Mo Cowan
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United States Senator from Massachusetts |
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In office February 1, 2013 – July 16, 2013 |
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| Appointed by | Deval Patrick |
| Preceded by | John Kerry |
| Succeeded by | Ed Markey |
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William Maurice Cowan April 4, 1969 Yadkinville, North Carolina, U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse(s) | Stacy Cowan |
| Children | 2 |
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Duke University (BA) Northeastern University (JD) |
| Website | Senate website |
William Maurice "Mo" Cowan (born April 4, 1969) is an American politician and lawyer who served as a United States Senator from Massachusetts in 2013. He previously served as legal counsel and chief of staff to Massachusetts Governor Deval Patrick. Patrick appointed him on January 30, 2013, on an interim basis to fill the vacancy left by fellow Democrat John Kerry, who resigned to become Secretary of State. He declined to run in the 2013 special election to complete the remainder of Kerry's term. He was succeeded by fellow Democrat Ed Markey. He is now the Chief Operating Officer of ML Strategies, an affiliate of Mintz Levin.
Cowan was the eighth African-American United States Senator and the second from Massachusetts after Edward Brooke. He was one of three African-American senators in the 113th Congress, along with Republican South Carolina Senator Tim Scott, and New Jersey Democrat Cory Booker, although he did not serve alongside Booker, who took office in October 2013.
Cowan was born on April 4, 1969, in rural Yadkinville, North Carolina. Cowan is the son of a machinist and a seamstress. His father died when he was 16 years old.
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