Paul Cellucci was elected to the Hudson Charter Commission in 1970 and one year later won a seat on the Hudson Board of Selectment where he served until 1977. In 1976 he was elected to the Massachusetts House of Representatives and in 1984 was elected to the Massachusetts Senate. On November 6, 1990, Cellucci was elected Lieutenant Governor of Massachusetts on a ticket with William F. Weld. He became Governor of Massachusetts on July 29, 1997. Cellucci received his law degree from Boston College Law School in 1973 and in 1970 graduated from the Boston College School of Management.