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Linda Dorcena Forry
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Democratic Party

Prior offices
Massachusetts House of Representatives 12th Suffolk District
Massachusetts State Senate 1st Suffolk District

Education

Bachelor's

Boston College Carroll School of Management

Graduate

Suffolk University

Personal
Profession
Director, Department of Neighborhood Development for the City of Boston

Linda Dorcena Forry is a former Democratic member of the Massachusetts State Senate, representing the First Suffolk District from 2013 to 2018. She resigned effective January 26, 2018, in order to accept a position in the private sector.[1]

Forry served in the Massachusetts House of Representatives, representing the Twelfth Suffolk District from 2005 (when she won a special election in April) to 2013.

Biography

Forry's professional experience includes working as director of the Department of Neighborhood Development for the City of Boston, and serving as Legislative Aide/Acting Chief of Staff for Massachusetts Representative Charlotte Golar Richie.[2]

Committee assignments

2017 legislative session

At the beginning of the 2017 legislative session, this legislator served on the following committees:

Massachusetts committee assignments, 2017
• Intergovernmental Affairs, Vice chair
• Children, Families and Persons with Disabilities Joint
• Export Development
• Housing Joint, Vice chair
• Marijuana Policy Joint
• Transportation Joint

2015 legislative session

At the beginning of the 2015 legislative session, Forry served on the following committees:

2013-2014

At the beginning of the 2013 legislative session, Forry served on the following committees:

2011-2012

In the 2011-2012 legislative session, Forry served on the following committees:

2009-2010

In the 2009-2010 legislative session, Forry served on the following committees:

The following table lists bills this person sponsored as a legislator, according to BillTrack50 and sorted by action history. Bills are sorted by the date of their last action. The following list may not be comprehensive. To see all bills this legislator sponsored, click on the legislator's name in the title of the table.


Elections

2016

See also: Massachusetts State Senate elections, 2016

Elections for the Massachusetts State Senate took place in 2016. The primary election took place on September 8, 2016, and the general election was held on November 8, 2016. The candidate filing deadline was June 7, 2016.

Incumbent Linda Dorcena Forry ran unopposed in the Massachusetts State Senate First Suffolk District general election.[3][4]

Massachusetts State Senate, First Suffolk District General Election, 2016
Party Candidate
    Democratic Green check mark transparent.png Linda Dorcena Forry Incumbent (unopposed)
Source: Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth


Incumbent Linda Dorcena Forry ran unopposed in the Massachusetts State Senate First Suffolk District Democratic Primary.[5][6]

Massachusetts State Senate, First Suffolk District Democratic Primary, 2016
Party Candidate
    Democratic Green check mark transparent.png Linda Dorcena Forry Incumbent (unopposed)


2014

See also: Massachusetts State Senate elections, 2014

Elections for the Massachusetts State Senate took place in 2014. A primary election was held on September 9, 2014, and a general election was held on November 4, 2014. The signature filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was June 3, 2014. Incumbent Linda Dorcena Forry was unopposed in the Democratic primary and was unopposed in the general election.[7]

Massachusetts State Senate First Suffolk District, General Election, 2014
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Democratic Green check mark transparent.pngLinda Dorcena Forry Incumbent 72.8% 32,298
     Independent Robert Powers 13.8% 6,119
     None Blank Votes 13% 5,783
     None All Others 0.3% 152
Total Votes 44,352

2013

See also: State legislative special elections, 2013

Forry won election in the special election for Massachusetts State Senate First Suffolk District. The seat was vacant following Jack Hart's (D) resignation to take a job at a law firm. Forry defeated Nick Collins and Maureen Dahill in the April 30 Democratic primary and defeated Joseph Anthony Ureneck (R) in the general election, which took place on May 28.[8][9][10][11][12]

Massachusetts State Senate, First Suffolk District, Special Election, 2013
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Democratic Green check mark transparent.pngLinda Dorcena Forry 84.1% 7,863
     Republican Joseph Anthony Ureneck 15.9% 1,488
Total Votes 9,351

2012

See also: Massachusetts House of Representatives elections, 2012

Forry won re-election in the 2012 election for Massachusetts House of Representatives Twelfth Suffolk District. Forry was unopposed in the September 6 Democratic primary and was unopposed in the general election, which took place on November 6, 2012.[13]

