“After nearly a quarter century of government service, including my thirteen years as an elected official, I have decided the time has come for me to explore a new and challenging way to continue my work to build a more equitable and accessible economy in our city, state, and region,” Forry said to the Boston Globe.
A member of the state legislature since 2005, Forry won her current seat in a 2013 special election upset, making her the first non-Irish Democrat to hold this position in over half a century.
Since then, Forry has become a member of the Massachusetts Black and Latino Legislative Caucus and a rising star in the legislative chamber, becoming assistant majority whip in 2017.
In accordance with Massachusetts’ state law, a special election date for the now-vacant state senate seat will be decided upon in the next twenty days.