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<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.01 Transitional//EN"> <html> <head> <title>The Political Graveyard: Massachusetts Delegation to 2012 Republican National Convention</title> <meta name="description" content="A database of political history and cemeteries, with brief biographical entries for 338,260 U.S. political figures, living and dead, from the 1700s to the present."> <meta name="keywords" content="political biography history genealogy cemeteries politics candidates congress senators legislators governors politicians biographies ancestors mayors birthplace geography elections"> <meta name="author" content="Lawrence Kestenbaum"> <script type="text/javascript"> var _gaq = _gaq || []; _gaq.push(['_setAccount', 'UA-7383562-1']); _gaq.push(['_trackPageview']); (function() { var ga = document.createElement('script'); ga.type = 'text/javascript'; ga.async = true; ga.src = ('https:' == document.location.protocol ? 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Jones</a>, North Reading - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/jorden-joy.html#174.83.34">Kevin A. Jourdain</a>, Holyoke - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/kaufman.html#624.64.21">Ronald C. Kaufman</a>, Boston - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/kemp.html#027.37.95">Rachel V. Kemp</a>, Boston - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/magician-magruder.html#723.57.10">Robert A. Maginn</a>, Belmont - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/mahoney.html#857.64.52">Elizabeth Mahoney</a>, Watertown - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/nick-nikka.html#036.71.51">William Nickerson</a>, Raynham - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/williams1.html#375.61.52">Brad Williams</a>, West Roxbury, Boston <li>1st District: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/allensworth-allis.html#335.42.50">Daniel Allie</a>, Westfield - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/berl-berrien.html#761.99.77">Rich Berrena</a>, Holyoke - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/vaile-valentin.html#951.36.92">Mike Valanzola</a>, Wales <li>2nd District: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/clarken-claytee.html#673.66.89">Carol Claros</a> - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/ferguson.html#391.00.10">Kimberly Ferguson</a>, Holden - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/frost.html#966.53.22">Paul Frost</a>, Auburn <li>3rd District: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/doi-donahower.html#956.34.01">Philip Dolan</a>, Hudson - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/nason-nazaire.html#113.99.25">Brandon Navom</a>, Lowell - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/romano-roosa.html#665.74.67">Eric Romaniak</a>, Acton <li>4th District: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/barretto-barrows.html#023.43.46">Jay Barrows</a>, Mansfield - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/devison-dewesse.html#153.68.69">Vincent DeVito</a>, Wellesley - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/poinier-polke.html#399.26.92">Betty Poirier</a>, North Attleboro <li>5th District: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/capozzi-carew.html#804.36.52">Francesco Capone</a>, Medford - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/moorehead-morales.html#052.23.21">Michael Morales</a>, Medford - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/procum-pryde.html#459.31.02">Andrew Prout</a>, Arlington <li>6th District: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/bowker-bowling.html#640.54.03">Tom Bowling</a>, Byfield, Newbury - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/kennedy-kensey.html#714.40.31">Evan Kenney</a> - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/tansil-tatar.html#987.91.30">Bruce E. Tarr</a>, Gloucester <li>7th District: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/boyle.html#487.71.82">Yvonne Boyle</a>, Charlestown, Boston - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/mckeogh-mckibbin.html#196.99.24">John McKeon</a>, Somerville - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/shien-shlaudeman.html#161.44.74">Caroline Shinkle</a>, Cambridge <li>8th District: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/heathman-hedlund.html#676.26.96">Robert L. Hedlund</a>, Weymouth - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/jennings.html#822.35.94">Patricia Jennings</a>, Boston - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/simspon-sizemore.html#649.10.54">Matthew R. Sisk</a>, Braintree <li>9th District: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/crowninshield-crystal.html#548.15.92">Timothy J. Cruz</a>, Marshfield - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/cummings.html#651.10.87">James M. Cummings</a>, Falmouth - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/hodgkins-hoffer.html#860.65.48">Thomas M. Hodgson</a>, North Dartmouth, Dartmouth </ul> Alternates (may be incomplete!) <ul> <li>At-Large: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/case.html#182.31.89">Mike Case</a>, Washington - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/garnet-garretson.html#468.49.34">Janet Garon</a>, Southbridge - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/manshel-mapp.html#816.25.96">Francis Manzelli</a>, Barnstable - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/mccarthy.html#264.00.19">John F. McCarthy, Jr.</a>, Peabody - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/mccorquodale-mccuiston.html#667.35.91">Barbara McCoy</a>, Sagamore, Bourne - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/mckeogh-mckibbin.html#188.41.24">Mindy McKenzie-Hebert</a>, Shrewsbury - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/mckinney.html#667.62.03">William D. McKinney</a>, Dedham - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/roy.html#322.62.80">Kimberly Roy</a>, Sutton - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/sacks-saintaubin.html#842.30.79">Patricia St. Aubin</a>, Norfolk - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/smalley-smit.html#553.04.36">Susan Smiley</a>, Lancaster - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/sumners-sutliff.html#937.92.87">Mimi Sundstrom</a>, Milton <li>1st District: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/allman-alsop.html#928.69.34">Robin Almgren</a>, Tyringham - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/billingsley-binger.html#111.10.73">Christopher Bilodeau</a>, Agawam - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/meekins-mellen.html#756.39.30">Heather Mellem</a>, Boston <li>2nd District: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/reynolds.html#742.01.33">Evan Reynolds</a>, Worcester - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/rossdale-rotan.html#723.34.42">Michael Rossettie</a>, Shrewsbury - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/taylor6.html#174.15.85">Melinda Taylor</a>, Millbury <li>3rd