Joseph Boncore

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.

Joe Boncore
Member of the Massachusetts Senate
from the 1st Suffolk and Middlesex district
In office
May 18, 2016 – September 9, 2021
Preceded byAnthony Petruccelli
Succeeded byLydia Edwards
Personal details
Born (1982-06-27) June 27, 1982
Cambridge, Massachusetts, U.S.
Political partyDemocratic
Residence(s)Winthrop, Massachusetts, U.S.
Alma materProvidence College Massachusetts School of Law

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.[1]

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.[1]

Winthrop Housing Authority

Boncore joined the Winthrop Housing Authority Board of Commissioners in 2009 and later became chairman of the board.[1]

Political career

Following the resignation of Senator Anthony Petruccelli in 2016,[2] 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[3][4] and was unopposed in both the May 10th special election[5] and the November 8th general election.[6]

See also

References
  1. Shuman, Cary (February 4, 2016). "Boncore Announces for State Senate Seat". Winthrop Transcript.
  2. "Senator Anthony Petruccelli Set to Resign in January". Beacon Hill Times. April 13, 2016.
  3. Johnson, O’Ryan (April 13, 2016). "Joseph Boncore Winner of Vacated Senate Seat". Boston Herald.
  4. Johnson, Akilah (April 13, 2016). "Winthrop Official takes 7-Way state senate Race". Boston Globe.
  5. Shuman, Cary (May 13, 2016). "It's Now Official:Joseph Boncore Elected to State Senate". Winthrop Transcript.
  6. "PD43+ » 2016 State Senate General Election 1st Suffolk and Middlesex District".
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