Marc C. McGovern
Marc C. McGovern | |
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.jpg) McGovern in 2018 | |
| Mayor of Cambridge, Massachusetts | |
| In office January 2013 – January 2020 | |
| Preceded by | E. Denise Simmons |
| Succeeded by | Sumbul Siddiqui |
| Member of the Cambridge City Council | |
| Assumed office January 2014 | |
Marc C. McGovern is a Cambridge (Massachusetts) City Council member and was the 78th mayor from 2018 until 2020.[1][2][3]
Biography
[edit]McGovern grew up in Central Square, Cambridge and graduated from Cambridge Rindge and Latin School.[4] He earned a BA from UMass Boston and a LCSW degree from the Simmons Graduate School of Social Work. Before his life in politics, He was a full-time social worker, and he continues to work part-time as a counselor at Farr Academy.[5]
Political Career
[edit]In 2003, he began his political career on the Cambridge School Committee. After serving four terms on the Committee, he was elected to the Cambridge City Council in 2013.[2][6] He was named mayor by the Cambridge City Council and sworn in on January 1, 2018, succeeding E. Denise Simmons.[4] In January 2020, he announced that he would not seek re-election as mayor and endorsed fellow councilmember Sumbul Siddiqui as his successor.[2] Siddiqui was sworn in as mayor on January 6, 2020.[7] In 2024, McGovern was selected as vice mayor, under mayor E. Denise Simmons.[8]
References
[edit]- ^ "MARC MCGOVERN". City of Cambridge. Retrieved April 8, 2021.
- ^ a b c Peterman, Taylor C. (January 3, 2020). "Cambridge Mayor McGovern Will Not Seek Re-election, Endorses City Councilor Sumbul Siddiqui". The Harvard Crimson. Retrieved April 8, 2021.
- ^ Vaughn, Alyssa (January 3, 2020). "Who Will Be Cambridge's New Mayor?". Boston Magazine. Retrieved April 8, 2021.
- ^ a b "About Marc". Marc McGovern for Cambridge. Retrieved April 8, 2021.
- ^ "Learn More About Marc McGovern". Cambridge Council Candidates. Retrieved July 29, 2024.
- ^ Curran, Caroline E. (October 25, 2021). "Seeking a Fifth Term, Marc McGovern Focuses on His Housing Victories". The Harvard Crimson. p. 1. Retrieved June 26, 2022.
- ^ "Cambridge Elects First Muslim Mayor In Mass". WBUR. January 6, 2020.
- ^ Arshad, Muskaan (January 1, 2024). "Cambridge City Council Elects Simmons Mayor, McGovern Vice Mayor". The Harvard Crimson. p. 1. Retrieved June 19, 2024.
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