John MacGovern | |
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Member of the
Massachusetts House of Representatives from the 2nd Middlesex district | |
In office January 3, 1983 – January 3, 1991 | |
Preceded by | Walter Bickford |
Succeeded by | Geoff Hall |
Personal details | |
Born | Cambridge, Massachusetts, U.S. | July 14, 1951
Political party | Republican |
Education | Dartmouth College ( BA) |
John F. MacGovern (born July 14, 1951) is an American politician who represented the 2nd Middlesex District in the Massachusetts House of Representatives from 1983 to 1991. [1] He was the Republican nominee in the Massachusetts's 5th congressional district election in 1990, losing to incumbent Chester G. Atkins 52% to 48%. [2] He later moved to Vermont. He was an unsuccessful candidate for the Vermont Senate in 2004 [3] and 2006. [4] He unsuccessfully ran as the Republican nominee for the United States Senate seat held by Bernie Sanders in the 2012 election. [5]
John MacGovern | |
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Member of the
Massachusetts House of Representatives from the 2nd Middlesex district | |
In office January 3, 1983 – January 3, 1991 | |
Preceded by | Walter Bickford |
Succeeded by | Geoff Hall |
Personal details | |
Born | Cambridge, Massachusetts, U.S. | July 14, 1951
Political party | Republican |
Education | Dartmouth College ( BA) |
John F. MacGovern (born July 14, 1951) is an American politician who represented the 2nd Middlesex District in the Massachusetts House of Representatives from 1983 to 1991. [1] He was the Republican nominee in the Massachusetts's 5th congressional district election in 1990, losing to incumbent Chester G. Atkins 52% to 48%. [2] He later moved to Vermont. He was an unsuccessful candidate for the Vermont Senate in 2004 [3] and 2006. [4] He unsuccessfully ran as the Republican nominee for the United States Senate seat held by Bernie Sanders in the 2012 election. [5]