Mo Cowan

Mo Cowan
Mo Cowan
United States Senator; from Massachusetts
	In office; February 1, 2013 – July 16, 2013
Appointed by	Deval Patrick
Preceded by	John Kerry
Succeeded by	Ed Markey
Personal details
Born	William Maurice Cowan; April 4, 1969 (age 55); Yadkinville, North Carolina, U.S.
Political party	Democratic
Spouse(s)	Stacy Cowan
Children	2
Education	Duke University (BA); Northeastern University (JD)
Website	Senate website

William Maurice “Mo” Cowan (born April 4, 1969) is an American politician and lawyer. He was a United States Senator from Massachusetts from February 1, 2013 to July 16, 2013. He is a member of the Democratic Party. He was legal counsel and chief of staff to Governor Deval Patrick.

Patrick appointed him on as an interim Senator to replace fellow Democrat John Kerry, who resigned to become U.S. Secretary of State.^[1]

He did not want to run in the 2013 special election to complete the remainder of Kerry's term. He was replaced by fellow Democrat Ed Markey.

Cowan was the eighth African-American U.S. Senator and the second from Massachusetts after Edward Brooke.^[2]

References

↑ Kerry, John (January 29, 2013). "Letter to Deval Patrick" (PDF). boston.com. Retrieved January 30, 2013.
↑ Montanaro, Domenico; Murray, Mark (January 30, 2013). "Patrick appoints former chief of staff interim senator; first time there will be two black senators". NBC News. Retrieved January 30, 2013.

This short article about a person from the United States can be made longer. You can help Wikipedia by adding to it.

[1] Kerry, John (January 29, 2013). "Letter to Deval Patrick" (PDF). boston.com. Retrieved January 30, 2013.

[montanaro-2] Montanaro, Domenico; Murray, Mark (January 30, 2013). "Patrick appoints former chief of staff interim senator; first time there will be two black senators". NBC News. Retrieved January 30, 2013.

[1]

[2]