Editing Michael Dukakis (section)

== State legislature ==
[[File:1967 Michael Dukakis Massachusetts House of Representatives (1).png|thumb|200px|Dukakis while a member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives]] 
Dukakis served four terms in the [[Massachusetts House of Representatives]] between 1962 and 1970.<ref name=hri1>{{cite web |url=http://www.hri.org/hri/dukakis.html |title=Michael S. Dukakis |publisher=Hri.org |date=November 3, 1933 |access-date=April 5, 2015 |archive-date=April 8, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150408132653/http://www.hri.org/hri/dukakis.html |url-status=live }}</ref> In 1966, Dukakis unsuccessfully ran for [[Attorney General of Massachusetts]].<ref name="wtva1">{{cite web |title=Michael Dukakis Fast Facts |work=WTVA News |url=https://www.wtva.com/content/national/497875861.html |publisher=WTVA-TV |access-date=December 10, 2019 |archive-date=December 10, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191210030446/https://www.wtva.com/content/national/497875861.html |url-status=live }}</ref> In [[1970 Massachusetts gubernatorial election|1970]], Dukakis was the Democratic nominee for lieutenant governor on a ticket led by Boston mayor [[Kevin White (politician)|Kevin White]].<ref name="hri1" /> However, the Democratic ticket lost the 1970 gubernatorial election. After losing his bid for lieutenant governor, Dukakis returned to the private sector, practicing law and becoming a partner at [[Hill and Barlow]].<ref name="wtva1" />