Danielle W. Gregoire is an American state legislator serving in the Massachusetts House of Representatives. She is a Marlborough resident and a member of the Democratic Party.Danielle W. Gregoire. Massachusetts General Court.

Early life and education Gregoire attended Marlborough Public Schools. She received her bachelor's degree in Criminal Justice from St. Anselm College in Goffstown, New Hampshire. Upon graduating from St. Anselm, Gregoire served as a legislative aide to State Representative Stephen P. LeDuc. While working for Representative LeDuc, Gregoire attended night classes at Suffolk University Law School where she graduated in 2006. Gregoire passed the Massachusetts bar exam.

Political career In 2007, Gregoire was a candidate to represent Ward 2 on the Marlborough City Council. She lost her challenge to incumbent City Councilor Paul Ferro by 74 votes. In 2008, she ran to succeed her former boss, Representative LeDuc, in the Massachusetts House of Representatives. Gregoire received 9,044 votes defeating Republican, and future mayor of Marlborough, Arthur G. Vigeant, and Independent Joseph Valianti. In 2010, Gregoire narrowly lost her reelection bid to Republican challenger and then-Marlborough City Councilor Steven L. Levy. Gregoire and Levy faced off again in a rematch for the 4th Middlesex district seat in 2012, this time Gregoire edged out Levy by 214 votes. She has been reelected to the seat in 2014, 2016, 2018, 2020, 2022, and 2024.

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See also Massachusetts House of Representatives' 4th Middlesex district 2019–2020 Massachusetts legislature 2021–2022 Massachusetts legislature

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