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Cheryl Coakley-Rivera
Cheryl A. Coakley-Rivera is a former Democratic member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives, representing the Tenth Hampden district from 1999 to 2014.
On March 14, 2014, Coakley-Rivera told a birthday gathering that she would resign from the House to become an assistant clerk for the Hampden County Superior Court.[1][2]
Coakley-Rivera is a co-founder of the Latino Caucus and member of the Massachusetts Democratic State Committee.[3]
Biography
Coakley-Rivera's professional experience includes working as an attorney.[3]
Committee assignments
2013-2014
At the beginning of the 2013 legislative session, Coakley-Rivera served on the following committees:
| Massachusetts committee assignments, 2013 |
|---|
| • Ways and Means, Vice chair |
| • Ways and Means Joint, Vice chair |
2011-2012
In the 2011-2012 legislative session, Coakley-Rivera served on the following committees:
| Massachusetts committee assignments, 2011 |
|---|
| • Children, Families and Persons with Disabilities Joint, Chair |
| • Labor and Workforce Development Joint, Chair |
2009-2010
In the 2009-2010 legislative session, Coakley-Rivera served on the following committees:
| Massachusetts committee assignments, 2009 |
|---|
| • Labor and Workforce Development Joint, Chair |
Elections
2012
Coakley-Rivera won re-election in the 2012 election for Massachusetts House of Representatives Tenth Hampden District. Coakley-Rivera was unopposed in the September 6 Democratic primary and was unopposed in the general election, which took place on November 6, 2012.[4][5]
2010
Coakley-Rivera won re-election to the Tenth Hampden seat in 2010. She was unopposed in the September 14 primary. She also faced no opposition in the general election on November 2, 2010.[6]
| Massachusetts House of Representatives General Election, Tenth Hampden District (2010) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidates | Votes | |||
 Cheryl Coakley-Rivera (D)
|
4,155 | |||
2008
On November 4, 2008, Coakley-Rivera won re-election in the Massachusetts House of Representatives election for the Tenth Hampden district.[7] In this election she raised $32,206; of that total $30,436 (94.5%) was from in state contributions and $1,770 (5.5%) was from out of state contributions.[8]
| Massachusetts House of Representatives - Tenth Hampden district | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidates | Votes | |||
| Cheryl Coakley-Rivera (D)
|
6,926 | |||
| George Vazquez (R) | 1,196 | |||
| All Others | 36 | |||
| Blanks | 1,331 | |||
Campaign finance summary
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Personal
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Coakley-Rivera has been a member of the Hampden County Bar Association, Massachusetts Association of Hispanic Attorneys and the Massachusetts Women's Caucus.[3]
Recent news
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See also
- Massachusetts House of Representatives
- House Committees
- Joint Committees
- Massachusetts state legislative districts
- Massachusetts State Legislature
External links
- Profile from Open States
- Legislative Profile from Project Vote Smart
- Biography from Project Vote Smart
- Campaign contributions: 2008, 2006, 2004, 2002, 2000, 1998
Footnotes
- ↑ The Republican, "After 15 years on the job state Rep. Cheryl Coakley-Rivera resigns, takes position as assistant clerk," March 12, 2014
- ↑ WGGB, "Springfield State Rep. Coakley-Rivera to Leave State House," March 14, 2014
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Project Vote Smart, "Cheryl Coakley-Rivera's Biography," accessed March 18, 2014
- ↑ Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, "2012 State Primary Results," accessed February 13, 2014
- ↑ Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, "Return of Votes - For Massachusetts State Election - November 6, 2012," accessed February 13, 2014
- ↑ Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, "Return of Votes - For Massachusetts State Election - November 2, 2010," accessed February 13, 2014
- ↑ Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, "Return of Votes for Massachusetts State Election - November 4, 2008," accessed March 18, 2014
- ↑ Cite error: Invalid
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| Political offices | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by - |
Massachusetts House of Representatives Tenth Hampden 1999–2014 |
Succeeded by Carlos Gonzalez (D) |
