13 Facts About Maura Hennigan

Maura Hennigan is a former member of the Boston City Council and was a mayoral candidate in 2005.

Maura Hennigan attended Salve Regina College, but did not graduate.

Maura Hennigan later earned a Bachelor of Science degree from the University of Massachusetts Amherst.

From 1982 through 2005, Maura Hennigan was a member of the Boston City Council.

Maura Hennigan was first elected in November 1981, the final election when all seats were at-large.

Maura Hennigan was re-elected to nine two-year terms as the representative for District 6.

Maura Hennigan was the first woman to chair Boston's Ways and Means Committee.

Maura Hennigan finished second in a three way Democratic primary to A Joseph DeNucci.

Maura Hennigan unsuccessfully ran for Mayor of Boston in November 2005, being defeated by incumbent Thomas Menino.

Maura Hennigan became the ninth elected official to hold this position, as well as the first female official.

Maura Hennigan is the daughter of former register of probate, state senator, state representative, and Boston School Committee member James W Hennigan Jr.

Maura Hennigan has a brother, James W Hennigan III and a sister Helen.

Maura Hennigan is the grandniece of William O S Hennigan, a member of the Boston Common Council in 1900.