Ask the Chatbot Games & Quizzes History & Society Science & Tech Biographies Animals & Nature Geography & Travel Arts & Culture ProCon Money Videos

Maura Healey: Quick Facts

Written and fact-checked by
The Information Architects of Encyclopaedia Britannica

The Information Architects maintain a master list of the topics included in the corpus of  Encyclopædia Britannica, and create and manage the relationships between them.
The Information Architects of Encyclopaedia Britannica
Last updated

News •

Gov. Healey looks to close Massachusetts health care shortage with veteran military medics • Nov. 10, 2026, 6:33 PM ET (Boston Herald)
Pols & Politics: Could the Herald Minogue-Healey polls signal an upset? • Oct. 18, 2026, 5:17 AM ET (Boston Herald)
‘Sometimes things happen’: Healey addresses alleged rape at State Police barracks • Oct. 16, 2026, 3:00 AM ET (The Boston Globe)

Facts

Also Known As Maura Tracy Healey
Born February 8, 1971 (age 55) • Bethesda • Maryland
Title / Office governor (2023-), Massachusetts • attorney general (2015-2023), Massachusetts
Political Affiliation Democratic Party

Photos

Maura Healey
See All Images →
default image
Montgomery Blair
United States government official
George Sewall Boutwell
George Sewall Boutwell
American politician
James Otis
James Otis
American politician
Ebenezer R. Hoar.
Ebenezer R. Hoar
American politician
default image
Robert Treat Paine
United States statesman
default image
Kurt Schmoke
American politician
Hillary Clinton smiling and speaking at a podium with microphones at the 2024 Democratic National Convention in Chicago, with a blue background behind her.
Hillary Clinton
United States senator, first lady, and secretary of state
Lori Lightfoot speaks at a podium with the City of Chicago seal, addressing guests after being sworn in as Mayor of Chicago, with people seated in the background.
Lori Lightfoot
American politician
North Carolina Governor Roy Cooper speaks at a podium with the presidential seal, with American flags in the background at a campaign rally in Raleigh.
Roy Cooper
American politician and lawyer
Roger B. Taney
Roger B. Taney
chief justice of United States
Stacey Abrams speaks at a podium labeled Stacey Abrams, addressing a crowd at an outdoor campaign rally in Atlanta, with supporters holding signs behind her.
Stacey Abrams
American politician, lawyer, and activist
William Jennings Bryan
William Jennings Bryan
American politician
Hugo Black
Hugo Black
American jurist
Scott Colom speaks at a podium during a victory rally, with supporters behind him holding campaign signs.
Scott Colom
American politician
Jasmine Crockett
Jasmine Crockett
American politician and attorney
William Brennan
William Brennan
United States jurist
Gina Hinojosa, wearing a white suit, waves beside a large Texas flag.
Gina Hinojosa
American politician and attorney
Richard J. Durbin
Dick Durbin
United States senator
Eliot Spitzer
Eliot Spitzer
American lawyer and politician
Robert F. Kennedy in 1964, standing at a podium and speaking into a microphone, wearing a suit and tie with a slight smile.
Robert F. Kennedy
American politician and lawyer