Gale D. Candaras
Gale D. Candaras | |
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| Born | January 1, 1949 Brooklyn, New York, U.S. |
| Occupation(s) | Attorney, politician |
| Years active | 1996–2014 |
| Known for | Massachusetts State Senator (2006–2014), Massachusetts House of Representatives (1996–2006) |
Gale D. Candaras (born January 1, 1949) is a former Democratic legislator who served in the Massachusetts Senate from 2006 until 2014, representing the First Hampden and Hampshire District. Professionally an attorney, she also completed five terms in the Massachusetts House of Representatives, where she held the position of Division Leader.
Originally from Brooklyn, New York, and raised in Teaneck, New Jersey, Candaras graduated magna cum laude from Fairleigh Dickinson University. She obtained her Juris Doctor degree from Western New England College School of Law in 1983. Before moving to Wilbraham in 1987, she was employed in the Equity Trading and Arbitrage Division at Goldman Sachs. In Wilbraham, she practiced law and engaged in local governance, including service on the Town Planning Board and the Board of Selectmen. Her political career began with her election to the Massachusetts House in 1996, progressing to the State Senate a decade later.
The district she represented encompassed Wilbraham, Springfield, Longmeadow, East Longmeadow, Ludlow, Granby, Hampden, Belchertown, and sections of Chicopee. In 2012, Senate President Therese Murray appointed her as chair of the Joint Committee on Economic Development and Emerging Technologies. Additionally, Candaras served as Vice Chair for the Joint Committee on the Judiciary and was a member of committees including Financial Services, Ways and Means, Transportation, Post Audit and Oversight, as well as Global Warming and Climate Change. Her prior leadership roles included chairing committees focused on Revenue and Mental Health and Substance Abuse.
In January 2014, Candaras declared her intention to run for Hampden County Register of Probate and chose not to pursue re-election to the Senate. In the November 2014 election, she was narrowly defeated by Suzanne Seguin.
She is married to Arthur Wolf, a professor at Western New England University School of Law who formerly worked as an attorney within the Civil Rights Division of the United States Department of Justice. Together they have one son.
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- Living people
- Fairleigh Dickinson University alumni
- Western New England University alumni
- Democratic Party Massachusetts state senators
- Democratic Party members of the Massachusetts House of Representatives
- Politicians from Brooklyn
- Teaneck High School alumni
- Women state legislators in Massachusetts
- 21st-century American women politicians
- Goldman Sachs people
- 21st-century members of the Massachusetts General Court
- 20th-century members of the Massachusetts General Court
- 20th-century American women politicians