Joseph A. Boncore is an American lawyer from
Winthrop, Massachusetts
Winthrop is a town in Suffolk County, Massachusetts, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 19,316 at the 2020 United States Census, 2020 census. Winthrop is an ocean-side suburban community in Greater Boston situated at ...
, who was elected to the
Massachusetts Senate in 2016 from the
First Suffolk and Middlesex District. He resigned in September 2021 to become CEO of the Massachusetts Biotechnology Council. He is a member of the
Democratic Party Democratic Party most often refers to:
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Education
Boncore attended high school at
St. John's Preparatory School in Danvers, Massachusetts. He graduated from
Providence College
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and from the
Massachusetts School of Law
The Massachusetts School of Law (MSLAW) is a private law school in Andover, Massachusetts. It was founded in 1988 and claims that its design and curriculum were influenced by the medical school educational model and legal scholars. Althou ...
.
Early career
Law career
Since being admitted to the bar Boncore has worked in his family's legal firm, Boncore Law Practice, and for three years as a public defender with Suffolk Lawyers for Justice, serving indigent criminal defendants.
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Winthrop Housing Authority
Boncore joined the Winthrop Housing Authority Board of Commissioners in 2009 and later became chairman of the board.[
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Political career
Following the resignation of Senator Anthony Petruccelli in 2016, Boncore declared his candidacy for the now open First Suffolk and Middlesex state Senate seat. He secured the Democratic nomination after beating seven other candidates and was unopposed in both the May 10th special election and the November 8th general election.
See also
* 2019–2020 Massachusetts legislature
The 191st Massachusetts General Court was the meeting of the legislative branch of the state government of Massachusetts, composed of the Senate and the House of Representatives. It convened in Boston at the Massachusetts State House, on Januar ...
* 2021–2022 Massachusetts legislature
The 192nd Massachusetts General Court is the current meeting of the legislative branch of the state government of Massachusetts. It consists of elected members of the Senate and House of Representatives. It first convened in Boston at the Massachu ...
References
External links
Legislative website
Campaign website
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1983 births
Living people
Democratic Party Massachusetts state senators
People from Winthrop, Massachusetts
Providence College alumni
21st-century American politicians