Therese Murray

Therese Murray
Murray in 2008
President of the Massachusetts Senate
In office
March 21, 2007 – January 8, 2015
Preceded byRobert Travaglini
Succeeded byStan Rosenberg
Member of the Massachusetts Senate
from the Plymouth and Barnstable district
In office
January 1993 – January 8, 2015
Preceded byEdward Kirby
Succeeded byVinny deMacedo
Personal details
Born (1947-10-10) October 10, 1947 (age 77)
Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.
Political partyDemocratic
ChildrenOne daughter
Alma materEl Camino College
Northeastern University
University of Massachusetts,
Boston

Therese Murray (born October 10, 1947[1] in Boston[2]) is an American politician who served as President of the Massachusetts Senate from 2007 to 2015. Murray, a Democrat, was the first woman to lead a house of the Massachusetts General Court. She represented the Plymouth and Barnstable district in the Massachusetts Senate from 1993 to 2015.[3]

  1. ^ Carr, Howie (April 5, 2009). "New cover-up hits Senate - Ladies, how many candles?". Boston Herald.
  2. ^ Public Officers of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. 1993.
  3. ^ LeBlanc, Steve (2007-03-21). "Murray elected to replace Travaglini as Senate president". Associated Press.