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DIANNE WILKERSON



Term Beginning Term Ending Role Party
2007 2008 SENATOR Democratic
Public Office
Mass. Senate (1993-Present).

Districts

  • SECOND SUFFOLK. — Boston, ward 3, precincts 7 and 8, ward 4, precincts 1 to 6, inclusive, 8 and 9, ward 5, precincts 1, 4 to 8, inclusive, and 11, wards 8, 9, 10, 11 and 12, ward 14, precincts 3, 6 to 11, inclusive, and ward 19, precincts 1 to 9, inclusive.

Committee Membership

  • State Administration & Regulatory Oversight (Chair)
    Financial Services (Vice-Chair)
    Senate committee on Ways and Means
    Bonding, Capital Expenditures & State Assets
    Education
    Mental Health & Substance Abuse

Education

  • High School of Commerce; American International College; Boston College Law School, J.D., '81.

Organizations

  • Convener, Annual 21st Century Black Massachusetts Conference; Co-chair of the Hynes Convention Center and Boston Common Parking Garage Legislative Commission and the Commission to Eliminate Racial and Ethnic Health Disparities; Steering Committee for the Lawyers Committee for Civil Rights under the Law; Board member for Action for Boston Community Development (“ABCD”); Member of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. and Morning Star Baptist Church

Open Letters

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DIANNE WILKERSON in the News

Massachusetts to Allow Out-of-State Gay Marriages - Sex Herald


Massachusetts to Allow Out-of-State Gay Marriages
Sex Herald - Jul 21, 2008
... it is a good thing that we be prepared to receive the economic benefit,” said State Senator Dianne Wilkerson, a Democratic supporter of the repeal. ...
...

DIANNE WILKERSON in the Blogs

Dianne Wilkerson Must Be Defeated

Yvonne Abraham writes in today's Sunday Boston Globe, Asking more of a senator:. "In a month, voters will go to the polls to vote in the Democratic primary contest between Wilkerson and Sonia Chang Diaz, who gave the incumbent a scare ...

source: Boston Blogs - Boston's blog network

Sonia's Beating Sen. Wilkerson in the Polls!

JAMAICA PLAIN – Sonia Chang-Díaz's Campaign for State Senate released the results of an internal tracking poll today showing her ahead of Senator Dianne Wilkerson by a wide margin --17.5% -- among likely Democratic Primary voters. ...

source: Ryan's Take

Sonia and Those Polls

... but the two committees endorsed Wilkerson. "The insider chatter has almost no relationship to the voters," he adds. Tags: massmarrier, Massachusetts, senator, Sonia Chang-Diaz, Dianne Wilkerson, Second Suffolk, Dan Cohen.

source: Marry in Massachusetts

Asking more of a senator - The Boston Globe

Column about Senator Dianne Wilkerson and her financial problems and why people keep voting for her.

source: Digg / upcoming

Crossing Borders, Expanding Equality, and Seeking Justice

Gov. Patrick, with (from left to right) Sen. Dianne Wilkerson, Rep. Jeffrey Sanchez, House Speaker Sal DiMasi and Rep. Rosemary Sandlin, signs the 1913 law repeal bill and the MassHealth Equality bill. Photo by Marilyn Humphries.

source: Beacon Broadside

AGO Resolves Campaign Finance Issues with Senator Dianne Wilkerson ...

The Office of Attorney General Martha Coakley has reached an agreement with State Senator Dianne Wilkerson and her campaign committee to resolve alleged campaign finance irregularities dating from 2000 to 2007, including a civil ...

source: Press Releases, Attorney General's Office, Commonwealth of Massachusetts

Chang-Diaz internal poll shows large lead

Dianne Wilkerson, according to an internal campaign poll challenger Sonia Chang-Diaz released Monday. Sonia Chang-Diaz (D)According to the poll, Chang-Diaz (D) holds a commanding 17.5 percent lead among likely Democratic primary voters, ...

source: Politicker MA - Inside Politics for Political Insiders

Boston Ward 5 Democratic Committee Endorses Senator Dianne ...

The Boston Ward 5 Democratic Committee (Back Bay/Beacon Hill/Bay Village) hosted a “Candidates Debate” last Wednesday between incumbent Dianne Wilkerson and her challenger Sonia Chang-Diaz, who are both vying to become the next Senator ...

source: Massachusetts

Counting Chang-DĂ­az Before They Hatch

That looks great for the reform candidate. There were similar figures two years ago, as reported by Adam Reilly in the Phoenix. Tags: massmarrier, Massachusetts, senator, Sonia Chang-Diaz, Dianne Wilkerson, Second Suffolk.

source: Marry in Massachusetts

Boston Ward 5 Democratic Committee Endorses Senator Dianne ...

The Boston Ward 5 Democratic Committee (Back Bay/Beacon Hill/Bay Village) hosted a "Candidates Debate" last Wednesday between incumbent Dianne Wilkerson and her challenger Sonia...

source: Cambridge, MA News RSS Feed - YourStreet

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