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Maura Tracy Healey (born February 8, 1971) is an American attorney, member of the Democratic Party and the Attorney General of Massachusetts. Born in New Hampshire, Healey graduated from Harvard College in 1992. As a freshman, she lived in Matthews Hall. She then spent two years playing professional women's basketball in Austria before returning to the United States and receiving a Juris Doctor degree from the Northeastern University School of Law, in 1998. After clerking for federal judge A. David Mazzone, she worked in private practice for seven years, also serving as a special assistant district attorney in Middlesex County. Hired by Massachusetts Attorney General Martha Coakley in 2007, Healey served as Chief of the Civil Rights Division, where she spearheaded the state's challenge to the federal Defense of Marriage Act. She was then appointed Chief of the Public Protection & Advocacy Bureau and then Chief of the Business and Labor Bureau before resigning in 2013 to run for Attorney General in the 2014 election as Coakley ran for Governor. She defeated former State Senator Warren Tolman in the Democratic primary and then defeated Republican attorney John Miller in the general election, thus becoming the first openly gay state attorney general elected in America. ==Early life and education== Healey grew up as the oldest of five brothers and sisters. Her mother was a nurse at a school, while her father was captain in the Navy and an engineer, and her stepfather taught history and coached sports in high school. Her family roots are in Newburyport and the North Shore area. Healey attended public high school and majored in government at Harvard College, graduating ''cum laude'' in 1992. She was co-captain of the Harvard Crimson women's basketball team. After graduation, Healey spent two years playing as a starting point guard for a professional basketball team in Austria, UBBC Wustenrot Salzburg. Upon returning to the United States, Healey obtained her J.D. from Northeastern University School of Law in 1998.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Maura Healey」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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