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Democratic Atty. Gen. Mra Healey has been elected ernor of Massachetts, makg history as the state’s first woman and first openly gay ndidate elected to the office.

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MRA HEALEY BE FIRST GAY WOMAN ELECTED MASSACHETTS ERNOR

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Mra Healey has been elected ernor of Massachetts, makg history as the state’s first woman and first openly gay ndidate elected to the feated Republin Geoff Diehl, a former state reprentative who had the endorsement of former Print Tmp. Healey and Democrat Ta Kotek, a ndidate for ernor Oregon, each began the day wh a chance to bee the first openly lbian person elected ernor of a — elected eight years ago as the natn’s first openly gay attorney general — snapped what’s bee known Massachetts as the “curse of the attorney general.

MRA HEALEY IS FIRST WOMAN AND FIRST OUT GAY PERSON ELECTED MASSACHETTS ERNOR

Healey, the state’s first woman and openly gay ndidate elected to the office, feated Republin Geoff Diehl, a former state reprentative who had the endorsement of former Print Donald Tmp. Healey — elected eight years ago as the natn’s first openly gay attorney general — snapped what’s bee known Massachetts as the “curse of the attorney general.

Massachetts’ Democratic attorney general, Mra Healey, has been elected ernor, makg history as the state’s first woman and first openly gay ndidate elected to the feated the Republin Geoff Diehl, a former state reprentative who had the endorsement of Donald Tmp.

Healey and Ta Kotek, a Democratic ndidate for ernor Oregon, each began the day wh a chance to bee the first out gay woman elected ernor of a the mpaign, Healey pledged to expand job trag programs, make childre more affordable and mornize schools.

HEALEY ELECTED FIRST FEMALE, GAY MASSACHETTS ERNOR

” Healey, wearg a whe pantsu, an outf that has e to symbolize women’s rights, got a staed ovatn om the packed crowd upon clarg that she will be the first woman and first gay person ever elected Massachetts ernor.

Ta Kotek, the projected wner of the Oregon ernor's race, will be only the send woman elected to lead her, who was the first openly gay attorney general elected the untry 2014, was prevly a civil rights lawyer.

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BEHD THE MPAIGN TO ELECT THE FIRST OPENLY GAY MASSACHETTS STATE LEGISLATOR

Noble's electn to the Massachetts Hoe ma her the state's first openly gay or lbian elected official. "When I ran for polil office, was really important to me to be open about my gayns, even though I felt a lot of prsure om people tellg me to eher downplay or not say anythg about at all, " she told filmmakers for a documentary about her, lled "Somethg Personal. This is the openg of the first ternatnal gay rights Congrs, " she told Morng people had plenty of exampl for how to n for elected office and when.

GAY POLICIANS ARE MASTREAM: THE MASSACHETTS MIRACLE

" Maguire was happy about the electn of Mra Healey, the first woman and first openly gay person elected ernor Massachetts. "Maguire herself is also an LGBTQ pneer: She hosted the show GayWay on WBUR.

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