39 Facts About Martha Coakley

Martha Mary Coakley was born on July 14,1953 and is an American lobbyist, lawyer, and former politician who served as Attorney General of Massachusetts from 2007 to 2015.

Martha Coakley won reelection as Attorney General in the 2010 general election.

Martha Coakley was the Democratic nominee for governor in 2014 but lost to Republican Charlie Baker.

Martha Coakley was a lobbyist for the e-cigarette company Juul until June 2022.

Martha Coakley's father was a World War II veteran, Korean War veteran, and small business owner.

When Martha Coakley was one year old, she and her parents moved to North Adams.

Martha Coakley joined the DA's office in 1986 as an Assistant District Attorney in the Lowell, Massachusetts, District Court office.

Martha Coakley returned to the District Attorney's office in 1989 and was appointed the Chief of the Child Abuse Prosecution Unit two years later.

Five candidates, who all lived in the same Ward 16 neighborhood, including a "thoughtful, but unknown assistant DA named Martha Coakley," entered the race.

Martha Coakley lost the race to Marty Walsh, receiving 11.7 percent of the vote.

In December 1997, Martha Coakley resigned her position in order to campaign for District Attorney in Middlesex County.

Martha Coakley, who oversaw the grand jury for the case, did not immediately indict Keith Winfield, a Somerville police officer.

Martha Coakley requested for him to be released without cash bail.

Martha Coakley later defended her actions by saying she acted appropriately with the evidence that was available at the time.

Martha Coakley was elected Massachusetts Attorney General in the 2006 general election as a Democrat, defeating Republican Larry Frisoli with 73 percent of the vote.

Martha Coakley became the first woman to serve as Attorney General in Massachusetts.

In May 2007, Martha Coakley testified before the Massachusetts State Legislature in support of the passage of a "buffer zone" law that created a 35-foot buffer around entrances and driveways of reproductive health care facilities that offer abortion services.

In September 2008, Martha Coakley worked with Apple Inc and the National Federation of the Blind to have Apple redesign the popular iTunes software so it would comply with the federal Americans with Disabilities Act, as well as the Massachusetts Equal Rights Act.

In November 2008, Coakley unsuccessfully argued the case of Melendez-Diaz v Massachusetts before the United States Supreme Court.

Martha Coakley inherited litigation of the fatal 2006 Big Dig ceiling collapse from outgoing Attorney General Tom Reilly in 2007.

On July 8,2009, Martha Coakley filed a suit challenging the constitutionality of the Defense of Marriage Act.

In 2010, Martha Coakley helped draft a Massachusetts law regulating obscenity on the internet.

How to Fix a Drug Scandal depicts the role of Martha Coakley, who was accused of political cover up.

Martha Coakley was unopposed in both the primary and the general election.

Martha Coakley won the General election against Republican Larry Frisoli.

On September 1,2009, Coakley was the first candidate to take out nomination papers to run in a special election to succeed the late Edward M Kennedy in the United States Senate in the special election in 2010.

Martha Coakley won the Democratic primary on December 8,2009.

Martha Coakley's opponents were Republican Scott Brown and Libertarian Joseph L Kennedy.

Martha Coakley was endorsed by The Boston Globe on January 14,2010.

Martha Coakley referred to Red Sox star pitcher and Brown supporter Curt Schilling as "another Yankee fan," making her a target of derision.

Martha Coakley admitted to making a mistake while filing the financial disclosure forms for her Senate run, claiming to have no personal assets when she had an account under her husband's name with over $200,000 and a personal IRA containing approximately $12,000.

Brown received 1,168,107 votes, Coakley received 1,058,682 votes, and Joseph L Kennedy received 22,237 votes.

Martha Coakley successfully ran for reelection, defeating her main challenger, Republican nominee Jim McKenna.

Martha Coakley was set to formally announce her entry into the race the following Monday.

Martha Coakley won the Democratic nomination on September 9,2014.

Martha Coakley worked her heart out meeting voters across the state.

Martha Coakley arrived at the rationale for her candidacy that eluded her four years ago: Martha Coakley had proven she cares about the state's most vulnerable citizens.

From 2015 through early 2019, Martha Coakley worked for Foley Hoag, a Boston-based law firm, as a lawyer and lobbyist.

Martha Coakley is married to retired police Deputy Superintendent Thomas F O'Connor Jr.