Therese Murray | |
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![]() Murray in 2008 | |
President of the Massachusetts Senate | |
In office March 21, 2007 – January 8, 2015 | |
Preceded by | Robert Travaglini |
Succeeded by | Stan Rosenberg |
Member of the Massachusetts Senate from the Plymouth and Barnstable district | |
In office January 1993 – January 8, 2015 | |
Preceded by | Edward Kirby |
Succeeded by | Vinny deMacedo |
Personal details | |
Born | Boston, Massachusetts, U.S. | October 10, 1947
Political party | Democratic |
Children | One daughter |
Alma mater | El 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]