Marc C. McGovern

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Marc C. McGovern
Member of the Cambridge City Council
Assumed office
January 2013
Mayor of Cambridge, Massachusetts
In office
January 2018 – January 2020
Preceded byE. Denise Simmons
Succeeded bySumbul Siddiqui

Marc C. McGovern is a Cambridge (Massachusetts) City Council member and was the 78th mayor from 2018 until 2020.[1][2][3]

Biography[]

McGovern grew up in Central Square, Cambridge and graduated from Cambridge Rindge and Latin School.[4] In 2003, he was elected to the School Committee, and in 2013 he was elected to the Cambridge City Council.[2] He was named mayor by the Cambridge City Council and sworn in on January 1, 2018, succeeding E. Denise Simmons.[4] In January 2020, he announced that he would not seek re-election and endorsed fellow councilmember Sumbul Siddiqui as his successor.[2] Siddiqui was sworn in on January 6, 2020.[5]

References[]

  1. ^ "MARC MCGOVERN". City of Cambridge. Retrieved April 8, 2021.
  2. ^ a b c Peterman, Taylor C. (January 3, 2020). "Cambridge Mayor McGovern Will Not Seek Re-election, Endorses City Councilor Sumbul Siddiqui". The Harvard Crimson. Retrieved April 8, 2021.
  3. ^ Vaughn, Alyssa (January 3, 2020). "Who Will Be Cambridge's New Mayor?". Boston Magazine. Retrieved April 8, 2021.
  4. ^ a b "About Marc". Marc McGovern for Cambridge. Retrieved April 8, 2021.
  5. ^ "Cambridge Elects First Muslim Mayor In Mass". WBUR. January 6, 2020.


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