1. Quentin Palfrey was born on April 29,1974 and is an American lawyer, policymaker, and politician.
18 Facts About Quentin Palfrey
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Quentin Palfrey currently serves as Director of Federal Funds and Infrastructure in the Massachusetts Executive Office for Administration and Finance.
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Quentin Palfrey has written and spoken widely on innovation, poverty, and evidence-based policy.
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Quentin Palfrey was the Democratic candidate in the 2018 Massachusetts election for lieutenant governor, running with gubernatorial candidate Jay Gonzalez against the incumbents, Governor Charlie Baker and Lieutenant Governor Karyn Polito of the Republican Party.
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Quentin Palfrey has one brother, John Palfrey, who works as an educator, and one sister, Katy, who works in nonprofit conservation.
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Quentin Palfrey is the great-great-grandson of United States President Theodore Roosevelt.
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Quentin Palfrey attended Phillips Exeter Academy, and graduated from Harvard College in 1996 and Harvard Law School in 2002.
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Quentin Palfrey served as Deputy General Counsel for Strategic Initiatives at the US Department of Commerce.
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Quentin Palfrey was defeated by Republican incumbent Karyn Polito in the general election held on November 6,2018.
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On January 21,2021, Quentin Palfrey was sworn in by US President Joe Biden to serve as Deputy General Counsel at the United States Department of Commerce.
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For some time, Quentin Palfrey served as acting general counsel while in this position.
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Quentin Palfrey sought the Democratic nomination for attorney general of Massachusetts in 2022.
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However, in August 2022, before the primary election, Quentin Palfrey withdrew his candidacy and endorsed Andrea Campbell.
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Quentin Palfrey's father was born John Gorham Quentin Palfrey, III, and is a 1967 graduate of Harvard, as is his mother, born Judith Swarm Sullivan.
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Quentin Palfrey's father is considered John Gorham Palfrey, IV or John Palfrey, VI.
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Quentin Palfrey had a younger brother who didn't live for a day and a younger sister, Antonia Ford Palfrey, named for their 3rd great-grandmother, Antonia Willard.
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Quentin Palfrey's great-grandfather, John Gorham Palfrey II was an 1896 graduate of Harvard and a lawyer in Boston.
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Quentin Palfrey's grandmother was Belle Wyatt Roosevelt Palfrey, a daughter of Kermit Roosevelt, sister of Kermit Roosevelt Jr.