Anne M. Gobi is a former American

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who served in the

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from January 2015 to June 2023. She previously served in the

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. Gobi currently serves as Governor

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's Director of Rural Affairs.

Political career

Massachusetts House of Representatives

She is a Spencer resident and a member of the Democratic Party. Gobi became a member of the Spencer Democratic Town Committee in 1998. She was first elected to the state House in an October 2001 special election. While a member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives, Gobi worked on multiple committees; including the Joint Committee on Environment and Natural Resources. She served as co-chair of the Committee on Agriculture. From 2001 to 2014, Gobi served in the House, being re-elected six times; 2002, 2004, 2006, 2008, 2010 and 2012.

Massachusetts Senate

In 2014, Gobi narrowly defeated Republican Mike Valanzola 50.3% to 49.6%. She was elected to the

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and was sworn in on January 7, 2015. She succeeded retiring Democrat

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. In the Senate, Gobi served as the Senate Co-chair of the Joint Committee on Environment, Natural Resources and Agriculture and Joint Committee on Higher Education. Anne Gobi

Massachusetts Director of Rural Affairs

On June 5, 2023, Gobi was appointed by Governor Maura Healey to serve as Massachusetts' first Director of Rural Affairs. Just a month after Gobi took office, floods devastated farms across Western Massachusetts; causing nearly $15 million in damages.

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