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Maura Healey
DemocratGovernor of Massachusetts| Age | 55 (b. 1971-02-08) |
| Gender | Female |
| In office since | 2023-01-01 (~3 yrs) |
| Race / ethnicity | White (Irish American; several grandparents and great-grandparents born in Ireland) |
| Religion | Catholic |
| Education | B.A. in Government, Harvard College (1992, cum laude); J.D., Northeastern University School of Law (1998) |
| Prior occupation | Attorney (commercial and securities litigation at WilmerHale; special assistant district attorney in Middlesex County; senior official in the Massachusetts Attorney General's office); former professional basketball player in Austria |
| Military service | No |
| Birthplace | Bethesda, Maryland |
| Marital status | Unmarried; in a committed domestic partnership — Joanna Lydgate (domestic partner, not spouse) |
| Children | 0 |
| Residence | Arlington, Massachusetts |
| Openly LGBTQ | yes |
Pending research: languages · notable relatives.
Career & politics
| First elected | 2014 |
| Previous offices | Attorney General of Massachusetts (2015-2023) |
| Leadership | Governor of Massachusetts (2023-present) · Chair, Democratic Governors Association Women Governors Fund (2023-2026) |
| Ideology | Liberal Democrat with a progressive-prosecutor background; characterized by analysts and media as taking moderate/centrist positions as governor, less progressive than Elizabeth Warren or Michelle Wu; self-described 'pro-growth Democrat' on economic matters |
| Signature legislation | Affordable Homes Act (2024) - $5.16 billion housing bond bill, largest in Massachusetts history, including ADUs by right · FY2024 tax relief package (2023) - expanded child/dependent tax credit, reduced short-term capital gains tax, eliminated estate tax under $2 million · MassReconnect free community college program (2023) |
Financial
Net worth: estimate
| Mutual funds (unspecified) | fund · 2021 |
Top donors: Lawrence (Larry) Summers (economist) ($4,000 (2017-2021, individual donations during her tenure as Attorney General))
Scandals & crimes ledger
No recorded incidents. Under the adjudicated-only methodology, an entry appears only when a court or official body has formally acted and the record is cited.