2010

See also: Massachusetts House of Representatives elections, 2010

Forry won re-election to the Twelfth Suffolk seat in 2010. She was unopposed in the September 14 primary. She also faced no opposition in the general election on November 2, 2010.[14]

Massachusetts House of Representatives General Election, Twelfth Suffolk District (2010)
Candidates Votes
Green check mark transparent.png Linda Dorcena Forry (D) 9,726

2008

On November 4, 2008, Forry won re-election to the Massachusetts House of Representatives, Twelfth Suffolk, unopposed.[15]

Forry raised $66,740 for her campaign.[16]

Massachusetts State House of Representatives, Twelfth Suffolk (2008)
Candidates Votes
Green check mark transparent.png Linda Dorcena Forry (D) 12,501
All Others 191
Blanks 4,409

Campaign finance summary

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Linda Dorcena Forry campaign contribution history
YearOfficeStatusContributionsExpenditures
2016Massachusetts State Senate, District First SuffolkWon $122,112 N/A**
2014Massachusetts State Senate, First SuffolkWon $127,003 N/A**
2013Massachusetts State Senate, First Suffolk, special electionWon $240,442 N/A**
2012Massachusetts House of Representatives, Twelfth SuffolkWon $133,721 N/A**
2010Massachusetts House of Representatives, Twelfth SuffolkWon $55,855 N/A**
2008Massachusetts House of Representatives, Twelfth SuffolkWon $66,740 N/A**
2006Massachusetts House of Representatives, Twelfth SuffolkWon $93,581 N/A**
** Data on expenditures is not available for this election cycle
Note: Totals above reflect only available data.

Scorecards

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2017

In 2017, the Massachusetts General Court was in session from January 4 through November 15. The legislature held an informal session from November 16 to January 2.

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2016


2015


2014


2013


Personal

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Forry has served as co-chair of the Citizens Schools' Council of Champions Board, and a member of the Beth Israel-Deaconess Medical Center Board of Overseers, Bird Street Community Center Board, Colonel Daniel Marr Boys and Girls Club Board, and the Lower Mills Civic Association.[2]

External links

Footnotes

  1. ↑ Boston Globe, "Linda Dorcena Forry to leave state Senate," January 25, 2018
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Project Vote Smart, "Senator Linda Dorcena Forry." Retrieved July 16, 20132
  3. ↑ Massachusetts Secretary of State, "2016 State election candidates," accessed October 3, 2016
  4. ↑ Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, "Election data lookup," accessed December 20, 2016
  5. ↑ Massachusetts Secretary of State, "2016 Primary Candidates (Democratic)," accessed June 20, 2016
  6. ↑ Secretary of the Commonweath of Massachusetts, "Massachusetts Election Statistics," accessed October 14, 2016
  7. ↑ Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, "2014 State Primary Candidates," accessed September 9, 2014
  8. ↑ Massachusetts Secretary of State, "Special State Election First Suffolk Senate District," accessed April 9, 2013
  9. ↑ boston.com, "Battle in special election for state senate seat razor close," April 30, 2013
  10. ↑ bostonglobe.com, "Dorcena Forry wins state Senate race for ‘Southie seat’," May 29, 2013
  11. ↑ sec.state.ma.us, "Official Democratic primary results," accessed November 18, 2013
  12. ↑ sec.state.ma.us, "Official special election results," accessed November 18, 2013
  13. ↑ 2012 State Primary Candidate List, "Massachusetts Secretary of State," accessed June 27, 2012
  14. ↑ Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, "Return of Votes - For Massachusetts State Election - November 2, 2010," accessed February 13, 2014
  15. ↑ Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, "Return of Votes - For Massachusetts State Election - November 4, 2008," accessed February 13, 2014
  16. ↑ 2008 Massachusetts Election Fundraising, Candidates
Political offices
Preceded by
Jack Hart (D) 		Massachusetts State Senate First Suffolk
2013-2018 		Succeeded by
Nick Collins (D)
Preceded by
- 		Massachusetts House of Representatives Twelfth Suffolk
2005–2013 		Succeeded by
Dan Cullinane (D)


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