Who is Maura Healey's partner? Massachusetts governor-elect is first lesbian elected to lead a state

Who is Maura Healey's partner? Massachusetts governor-elect is first lesbian elected to lead a state
Massachusetts governor Maura Healey's (L) long-term rumored partner Gabrielle Wolohojian (R) (Credit: Kris Connor/Getty Images/ Mass.Gov)

BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS: Democratic candidate Maura Healey's historic victory made her the first woman to be elected governor of Massachusetts and the nation's first openly lesbian governor. The Massachusetts attorney general's triumph against Republican opponent, former state Rep. Geoff Diehl, has successfully managed to place the governorship firmly back in Democratic hands. 

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Maura Healey, who has already won the statewide office twice, was previously a civil rights lawyer. She led the first state challenge to the Defense of Marriage Act, which banned same-sex marriage. Maura Healey's massive political success has sparked curiousity about the Massachusetts governor's personal life.