Tami L. Gouveia is a

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who represents the 14th Middlesex District in the

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. She represents the towns of

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and

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, and parts of the towns of

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and

Chelmsford Chelmsford () is a city in the City of Chelmsford district in the county of Essex, England. It is the county town of Essex and one of three cities in the county, along with Southend-on-Sea and Colchester. It is located north-east of London a ...

. Gouveia serves on the Joint Committee on Children, Families and Persons with Disabilities, the Joint Committee on Consumer Protection and Professional Licensure, the Joint Committee on Export Development, and Joint Committee on Mental Health, Substance Use and Recovery. Tami grew up in Lowell. Her mother and great-grandmother worked in the mills along the

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. She graduated from the Boston University School of Social Work with dual degrees in social work and public health in 2001. She has a 25-year career in social work, and has worked at the Greater Lawrence Community Health Center. She is a single parent. In 2021, she announced her candidacy for Lieutenant Governor for the election in 2022. She supports health care for all.

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Gouveia Legislative website

Gouveia Campaign website
21st-century American politicians 21st-century American women politicians Living people Democratic Party members of the Massachusetts House of Representatives Mount Holyoke College alumni People from Acton, Massachusetts Women state legislators in Massachusetts Year of birth missing (living people) {{Massachusetts-MARepresentative-stub

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