1. Warren Eugene Tolman was born on October 23,1959 and is an American politician who has served as a member of both houses of the Massachusetts General Court.
22 Facts About Warren Tolman
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Warren Tolman was the Democratic nominee for Lieutenant Governor of Massachusetts in 1998, and was a candidate for Governor of Massachusetts in 2002, and Massachusetts Attorney General in 2014.
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The seventh of eight children and first in his family to graduate from college, Tolman received a Bachelor's Degree in Economics from Amherst College and a Juris Doctor from Boston College Law School.
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Between college and law school, Warren Tolman worked as a United Parcel Service driver and as a substitute teacher in the Watertown Public Schools.
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Warren Tolman was elected to the Massachusetts House of Representatives in 1990 and the Massachusetts Senate in 1994.
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In 1998, Warren Tolman ran for lieutenant governor as the running mate of Democratic nominee Scott Harshbarger.
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Warren Tolman has argued in court for reforms of the indigent defense law in Massachusetts.
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Warren Tolman routinely appears as a political pundit on the Fox 25 Morning News.
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Warren Tolman left the law firm in 2013 and became Senior Vice President for EnTrust Global.
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Warren Tolman ran for governor in 2002 on a platform that included reform of the Big Dig project and a single-payer state health care program.
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Warren Tolman was a plaintiff on a lawsuit, ultimately successful, to force the state to provide funding under the law.
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Warren Tolman had previously supported the law as a senator.
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Warren Tolman has since ascribed some of his electoral difficulties to the delay in funding.
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On November 7,2013, Warren Tolman declared his candidacy for the office of Massachusetts Attorney General.
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Warren Tolman has vowed to unleash smart gun technology in Massachusetts, saving lives from accidental gun shootings, curbing illegal gun trafficking, and protecting police officers from having their gun turned against them.
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Warren Tolman would enhance the Attorney General's focus on domestic violence with the creation of an Office on Violence Against Women within the Civil Rights Division, tasked with implementing law enforcement and prevention policies and providing oversight and leadership in the effort to end violence against women.
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Warren Tolman faced off against former Assistant Attorney General Maura Healey in the primary.
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Warren Tolman was defeated by Healey in the primary election and Healey went on to become Massachusetts Attorney General.
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Warren Tolman endorsed Healey after the primary and campaigned for her.
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Warren Tolman grew up in Watertown, Massachusetts in a working-class family and attended public schools in Watertown, MA, including Watertown High School.
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Former Massachusetts State Senator and current Massachusetts AFL-CIO President Steven Warren Tolman is his brother.
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Warren Tolman is married to his high school sweetheart and fellow Watertown native Carolyn Warren Tolman; they have three children.