1. Kimberley Lord Driscoll was born on August 12,1966 and is an American politician and lawyer who has served as the 73rd lieutenant governor of Massachusetts since 2023.
14 Facts About Kim Driscoll
1. 2.
Kim Driscoll was born in Hawaii while her father was serving in the United States Navy.
3.
Kim Driscoll's mother was born in Grenada and raised in Trinidad.
4.
Kim Driscoll moved to Salem, Massachusetts, in 1986 and graduated from Salem State College in 1989.
5.
Kim Driscoll earned a Juris Doctor from the Massachusetts School of Law.
6.
Kim Driscoll went on to serve as chief legal counsel and then as deputy city manager of Chelsea, Massachusetts, for five years.
7.
Kim Driscoll was a city councilor for the fifth ward in Salem before running for mayor in 2005.
8.
Kim Driscoll was elected mayor of Salem in 2005, taking office in January 2006 at City Hall.
9.
Kim Driscoll has considered running for higher office, including the United States Senate, United States House of Representatives, or Governor of Massachusetts.
10.
In 2016, Kim Driscoll set up for the Salem acquisition and redevelopment of the parcel at 289 Derby St into a gateway park along the waterfront.
11.
In January 2022, Kim Driscoll declared her candidacy for lieutenant governor of Massachusetts in the 2022 election.
12.
At the Massachusetts Democratic Party State convention in June 2022, Kim Driscoll topped the field with support from 41.4 percent of the delegates, winning the endorsement of the Massachusetts Democratic Party.
13.
Since announcing her candidacy, Kim Driscoll consistently led the field in the polls.
14.
On January 5,2023, Kim Driscoll was inaugurated as the 73rd lieutenant governor of Massachusetts.