Mo Cowan
Mo Cowan | |
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Official portrait, 2013 | |
| United States Senator from Massachusetts | |
| In office February 1, 2013 – July 15, 2013 | |
| Appointed by | Deval Patrick |
| Preceded by | John Kerry |
| Succeeded by | Ed Markey |
| Personal details | |
| Born | William Maurice Cowan April 4, 1969 |
| Party | Democratic |
| Spouse | Stacy Cowan |
| Children | 2 |
| Education | |
| Website | Senate website (archived) |
William Maurice Cowan (born April 4, 1969) is an American politician who served as a United States Senator from Massachusetts from February to July 2013. A member of the Democratic Party, he previously served as legal counsel and chief of staff to Governor Deval Patrick. Patrick appointed him on an interim basis to fill the vacancy left by fellow Democrat John Kerry, who resigned to become U.S. Secretary of State.
Cowan declined to run in the 2013 special election to complete the remainder of Kerry's term. He was succeeded by fellow Democrat Ed Markey. Cowan was the eighth African-American U.S. Senator and the second from Massachusetts after Edward Brooke. He was one of three African-American U.S. senators in the 113th Congress, along with Republican Senator Tim Scott from South Carolina and Democrat Cory Booker from New Jersey, although he did not serve alongside Booker, who took office on October 31, 2013.