273:. Gobi became a member of the Spencer Democratic Town Committee in 1998. She was first elected to the state House in an October 2001 special election. While a member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives, Gobi worked on multiple committees; including the Joint Committee on Environment and Natural Resources. She served as co-chair of the Committee on Agriculture. From 2001 to 2014, Gobi served in the House, being re-elected six times; 2002, 2004, 2006, 2008, 2010 and 2012.
659:
602:
31:
575:
305:
On June 5, 2023, Gobi was appointed by
Governor Maura Healey to serve as Massachusetts' first Director of Rural Affairs. Just a month after Gobi took office, floods devastated farms across Western Massachusetts; causing nearly $ 15 million in damages.
724:
132:
179:
643:
754:
346:
86:
700:
466:
729:
636:
744:
547:
289:. In the Senate, Gobi served as the Senate Co-chair of the Joint Committee on Environment, Natural Resources and Agriculture and Joint Committee on Higher Education.
749:
522:
629:
734:
759:
739:
693:
320:
315:
609:
245:
174:
686:
325:
237:
293:
270:
221:
474:
496:
347:"Massachusetts State Senator Anne Gobi Tapped To Become State's First 'Director of Rural Affairs' By Governor Maura Healey"
666:
523:"Healey-Driscoll Administration Announces Massachusetts Senator Anne Gobi as Director of Rural Affairs | Mass.gov"
719:
266:
579:
282:
241:
127:
81:
281:
In 2014, Gobi narrowly defeated
Republican Mike Valanzola 50.3% to 49.6%. She was elected to the
442:
418:
372:
202:
670:
613:
396:
286:
155:
658:
601:
713:
500:
249:
119:
30:
548:"Will Massachusetts small towns get louder voice with rural affairs director?"
49:
586:
574:
725:
Democratic Party members of the
Massachusetts House of Representatives
292:
285:
and was sworn in on
January 7, 2015. She succeeded retiring Democrat
291:
467:"Anne Gobi takes Central Massachusetts Senate seat in tight race"
419:"Meet the Legislator: Massachusetts Senator Anne Gobi - CSG ERC"
244:
from
January 2015 to June 2023. She previously served in the
674:
617:
133:
Worcester, Hampden, Hampshire and
Middlesex district
217:
212:
196:
171:
161:
149:
125:
113:
103:
79:
69:
41:
21:
755:Massachusetts State House of Representatives stubs
499:. Massachusetts Legislature. 2010. Archived from
694:
637:
8:
701:
687:
644:
630:
145:January 7, 2015 – January 3, 2023
29:
18:
730:Women state legislators in Massachusetts
745:21st-century American women politicians
587:Office of the Director of Rural Affairs
337:
301:Massachusetts Director of Rural Affairs
192:October 2001 – January 7, 2015
99:January 4, 2023 – June 4, 2023
42:Massachusetts Director of Rural Affairs
750:21st-century Massachusetts politicians
610:Massachusetts House of Representatives
261:Massachusetts House of Representatives
246:Massachusetts House of Representatives
175:Massachusetts House of Representatives
7:
655:
653:
598:
596:
248:. Gobi currently serves as Governor
665:This article about a member of the
608:This article about a member of the
443:"PD43+ » Candidate Profile..."
326:2020 Massachusetts Senate election
321:2021–2022 Massachusetts legislature
316:2019–2020 Massachusetts legislature
735:People from Spencer, Massachusetts
673:. You can help Knowledge (XXG) by
616:. You can help Knowledge (XXG) by
14:
760:Massachusetts state senator stubs
740:21st-century American legislators
473:. Advance Digital. Archived from
296:Official portrait of Senator Gobi
657:
600:
573:
87:Worcester and Hampshire district
465:Bard, Megan (5 November 2014).
252:'s Director of Rural Affairs.
1:
546:Fieldman, Luis (2023-08-15).
269:resident and a member of the
776:
667:Massachusetts State Senate
652:
595:
353:. State House News Service
227:
208:
185:
138:
92:
57:
46:
37:
28:
109:Constituency established
167:Constituency eliminated
399:. GateHouse Media, LLC
373:"Senator Anne M. Gobi"
297:
180:5th Worcester District
582:at Wikimedia Commons
295:
236:is a former American
277:Massachusetts Senate
242:Massachusetts Senate
128:Massachusetts Senate
82:Massachusetts Senate
477:on 29 November 2014
16:American politician
298:
240:who served in the
75:office established
682:
681:
625:
624:
578:Media related to
503:on 9 October 2010
377:malegislature.gov
345:Lisinski, Chris.
