Harriette L. Chandler
Harriette L. Chandler (born December 20, 1937, in Baltimore, Maryland) is an American politician who was the 94th President of the Massachusetts Senate and the Massachusetts State Senator for the 1st Worcester district, which includes parts of the city of Worcester, where she resides, and the towns of Boylston, Holden, Princeton, and West Boylston, and parts of Clinton and Northborough. She is a Democrat who has served since January 2001. From 1995 to 2001 she was a member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives. Prior to serving in the Massachusetts legislature, she was a member of the Worcester school committee from 1991 to 1994. She is the first woman from Worcester ever to be elected to the Massachusetts Senate.
Harriette Chandler | |
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| 94th President of the Massachusetts Senate | |
| In office December 4, 2017 – July 26, 2018 Acting: December 4, 2017 – February 7, 2018 | |
| Preceded by | Stan Rosenberg |
| Succeeded by | Karen Spilka |
| Member of the Massachusetts Senate from the 1st Worcester district | |
| In office January 3, 2001 – January 4, 2023 | |
| Preceded by | Robert A. Bernstein |
| Succeeded by | Robyn Kennedy |
| Member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives from the 13th Worcester district | |
| In office January 1995 – January 2001 | |
| Preceded by | Kevin O'Sullivan |
| Succeeded by | Robert Spellane |
| Personal details | |
| Born | December 20, 1937 Baltimore, Maryland, U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse | Burton Chandler |
| Education | Wellesley College (BA) Clark University (PhD) Simmons College, Massachusetts (MBA) |
The Massachusetts Women's Political Caucus endorsed her as an incumbent candidate in the 2020 Massachusetts general election. On January 26, 2022, Chandler announced that she would retire at the end of her term.