Tami L. Gouveia is social worker and a former Massachusetts politician. She served as

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and then ran for

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Political Career

She represented the 14th Middlesex District in the

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. She represented the towns of Concord and

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, and parts of the towns of Acton and

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. Gouveia served on the Joint Committee on Children, Families and Persons with Disabilities, the Joint Committee on Consumer Protection and Professional Licensure, the Joint Committee on Export Development, and Joint Committee on Mental Health, Substance Use and Recovery. Tami grew up in Lowell. Her mother and great-grandmother worked in the mills along the

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. She graduated from the Boston University School of Social Work with dual degrees in social work and public health in 2001. She has a 25-year career in social work, and has worked at the Greater Lawrence Community Health Center. She is a single parent. In 2021, she announced her candidacy for Lieutenant Governor for the election in 2022. She supported health care for all. She came in third out of the three candidates in the Democratic primary.

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Gouveia Legislative website

Gouveia Campaign website
21st-century American women politicians Living people Democratic Party members of the Massachusetts House of Representatives Mount Holyoke College alumni People from Acton, Massachusetts Women state legislators in Massachusetts Year of birth missing (living people) 21st-century members of the Massachusetts General Court {{Massachusetts-MARepresentative-stub

Political Career

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