Cynthia Creem | |
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Majority Leader of the Massachusetts Senate | |
Assumed office February 28, 2018 | |
Preceded by | Harriette L. Chandler |
Member of the
Massachusetts Senate from the 1st Middlesex and Norfolk district | |
Assumed office January 6, 1999 | |
Preceded by | Lois Pines |
Member of the
Massachusetts Governor's Council from the 3rd district | |
In office January 1995 – January 6, 1999 | |
Preceded by | Robert B. Kennedy |
Succeeded by | Marilyn Petitto Devaney |
Personal details | |
Born | Boston, Massachusetts, U.S. | September 17, 1942
Political party | Democratic |
Education | Boston University ( BA, JD) |
Cynthia Stone Creem (born September 17, 1942) [1] is an American politician serving in the Massachusetts Senate. She represents the 1st Middlesex and Norfolk district, which includes Brookline, Wellesley, and her hometown of Newton. [2] A member of the Democratic Party, Creem was first elected in 1999 and has served as Majority Leader since 2018. [3] Prior to serving in the Massachusetts legislature, she was an attorney who served on the Massachusetts Governor's Council and the Newton Board of Aldermen. [4]
In late 2011, Creem considered running for Congress in Massachusetts's 4th congressional district to replace retiring Rep. Barney Frank, [5] but decided to remain in the Massachusetts Senate. [6] The seat was ultimately won by Joe Kennedy III.
Creem is a practicing family law attorney, serving Of Counsel at the Boston law firm Sugarman, Rogers, Barshak & Cohen.
In 2018, Creem, along with Senator Anne Gobi, led the fight to pass H.4671, an act automatically registering eligible voters and enhancing safeguards against fraud. The bill created a framework for eligible voters to automatically register to vote when receiving services form the Register of Motor Vehicles and MassHealth. [7] The bill also applies existing penalties for voter fraud to a fine of up to $10,000 or a five-year prison sentence.