342:
222:. In 1998, following the death of Anthony M. Scibelli, who had held the seat for 40 years, Coakley-Rivera ran successfully for the House of Representatives, becoming the first Hispanic woman elected to the Massachusetts legislature. She took office the following January and has been re-elected biennially ever since, taking 85% of the vote in 2008.
31:
228:
She was previously known as Cheryl A. Rivera. In March 2006, she changed her name in honor of her mother, Barbara
Coakley Rivera, who had died the previous year. Her sister and nephew similarly changed their names.
402:
94:
383:
452:
407:
437:
432:
376:
417:
309:
369:
442:
211:
422:
349:
189:
88:
427:
447:
289:
269:
185:
147:
181:
46:
30:
314:
294:
274:
128:
290:"After 15 years on the job state Rep. Cheryl Coakley-Rivera resigns, takes position as assistant clerk"
225:
She resigned in 2014 to accept an appointment as assistant clerk of the
Hampden County Superior Court.
196:
157:
270:"Rep. Cheryl Coakley-Rivera may be a top candidate for clerk-magistrate at Springfield District Court"
219:
412:
357:
195:
In the legislature, she represented the Tenth
Hampden district, centered on her hometown of
8:
177:
42:
215:
353:
396:
249:
207:
203:
199:. She is chaired the Joint Committee on Labor and Workforce Development.
341:
403:
Democratic Party members of the
Massachusetts House of Representatives
55:
250:"Massachusetts General Court: Rep. Cheryl Coakley-Rivera"
453:Massachusetts State House of Representatives stubs
89:Massachusetts House of Representatives
394:
377:
408:Politicians from Springfield, Massachusetts
384:
370:
29:
212:Western New England College School of Law
438:Women state legislators in Massachusetts
433:LGBTQ state legislators in Massachusetts
395:
350:Massachusetts House of Representatives
190:Massachusetts House of Representatives
418:Western New England University alumni
244:
242:
214:in 1995. She had previously earned a
336:
348:This article about a member of the
13:
443:21st-century American LGBTQ people
239:
108:January 1999 – March 2014
14:
464:
340:
202:She is an attorney and earned a
310:"Lawmaker's new name a tribute"
423:Northeastern University alumni
302:
282:
262:
1:
232:
182:Commonwealth of Massachusetts
428:American lesbian politicians
356:. You can help Knowledge by
7:
448:21st-century American women
10:
469:
335:
158:Springfield, Massachusetts
163:
153:
143:
138:
134:
122:
112:
101:
85:
75:
63:
52:
41:
37:
28:
21:
170:Cheryl A. Coakley-Rivera
220:Northeastern University
23:Cheryl Coakley-Rivera
188:, she served in the
192:from 1999 to 2014.
178:American politician
118:Anthony M. Scibelli
81:Donald E. Ashe, Sr.
16:American politician
365:
364:
298:. March 12, 2014.
278:. March 18, 2011.
167:
166:
43:Register of Deeds
460:
386:
379:
372:
344:
337:
327:
326:
324:
323:
306:
300:
299:
286:
280:
279:
266:
260:
259:
257:
256:
246:
174:Cheryl A. Rivera
139:Personal details
125:
115:
106:
91:
78:
68:
33:
19:
18:
468:
467:
463:
462:
461:
459:
458:
457:
393:
392:
391:
390:
333:
331:
330:
321:
319:
308:
307:
303:
288:
287:
283:
268:
267:
263:
254:
252:
248:
247:
240:
235:
144:Political party
129:Carlos Gonzalez
123:
113:
107:
102:
92:
87:
76:
71:January 3, 2019
70:
64:
59:
24:
17:
12:
11:
5:
466:
456:
455:
450:
445:
440:
435:
430:
425:
420:
415:
410:
405:
389:
388:
381:
374:
366:
363:
362:
345:
329:
328:
315:The Republican
301:
295:The Republican
281:
275:The Republican
261:
237:
236:
234:
231:
165:
164:
161:
160:
155:
151:
150:
145:
141:
140:
136:
135:
132:
131:
126:
120:
119:
116:
110:
109:
99:
98:
86:Member of the
83:
82:
79:
73:
72:
66:Assumed office
61:
60:
53:
50:
49:
47:Hampden County
39:
38:
35:
34:
26:
25:
22:
15:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
465:
454:
451:
449:
446:
444:
441:
439:
436:
434:
431:
429:
426:
424:
421:
419:
416:
414:
413:Living people
411:
409:
406:
404:
401:
400:
398:
387:
382:
380:
375:
373:
368:
367:
361:
359:
355:
351:
346:
343:
339:
338:
334:
317:
316:
311:
305:
297:
296:
291:
285:
277:
276:
271:
265:
251:
245:
243:
238:
230:
226:
223:
221:
217:
213:
209:
205:
200:
198:
193:
191:
187:
183:
179:
175:
171:
162:
159:
156:
152:
149:
146:
142:
137:
133:
130:
127:
121:
117:
111:
105:
100:
96:
90:
84:
80:
74:
67:
62:
58:
57:
51:
48:
44:
40:
36:
32:
27:
20:
358:expanding it
347:
332:
320:. Retrieved
318:. 2006-03-24
313:
304:
293:
284:
273:
264:
253:. Retrieved
227:
224:
204:Juris Doctor
201:
194:
173:
172:(previously
169:
168:
124:Succeeded by
103:
95:10th Hampden
65:
54:
197:Springfield
114:Preceded by
77:Preceded by
397:Categories
322:2008-07-23
255:2007-07-23
233:References
148:Democratic
180:from the
154:Residence
104:In office
93:from the
56:Incumbent
186:Democrat
176:) is an
97:district
210:) from
352:is a
69:
354:stub
208:J.D.
184:. A
45:for
218:at
399::
312:.
292:.
272:.
241:^
216:BA
385:e
378:t
371:v
360:.
325:.
258:.
206:(
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.
