Thomas P. Conroy (born July 7, 1962) is an American politician who served as a member of the

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for the 13th Middlesex district from 2007 to 2015.

Early life and education

Conroy was born in

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, and raised in

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. His father was a doctor and his mother was a nurse. In 1980 he enrolled in

Yale College Yale College is the undergraduate college of Yale University. Founded in 1701, it is the original school of the university. Although other Yale schools were founded as early as 1810, all of Yale was officially known as Yale College until 1887, ...

, where he received a Bachelor of Arts degree in Russian and East European studies. He later earned a Master of Arts in international economics from

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and a Master of Business Administration in finance from

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Career

Conroy worked for Senator

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( D- CO), and served as a foreign policy and national security assistant for Senator

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( D- MD). He spent a decade working for the

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, where he managed refugee-resettlement programs in

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and

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. For sixteen years he worked for a number of consulting firms, where he assisted nonprofits and businesses develop financial and operational strategies. In 2006, Conroy was to the

for the 13th Middlesex district. In the House, he served as vice chair of the Joint Committee on Health Care Financing and as the chairman of the Joint Committee on Labor & Workforce Development. Conroy also served as the House appointee to the Governor's Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) Advisory Council. Conroy was a candidate for the Democratic nomination in the

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, but withdrew from the race on December 12, 2011. He was a candidate for

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, but lost to

Deb Goldberg Deborah Beth Goldberg (born May 11, 1954) is an American politician and lawyer. She is the Treasurer of Massachusetts, serving since January 2015. She was a member of the Board of Selectmen for the town of Brookline, Massachusetts from 1998 to 2 ...

in the Democratic primary. He did not run for re-election to the House due to his run for treasurer; his term ended in January 2015.

Post-government career

As of 2024, Conroy serves on the advisory board of the

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Personal life

Conroy is married to national security expert

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and has four daughters.

References

External links

Official Website
Living people Democratic Party members of the Massachusetts House of Representatives People from Wayland, Massachusetts 1962 births Yale College alumni 21st-century members of the Massachusetts General Court {{Massachusetts-MARepresentative-stub