Steve Grossman (politician)

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Steve Grossman
57th Treasurer and Receiver-General of Massachusetts
Incumbent
Assumed office
January 3, 2011
Governor Deval Patrick
Preceded by Tim Cahill
Chairperson of the Democratic National Committee
In office
January 21, 1997 – January 22, 1999
Preceded by Donald Fowler
Succeeded by Joe Andrew
Chairperson of the Massachusetts Democratic Party
In office
1991–1993
Preceded by Chester Atkins
Succeeded by Joan Menard
Personal details
Born (1946-02-17) February 17, 1946 (age 67)
Newton, Massachusetts, U.S.
Political party Democratic
Alma mater Princeton University
Harvard University

Steve Grossman (born February 17, 1946) is the Treasurer and Receiver-General of Massachusetts.[1] From 1992 to 1997, Grossman was chair of the American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC) and from 1997 to 1999, Grossman was chair of the Democratic National Committee (DNC).[2]

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Education [edit]

Grossman received his Bachelor's from Princeton University, and his MBA from Harvard Business School, where he was a Baker Scholar.

Political career [edit]

He is the former President of Grossman Marketing Group, a family-owned marketing company based in Somerville, Massachusetts. From 1992 to 1997, he was the chair of the American Israel Public Affairs Committee and from 1997 to 1999, he was the chair of the Democratic National Committee.[2]

He was first elected as State Treasurer in November 2010.

Personal [edit]

He is married to Barbara Wallace Grossman, a Professor of Theater at Tufts University, and they have three children. He is Jewish.

His paternal grandfather emigrated to the United States from Romania, settled in Boston, and started the Massachusetts Envelope Company in 1910.[3]

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Party political offices
Preceded by
Chester Atkins
Chairperson of the Massachusetts Democratic Party
1991–1993
Succeeded by
Joan Menard
Preceded by
Donald Fowler
Chairperson of the Democratic National Committee
1997–1989
Served alongside: Roy Romer
Succeeded by
Joe Andrew
Political offices
Preceded by
Tim Cahill
Treasurer and Receiver-General of Massachusetts
2011–present
Incumbent