Cynthia Stone Creem
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Cynthia Stone Creem | |
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| Majority Leader of the Massachusetts Senate | |
| Assumed office February 28, 2018 | |
| Preceded by | Harriette L. Chandler |
| Member of the Massachusetts Senate from the 1st Middlesex and Norfolk district | |
| Assumed office January 6, 1999[1] | |
| Preceded by | Lois Pines |
| Member of the Massachusetts Governor's Council from the 3rd district | |
| In office January 1995 – January 6, 1999[2] | |
| Preceded by | Robert B. Kennedy |
| Succeeded by | Marilyn Petito Devaney |
| Personal details | |
| Born | September 17, 1942 Boston, Massachusetts, U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Education | Boston University (BA, JD) |
Cynthia Stone Creem (born September 17, 1942)[3] is an American state legislator serving in the Massachusetts Senate. She represents the 1st Middlesex and Norfolk district, which includes Newton (her hometown), Brookline and parts of Wellesley. She is a Democrat who has served since 1999. Prior to serving in the Massachusetts legislature, she was an attorney who served on the Massachusetts Executive Council and the Newton Board of Aldermen.[4] In late 2011 Creem considered running for Massachusetts's Fourth District seat in the United States Congress to replace retiring Rep. Barney Frank,[5] ultimately won by Joseph P. Kennedy III in November 2012, but decided to remain in the Massachusetts Senate.[6]
On February 28, 2018, Creem was elevated to the position of majority leader in the state senate.[7]
Creem is a practicing family law attorney serving Of Counsel at the Boston law firm Sugarman, Rogers, Barshak & Cohen.
Political career
In 2018, Creem, along with Senator Anne Gobi, led the fight to pass H.4671, an act automatically registering eligible voters and enhancing safeguards against fraud. The bill created a framework for eligible voters to automatically register to vote when receiving services form the Register of Motor Vehicles and MassHealth.[8] The bill also applies existing penalties for voter fraud to a fine of up to $10,000 or a five-year prison sentence.
References
- ^ https://malegislature.gov/Journal/Senate/181/sj01061999.pdf
- ^ https://malegislature.gov/Journal/Senate/181/sj01061999.pdf
- ^ Public officers of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts 1995-1996.
- ^ "Senator Cynthia Stone Creem". www.malegislature.gov. Retrieved 16 October 2018.
- ^ Scramble on to fill retiring Rep. Barney Frank’s seat, Boston Herald
- ^ Gotsis, Chloe. "Newton's Cindy Creem: I'm not running for Congress". Retrieved 16 October 2018.
- ^ "Massachusetts Senate leadership changes elevate Sen. Cynthia Creem, leave WMass out". MassLive. March 2018. Retrieved May 3, 2018.
- ^ "senate-sesion-2017-2018.pdf" (PDF). Retrieved January 17, 2019.
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