William Maurice Cowan was born on April 4,1969 and is an American lawyer who served as a United States Senator from Massachusetts from February 1,2013, to July 16,2013.
16 Facts About Mo Cowan
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Mo Cowan declined to run in the 2013 special election to complete the remainder of Kerry's term.
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Mo Cowan was the eighth African-American US Senator and the second from Massachusetts after Edward Brooke.
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Mo Cowan was one of three African-American US senators in the 113th Congress, along with Republican Senator Tim Scott from South Carolina and Democrat Cory Booker from New Jersey, although he did not serve alongside Booker, who took office on October 31,2013.
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Mo Cowan was born on April 4,1969, in rural Yadkinville, North Carolina, the son of a machinist and a seamstress.
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Mo Cowan went on to earn his Juris Doctor from Northeastern University School of Law in 1994.
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In 1997, Mo Cowan joined the law firm of Mintz Levin as an associate.
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Mo Cowan helped Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney identify African-American candidates for judgeships after Romney was criticized for lack of diversity among his appointees.
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Mo Cowan left Mintz Levin to join Deval Patrick's administration in 2009.
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Mo Cowan served as Patrick's chief legal counsel for two years and then as chief of staff from January 2011 until November 2012, when he announced plans to return to the private sector.
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Mo Cowan continued to serve the governor as a senior adviser until his Senate appointment.
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Mo Cowan is the former president of the Massachusetts Black Lawyers Association and the Northeastern Law School Alumni Association.
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Mo Cowan serves on the Board of Trustees of Northeastern University.
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Mo Cowan became Massachusetts's second African-American US Senator after Edward Brooke.
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Mo Cowan served alongside Tim Scott of South Carolina, the first time that two African-Americans served simultaneously in the Senate.
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Mo Cowan received an honorary degree from Georgetown University in 2013 and spoke at the commencement ceremony for the McDonough School of Business.