Brian Joseph Donnelly of Dorchester

Dorchester, Massachusetts

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, Boston

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 was a U.S. Representative

United States House of Representatives

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 from Massachusetts

Massachusetts

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 from 1979 to 1993. He is a Democrat

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Donnelly attended private schools in Suffolk County. He graduated from Catholic Memorial High School in West Roxbury

West Roxbury, Massachusetts

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, in 1963. He received a Bachelor of Science

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 from Boston University

Boston University

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 in 1970. He was a teacher and coach in the Boston public schools. He was a member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives

Massachusetts House of Representatives

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, 1973–1978, where he served as assistant majority leader in 1977–1978.

Donnelly was elected as a Democrat to the 96th

96th United States Congress

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 and to the six succeeding Congresses (January 3, 1979–January 3, 1993), but was not a candidate for renomination in 1992 to the 103rd Congress

103rd United States Congress

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In 1994, he was named United States Ambassador to Trinidad and Tobago

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. He served in this capacity until 1997. In 1998, he ran for Governor of Massachusetts

Governor of Massachusetts

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, finishing third in the Democratic primary behind state Attorney General

Massachusetts Attorney General

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 Scott Harshbarger

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 and former state Senator

Massachusetts Senate

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 Patricia McGovern

Patricia McGovern

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