Martha Coakley

Martha Coakley DEMDemocrat

American lobbyist and lawyer

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Martha CoakleyDEMDemocrat American lobbyist and lawyer
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MAResidence (state)

Martha Mary Coakley (born July 14, 1953) is an American lobbyist, lawyer, and former politician who served as Attorney General of Massachusetts from 2007 to 2015. Prior to serving as Attorney General, she was District Attorney of Middlesex County from 1999 to 2007. Coakley was the Democratic nominee in the 2010 special election to fill the United States Senate seat long held by Ted Kennedy (and held in the interim by Paul G. Kirk). Coakley was defeated 52% to 47% by Republican Scott Brown in what was widely considered an upset. She won reelection as Attorney General in the 2010 general election. Coakley was the Democratic nominee for governor in 2014 but lost to Republican Charlie Baker. Coakley was a lobbyist for the e-cigarette company Juul until June 2022.

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Campaign Funding

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$10,383
Total Raised
$33,711
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Cash on Hand
Financial Data Source: Center for Responsive Politics
Education5 - 5 of 3
Boston University School of Law
Williams College
Drury High School
Past Positions1 - 7 of 7
Attorney General
Commonwealth of Massachusetts
2007 - 2014
District Attorney
Middlesex
1998 - 2006
Chief
Child Abuse Prosecution Unit, Office of the Middlesex District Attorney
1991 - 1997
Assistant District Attorney
Middlesex District Attorney's Office
1986
Special Attorney
Boston Organized Crime Strike Force
1987
Attorney
Civil Litigation, Parker, Coulter, Daley and White
1979
Attorney
Goodwin Proctor Limited Liability Partnership
Other Experience1 - 4 of 4
President
Massachusetts District Attorney's Association
2002
Board Member
Dana Farber Cancer Institute
Former Board Chair
Middlesex Partnerships for Youth, Incorporated
Former President
Women's Bar Association of Massachusetts
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