W. Paul White (born July 7, 1945 in Cambridge, Massachusetts) is an American politician.

W. Paul White
Member of the Massachusetts Senate
In office
1989–1995 (Second Suffolk and Norfolk)
1995–1997 (Suffolk and Norfolk)
Preceded byJoseph B. Walsh
Succeeded byBrian A. Joyce
Member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives
In office
1973–1975 (12th Suffolk)
1975–1979 (19th Suffolk)
1979–1989 (13th Suffolk)
Preceded byPaul Murphy (12th Suffolk)
District created (19th Suffolk)
James J. Craven, Jr. (13th Suffolk)
Succeeded byJohn G. Kelleher (12th Suffolk)
William F. Galvin (19th Suffolk)
Thomas Finneran (13th Suffolk)
Personal details
Born (1945-07-07) July 7, 1945 (age 79)
Cambridge, Massachusetts
Political partyDemocratic
Residence(s)Dorchester, Boston (-1998)
Dover, Massachusetts (1998-present)[1]
Alma materBoston College
Suffolk University Law School
John F. Kennedy School of Government
OccupationPolitician, lobbyist

Career

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He was a member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives from 1973 to 1989 from Dorchester, and the Massachusetts Senate from 1989 to 1999. White served as the House Majority Leader in 1984 and the Second Assistant Majority Leader in the Senate from 1995 to 1996.[2]

He resigned from the Senate on October 1, 1997 to become Associate Vice President at Boston College.[3]

Since 2001, he has been a principal at the Karol Group, Inc., a Boston government relations firm.[4]

References

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  1. ^ Lupo, Alan (May 24, 1998). "Crosstown Express". The Boston Globe. p. City 3.
  2. ^ 1997–1998 Public Officers of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
  3. ^ Jonas, Michael (September 14, 1997). "The Political Trail". The Boston Globe. p. City 2.
  4. ^ "Dover's W. Paul White presides over Home for the Holidays fundraiser". Dover-Sherborn Press. Gannett Co. January 3, 2015. Retrieved 20 May 2020.
Political offices
Preceded by Second Assistant Majority Floor Leader of the Massachusetts Senate
1995–1996
Succeeded by
Preceded by Majority Leader of the Massachusetts House of Representatives
1984–1985
Succeeded by