Eleanor Campobasso
Eleanor Campobasso | |
|---|---|
 Campobasso, circa 1975 | |
| Member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives from the 10th Middlesex district | |
| In office 1975–1978 | |
| Member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives from the 5th Middlesex district | |
| In office 1969–1974 | |
| Member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives from the 25th Middlesex district | |
| In office 1965–1968 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | August 10, 1923 |
| Died | May 23, 1998 (aged 74) |
| Party | Democratic |
Eleanor M. Campobasso (née Lannon, August 10, 1923 – May 23, 1998)[1] was an American Democratic politician from Arlington, Massachusetts.[2] She represented the 10th Middlesex district in the Massachusetts House of Representatives from 1965 to 1978.[2]
Biography
Campobasso was born on August 10, 1923 in Lawrence, Massachusetts.[3] Prior to becoming a state representative, Campobasso worked as a traffic supervisor for Thompson School in Arlington for eight years.[4]
Campobasso first ran for the Massachusetts House of Representatives in 1962, but did not win election, losing by 40 votes in the primary. In 1964, she won the primary and was unopposed in the general election, becoming a representative for the 25th Middlesex district.[5] She would later represent the 5th Middlesex district in 1968[6], and later was redistricted into the 10th Middlesex district in 1974.[7] In 1978, she lost the Democratic primary to challenger John F. Cusack.[8]
Campobasso died on May 23, 1998, at Portsmouth Regional Hospital in Portsmouth, New Hampshire. She was 74.[4]
References
- ↑ "Eleanor M Campobasso". Retrieved August 16, 2021.
- 1 2 "History of Women in the Massachusetts Legislature 1923 – 2015" (PDF). Massachusetts Caucus of Women Legislators. 2015. Retrieved July 6, 2021.
- ↑ Pidgeon, Norman L.; Maiers, William C. 1967-1968 Public Officers of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. p. 109. Retrieved May 11, 2026.
- 1 2 Flaherty, Patrick (May 27, 1998). "Eleanor Campobasso, legislator from Arlington for 7 terms, at 74". The Boston Globe. p. 31. Retrieved May 11, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "Woman Traffic Cop Becomes Lawmaker". The Boston Globe. November 4, 1964. p. 23. Retrieved May 11, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ Pidgeon, Norman L.; Maiers, William C. 1969-1970 Public Officers of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. p. 113. Retrieved May 11, 2026.
- ↑ O'Neill, Edward B.; Mills, Wallace C. 1975-1976 Public Officers of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. p. 114. Retrieved May 11, 2026.
- ↑ "State House of Representatives - The primary vote". The Boston Globe. September 20, 1978. p. 53. Retrieved May 11, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.