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Michael P. Cahill
Portrait of Michael P. Cahill
34th Mayor of Beverly, Massachusetts
Incumbent
Assumed office
2014
Preceded byWilliam F. Scanlon Jr.
Member of the
Massachusetts House of Representatives
from the 6th Essex district
In office
1993–2003
Preceded byJames R. Henry
Succeeded byMary E. Grant
Personal details
Born (1961-12-12) December 12, 1961 (age 63)
Beverly, Massachusetts
Political partyDemocratic
Residence(s)Beverly, Massachusetts
Alma materMiddlebury College
Suffolk University Law School
OccupationTeacher
Politician

Michael P. Cahill (born December 12, 1961, in Beverly, Massachusetts) is an American politician who is the 34th and current mayor of Beverly, Massachusetts. He previously represented the 6th Essex district in the Massachusetts House of Representatives from 1993 to 2003. He was a candidate for Treasurer and Receiver-General of Massachusetts in 2002, finishing fourth in the Democratic primary.

After leaving the General Court, Cahill was elected to the Beverly City Council and served as Council President. He was a candidate for Mayor of Beverly in 2011, but lost to incumbent William F. Scanlon Jr. In 2013, Scanlon retired and Cahill ran again. He defeated city councilor Wes Slate by 5,752 votes to 4,563.

References

  1. 2001–2002 Public Officers of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
  2. Massachusetts Election Statistics 2002. 2002.
  3. "Cahill elected mayor of Beverly". Beverly Citizen. November 5, 2013. Retrieved November 6, 2013.


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