# Peter Forman > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Peter_Forman > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Peter_Forman.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter_Forman > Source revision: 1351295072 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) For the English cricketer, see [Peter Forman (cricketer)](/source/Peter_Forman_(cricketer)). **Peter Forman** (born April 28, 1958, in [Plymouth, Massachusetts](/source/Plymouth,_Massachusetts)) is an American former politician who served as a member of the [Massachusetts House of Representatives](/source/Massachusetts_House_of_Representatives), Sheriff of [Plymouth County, Massachusetts](/source/Plymouth_County,_Massachusetts), and as a member of the [Paul Celucci](/source/Paul_Celucci) and [Jane M. Swift](/source/Jane_M._Swift) administrations. ## Massachusetts House of Representatives Forman represented the 1st Plymouth District in the [Massachusetts House of Representatives](/source/Massachusetts_House_of_Representatives) from 1981 to 1995. He was the minority whip from 1989 to 1991 and in 1991 succeeded the departing [Steven Pierce](/source/Steven_Pierce) as House Minority Leader.[1] Forman was a candidate for [Secretary of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts](/source/Secretary_of_the_Commonwealth_of_Massachusetts) in [1994](/source/Massachusetts_general_election,_1994), but lost in the Republican primary to State Senator [Arthur E. Chase](/source/Arthur_E._Chase).[2] ## Sheriff of Plymouth County On November 21, 1994, Forman was appointed by [Governor](/source/Governor_of_Massachusetts) [William Weld](/source/William_Weld) to serve as Plymouth County Sheriff.[3] In 1996 he defeated Patricia Lawton in a special election to finish the term of former sheriff [Peter Flynn](/source/Peter_Flynn_(sheriff)).[4] He was elected to his first full term in 1998; defeating [Halifax](/source/Halifax,_Massachusetts) Selectman Troy Garron.[5] Forman resigned as sheriff less than a year later to join the Cellucci administration.[6] ## Cellucci and Swift administrations Forman joined the Cellucci administration as deputy secretary of administration and finance.[6] When [Jane M. Swift](/source/Jane_M._Swift) succeeded Cellucci as governor, she named Forman her chief of staff.[7] As Swift's chief of staff, Forman helped the acting governor in her attempt to remove [Christy Mihos](/source/Christy_Mihos) and [Jordan Levy](/source/Jordan_Levy) from the Massachusetts Turnpike Authority board and with the shakeup at the [Massachusetts Port Authority](/source/Massachusetts_Port_Authority) following the [September 11 attacks](/source/September_11_attacks). While Swift was on a "working maternity leave" following the birth of her twin daughters, Forman carried out many key duties of the governor's office.[8] Forman was fired by Swift on January 23, 2002.[9] Following his dismissal, he worked without pay to help Swift's running mate [Patrick Guerriero](/source/Patrick_Guerriero) prepare to face [Jim Rappaport](/source/Jim_Rappaport) at the Republican Convention.[10] ## South Shore Chamber of Commerce Forman was president and CEO of the South Shore Chamber of Commerce from 2004 until his retirement in 2024.[11] He was succeeded by former [Massachusetts State Treasurer](/source/Treasurer_and_Receiver-General_of_Massachusetts) [Tim Cahill](/source/Tim_Cahill_(Massachusetts_politician)).[12] ## References 1. [*1993–1994 Public Officers of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts*](https://archive.org/stream/publicofficersof19931994bost#page/48/mode/2up) 1. [*Massachusetts Election Statistics 1994*](https://archive.org/stream/massachusettsele1994mass#page/136/mode/2up). 1994. 1. Wong, Doris Sue (November 22, 1994). ["Weld taps outgoing House GOP leader for job of Plymouth County sheriff"](https://web.archive.org/web/20121106120914/http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/boston/access/62038978.html?FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT). *Boston Globe*. Archived from [the original](https://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/boston/access/62038978.html?FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT) on November 6, 2012. Retrieved 18 April 2011. 1. [*Massachusetts Election Statistics 1996*](https://archive.org/stream/massachusettsele1996mass#page/528/mode/2up). 1996. 1. [*Massachusetts Election Statistics 1998*](https://archive.org/stream/massachusettsele1998mass#page/398/mode/2up). 1998. 1. Battenfeld, Joe (October 13, 1999). ["Plymouth sheriff Forman to take state finance post"](https://web.archive.org/web/20121106120938/http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/bostonherald/access/45553343.html?dids=45553343:45553343&FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT). *Boston Herald*. Archived from [the original](https://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/bostonherald/access/45553343.html?dids=45553343:45553343&FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT) on November 6, 2012. Retrieved 18 April 2011. 1. Preer, Robert (April 22, 2001). ["Forman's New Job a Plus for Region"](https://web.archive.org/web/20121106120950/http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/boston/access/71732390.html?dids=71732390:71732390&FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT). *Boston Globe*. Archived from [the original](https://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/boston/access/71732390.html?dids=71732390:71732390&FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT) on November 6, 2012. Retrieved 18 April 2011. 1. Macero Jr., Cosmo (May 9, 2001). "Docs admit Swift - Gov hospitalized with contractions". *Boston Herald* 1. Gayle Fee & Laura Raposa (January 23, 2002). ["Inside Track; Kerry stands Pat on Super Bowl"](https://web.archive.org/web/20121106121009/http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/bostonherald/access/101692154.html?dids=101692154:101692154&FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT). *Boston Herald*. Archived from [the original](https://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/bostonherald/access/101692154.html?dids=101692154:101692154&FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT) on November 6, 2012. Retrieved 18 April 2011. 1. Ebbert, Stephanie (February 16, 2002). ["Ex-Swift Aide Seeks Retirement Benefit: State Board Rejects Forman Application"](https://web.archive.org/web/20121106121026/http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/boston/access/109079608.html?dids=109079608:109079608&FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT). *Boston Globe*. Archived from [the original](https://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/boston/access/109079608.html?dids=109079608:109079608&FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT) on November 6, 2012. Retrieved 18 April 2011. 1. ["South Shore Chamber of Commerce Launches Search to Find New President & Chief Executive Officer"](https://www.southshorechamber.org/chamberblog/south-shore-chamber-of-commerce-launches-search-to-find-new-president-chief-executive-officer). *South Shore Chamber of Commerce*. Retrieved 31 March 2026. 1. ["Welcome our new President & CEO"](https://www.southshorechamber.org/chamberblog/archives/12-2024). *South Shore Chamber of Commerce*. Retrieved 31 March 2026. --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Peter Forman](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter_Forman) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter_Forman?action=history)). Available under [Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/). Changes may have been made.