Maura Healey

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Maura Healey is an American politician and attorney who became the first woman and first openly lesbian governor of Massachusetts.


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Predicate Object
instanceOf attorney
governor
human
politician
campaignFocus climate policy
economic opportunity
reproductive rights
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
degreeEarned Bachelor’s degree from Harvard College
Juris Doctor from Northeastern University School of Law
educatedAt Harvard College
Northeastern University School of Law
familyName Healey
fieldOfWork civil rights law
consumer protection law
public law
givenName Maura
hasEthnicGroup Irish American
isLivingPerson true
jurisdiction Commonwealth of Massachusetts
memberOfPoliticalParty Democratic Party
name Maura Healey
notableAchievement first openly lesbian Governor of Massachusetts
first woman elected Governor of Massachusetts
one of the first openly lesbian governors in the United States
notableFor civil rights advocacy
consumer protection enforcement as attorney general
occupation attorney general
lawyer
politician
officeAssumed Attorney General of Massachusetts on January 21, 2015
Governor of Massachusetts on January 5, 2023
partyRole Democratic statewide officeholder in Massachusetts
positionHeld Attorney General of Massachusetts
Governor of Massachusetts
precededBy Charlie Baker as Governor of Massachusetts
Martha Coakley as Attorney General of Massachusetts
residence Massachusetts
sexOrGender female
sexualOrientation lesbian
stateRepresented Massachusetts
workedAs assistant attorney general in Massachusetts
civil rights attorney


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