William F. Galvin
| William F. Galvin | |
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| 27th Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth | |
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Assumed office January 1, 1995 |
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| Governor |
Bill Weld Paul Cellucci Jane Swift (Acting) Mitt Romney Deval Patrick Charlie Baker |
| Preceded by | Michael Connolly |
| Member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives from the 19th Suffolk district |
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In office January 1979 – January 1991 |
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| Preceded by | Paul White |
| Succeeded by | Susan Tracy |
| Member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives from the 27th Suffolk district |
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In office January 1975 – January 1979 |
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| Preceded by | Michael Daly |
| Succeeded by | Constituency abolished |
| Personal details | |
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William Francis Galvin September 17, 1950 Boston, Massachusetts, U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse(s) | Eileen Galvin |
| Children | 1 daughter |
| Education |
Boston College (BA) Suffolk University (JD) |
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William Francis Galvin (born September 17, 1950) is the 27th and current Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth (Massachusetts's Secretary of State).
Galvin was born and raised in the Brighton neighborhood of Boston, Massachusetts while attending Boston public schools. He attended Boston College and graduated cum laude in 1972. He received a Juris Doctor from Suffolk University Law School in 1975.
He began his political career in 1972 as an aide to the Massachusetts Governor's Council after graduating from Boston College, thanks to his connection with councilor Herb Connolly, whom Galvin had campaigned for. Galvin worked part-time at the Council while attending Suffolk Law School full-time. Galvin won a special election to the open seat in the Massachusetts General Court in 1975, after State Representative Michael Daly departed from office; the race had nine candidates. Galvin became the Massachusetts state representative from the Allston-Brighton district, the same year he graduated from law school. He was the Democratic nominee for Massachusetts State Treasurer in 1990, but was defeated by Republican Joe Malone. He was first elected Secretary of the Commonwealth in 1994.
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