Roberta Goldman

{{use mdy dates|date=May 2026}} {{Infobox officeholder | honorific_prefix = | name = Roberta Goldman | honorific_suffix = | image = 1985 Roberta Goldman Massachusetts House of Representatives.png | caption = Goldman, circa 1985 | alt = | state_house = Massachusetts | district = [[Massachusetts House of Representatives' 11th Worcester district|11th Worcester]] | term_start = January 2, 1985 | term_end = January 6, 1987 | predecessor = | successor = [[Peter Blute]] | prior_term = | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1938|3|30}} | birth_place = [[Cambridge, Massachusetts]] | death_date = | death_place = | party = [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]] }} '''Roberta R. Goldman''' (born March 30, 1938 in [[Cambridge, Massachusetts]]) is an American politician who served one term in the [[Massachusetts House of Representatives]].

== Biography == Goldman was born on March 30, 1938 in [[Cambridge, Massachusetts]]. She received her [[Bachelor of Arts]] and [[Master of Education]] from [[Boston University]], and her [[Master of Arts in Special Education]] from [[Assumption University (Worcester)|Assumption College]]. Outside of being a politician, Goldman worked as a teacher in [[Shrewsbury, Massachusetts]], where she served on the local Democratic Town Committee.<ref name="publicofficers">{{cite book |last=O'Neill |first=Edward B. |last2=MacQueen |first2=Robert E. |title=1985-1986 Public Officers of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts |page=147 |url=https://archive.org/details/publicofficersof19851986bost/page/147/mode/2up |access-date=2026-05-19}}</ref>

She was first elected to the Massachusetts House of Representatives in 1984, beating Republican Richard Aronovitz by 94 votes.<ref>{{cite news |title=McGee vows to complete term |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-daily-item-mcgee-vows-to-complete-te/197816801/ |newspaper=[[The Daily Item (Lynn)|The Daily Item]] |date=1984-11-07 |page=9 |via=[[Newspapers.com]] |url-access=limited |access-date=2026-05-19}}</ref> She ran for re-election in 1986, but lost to Republican challenger [[Peter Blute]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Democrats hold seats in Legislature, GOP loses 1 |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-boston-globe/40617616/|newspaper=[[The Boston Globe]] |date=1986-11-06 |page=32 |via=[[Newspapers.com]] |url-access=limited |access-date=2026-05-19}}</ref>

In 2000, Goldman served as an elector from Massachusetts in the [[2000 United States presidential election]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Over: Election is official |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-herald-news-over-election-is-offici/197819074/|newspaper=[[The Herald News]] |date=2000-12-19 |page=5 |via=[[Newspapers.com]] |url-access=limited |access-date=2026-05-19}}</ref>

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