Steven C. Panagiotakos
American politician
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Steven C. Panagiotakos is a former Democratic Massachusetts state senator, and was the chairperson of the Senate Ways and Means Committee.[1]
Steven C. Panagiotakos | |
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Panagiotakos in 2009. | |
| Member of the Massachusetts Senate from the 1st Middlesex district | |
| In office 1997 – January 5, 2011 | |
| Preceded by | Daniel Leahy |
| Succeeded by | Eileen Donoghue |
| Personal details | |
| Born | November 26, 1959 Alexandria, Virginia, United States |
| Party | Democratic |
| Alma mater | Harvard University (BA)
Suffolk University (JD) |
Early years
Panagiotakos was born on November 26, 1959, in Alexandria, Virginia.
Education
Panagiotakos attended high school at Phillips Academy, Andover, in Andover, Massachusetts, graduating in 1978.[1]
Panagiotakos then went to Harvard University graduating with his Bachelor of Arts in 1982, and then went on to Suffolk University Law School, for his Juris Doctor, graduating in 1989.[1]
Public office
- 1990–1993: Lowell School Committee
- 1993–1996: Massachusetts House of Representatives
- 1997–2011: Massachusetts Senate
- On March 29, 2010, a Boston Globe article confirmed that Panagiotakos will not seek re-election.
Professional career
Panagiotakos has been an attorney since 1991, with his own law firm "Law Offices of Steven C. Panagiotakos." and is a member of the Association of Trial Lawyers of America and the Massachusetts Bar Association.[2]
Other interests
Panagiotakos, among other charitable involvements is an Honorary board member of the Big Brothers Big Sisters of Greater Lowell and the Nashoba Valley,[3] as well as Member of the Greater Lowell Alzheimer's Association.[2]
