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Brendan Crighton

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Brendan Crighton
Crighton in 2019
Member of the Massachusetts Senate
from the 3rd Essex district
Assumed office
March 7, 2018
Preceded byThomas M. McGee
Member of the
Massachusetts House of Representatives
from the 11th Essex district
In office
January 7, 2014 – March 7, 2018
Preceded bySteven Walsh
Succeeded byPeter Capano
Personal details
Bornabout 1983
Political partyDemocratic
SpouseAndrea Crighton
Residence(s)Lynn, Massachusetts, U.S.
Alma materColby College
Suffolk University
Official portrait

Brendan P. Crighton is a Massachusetts politician.

Early life

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Mr. Crighton graduated from Lynn Classical High School, in 2001; and from Colby College, with a B.A. in Government, in 2005.[1]

Political career

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He began his political career working in the office of State Senator Thomas M. McGee, 2005-2015. He was elected as a Lynn city councilor serving first as the Ward 5 Councilor from 2010 to 2014, and at large from 2014 to 2016. He then won a three-way race for the Massachusetts House of Representatives where he served from 2015 to 2018.[1][2]

He is the only candidate in the 2018 special election to succeed his former boss Thomas McGee, who resigned as State Senator for the Third Essex District. He was elected to the Senate on March 6, 2018. He has been serving in the Massachusetts Senate since March 7, 2018. In 2024, he is the Chairperson of the Joint Committee on Transportation.[1]

Personal life

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He resides in Lynn, Massachusetts with his wife.[1]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b c d "Senator Brendan P. Crighton Democrat - Third Essex". Massachusetts Legislature. Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Retrieved 9 May 2024.
  2. ^ "Congratulations to Newly Elected State Representative Brendan Crighton". Lynn Journal. September 10, 2014. Retrieved 9 May 2024.