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Joseph A. Boncore is an American lawyer from Winthrop, Massachusetts, who was elected to the Massachusetts Senate in 2016 from the First Suffolk and Middlesex District. He is a member of the Democratic Party.
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Education
Boncore attended high school at St. John's Preparatory School in Danvers, Massachusetts. He graduated from Providence College and from the Massachusetts School of Law.
Law career
Since being admitted to the bar Boncore has worked in his family's legal firm, Boncore Law Practice, and for three years as a public defender with Suffolk Lawyers for Justice, serving indigent criminal defendants.
Winthrop Housing Authority
Boncore joined the Winthrop Housing Authority Board of Commissioners in 2009 and later became Chairman of the Board.
Political career
In 2016, Boncore ran in the special election for the open First Suffolk and Middlesex state senate seat. He secured the Democratic nomination after beating seven other candidates and won the election in May.
