Marc C. McGovern
{{Short description|American politician}}
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| office = Mayor of Cambridge, Massachusetts
| term_start = January 2018
| term_end = January 2020
| predecessor = E. Denise Simmons
| successor = Sumbul Siddiqui
| office1 = Member of the Cambridge City Council
| term_start1 = January 2014
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Marc C. McGovern is a Cambridge (Massachusetts) City Council member and was the 78th mayor from 2018 until 2020.{{cite web |title=MARC MCGOVERN |url=https://www.cambridgema.gov/Departments/citycouncil/citycouncilmembers/marcmcgovern |website=City of Cambridge |access-date=8 April 2021}}{{cite news |last1=Peterman |first1=Taylor C. |title=Cambridge Mayor McGovern Will Not Seek Re-election, Endorses City Councilor Sumbul Siddiqui |url=https://www.thecrimson.com/article/2020/1/3/mcgovern-steps-down/ |access-date=8 April 2021 |publisher=The Harvard Crimson |date=January 3, 2020}}{{cite news |last1=Vaughn |first1=Alyssa |title=Who Will Be Cambridge’s New Mayor? |url=https://www.bostonmagazine.com/news/2020/01/03/marc-mcgovern-sumbul-siddiqui-cambridge-mayor/ |access-date=8 April 2021 |publisher=Boston Magazine|date=January 3, 2020}}
Biography
McGovern grew up in Central Square, Cambridge and graduated from Cambridge Rindge and Latin School.{{cite web |title=About Marc |url=https://www.marcmcgovern.com/about-marc |website=Marc McGovern for Cambridge |access-date=8 April 2021}} He earned a BA from UMass Boston and a LCSW degree from the Simmons Graduate School of Social Work. Before his life in politics, He was a full-time social worker, and he continues to work part-time as a counselor at Farr Academy.{{Cite web |title=Learn More About Marc McGovern |url=https://www.cambridgecouncilcandidates.com/candidates/marc-mcgovern/ |access-date=2024-07-29 |website=Cambridge Council Candidates |language=en}}
Political Career
In 2003, he began his political career on the Cambridge School Committee. After serving four terms on the Committee, he was elected to the Cambridge City Council in 2013.{{Cite news |last=Curran |first=Caroline E. |date=25 October 2021 |title=Seeking a Fifth Term, Marc McGovern Focuses on His Housing Victories |pages=1 |work=The Harvard Crimson |url=https://www.thecrimson.com/article/2021/10/25/marc-mcgovern-profile/ |access-date=26 June 2022}} He was named mayor by the Cambridge City Council and sworn in on January 1, 2018, succeeding E. Denise Simmons. In January 2020, he announced that he would not seek re-election as mayor and endorsed fellow councilmember Sumbul Siddiqui as his successor. Siddiqui was sworn in as mayor on January 6, 2020.{{Cite news|first= |last= |authorlink= |title= Cambridge Elects First Muslim Mayor In Mass. |newspaper=WBUR|date=January 6, 2020 |url=https://www.wbur.org/news/2020/01/06/cambridge-first-muslim-mayor-massachusetts-sumbul-siddiqui |accessdate=}} In 2024, McGovern was selected as vice mayor, under mayor E. Denise Simmons.{{Cite news |last=Arshad |first=Muskaan |date=1 January 2024 |title=Cambridge City Council Elects Simmons Mayor, McGovern Vice Mayor |pages=1 |work=The Harvard Crimson |url=https://www.thecrimson.com/article/2024/1/1/council-elects-simmons-mayor/ |access-date=19 June 2024}}
References
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Category:Mayors of Cambridge, Massachusetts
Category:Cambridge Rindge and Latin School alumni
Category:Politicians from Cambridge, Massachusetts
Category:Cambridge, Massachusetts City Council members
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