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Martha Coakley's Biography

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Full Name:

Martha Coakley

Gender:

Female

Family:

Husband: Thomas

Birth Date:

07/14/1953

Birth Place:

Lee, MA

Home City:

Medford, MA

JD, Boston University, 1979

BA, Williams College, 1975

Attorney General, Commonwealth of Massachusetts, 2007-2014

Candidate, Governor, Commonwealth of Massachusetts, 2014

Candidate, United States Senate, 2010

Attorney, Goodwin Proctor Limited Liability Partnership

District Attorney, Middlesex, 1998-2006

Chief, Child Abuse Prosecution Unit, Office of the Middlesex District Attorney, 1991-1997

Assistant District Attorney, Middlesex District Attorney's Office, 1986, 1989-1991

Special Attorney, Boston Organized Crime Strike Force, 1987

Attorney, Civil Litigation, Parker, Coulter, Daley and White, 1979

Board Member, Dana Farber Cancer Institute

Former Board Chair, Middlesex Partnerships for Youth, Incorporated

Former President, Women's Bar Association of Massachusetts

President, Massachusetts District Attorney's Association, 2002

Favorite Quote:

"Seek something beyond the split level ranch house and two-car garage. Become supremely aware of, and intimately involved with the great issues of your day." Dr. Thomas Dooley

Hobbies or Special Talents:

Kayaking, enjoying time with family, friends and two Labradors, Jefferson and Jackson

Pets (include names):

Two Labradors: Jefferson and Jackson

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