Daniel A. Wolf is a Democratic

Democratic Party (United States)

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 member of the Massachusetts Senate

Massachusetts Senate

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 representing the Cape and Islands district. Wolf is a resident of Harwich

Harwich, Massachusetts

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 and has served in the Senate since January 2011. He is also the president, CEO, and a founding member of Cape Air

Cape Air

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, an airline based in Barnstable

Barnstable, Massachusetts

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, Massachusetts

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Wolf serves on a number of boards, including the Advisory Council for the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston

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. He received his Bachelor of Arts degree from Wesleyan University

Wesleyan University

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in 1979.