Education
University of Massachusetts Amherst.
University of Massachusetts Amherst.
Her district consisted of parts of the Boston neighborhoods Dorchester and Roxbury. She is the first Haitian-American to hold public office in Massachusetts. Representative Saint Fleur was one of the most active supporters of John Kerry"s presidential bid, often traveling to Florida to do outreach on his behalf.
Representative Saint Fleur was appointed Vice-Chair of the powerful Ways and Means Committee by House Speaker Salvatore DiMasi, a leadership position that has tremendous influence in the budget process.
On January 30, 2006 Thomas F. Reilly, candidate for the Democratic nomination for governor, selected Saint Fleur as his running mate. Candidates for governor and lieutenant governor run separately through the primary, then are joined as a single ticket for the election.
The following day she withdrew after The Boston Globe reported that she was delinquent in tax debts and owed over $40,000 in student loans. Saint Fleur emigrated from Haiti as a child and attended the University of Massachusetts Amherst and Boston College Law School.
She began practicing law in 1987.
In 1999, she became the first Haitian immigrant to hold public office in Massachusetts by winning a special election to succeed Charlotte Golar Richie. She was the vice chair of the House Ways and Means committee. She has three children.
Reilly accused Gabrieli of having leaked a secret report about Saint Fleur"s finances to the Boston Globe.
Later in the debate he asked Patrick, who has confessed to tax problems of his own: “If Marie Saint Fleur can’t be lieutenant governor, how can you be governor?”
She supports charter schools and in-state tuition for illegal immigrants (for Undocumented Aliens). She is a practicing Catholic and supports same-sex marriage, despite the church"s pronouncements on the issue.
During the 2008 presidential primary campaign, Saint Fleur initially supported Hillary Clinton for president In February 2010 she announced that she would not run for reelection and in April 2010 she accepted a job as director of intergovernmental relations for the City of Boston.