Steven Tolman

Steven Tolman
Tolman in 2008
President of the Massachusetts AFL-CIO
Incumbent
Assumed office
October 6, 2011
Preceded byRobert Haynes[1]
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from 's 2nd Suffolk and Middlesex district
In office
January 1999 – October 13, 2011
Succeeded byWill Brownsberger
Member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives
from the 18th Suffolk district
In office
1995–1999
Preceded byKevin G. Honan
Succeeded byBrian P. Golden
Personal details
Born (1954-10-02) October 2, 1954 (age 70)
Brighton, Massachusetts, U.S.
Political partyDemocratic
Official portrait of Tolman, c. 1995

Steven A. Tolman (born October 2, 1954, in Brighton, Massachusetts) is an American labor union leader who is the current president of the Massachusetts AFL–CIO. He is a former state legislator who served in the Massachusetts Senate (1999–2011), representing the 2nd Suffolk and Middlesex district, and the Massachusetts House of Representatives (1995–1999). Prior to serving in the Massachusetts legislature, he was a commissioner for the Watertown Housing Authority and a member of the Democratic State Committee.[2][3]

He was elected president of the Massachusetts AFL–CIO on October 6, 2011.[4] He remained in the state senate until October 13, 2011, following the vote on the casino gambling bill.[5][6]

Tolman is a resident of the Brighton neighborhood in Boston and is a member of the Democratic Party.[2] He is the brother of former state senator Warren Tolman.

  1. ^ "Lawmaker Steven Tolman poised to take reins of Mass. AFL-CIO union". MassLive. The Associated Press. 5 October 2011. Retrieved 25 August 2023.
  2. ^ a b "Member Profile – Steven A. Tolman." Massachusetts General Court.
  3. ^ Public Officers of Massachusetts (2007–2008): p. 74. Massachusetts General Court.
  4. ^ Sperance, Cameron (October 6, 2011). "Mass. AFL-CIO elects Steven Tolman as new president". Boston Herald. Archived from the original on July 27, 2012. Retrieved 9 October 2011.
  5. ^ "AFL-CIO head will leave Senate after casino vote". The Boston Globe. October 7, 2011. Archived from the original on 2012-05-27. Retrieved 9 October 2011.
  6. ^ "Special election set to fill Mass. Senate seat". Associated Press. October 14, 2011. Retrieved 3 November 2011.[dead link]