› On November 8, the Massachusetts races for governor and lieutenant governor were among the first to be called nationwide. So, shortly after 8 p.m., Attorney General Maura Healey and Salem Mayor Kim Driscoll became the first all-female state-level executive team ever elected in the country.
Driscoll is no stranger to breaking glass ceilings: In 2005, she beat out two male opponents, including an incumbent, to become the first woman elected mayor of Salem, a position she then held onto for 17 years. Driscoll came to Salem in 1986 as a college student and ended up making the city her
