Frank Cousins (politician)

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Frank Cousins is the Essex County, Massachusetts Sheriff. Cousins became the first African American sheriff in Massachusetts when he was appointed to the position in 1996 by former Massachusetts Governor William Weld.[1]

Prior to his appointment to sheriff, Cousins served on the Newburyport, Massachusetts City Council, and then in the Massachusetts State Legislature in 1993 up until he became sheriff. As a Republican, Cousins has won elections for the sheriff position both in 1998 and 2004 in heavily Democratic Essex County.[2]

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  1. ^ First black sheriff named in Massachusetts - Frank Cousins named sheriff of Essex County BNET Research Center, Retrieved on 24 January 2008
  2. ^ GOP urges Essex sheriff to take on Kennedy Boston.com, Retrieved on 24 January 2008

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