constituency children party birth_date term_start residence spouse article_title term_end name occupation alma_mater
24th suffolk district john r. connolly democratic 20 april 1947 1973 roslindale , boston , massachusetts lynda m. connolly michael j. connolly
 1978 michael joseph connolly attorney real estate developer boston england school of law latin school college of the holy cross new
michael j. connolly

michael joseph connolly -lrb- born april 20 , 1947 in boston , massachusetts -rrb- is a former politician who served as massachusetts secretary of the commonwealth from 1979 -- 1994 .
an attorney by profession , connolly was first elected to public office in 1973 when he won a seat in the massachusetts house of representatives .
he was a candidate for the democratic nomination for edward brooke 's united states senate seat in 1978 , but he dropped out of the race and instead ran for and was elected secretary of the commonwealth .
connolly ran for the senate again in 1984 , losing the nomination to lieutenant governor john kerry .
connolly is currently involved in real estate development .
