15 Facts About Deb Goldberg

Deborah Beth Goldberg was born on May 11,1954 and is an American politician and lawyer.

Deb Goldberg is the Treasurer of Massachusetts, serving since January 2015.

Deb Goldberg was a member of the Board of Selectmen for the town of Brookline, Massachusetts from 1998 to 2004, serving the last two terms as chair.

Deb Goldberg's family immigrated to Massachusetts and opened a grocery store in Boston's North End in 1892.

Deb Goldberg helped run this family business when she was younger and attributes some of her stance on advocating for local issues to her upbringing with a family-run market.

Deb Goldberg relates to her constituents with rhetoric such as "I say my family is your family" in her speeches.

Deb Goldberg received the endorsement of the Boston Herald, but failed to win the endorsement of her hometown newspaper, the Brookline Tab, because, they claimed, she had "been taking too much credit" for the town's accomplishments and had "over inflate the chairman's job".

On February 27,2014, Deb Goldberg formally announced her candidacy for State Treasurer.

Deb Goldberg was the first to release a televised advertisement in the race on August 4,2014.

Deb Goldberg was seated as Treasurer January 21,2015 after defeating Republican Mike Heffernan in the general election.

In 2018, Deb Goldberg was re-elected for her position as State Treasurer.

Deb Goldberg is involved with various events for Jewish organizations such as the Jewish Alliance for Law and Social Action and was the first Jewish woman elected to statewide office in Massachusetts.

In November 2014, it was reported that Deb Goldberg had admonished an employee of Adoptions with Love for seeking employment with the State Treasurer's office without first informing her current employer of her job seeking plans.

Deb Goldberg came to this knowledge in her official capacity as Treasurer-elect, and her actions were seen as a breach of ethics.

Deb Goldberg is married to Michael Winter, with whom she has two children.