Editing Paul Cellucci (section)

==Early life and career==
[[File:1979 Argeo Cellucci Massachusetts House of Representatives (cropped).png|thumb|left|upright|Cellucci as a State Representative in 1979]]
{{see also|1985–1986 Massachusetts legislature|1987–1988 Massachusetts legislature|1989–1990 Massachusetts legislature|1990 Massachusetts gubernatorial election|1994 Massachusetts gubernatorial election}}
Cellucci was born in [[Hudson, Massachusetts]], into a political family, the son of Priscilla M. (née Rose) and Argeo R. Cellucci Jr. His father was of Italian descent from the small [[Lazio]] village of [[San Donato Val di Comino]], and his mother was of Irish ancestry.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.telegram.com/article/20130609/NEWS/106099672/-1/NEWS05|title=Funeral arrangements set for former Gov. Paul Cellucci|author1=Shaun Sutner|author2=Paula J. Owen|website=Telegram.com|access-date=April 23, 2018}}</ref>

He graduated from [[Hudson Catholic High School (Hudson, Massachusetts)|Hudson Catholic High School]], [[Boston College]] (BA, 1970), and [[Boston College Law School]] (JD, 1973).<ref name="Bookref">{{cite book |last=Duncan |first=Phil |date=December 1997 |title=Politics In America, 1998: The 105th Congress |publisher=[[Congressional Quarterly]] |isbn=9780871879172}}</ref> He and his wife Jan were married in 1972.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.metrowestdailynews.com/article/20130615/News/306159952|title=Hudson says goodbye to Paul Cellucci|first=Jeff Malachowski/Daily News|last=staff|website=MetroWest Daily News, Framingham, MA}}</ref> They had two daughters, Kate and Anne (who is married to [[Brunei]]-born Canadian hockey player [[Craig Adams (hockey player)|Craig Adams]]). He served in the [[United States Army Reserve]] from 1970 to 1978, reaching the rank of [[Captain (United States O-3)|Captain]].<ref name="bookref2">{{cite book |last= Gallagher |first=Bradley N. |date=December 2003 |title=Tips From The Top: Advice For A Young Person From 125 Of America's Most Successful People |publisher=[[Trafford Publishing]] |isbn=9781412001519}}</ref>

He was a [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]], and held the distinction of never losing an election over his three decades in elected office in overwhelmingly Democratic Massachusetts.  Cellucci was first elected to public office as a member of the Hudson Charter Commission in 1970. Subsequently, he was elected to the Hudson Board of Selectmen, on which he served from 1971 to 1977.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/sfgate/obituary.aspx?n=argeo-paul-cellucci&pid=165212450|title=Argeo Paul Cellucci: 1948 - 2013|website=San Francisco Chronicle|access-date=April 23, 2018}}</ref> In 1976, he was elected to the [[Massachusetts House of Representatives]] where he served until 1985. He then became a member of the [[Massachusetts Senate]], serving from 1985 to 1991. From 1991 to 1999 he was [[Lieutenant Governor of Massachusetts]].