District: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/dudly-duffield.html#805.91.10">Chris Duffey</a>, Maynard - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/harrington-harrion.html#099.10.53">Sheila Harrington</a>, Groton - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/lindsley-linduski.html#753.44.73">Beth Lindstrom</a>, Groton <li>4th District: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/casebolt-caseyjones.html#524.27.19">Greg Casey</a>, Needham - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/davis1.html#466.13.30">Angela Davis</a>, Foxboro - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/jennison-jewell.html#565.80.94">Linda Jewell</a>, Franklin <li>5th District: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/helme-hendershott.html#418.99.16">Alexandra Helyar</a>, Belmont - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/mitchell5.html#754.52.23">Jonathan Mitchell</a>, Revere - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/moffat-molumby.html#903.44.34">Susan Starin Mojica</a>, Framingham <li>6th District: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/hall5.html#770.80.82">Joanne Hall</a>, Beverly - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/hamilton.html#876.47.35">Stephanie Hamilton</a> - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/wolfenden-woo.html#476.38.03">Donald Wong</a>, Saugus <li>7th District: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/cavarly-chaka.html#368.85.27">Jim Chadwick</a>, Boston - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/danielson-darke.html#958.58.70">Mark Danko</a>, Cambridge - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/mcdonald.html#427.92.20">Scott McDonald</a> <li>8th District: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/dickman-diket.html#578.40.37">Geoff Diehl</a>, Whitman - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/flynt-fogg.html#560.06.74">Janet R. Fogarty</a>, Scituate - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/trump-tuck.html#768.13.93">Jim Tsika</a>, Bridgewater <li>9th District: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/crocker.html#095.23.23">Judith Crocker</a>, Centerville - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/perry.html#719.31.59">Jeff Perry</a>, Sandwich - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/wilson5.html#164.62.98">Jennifer Wilson</a>, Cotuit, Barnstable </ul> </td> <td width=180 align="center" valign="center"> </td></tr></table> <hr> <table width=100%> <tr><td align="center"> "Enjoy the hospitable entertainment of a political graveyard." Henry L. Clinton, Apollo Hall, New York City, February 3, 1872</td> <td><a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/"> <img src="https://politicalgraveyard.com/images/tpgsub.gif" width=450 height=71 align="right" border=0 alt="The Political Graveyard"></a></td></tr></table> <table width=100% cellpadding=2> <tr><td colspan=3> <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/index.html">The Political Graveyard</a> is a web site about U.S. political history and cemeteries. Founded in 1996, it is the Internet's most comprehensive free source for American political biography, listing 338,260 politicians, living and dead.</td></tr> <tr><td colspan=3> </td></tr> <tr><td width=32 align="right" valign="top"> </td> <td valign="top"> <img src="rd.gif" width=10 height=10> The coverage of this site includes (1) the President, Vice President, members of Congress, elected state and territorial officeholders in all fifty states, the District of Columbia, and U.S. territories; and the chief elected official, typically the mayor, of qualifying municipalities; (2) candidates at election, including primaries, for any of the above; (3) all federal judges and all state appellate judges; (4) certain federal officials, including the federal cabinet, diplomatic chiefs of mission, consuls, U.S. district attorneys, collectors of customs and internal revenue, members of major federal commissions; and political appointee (pre-1969) postmasters of qualifying communities; (5) state and national political party officials, including delegates, alternate delegates, and other participants in national party nominating conventions; (6) Americans who served as "honorary" consuls for other nations before 1950. Note: municipalities or communities "qualify", for Political Graveyard purposes, if they have at least half a million person-years of history, inclusive of predecessor, successor, and merged entities.</td> <td width=100 align="right" valign="top"> </td></tr> <tr><td width=32 align="right" valign="top"> </td> <td valign="top"> <img src="rd.gif" width=10 height=10> The listings are incomplete; development of the database is a continually ongoing project.</td> <td width=100 align="right" valign="top"> </td></tr> <tr><td width=32 align="right" valign="top"> </td> <td valign="top"> <img src="rd.gif" width=10 height=10> Information on this page — and on all other pages of this site — is believed to be accurate, but is not guaranteed. Users are advised to check with other sources before relying on any information here.</td> <td width=100 align="right" valign="top"> </td></tr> <tr><td width=32 align="right" valign="top"> </td> <td valign="top"> <img src="rd.gif" width=10 height=10> The official URL for this page is: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/R/2012/MA.html">https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/R/2012/MA.html</a>.</td> <td width=100 align="right" valign="top"> </td></tr> <tr><td width=32 align="right" valign="top"> </td> <td valign="top"> <img src="rd.gif" width=10 height=10> Links to this or any other Political Graveyard page are welcome, but specific page addresses may sometimes change as the site develops.</td> <td width=100 align="right" valign="top"> </td></tr> <tr><td width=32 align="right" valign="top"> </td> <td valign="top"> <img src="rd.gif" width=10 height=10> If you are searching for a specific named individual, try the <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html">alphabetical index of politicians</a>.</td> <td width=100 align="right" valign="top"> </td></tr> <tr><td colspan=3 align="left" valign="top"> Copyright notices: (1) Facts are not subject to copyright; see <a href="https://www.law.cornell.edu/copyright/cases/499_US_340.htm">Feist v. 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See <a href="https://politicaldictionary.com/words/political-graveyard">Political Dictionary</a>; <a href="https://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=political%20graveyard">Urban Dictionary</a>.</td></tr> <tr><td colspan=3 align="left" valign="top"> Site information: The Political Graveyard is created and maintained by Lawrence Kestenbaum, who is solely responsible for its structure and content. — The mailing address is The Political Graveyard, P.O. Box 2563, Ann Arbor MI 48106. — This site is hosted by <a href="https://www.hdlmi.com">HDLmi.com</a>. — The Political Graveyard opened on July 1, 1996; the last full revision was done on February 17, 2025. </td></tr> </table> </body> </html>