Could Make History in Run for Massachusetts Governor" (in en-US). The New York Times. . https://www.nytimes.com/live/2022/09/06/us/elections-massachusetts-primary. Retrieved 2022-09-07.
- ↑ Johnson, Akilah (November 12, 2014). "Maura Healey setting her course as attorney general". The Boston Globe. https://www.bostonglobe.com/metro/2014/11/12/maura-healey-will-nation-first-openly-gay/80FGXxzaV6RKssW5jktmjL/story.html. Retrieved June 21, 2019.
- ↑ It's Official: Maura Healey Announces Run for Massachusetts Governor. https://www.nbcboston.com/news/local/its-official-maura-healey-announces-run-for-massachusetts-governor/2616960.
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