William (Mo) Cowan

Senator William Mo Cowan served Massachusetts in the U.S. Senate from 2013 to 2015 (113th Congress). Cowan was appointed to the Senate by Massachusetts Governor Deval Patrick on February 1, 2013, to succeed Senator John Kerry, who had resigned to become Secretary of State in the Obama Administration. Cowan was assigned to three committees: Agriculture, Commerce, and Small Business. He chaired the Agriculture Committee’s Subcommittee on Nutrition, Specialty Crops, Food and Agricultural Research. He also co-chaired the Commonwealth of Massachusetts Military Asset and Security Strategy Task Force. During his tenure in the 113th Congress, Cowan co-sponsored the Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act of 2013 (S. 47) which was signed into law. Cowan earned a bachelor’s degree in Sociology from Duke University and earned a Juris Doctor from Northeastern University School of Law.