Clare Higgins (politician)

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Mary Clare Higgins, a Democrat, was elected to her first term as Mayor of Northampton, Massachusetts in November of 1999; she took office in January of 2000. She was elected to a fourth two-year term in November 2005. She is a member of the Mayors Against Illegal Guns Coalition[1], an organization formed in 2006 and co-chaired by New York City mayor Michael Bloomberg and Boston mayor Thomas Menino.

Before becoming mayor, Higgins worked in early childhood education, served as an at-large City Councilor, and was a Commissioner on the board of the Northampton Housing Authority.

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  1. ^ Mayors Against Illegal Guns: Coalition Members. Retrieved on June 18, 2007

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