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Marie St. Fleur
Marie P. St. Fleur (born May 4, 1962) is a Haitian American politician and lawyer. former Massachusetts State Representative who represented the Fifth Suffolk district from 1999-2011. Her district consisted of parts of the Boston neighborhoods Dorchester and Roxbury. She is the first Haitian-American to hold public office in Massachusetts. Representative St. Fleur was one of the most active supporters of John Kerry's presidential bid, often traveling to Florida to do outreach on his behalf. She was appointed Vice-Chair of the powerful Ways and Means Committee by House Speaker Salvatore DiMasi, a leadership position that has tremendous influence in the budget process. On January 30, 2006 Thomas F. Reilly, candidate for the Democratic nomination for governor, selected St. Fleur as his preferred running mate for lieutenant governor. However, she withdrew from the lieutenant gubernatorial primary the next day after The Boston Globe reported that she was delinquent in tax debts and owed over $40,000 in student loans.
In February 2019, Marie St. Fleur announced that she had taken a position as the Chief Operating Officer of Union Twist a company that has been established to operate a marijuana dispensary in Framingham, Massachusetts.
St. Fleur emigrated from Haiti as a child and attended the University of Massachusetts Amherst and Boston College Law School. She began practicing law in 1987. In 1999, she became the first Haitian immigrant to hold public office in Massachusetts by winning a special election to succeed Charlotte Golar Richie. She was the vice chair of the House Ways and Means committee. She has three children.
From 1987 to 1988 she was a judicial law clerk for the Massachusetts Superior Court. From 1988 to 1991 she was an assistant district attorney in the Middlesex County District Attorney's office. From 1991 to 1999 she was an assistant attorney general in the Massachusetts Attorney General's office.
St. Fleur worked as a staffer to Boston Mayor Thomas Menino.
St. Fleur represented the Fifth Suffolk district from 1999-2011. Her district consisted of parts of the Boston neighborhoods Dorchester and Roxbury. She was the first Haitian-American to hold public office in Massachusetts. St. Fleur was appointed Vice-Chair of the powerful Ways and Means Committee by House Speaker Salvatore DiMasi, a leadership position that has tremendous influence in the budget process.[citation needed]
Representative St. Fleur was one of the most active supporters of John Kerry's presidential campaign in 2004, often traveling to Florida to do outreach on his behalf.[citation needed]
St. Fluery supported charter schools and in-state tuition for undocumented immigrants. While a practicing Catholic she supported same-sex marriage (despite this being contrary to the church's pronouncements on the issue). St. Fleur was an avid proponent of programs to combat domestic violence and to aid battered women.
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Marie St. Fleur
Marie P. St. Fleur (born May 4, 1962) is a Haitian American politician and lawyer. former Massachusetts State Representative who represented the Fifth Suffolk district from 1999-2011. Her district consisted of parts of the Boston neighborhoods Dorchester and Roxbury. She is the first Haitian-American to hold public office in Massachusetts. Representative St. Fleur was one of the most active supporters of John Kerry's presidential bid, often traveling to Florida to do outreach on his behalf. She was appointed Vice-Chair of the powerful Ways and Means Committee by House Speaker Salvatore DiMasi, a leadership position that has tremendous influence in the budget process. On January 30, 2006 Thomas F. Reilly, candidate for the Democratic nomination for governor, selected St. Fleur as his preferred running mate for lieutenant governor. However, she withdrew from the lieutenant gubernatorial primary the next day after The Boston Globe reported that she was delinquent in tax debts and owed over $40,000 in student loans.
In February 2019, Marie St. Fleur announced that she had taken a position as the Chief Operating Officer of Union Twist a company that has been established to operate a marijuana dispensary in Framingham, Massachusetts.
St. Fleur emigrated from Haiti as a child and attended the University of Massachusetts Amherst and Boston College Law School. She began practicing law in 1987. In 1999, she became the first Haitian immigrant to hold public office in Massachusetts by winning a special election to succeed Charlotte Golar Richie. She was the vice chair of the House Ways and Means committee. She has three children.
From 1987 to 1988 she was a judicial law clerk for the Massachusetts Superior Court. From 1988 to 1991 she was an assistant district attorney in the Middlesex County District Attorney's office. From 1991 to 1999 she was an assistant attorney general in the Massachusetts Attorney General's office.
St. Fleur worked as a staffer to Boston Mayor Thomas Menino.
St. Fleur represented the Fifth Suffolk district from 1999-2011. Her district consisted of parts of the Boston neighborhoods Dorchester and Roxbury. She was the first Haitian-American to hold public office in Massachusetts. St. Fleur was appointed Vice-Chair of the powerful Ways and Means Committee by House Speaker Salvatore DiMasi, a leadership position that has tremendous influence in the budget process.[citation needed]
Representative St. Fleur was one of the most active supporters of John Kerry's presidential campaign in 2004, often traveling to Florida to do outreach on his behalf.[citation needed]
St. Fluery supported charter schools and in-state tuition for undocumented immigrants. While a practicing Catholic she supported same-sex marriage (despite this being contrary to the church's pronouncements on the issue). St. Fleur was an avid proponent of programs to combat domestic violence and to aid battered women.
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