Read the bio below and try to give details on cheryl jacques 's: - preceded - state senate - district - term end - succeeded - term start - birth date - name - website - alma mater Bio: cheryl ann jacques -lrb- born february 17 , 1962 -rrb- is a massachusetts administrative judge in the department of industrial accidents , and former politician who served six terms in the massachusetts senate . she also worked as the president of the human rights campaign for 11 months and addressed the 2004 democratic national convention in this post . jacques graduated from boston college in 1984 and received her j.d. from suffolk university law school in 1987 . jacques was assistant district attorney in middlesex county and assistant attorney general of the state . she ran for u.s. congress , but lost in the democratic primary to stephen lynch . jacques was the first openly lesbian member of the massachusetts senate where she served six terms , and came out as a lesbian during her fourth , citing the statistic that one-third of gay and lesbian teens attempt suicide as part of her motivation for coming out . she was succeeded in the state senate by scott brown . she became president of hrc in 2004 , succeeding elizabeth birch . however , she resigned on november 30 , 2004 , citing '' a difference in management philosophy '' with her board , following criticism of the hrc 's failure to defeat voter referendums in 11 states banning same-sex marriage and , in some cases , civil unions . currently , jacques writes and speaks nationally on issues of diversity , civil rights and politics . prior to becoming an administrative judge , she was of counsel to the law firm of brody , hardoon , perkins and kesten , and is a consultant on diversity issues to corporations and non-profit organizations . in 2008 she was named a department of industrial accidents administrative judge by governor deval patrick . on march 12 , 2012 the state ethics commission charged jacques with violating massachusetts ' conflict-of-interest law after she allegedly tried to use her clout as a judge to have a dentist office reduce her brother-in-law 's bill .
- preceded is david h. locke- state senate is massachusetts- district is norfolk , bristol & middlesex- term end is 2004- succeeded is scott brown- term start is 1993- birth date is february 17 , 1962- name is cheryl ann jacques- website is -lsb- http://cheryljacques.org/ cheryljacques.org -rsb-- alma mater is boston college , suffolk university law school