Diane was a lifetime member of the Democratic State Committee, where she represented our Second Worcester District She was a member of the Democratic National Committee for Massachusetts, representing our state on the DNC for two terms, where she was a major advocate of Howard Dean’s “50 State Strategy” that carried the party to victory in 2006. She was an activist known and respected across the state, and was a personal confidant of Senator John Kerry, Senator Ted Kennedy, Shannon O’Brien, Tim Murray, Martha Coakley, Elizabeth Warren, and so many others. She was a proud Grafton resident, and dedicated member of our Grafton Democratic Town Committee.