Member of the Massachusetts Senate from the Berkshire, Hampden, Hampshire and Franklin district
In office January 3, 1991 – January 3, 1997
Preceded by
Peter C. Webber
Succeeded by
Andrea Nuciforo
Personal details
Born
Jane Maria Swift
(1965-02-24) February 24, 1965 (age 59) North Adams, Massachusetts, U.S.
Political party
Republican
Spouse
Chuck Hunt
(m. 1994; died 2021)
[1]
Children
3
Education
Trinity College (BA)
Jane Maria Swift (born February 24, 1965) is an American politician and nonprofit executive who served as the 69th lieutenant governor of Massachusetts from 1999 to 2003 and, concurrently, as acting governor from April 2001 to January 2003.[note 1] She was the first woman to perform the duties of governor of Massachusetts. At the time she became acting governor, Swift was 36 years old, making her the youngest female governor or acting governor in U.S. history.[3]
^Marquard, Bryan (December 22, 2021). "Chuck Hunt, the state's first 'first husband,' remembered for his 'kindness toward the least powerful'". The Boston Globe. Retrieved January 6, 2022.
^"Deval Patrick's potential presidential run could make Jane Swift an outlier | Boston.com". www.boston.com. Retrieved 2019-11-13.
^"Swift's Unusual Ride to the Governor's Office". Boston Globe. April 8, 2001. Retrieved 2008-10-03.
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