Leah Cole Allen Explained

Leah Cole Allen
State House:Massachusetts
District:12th Essex
Term Start:May 1, 2013
Term End:September 28, 2015
Predecessor:Joyce Spiliotis
Successor:Thomas Walsh
Birth Date:15 October 1988
Birth Place:Lynn, Massachusetts, U.S.
Party:Republican

Leah G. Cole Allen (born October 15, 1988)[1] is an American politician who served in the Massachusetts House of Representatives and was the Republican nominee for Lieutenant Governor of Massachusetts in the 2022 Massachusetts gubernatorial election.

State representative

Allen was elected to the Massachusetts House of Representatives in 2013. A first time candidate, she defeated Democrat Beverley Griffin Dunne 35% to 34% in a special election to fill the 12th Essex District seat that had been vacant since the death of Joyce Spiliotis the previous November.[2] She was reelected in 2014 and remained in the House until September 28, 2015, when she resigned to focus on her nursing career.[3]

2022 election

Allen lost her nursing job at Beverly Hospital for not complying with a COVID-19 vaccine mandate.[4] Allen then entered the 2022 election for Lieutenant Governor of Massachusetts as the running mate of Geoff Diehl.[5] She defeated Kate Campanale in the primary election to win the Republican nomination.[6] Allen and Diehl lost the general election to Democrats Maura Healey and Kim Driscoll.[7]

Personal life

She was born in Lynn, Massachusetts.[8]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Diehl Finds His Equalizer . March 31, 2022 . . June 5, 2022 . Lisa . Kashinsky.
  2. News: Ogan . Terri . Dostis . Melanie . GOP newcomer, 24, Leah Cole, and longtime politician Wayne Matewsky capture state representative seats in Peabody and Everett . 7 September 2022 . The Boston Globe . April 3, 2013.
  3. News: Swift. Adam. Rep. Cole Stepping Down From House Seat. October 3, 2015. Peabody Patch. September 21, 2015.
  4. News: Norton . Michael P. . Allen: 'My beloved Beverly Hospital let me go' . 7 September 2022 . The Salem News . May 14, 2022.
  5. Web site: Joyce . Tom . Leah Cole Allen Weighs In On Bid For Lieutenant Governor of Massachusetts . NewBostonPost . 27 May 2023.
  6. News: DeCosta-Klipa . Nik . Leah Cole Allen wins GOP nod for lieutenant governor . 7 September 2022 . WBUR . September 7, 2022.
  7. Web site: Democrats sweep Mass. Midterms .
  8. Web site: Geoff Diehl & Leah Allen . 2022-10-18 . Geoff Diehl & Leah Allen . en-US.