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Murray</div></th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-image"><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Frameless"><a href="/wiki/File:2008-07-02_energy_04web_(Therese_Murray_1).jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e1/2008-07-02_energy_04web_%28Therese_Murray_1%29.jpg/220px-2008-07-02_energy_04web_%28Therese_Murray_1%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="294" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e1/2008-07-02_energy_04web_%28Therese_Murray_1%29.jpg/330px-2008-07-02_energy_04web_%28Therese_Murray_1%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e1/2008-07-02_energy_04web_%28Therese_Murray_1%29.jpg/440px-2008-07-02_energy_04web_%28Therese_Murray_1%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1439" data-file-height="1920" /></a></span><div class="infobox-caption" style="line-height:normal;padding-top:0.2em;">Murray in 2008</div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" 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class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Stan_Rosenberg" title="Stan Rosenberg">Stan Rosenberg</a></td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="color: #202122; background:lavender;line-height:normal;padding:0.2em;">Member of the <span style="display: inline-block;"><a href="/wiki/Massachusetts_Senate" title="Massachusetts Senate">Massachusetts Senate</a></span><br />from the <a href="/wiki/Massachusetts_Senate%27s_Plymouth_and_Barnstable_district" title="Massachusetts Senate's Plymouth and Barnstable district">Plymouth and Barnstable</a> district</th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data" style="border-bottom:none"><span class="nowrap"><b>In office</b></span><br />January 1993 – January 8, 2015</td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align:left"><span class="nowrap">Preceded by</span></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Edward_P._Kirby" title="Edward P. Kirby">Edward Kirby</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align:left"><span class="nowrap">Succeeded by</span></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Vinny_deMacedo" title="Vinny deMacedo">Vinny deMacedo</a></td></tr><tr style="display:none"><td colspan="2"> </td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="color: #202122; background:lavender">Personal details</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Born</th><td class="infobox-data"><span style="display:none"> (<span class="bday">1947-10-10</span>) </span>October 10, 1947<span class="noprint ForceAgeToShow"> (age 77)</span><br /><a href="/wiki/Boston" title="Boston">Boston</a>, <a href="/wiki/Massachusetts" title="Massachusetts">Massachusetts</a>, <a href="/wiki/United_States" title="United States">U.S.</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Political party</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Democratic_Party_(United_States)" title="Democratic Party (United States)">Democratic</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Children</th><td class="infobox-data">One daughter</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Alma_mater" title="Alma mater">Alma mater</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/El_Camino_College" title="El Camino College">El Camino College</a><br /><a href="/wiki/Northeastern_University" title="Northeastern University">Northeastern University</a><br /><a href="/wiki/University_of_Massachusetts_Boston" title="University of Massachusetts Boston">University of Massachusetts,<br />Boston</a></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-below" style="border-top: 1px solid right;"><div></div></td></tr></tbody></table> <p><b>Therese Murray</b> (born October 10, 1947<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> in <a href="/wiki/Boston" title="Boston">Boston</a><sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup>) is an American politician who served as <a href="/wiki/President_of_the_Massachusetts_Senate" title="President of the Massachusetts Senate">President of the Massachusetts Senate</a> from 2007 to 2015. Murray, a <a href="/wiki/Democratic_Party_(United_States)" title="Democratic Party (United States)">Democrat</a>, was the first woman to lead a house of the <a href="/wiki/Massachusetts_General_Court" title="Massachusetts General Court">Massachusetts General Court</a>. She represented the <a href="/wiki/Massachusetts_Senate%27s_Plymouth_and_Barnstable_district" title="Massachusetts Senate's Plymouth and Barnstable district">Plymouth and Barnstable district</a> in the <a href="/wiki/Massachusetts_Senate" title="Massachusetts Senate">Massachusetts Senate</a> from 1993 to 2015.<sup id="cite_ref-leblanc_3-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-leblanc-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Early_career">Early career</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Therese_Murray&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Early career"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:2005_Therese_Murray.