Jump to content

Jerry Parisella

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Jerry Parisella
Member of the
Massachusetts House of Representatives
from the 6th Essex district
Incumbent
Assumed office
2011
Preceded byMary E. Grant
Personal details
Political partyDemocratic
ResidenceBeverly, Massachusetts
Alma materNew England School of Law
Emerson College
OccupationJournalist
Press Secretary
Lawyer
Politician

Jerald A. "Jerry" Parisella is an American politician who represents the 6th Essex district in the Massachusetts House of Representatives.[1]

Parisella graduated from Emerson College in 1988 with a bachelor's degree in journalism. He worked as a reporter for the Salem Evening News from 1989 until 1991, when he became Congressman Nicholas Mavroules' press secretary.[2]

In 1997, Parisella graduated from the New England School of Law. A year later he became an assistant city solicitor in Beverly, Massachusetts. In 2000, Parisella gave up his solicitor's job to join the law firm of Alexander & Femino, where he still practices. From 2006–2011, he was also an assistant city solicitor in Salem, Massachusetts.[3]

Parisella is a lieutenant colonel in the Massachusetts National Guard, serving as a Judge Advocate General. In 2011 he deployed to Iraq with the 804th Medical Brigade. He currently serves in the 151st Regional Support Group. He formerly served in the US. Army Reserves with State Rep Harold Naughton, Jr. and State Senator John Velis[2]

See also

[edit]

References

[edit]
  1. ^ Massachusetts Legislature profile
  2. ^ a b Drohan, Kerry (December 14, 2010). "Parisella gets calls to duty from Statehouse and Iraq". Boston Globe. Retrieved 15 March 2011.
  3. ^ Forman, Ethan (December 10, 2010). "New Beverly state rep ordered to Iraq". Lawrence Eagle-Tribune. Retrieved 15 March 2011.


Stub icon

This article about a member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.

Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Jerry_Parisella&oldid=1213802323"