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Democratic · listed 1 of 1 on the Secretary of the Commonwealth's list · on the ballot as "Michael J. Barrett"
Current office
State Senator, Third Middlesex District (since 2013)
Occupation
State Senator; attorney
Lives in
Lexington
Background
Graduated from Harvard College (1970) and Northeastern University School of Law (1977). source: en.wikipedia.org
Served in the Massachusetts House from 1979 to 1985 and in the Senate from 1987 to 1995. source: en.wikipedia.org
Returned to the Senate in 2013 and is Senate Chair of the Joint Committee on Telecommunications, Utilities and Energy (as of 2017). source: en.wikipedia.org
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