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/71/2005_Therese_Murray.png/220px-2005_Therese_Murray.png" decoding="async" width="220" height="241" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/7/71/2005_Therese_Murray.png 1.5x" data-file-width="266" data-file-height="291" /></a><figcaption>Official portrait, circa 2005</figcaption></figure> <p>Murray attended <a href="/wiki/Northeastern_University" title="Northeastern University">Northeastern University</a> in <a href="/wiki/Massachusetts" title="Massachusetts">Massachusetts</a> and <a href="/wiki/El_Camino_College" title="El Camino College">El Camino College</a> in <a href="/wiki/California" title="California">California</a>. She has a management certification from the <a href="/wiki/University_of_Massachusetts_Boston" title="University of Massachusetts Boston">University of Massachusetts Boston</a>. She was first elected to the Massachusetts Senate in 1992. She chaired the Joint Committee on Human Services and Elder Affairs (1993–1999), the Joint Committee on Insurance (2000–2003), and the Senate Ways and Means Committee (2003–2007). </p><p>Some of Murray's major accomplishments throughout her career include Welfare Reform in 1995; a DSS overhaul in 1997; the consolidation of child care services in 1998; Mental Health Parity legislation in 2000; the Catastrophic Illness in Children Relief Fund in 2001; proposing Smart Growth affordable housing in 2004; Chapter 70 education funding reform in 2006; and a health care cost control bill in 2008 to improve cost reporting and transparency, and promote electronic medical records and uniform billing. Throughout her career, Murray has been a driving force behind children's issues and health care reform efforts, and she helped pass landmark legislation including Children's Mental Health and the Health Care Reform Act of 2006. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Senate_presidency">Senate presidency</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Therese_Murray&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Senate presidency"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Sandwich-_Quaker_Meetinghouse_Road_Announcement,_July_13,_2012_(7563509488)_(Therese_Murray).jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fd/Sandwich-_Quaker_Meetinghouse_Road_Announcement%2C_July_13%2C_2012_%287563509488%29_%28Therese_Murray%29.jpg/220px-Sandwich-_Quaker_Meetinghouse_Road_Announcement%2C_July_13%2C_2012_%287563509488%29_%28Therese_Murray%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="196" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fd/Sandwich-_Quaker_Meetinghouse_Road_Announcement%2C_July_13%2C_2012_%287563509488%29_%28Therese_Murray%29.jpg/330px-Sandwich-_Quaker_Meetinghouse_Road_Announcement%2C_July_13%2C_2012_%287563509488%29_%28Therese_Murray%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fd/Sandwich-_Quaker_Meetinghouse_Road_Announcement%2C_July_13%2C_2012_%287563509488%29_%28Therese_Murray%29.jpg/440px-Sandwich-_Quaker_Meetinghouse_Road_Announcement%2C_July_13%2C_2012_%287563509488%29_%28Therese_Murray%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1213" data-file-height="1080" /></a><figcaption>Murray speaking at an event in <a href="/wiki/Sandwich,_Massachusetts" title="Sandwich, Massachusetts">Sandwich, Massachusetts</a> in 2012</figcaption></figure> <p>Murray became Senate President in 2007. She was the first women to serve as Senate President in Massachusetts.<sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> She co-authored and passed legislation in 2009 to restructure the state transportation system; oversaw a comprehensive string of reforms, including improvements in the state pension system, and our ethics, lobbying and campaign finance laws; and in 2010 passed an economic development bill and small business legislation to streamline state agencies, reduce operating costs and create new opportunities for investment and growth. </p><p>In 2011, Murray continued to lead the Senate's reform agenda, overseeing legislation to reorganize the Trial Court and Probation Department and establish a transparent hiring process, and authoring fundamental changes in how state government operates with legislation that updates antiquated state finance laws and implements performance measurement requirements for all agencies and programs. Murray is also looking ahead to additional health care reforms that will change the current payment model to provide better care and bring down costs. </p><p>Term limits meant Murray could not serve as Senate President beyond 2015. Consequently, she considered whether to run for re-election to the Senate or run for <a href="/wiki/Governor_of_Massachusetts" title="Governor of Massachusetts">Governor of Massachusetts</a> in <a href="/wiki/Massachusetts_gubernatorial_election,_2014" class="mw-redirect" title="Massachusetts gubernatorial election, 2014">2014</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Instead she chose to retire and was succeeded by <a href="/wiki/Vinny_deMacedo" title="Vinny deMacedo">Vinny deMacedo</a>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Campaign_contributors">Campaign contributors</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Therese_Murray&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Campaign contributors"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In 2008 Murray was the top Massachusetts state legislative official recipient of lobbyist donations.<sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> According to campaign finance reports, casino lobbying interests were among the largest special interest group donating to Murray in 2009.<sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Personal_life">Personal life</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Therese_Murray&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Personal life"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Murray is a 36-year resident of Plymouth and the mother of one daughter. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="See_also">See also</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Therese_Murray&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: See also"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1993%E2%80%931994_Massachusetts_legislature" title="1993–1994 Massachusetts legislature">1993–1994 Massachusetts legislature</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1995%E2%80%931996_Massachusetts_legislature" title="1995–1996 Massachusetts legislature">1995–1996 Massachusetts legislature</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1997%E2%80%931998_Massachusetts_legislature" title="1997–1998 Massachusetts legislature">1997–1998 Massachusetts legislature</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1999%E2%80%932000_Massachusetts_legislature" title="1999–2000 Massachusetts legislature">1999–2000 Massachusetts legislature</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2001%E2%80%932002_Massachusetts_legislature" title="2001–2002 Massachusetts legislature">2001–2002 Massachusetts legislature</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2003%E2%80%932004_Massachusetts_legislature" title="2003–2004 Massachusetts legislature">2003–2004 Massachusetts legislature</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2005%E2%80%932006_Massachusetts_legislature" title="2005–2006 Massachusetts legislature">2005–2006 Massachusetts legislature</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2007%E2%80%932008_Massachusetts_legislature" title="2007–2008 Massachusetts legislature">2007–2008 Massachusetts legislature</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2009%E2%80%932010_Massachusetts_legislature" title="2009–2010 Massachusetts legislature">2009–2010 Massachusetts legislature</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2011%E2%80%932012_Massachusetts_legislature" title="2011–2012 Massachusetts legislature">2011–2012 Massachusetts legislature</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2013%E2%80%932014_Massachusetts_legislature" title="2013–2014 Massachusetts legislature">2013–2014 Massachusetts legislature</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Therese_Murray&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: References"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239543626">.mw-parser-output .reflist{margin-bottom:0.5em;list-style-type:decimal}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .reflist{font-size:90%}}.mw-parser-output .reflist .references{font-size:100%;margin-bottom:0;list-style-type:inherit}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-2{column-width:30em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-3{column-width:25em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns{margin-top:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns ol{margin-top:0}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns li{page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid-column}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-alpha{list-style-type:upper-alpha}.mw-parser-output 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.cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:none;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{display:none;color:#085;margin-left:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right{padding-right:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .citation .mw-selflink{font-weight:inherit}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}</style><cite id="CITEREFCarr2009" class="citation news cs1">Carr, Howie (April 5, 2009). "New cover-up hits Senate - Ladies, how many candles?". <i>Boston Herald</i>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Boston+Herald&rft.atitle=New+cover-up+hits+Senate+-+Ladies%2C+how+many+candles%3F&rft.date=2009-04-05&rft.aulast=Carr&rft.aufirst=Howie&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ATherese+Murray" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-2"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-2">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation book cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://archive.org/stream/publicofficersof19931994bost#page/62/mode/2up"><i>Public Officers of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts</i></a>. 1993.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=book&rft.btitle=Public+Officers+of+the+Commonwealth+of+Massachusetts&rft.date=1993&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Farchive.org%2Fstream%2Fpublicofficersof19931994bost%23page%2F62%2Fmode%2F2up&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ATherese+Murray" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-leblanc-3"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-leblanc_3-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFLeBlanc2007" class="citation web cs1">LeBlanc, Steve (2007-03-21). