Kevin Poirier (born July 7, 1940, in

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) is an American politician who was a member of the

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from 1977 to 1999. From 1987 to 1990 he was the Assistant Minority Leader. Poirier resigned his seat in 1999 to become director of development at

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. He was succeeded by his wife

Elizabeth Poirier Elizabeth Poirier (born October 27, 1942 in Boston, Massachusetts) is an American politician who represented the 14th Bristol district in the Massachusetts House of Representatives until 2021, and was the current Third Assistant House Minority L ...

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