Thomas P. Conroy (born July 7, 1962) is an American politician who served as a member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives for the 13th Middlesex district from 2007 to 2015.

Early life and education

Conroy was born in New York City,

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, and raised in Cheshire, Connecticut. His father was a doctor and his mother was a nurse. In 1980 he enrolled in Yale College, where he received a Bachelor of Arts degree in Russian and East European studies. He later earned a Master of Arts in international economics from Johns Hopkins University and a Master of Business Administration in finance from Boston University.

Career

Conroy worked for Senator

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( D- CO), and served as a foreign policy and national security assistant for Senator Barbara Mikulski ( D- MD). He spent a decade working for the United States State Department, where he managed refugee-resettlement programs in Southeast Asia and

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. For sixteen years he worked for a number of consulting firms, where he assisted nonprofits and businesses develop financial and operational strategies. In 2006, Conroy was to the Massachusetts House of Representatives for the 13th Middlesex district. In the House, he served as vice chair of the Joint Committee on Health Care Financing and as the chairman of the Joint Committee on Labor & Workforce Development. Conroy also served as the House appointee to the Governor's Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) Advisory Council. Conroy was a candidate for the

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nomination in the

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, but withdrew from the race on December 12, 2011. He was a candidate for treasurer and receiver-general of Massachusetts in

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, but lost to Deb Goldberg in the Democratic primary. He did not run for re-election to the House due to his run for treasurer; his term ended in January 2015.

Personal life

Conroy is married to national security expert Sarah Sewall and has four daughters.

References

External links

Official Website
Living people Democratic Party members of the Massachusetts House of Representatives People from Wayland, Massachusetts 1962 births Yale College alumni {{Massachusetts-MARepresentative-stub