Marc C. McGovern

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Marc C. McGovern
McGovern in 2018
Mayor of Cambridge, Massachusetts
In office
January 2013 – January 2020
Preceded byE. Denise Simmons
Succeeded bySumbul 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] 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][5] 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.[6]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "MARC MCGOVERN". City of Cambridge. Retrieved April 8, 2021.
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ Vaughn, Alyssa (January 3, 2020). "Who Will Be Cambridge's New Mayor?". Boston Magazine. Retrieved April 8, 2021.
  4. ^ a b "About Marc". Marc McGovern for Cambridge. Retrieved April 8, 2021.
  5. ^ 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.
  6. ^ "Cambridge Elects First Muslim Mayor In Mass". WBUR. January 6, 2020.