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[14] [15] [16] On June 2, 2018, Zakim won the endorsement of the Massachusetts Democratic Party at its state convention, defeating Galvin, 55% to 45%. [17] Galvin subsequently defeated Zakim in the Democratic primary on September 4, with 67% of the vote. [18] On November 6, Galvin won re-election as Secretary of the Commonwealth. [19]
Incumbent Democrat William Galvin won re-election to an eighth term. [2] Galvin has been Secretary since January 1, 1995. The last Republican to be elected to the position was Frederic Cook, in 1949. As of 2023, Galvin is the longest tenured Secretary in the history of the Commonwealth, surpassing Cook.
The secretary of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts is a constitutional officer in the executive branch of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.Originally appointed under authority of the English Crown pursuant to the Charter of the Massachusetts Bay Company, the office of secretary of the Commonwealth (equivalent to "secretaries of state" in other U.S. jurisdictions) became an elective one in 1780.
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Cordell Hull is the only person to have served as secretary of state for more than eight years. Daniel Webster and James G. Blaine are the only secretaries of state to have ever served non-consecutive terms. Warren Christopher served very briefly as acting secretary of state non-consecutively with his later tenure as full-fledged secretary of ...
Secretary of State Marco Rubio warned about a “very big bounty” on top Taliban leaders if they are holding more American hostages than was reported. ... Shane Galvin. January 25, 2025 at 11:32 ...
Hear from Rubio, the first Latino secretary of state, in his own words. Ending the war between Russia and Ukraine will mean 'difficult choices' Rubio has long urged a swift conclusion to the two ...
The state has an open-meeting law enforced by the attorney general, and a public-records law enforced by the Secretary of the Commonwealth. [24] A 2008 report by the Better Government Association and National Freedom of Information Coalition ranked Massachusetts 43rd out of the 50 US states in government transparency.