Senate President Therese Murray announced she plans to write a book as she prepares to hand over the gavel at the end of the year.
In February, Murray said she would not run for re-election in the fall after 22 years representing the Plymouth and Barnstable districts in the State Senate. Speaking to WCAI’s Mindy Todd on Wednesday, Murray said those years in the legislature, and the seven years she spent as senate president, have given her a lot to write about.
"While I’m the first woman president of the Massachusetts Senate or any legislative body, I’m also the first woman in a lot of places and I’ve got some pretty good stories," she said.
Murray said she’ll detail her role in blocking a constitutional amendment to ban gay marriage, and talk about her life before the legislature.
She also revealed today that she has a mild form of cerebral palsy, which she says makes her “clumsy.” Murray said she’s always encouraging women to run for office, noting that she was only the 16th woman in the state Senate when she was first elected.
