Kerry Healey

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After we were sworn in as governor and lieutenant governor in Massachusetts, Mitt and I received some very sobering news: The true budget gap was more than $3 billion (out of a $23 billion budget), up from the projected $1 billion gap. We had campaigned during the fiscal crisis of 2002-03, when many states, including Massachusetts, saw their tax revenue collapse and vowed to close the gap without raising taxes. Mitt asked his managers to accomplish the same work, with fewer resources, by developing new approaches. So instead of inspecting wetlands from the ground, the new leaner environmental affairs office increased enforcement actions by taking regular aerial photos of endangered wetlands. A plane could cover more ground more cheaply and effectively than a bureaucrat in a car. Two parks departments, one a legendary haven for no-show patronage positions, were merged despite the howls from legislators who counted on securing well-paid summer jobs by the public pool for kids of their friends and relatives. Mitt provided leadership in tough times, spurred innovation, honored the work behind each tax dollar and respected families.

- Kerry Healey, lieutenant governor of Massachusetts during Romney's term as governor

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| 'Term of Office:'

| January, 2003 –

'Predecessor:' | [[Jane M. Swift]]

'Successor:' | Incumbent

'Date of Birth:' | [April 30], [1960]

| 'Place of Birth:'

| [Omaha, Nebraska]

| 'Husband:'

| [Sean Healey]

'Profession:' | [Criminologist]/[Politician]

'Religion:' | [Episcopal]

| 'Political Party]:'

| Republican]

'Kerry Murphy Healey' (born [April 30], [1960]) is an American] [politician] who has served as the [Lieutenant Governor] of [Massachusetts] since [2003] with [Governor Mitt Romney]. She is the current Republican] nominee for [Governor] of Massachusetts in the November 2006 election.

==Childhood and education==

Healey was born in [Omaha, Nebraska] and grew up in [Daytona Beach, Florida]. She attended [Harvard University], earning a bachelor's degree in 1982. She also earned a Ph.D. in political science and law from [Trinity College, Dublin] in Ireland.

Kerry Healey official website

==Business career==

From 1987 to 1997, Healey served as law and public safety consultant at [[Abt Associates, Inc.]], in [Cambridge, Massachusetts].

==Political career==

Healey's political career began in the late 1990s when she served as chairperson of the Massachusetts Republican State Committee. She then unsuccessfully challenged Democratic incumbent [Michael Cahill] to represent the 6th Essex District in the [Massachusetts House of Representatives].

She was elected Lieutenant Governor in 2002 on the Republican ticket with Mitt Romney.

After Governor Mitt Romney's announcement that he would not seek reelection in the 2006 Massachusetts gubernatorial election], Healey formally announced on [February 8], [2006], that she would seek the Republican nomination for Governor. Healey and her running mate [Reed Hillman] received the endorsement of the Republican state convention nomination for governor and lieutenant governor, and were the only Republican candidates in the September 19 primary. In the November general election Healey and Hillman will face Democratic nominee [Deval Patrick], [Green-Rainbow Party] candidate [Grace Ross], and independent [Christy Mihos]. If Healey wins the general election, she will become the first elected female Governor of Massachusetts ([Jane Swift] succeeded to the office and was acting governor in 2001).