John MacGovern

John F. MacGovern (born July 14, 1951) is an American politician who represented the 2nd Middlesex District in the Massachusetts House of Representatives from 1983 to 1991.^[1] He was the Republican nominee in the Massachusetts's 5th congressional district election in 1990, losing to incumbent Chester G. Atkins 52% to 48%.^[2] He later moved to Vermont. He was an unsuccessful candidate for the Vermont Senate in 2004^[3] and 2006.^[4] He unsuccessfully ran as the Republican nominee for the United States Senate seat held by Bernie Sanders in the 2012 election.^[5]

John MacGovern
Member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives from the 2nd Middlesex district
In office January 3, 1983 – January 3, 1991
Preceded by	Walter Bickford
Succeeded by	Geoff Hall
Personal details
Born	(1951-07-14) July 14, 1951 (age 73) Cambridge, Massachusetts, U.S.
Political party	Republican
Education	Dartmouth College (BA)

References

1. 1989–1990 Public Officers of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
2. "Atkins Concedes Lousy Bookkepping". Worcester Telegram & Gazette. March 28, 1992.
3. "Further state election results". The Burlington Free Press. November 4, 2004.
4. Smallheer, Susan (November 9, 2006). "Windsor elects two Democrats, re-elects one to state Senate". Rutland Herald.
5. Ring, Wilson (August 28, 2012). "Vt. Democratic AG race too close to call". Boston Globe. Retrieved August 29, 2012.

External links

• Appearances on C-SPAN
• John MacGovern for Senate official campaign site
• Profile at Vote Smart

See also

• United States Senate election in Vermont, 2012
• United States House of Representatives elections, 1990

Massachusetts House of Representatives
Preceded by Walter Bickford	Member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives from the 2nd Middlesex district 1983–1991	Succeeded by Geoff Hall
Party political offices
Preceded by Richard Tarrant	Republican nominee for U.S. Senator from Vermont (Class 1) 2012	Succeeded by Brooke Paige