Cynthia Creem
Majority Leader of the Massachusetts Senate
Assumed office
February 28, 2018
Preceded byHarriette L. Chandler
Member of the Massachusetts Senate
from the 1st Middlesex and Norfolk district
Assumed office
January 6, 1999
Preceded byLois Pines
Member of the Massachusetts Governor's Council
from the 3rd district
In office
January 1995 – January 6, 1999
Preceded byRobert B. Kennedy
Succeeded byMarilyn Petito Devaney
Personal details
Born (1942-09-17) September 17, 1942
Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.
Political partyDemocratic
EducationBoston University (BA, JD)

Cynthia Stone Creem (born September 17, 1942)[1] is an American politician serving in the Massachusetts Senate. She represents the 1st Middlesex and Norfolk district, which includes Brookline, Wellesley, and her hometown of Newton.[2] A member of the Democratic Party, Creem was first elected in 1999 and has served as Majority Leader since 2018.[3] Prior to serving in the Massachusetts legislature, she was an attorney who served on the Massachusetts Governor's Council and the Newton Board of Aldermen.[4]

In late 2011, Creem considered running for Congress in Massachusetts's 4th congressional district to replace retiring Rep. Barney Frank,[5] but decided to remain in the Massachusetts Senate.[6] The seat was ultimately won by Joe Kennedy III.

Creem is a practicing family law attorney, serving Of Counsel at the Boston law firm Sugarman, Rogers, Barshak & Cohen.

Political career

In 2018, Creem, along with Senator Anne Gobi, led the fight to pass H.4671, an act automatically registering eligible voters and enhancing safeguards against fraud. The bill created a framework for eligible voters to automatically register to vote when receiving services form the Register of Motor Vehicles and MassHealth.[7] The bill also applies existing penalties for voter fraud to a fine of up to $10,000 or a five-year prison sentence.

References

  1. ↑ Public officers of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts 1995-1996 – via Archive.org.
  2. ↑ "Senator Cynthia Stone Creem: District". The General Court of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Retrieved July 16, 2023.
  3. ↑ "Massachusetts Senate leadership changes elevate Sen. Cynthia Creem, leave WMass out". MassLive. March 2018. Retrieved May 3, 2018.
  4. ↑ "Senator Cynthia Stone Creem". Malegislature.gov. Retrieved 16 October 2018.
  5. ↑ Scramble on to fill retiring Rep. Barney Frank’s seat, Boston Herald
  6. ↑ Gotsis, Chloe. "Newton's Cindy Creem: I'm not running for Congress". Wickedlocal.com. Retrieved 16 October 2018.
  7. ↑ "senate-sesion-2017-2018.pdf" (PDF). Malegislature.gov. Retrieved January 17, 2019.


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