Joseph Boncore

{{Short description|American lawyer and member of the Massachusetts Senate}}

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| state_senate = Massachusetts

| district = 1st Suffolk and Middlesex

| term_start = May 18, 2016

| predecessor = Anthony Petruccelli

| successor = Lydia Edwards

| term_end = September 9, 2021

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1982|6|27|mf=y}}

| birth_place = Cambridge, Massachusetts, U.S.

| party = Democrat

| residence = Winthrop, Massachusetts, U.S.

| alma_mater = Providence College Massachusetts School of Law

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Joseph A. Boncore is an American lawyer from Winthrop, Massachusetts, who was elected to the Massachusetts Senate in 2016 from the First Suffolk and Middlesex District. He resigned in September 2021 to become CEO of the Massachusetts Biotechnology Council. He is a member of the Democratic Party.

Education

Boncore attended high school at St. John's Preparatory School in Danvers, Massachusetts. He graduated from Providence College and from the Massachusetts School of Law.{{cite news |first=Cary |last=Shuman |url=http://www.winthroptranscript.com/2016/02/04/boncore-announces-for-state-senate-seat/ |title=Boncore Announces for State Senate Seat |newspaper=Winthrop Transcript |date=February 4, 2016 }}

Early career

= Law career =

Since being admitted to the bar Boncore has worked in his family's legal firm, Boncore Law Practice, and for three years as a public defender with Suffolk Lawyers for Justice, serving indigent criminal defendants.

= Winthrop Housing Authority =

Boncore joined the Winthrop Housing Authority Board of Commissioners in 2009 and later became chairman of the board.

Political career

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Following the resignation of Senator Anthony Petruccelli in 2016,{{cite news |url=https://beaconhilltimes.com/2015/12/10/senator-anthony-petruccelli-set-to-resign-in-january/ | title=Senator Anthony Petruccelli Set to Resign in January | newspaper=Beacon Hill Times | date=April 13, 2016}} Boncore declared his candidacy for the now open First Suffolk and Middlesex state Senate seat. He secured the Democratic nomination after beating seven other candidates{{cite news |first=O’Ryan |last=Johnson |url=http://www.bostonherald.com/news/local_politics/2016/04/joseph_boncore_winner_of_vacated_senate_seat |title=Joseph Boncore Winner of Vacated Senate Seat |newspaper=Boston Herald |date=April 13, 2016 }}{{cite news |first= Akilah |last=Johnson |url=https://www.bostonglobe.com/metro/2016/04/12/boncore-declares-victory-way-senate-race/VvMH5QUAQN5IvdZ31xtF8O/story.html | title=Winthrop Official takes 7-Way state senate Race | newspaper=Boston Globe | date=April 13, 2016}} and was unopposed in both the May 10th special election{{cite news |first=Cary |last=Shuman |url=http://www.winthroptranscript.com/2016/05/13/its-now-officialjoseph-boncore-elected-to-state-senate/ |title=It's Now Official:Joseph Boncore Elected to State Senate |newspaper=Winthrop Transcript |date=May 13, 2016 }} and the November 8th general election.{{Cite web|url=http://electionstats.state.ma.us/elections/view/130355/|title = PD43+ » 2016 State Senate General Election 1st Suffolk and Middlesex District}}

See also

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