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.boston.com/news/local/massachusetts/articles/2007/03/21/travaglini_to_resign_murray_expected_to_be_elected_as_president/">"Murray elected to replace Travaglini as Senate president"</a>. Associated Press.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=unknown&rft.btitle=Murray+elected+to+replace+Travaglini+as+Senate+president&rft.pub=Associated+Press&rft.date=2007-03-21&rft.aulast=LeBlanc&rft.aufirst=Steve&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.boston.com%2Fnews%2Flocal%2Fmassachusetts%2Farticles%2F2007%2F03%2F21%2Ftravaglini_to_resign_murray_expected_to_be_elected_as_president%2F&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ATherese+Murray" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-4"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-4">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.wcvb.com/politics/senate-president-therese-murray-saying-goodbye-to-beacon-hill/30208266">Saying goodbye to Beacon Hill</a></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-5"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-5">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFMurphy2013" class="citation news cs1">Murphy, Matt (June 17, 2013). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.lowellsun.com/vervebreakingnewsfeed/ci_23478190/murray-says-many-have-asked-her-run-governor">"Murray says 'many' have asked her to run for governor"</a>. <i>Lowell Sun</i><span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">June 18,</span> 2013</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Lowell+Sun&rft.atitle=Murray+says+%27many%27+have+asked+her+to+run+for+governor&rft.date=2013-06-17&rft.aulast=Murphy&rft.aufirst=Matt&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.lowellsun.com%2Fvervebreakingnewsfeed%2Fci_23478190%2Fmurray-says-many-have-asked-her-run-governor&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ATherese+Murray" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-6"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-6">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.patriotledger.com/news/state_news/x799538727/Therese-Murray-leads-in-lobbyist-largess">Therese Murray Leads in Lobbyist Largess</a> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20110925170334/http://www.patriotledger.com/news/state_news/x799538727/Therese-Murray-leads-in-lobbyist-largess">Archived</a> 2011-09-25 at the <a href="/wiki/Wayback_Machine" title="Wayback Machine">Wayback Machine</a>, <i>Patriot Ledger</i>, January 2, 2009.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-7"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-7">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.eagletribune.com/local/x966803969/Gambling-lobby-spending-big-in-Massachusetts/">Gambling lobby spends big in Massachusetts</a> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://archive.today/20130102172004/http://www.eagletribune.com/local/x966803969/Gambling-lobby-spending-big-in-Massachusetts/">Archived</a> 2013-01-02 at <a href="/wiki/Archive.today" title="Archive.today">archive.today</a> <i>Eagle Tribune</i>, March 10, 2010.</span> </li> </ol></div></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="External_links">External links</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Therese_Murray&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: External links"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.malegislature.gov/People/Profile/T_M0">Biography of Therese Murray</a> at Massachusetts General Court</li> <li><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.c-span.org/person/?33541">Appearances</a> on <a href="/wiki/C-SPAN" title="C-SPAN">C-SPAN</a></li></ul> <table class="wikitable succession-box noprint" style="margin:0.5em auto; font-size:small;clear:both;"> <tbody><tr> <th colspan="3" style="border-top: 5px solid #ccccff;">Political offices </th></tr> <tr style="text-align:center;"> <td style="width:30%;" rowspan="1">Preceded by<div style="font-weight: bold"><a href="/wiki/Robert_Travaglini" title="Robert Travaglini">Robert Travaglini</a></div> </td> <td style="width: 40%; text-align: center;" rowspan="1"><b> President of the Massachusetts Senate </b><br />2007–2015 </td> <td style="width: 30%; text-align: center;" rowspan="1">Succeeded by<div style="font-weight: bold"><a href="/wiki/Stan_Rosenberg" title="Stan Rosenberg">Stan Rosenberg</a></div> </td></tr> <tr style="text-align:center;"> <td style="width:30%;" rowspan="1">Preceded by<div style="font-weight: bold"><a href="/wiki/Mark_Montigny" title="Mark Montigny">Mark Montigny</a></div> </td> <td style="width: 40%; text-align: center;" rowspan="1"><b> Chairman of the Massachusetts Senate Ways and Means Committee </b><br />2003–2007 </td> <td style="width: 30%; text-align: center;" rowspan="1">Succeeded by<div style="font-weight: bold"><a href="/wiki/Steven_C._Panagiotakos" title="Steven C. 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