15 Facts About Scott Harshbarger

Luther Scott Harshbarger was born on December 1,1941 and is an American attorney and Democratic politician.

Scott Harshbarger served as the 56th Massachusetts Attorney General from 1991 to 1999.

Scott Harshbarger attended Harvard College, where he was a halfback on the varsity football team, and Harvard Law School.

Scott Harshbarger was first elected as district attorney of Middlesex County, Massachusetts in 1982, defeating incumbent DA John Droney in the Democratic primary.

Scott Harshbarger was elected president of the Massachusetts Association of District Attorneys and was awarded the Livingston Hall Award by the American Bar Association for Scott Harshbarger's outstanding work in Juvenile Justice.

Scott Harshbarger was re-elected in 1994 with 70 percent of the vote.

Scott Harshbarger was one of the first attorneys general in the nation to sue the tobacco industry for manufacturing a product, cigarettes, which causes disease and death when used as designed by the industry.

Scott Harshbarger was elected president of the National Attorneys General Association.

Scott Harshbarger was the Democratic nominee for Governor of Massachusetts in the 1998 gubernatorial election.

Scott Harshbarger lost in a close race to incumbent Republican Governor Cellucci.

In June, 2016 Scott Harshbarger announced that he would be leaving the Democratic Party to join the United Independent Party to assist them in reaching the voter enrollment necessary to remain a recognized party in Massachusetts.

Since 2003, Scott Harshbarger has practiced law in the private sector, focusing on corporate governance and related issues.

Scott Harshbarger has continued to serve the Commonwealth of Massachusetts as a private practice attorney by accepting appointments by both Republican and Democratic Governors of MA.

Scott Harshbarger has chaired the Probation Reform Commission and Correctional Reform Commission.

Scott Harshbarger serves as member of the MA Supreme Judicial Court management advisory board.