EDUCATION · MA · 2008-2017
Mitchell Chester
State Superintendent of Public Instruction · Massachusetts
On the record
Died in office June 2017
SEVERITY · DIED-IN-OFFICE
Background
Between 2008 and 2017, Mitchell Chester held the State Superintendent of Public Instruction seat in Massachusetts, a 9-year tenure. Took office after David Driscoll; succeeded by Jeffrey Riley. In-office record: Died in office June 2017. Same-year political environment (2008): Governor Deval Patrick; Attorney General Martha Coakley; Secretary of State William Galvin.
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Others who held this office in Massachusetts
- Pedro Martinez (2025-present)
- Jeffrey Riley (2018-2024)
- David Driscoll (1999-2007)