231:
230:
203:Donnie Berthiaume
767:
703:
696:
689:
661:
654:
646:
639:
632:
604:
597:
577:
562:
561:
559:
558:
543:
537:
536:
534:
533:
519:
513:
512:
510:
508:
493:
487:
486:
484:
482:
462:
456:
455:
453:
452:
439:
433:
432:
430:
429:
415:
409:
408:
406:
404:
393:
387:
386:
384:
383:
369:
363:
362:
360:
358:
342:
271:Democratic Party
256:Political career
238:state legislator
213:Personal details
199:
190:
164:
152:
143:
116:
106:
97:
72:
62:
33:
19:
775:
774:
770:
769:
768:
766:
765:
764:
710:
709:
708:
707:
651:
650:
593:
571:
566:
565:
556:
554:
545:
544:
540:
531:
529:
521:
520:
516:
506:
504:
495:
494:
490:
480:
478:
464:
463:
459:
450:
448:
441:
440:
436:
427:
425:
417:
416:
412:
402:
400:
395:
394:
390:
381:
379:
371:
370:
366:
356:
354:
344:
343:
339:
334:
312:
303:
279:
263:
258:
218:Political party
197:
191:
186:
177:
173:
162:
150:
144:
139:
130:
114:
104:
98:
93:
84:
70:
64:
58:
53:
24:
17:
12:
11:
5:
773:
771:
763:
762:
757:
752:
747:
742:
737:
732:
727:
722:
712:
711:
706:
705:
698:
691:
683:
680:
679:
662:
649:
648:
641:
634:
626:
623:
622:
605:
591:
590:
570:
569:External links
567:
564:
563:
538:
514:
497:"Anne M. Gobi"
488:
457:
434:
410:
397:"Anne M. Gobi"
388:
364:
336:
335:
333:
330:
329:
328:
323:
318:
311:
308:
302:
299:
287:Stephen Brewer
278:
275:
262:
259:
257:
254:
229:
228:
225:
224:
219:
215:
214:
210:
209:
206:
205:
200:
194:
193:
183:
182:
169:
168:
165:
159:
158:
156:Stephen Brewer
153:
147:
146:
136:
135:
126:Member of the
123:
122:
117:
111:
110:
107:
101:
100:
90:
89:
80:Member of the
77:
76:
73:
67:
66:
60:Assumed office
55:
54:
47:
44:
43:
39:
38:
35:
34:
26:
25:
22:
15:
13:
10:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
772:
761:
758:
756:
753:
751:
748:
746:
743:
741:
738:
736:
733:
731:
728:
726:
723:
721:
720:Living people
718:
717:
715:
704:
699:
697:
692:
690:
685:
684:
678:
676:
672:
668:
663:
660:
656:
647:
642:
640:
635:
633:
628:
627:
621:
619:
615:
611:
606:
603:
599:
594:
588:
585:
584:
583:
581:
576:
568:
553:
549:
542:
539:
528:
524:
518:
515:
502:
498:
492:
489:
476:
472:
468:
461:
458:
447:
444:
438:
435:
424:
420:
414:
411:
398:
392:
389:
378:
374:
368:
365:
352:
351:NewBostonPost
348:
341:
338:
331:
327:
324:
322:
319:
317:
314:
313:
309:
307:
300:
294:
290:
288:
284:
276:
274:
272:
268:
260:
255:
253:
251:
247:
243:
239:
235:
226:
223:
220:
216:
211:
207:
204:
201:
195:
189:
184:
181:
176:
172:Member of the
170:
166:
160:
157:
154:
148:
142:
137:
134:
129:
124:
121:
118:
112:
108:
102:
96:
91:
88:
83:
78:
74:
68:
61:
56:
52:
51:
45:
40:
36:
32:
27:
20:
675:expanding it
664:
618:expanding it
607:
592:
572:
555:. Retrieved
551:
541:
530:. Retrieved
527:www.mass.gov
526:
517:
505:. Retrieved
501:the original
491:
479:. Retrieved
475:the original
471:masslive.com
470:
460:
449:. Retrieved
445:
437:
426:. Retrieved
422:
413:
401:. Retrieved
391:
380:. Retrieved
376:
367:
355:. Retrieved
350:
340:
304:
283:state Senate
280:
264:
250:Maura Healey
234:Anne M. Gobi
233:
232:
198:Succeeded by
187:
163:Succeeded by
140:
120:Peter Durant
115:Succeeded by
94:
65:June 5, 2023
59:
48:
423:csg-erc.org
403:25 November
151:Preceded by
105:Preceded by
71:Preceded by
714:Categories
589:| Mass.gov
557:2023-11-30
532:2023-11-30
451:2023-12-01
428:2023-11-30
382:2023-12-01
332:References
222:Democratic
580:Anne Gobi
265:She is a
188:In office
178:from the
141:In office
131:from the
95:In office
85:from the
50:Incumbent
23:Anne Gobi
552:masslive
310:See also
507:19 June
481:19 June
267:Spencer
357:27 May
669:is a
612:is a
446:PD43+
63:
671:stub
614:stub
509:2022
483:2022
405:2014
359:2023
716::
550:.
525:.
469:.
421:.
375:.
349:.
702:e
695:t
688:v
677:.
645:e
638:t
631:v
620:.
560:.
535:.
511:.
485:.
454:.
431:.
407:.
385:.
361:.
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.
