Joseph Boncore

Joseph A. Boncore is an American lawyer from Winthrop, Massachusetts, who was elected to the Massachusetts Senate in 2016 from the First Suffolk and Middlesex District. He is a member of the Democratic Party.

Joe Boncore
Member of the Massachusetts Senate
from the 1st Suffolk and Middlesex district
Assumed office
May 18, 2016
Preceded byAnthony Petruccelli
Personal details
Born (1982-06-27) June 27, 1982
Cambridge, Massachusetts, U.S.
Political partyDemocratic
ResidenceWinthrop, Massachusetts, U.S.
Alma materProvidence College Massachusetts School of Law

Education

Boncore attended high school at St. John's Preparatory School in Danvers, Massachusetts. He graduated from Providence College and from the Massachusetts School of Law.[1]

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.[1]

Winthrop Housing Authority

Boncore joined the Winthrop Housing Authority Board of Commissioners in 2009 and later became Chairman of the Board.[1]

Political career

In 2016, Boncore ran in the special election for the open First Suffolk and Middlesex state senate seat. He secured the Democratic nomination after beating seven other candidates[2][3] and won the election in May.[4] He was re-elected in the general election in November 2016[5] and again in November 2018.[6]

See also

References
  1. Shuman, Cary (February 4, 2016). "Boncore Announces for State Senate Seat". Winthrop Transcript.
  2. Johnson, O’Ryan (April 13, 2016). "Joseph Boncore Winner of Vacated Senate Seat". Boston Herald.
  3. Johnson, Akilah (April 13, 2016). "Winthrop Official takes 7-Way state senate Race". Boston Globe.
  4. Shuman, Cary (May 13, 2016). "It's Now Official:Joseph Boncore Elected to State Senate". Winthrop Transcript.
  5. http://electionstats.state.ma.us/elections/view/130355/
  6. http://electionstats.state.ma.us/elections/view/131623/
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