Susan Cooley Fargo (August 27, 1942 – November 15, 2019) was an American politician from the state of

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. She was elected to the 5th Middlesex District in the

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in 1997, and later elected to the 3rd Middlesex District in 2003. Prior to serving in the Massachusetts legislature, she was a public management professional who served on the

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Board of Selectmen and the

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executive committee. Fargo co-chaired the Committee on Public Health during her time in the Massachusetts State Senate, and was known for her push to ban smoking in the workplace and enact tax credits for senior citizens.http://bostonherald.com/news/politics/view/20120210state_sen_susan_fargo_wont_seek_re-election On February 10, 2012, Fargo announced that she would not seek a ninth term.

Background

Fargo was born in

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. She went to

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before receiving her bachelor's degree from

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. Fargo obtained two master's degree from Harvard: one from the

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and one from the

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.'Public Officials of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts 2009-2010,' William F. Welch/Steven T. James-editors, Biographical Sketch of Susan C. Fargo, pg. 52 Fargo died on November 15, 2019, at the age of 77.Susan C. Fargo-obituary
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