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Linda Forry

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Won the General, 2016 Massachusetts State Senate 1st Suffolk

Quick Facts
  • Full Name:
    Linda Dorcena Forry
  • Gender:
    Female
  • Birth Place:
    Boston, MA
  • Home City:
    Dorchester, MA
  • Family:
    Husband: Bill; 2 Children: John Patrick, Conor
Personal Details

Education

  • BS, Carroll School of Management, Boston College
  • MPA Candidate, Suffolk University

Professional Experience

  • BS, Carroll School of Management, Boston College
  • MPA Candidate, Suffolk University
  • Director, Department of Neighborhood Development for the City of Boston, 1999-present
  • Legislative Aide/Acting Chief of Staff, Massachusetts Representative Charlotte Golar Richie, 1996-1999

Political Experience

  • BS, Carroll School of Management, Boston College
  • MPA Candidate, Suffolk University
  • Director, Department of Neighborhood Development for the City of Boston, 1999-present
  • Legislative Aide/Acting Chief of Staff, Massachusetts Representative Charlotte Golar Richie, 1996-1999
  • Senator, Commonwealth of Massachusetts Senate, District First Suffolk, 2013-2018
  • Assistant Majority Whip, Commonwealth of Massachusetts Senate, 2017-2018
  • Representative, Commonwealth of Massachusetts House of Representatives, 2005-2013
  • Won Special Election, Senator, Commonwealth of Massachusetts Senate, First Suffolk, May 28, 2013
  • Won Special Election, Representative, Commonwealth of Massachusetts House of Representatives, April 2005

Former Committees/Caucuses

Former Member, Children, Families and Persons with Disabilities Committee, Commonwealth of Massachusetts Senate

Former Member, Education Committee, Commonwealth of Massachusetts State Senate

Former Member, Export Development Committee, Commonwealth of Massachusetts Senate

Former Member, Health Care Financing Committee, Commonwealth of Massachusetts State Senate

Former Vice Chair, Housing Committee, Commonwealth of Massachusetts Senate

Former Vice Chair, Intergovernmental Affairs Committee, Commonwealth of Massachusetts Senate

Chair, Joint Committee on Community Development and Small Business

Former Member, Marijuana Policy Committee, Commonwealth of Massachusetts Senate

Former Member, Mental Health, Substance Use and Recovery Committee, Commonwealth of Massachusetts State Senate

Former Member, Transportation Committee, Commonwealth of Massachusetts Senate

Religious, Civic, and other Memberships

  • BS, Carroll School of Management, Boston College
  • MPA Candidate, Suffolk University
  • Director, Department of Neighborhood Development for the City of Boston, 1999-present
  • Legislative Aide/Acting Chief of Staff, Massachusetts Representative Charlotte Golar Richie, 1996-1999
  • Senator, Commonwealth of Massachusetts Senate, District First Suffolk, 2013-2018
  • Assistant Majority Whip, Commonwealth of Massachusetts Senate, 2017-2018
  • Representative, Commonwealth of Massachusetts House of Representatives, 2005-2013
  • Won Special Election, Senator, Commonwealth of Massachusetts Senate, First Suffolk, May 28, 2013
  • Won Special Election, Representative, Commonwealth of Massachusetts House of Representatives, April 2005
  • Board of Overseers, Beth Israel-Deaconess Medical Center
  • Board Member, Bird Street Community Center
  • Co-chair, Citizens Schools' Council of Champions Board
  • Board Member, Colonel Daniel Marr Boys and Girls Club
  • Board of Visitors, Federated Dorchester Neighborhood Houses, Incorporated
  • Member, Lower Mills Civic Association
Speeches

Governor Baker Signs Executive Order to Bolster Diversity in State Government
Feb. 18, 2015Press Release
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Governor Patrick Discusses Effort to Reduce Youth Violence with Boston Youth and Community Leaders
Jul. 31, 2012Press Release
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