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Revision as of 03:16, 23 May 2020

Sheila Harrington
File:Sheila Harrington-photo.jpg
Harrington in 2017
Member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives from the 1st Middlesex District
Assumed office
January 5, 2011
Preceded byRobert Hargraves
Personal details
BornSeptember 8th, 1960
Salem, Massachusetts
Political partyRepublican
Spouse
Steve Harrington
(date missing)
Children3
EducationProvidence College (AB)
New England Law Boston (JD)
ProfessionAttorney
Salary$66,257 [1]
WebsiteGovernment Website
Official Website
Business Website

Sheila Curran Harrington is an American state legislator serving in the Massachusetts House of Representatives from Groton, Massachusetts in the Republican party.[2] She represents the 1st Middlesex District which includes the towns of Groton, Dunstable, Pepperell, Townsend, Ashby and a precinct in Ayer and Devens. She serves as Ranking Member on the Judiciary Committee and as a member of both the Committee on Rules and the House Committee on Personnel and Administration. She previously served as the Ranking Member on the House Post Audit and Oversight Committee and as a Member of the Veterans and Federal Affairs Committee. She is currently serving her fifth term, since 2011.

Early life and education

Sheila Harrington was born in Salem, Massachusetts and grew up in Danvers, Massachusetts. She attended high school in Peabody at Bishop Fenwick High School[2] She then attended Providence College and earned a Bachelor of Arts in Social Work in 1982. Following college, she attended the New England School of Law and was admitted to the Massachusetts Bar in 1986.[2][3]

Career

Sheila has been a practicing attorney in Massachusetts for over 30 years. She continues to have a law practice in Groton, Massachusetts along with two other attorneys.

Electoral History

2010 Massachusetts House of Representatives General Election, 1st Middlesex District
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Sheila Harrington 10,378 62.5
Democrat Jesse Reich 6,222 38.5
2012 Massachusetts House of Representatives General Election, 1st Middlesex District
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Sheila Harrington 17,592 100
Unopposed N/A N/A N/A
2014 Massachusetts House of Representatives General Election, 1st Middlesex District
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Sheila Harrington 9,958 64.3
Democrat Gene Rauhala 5,530 35.7
2016 Massachusetts House of Representatives General Election, 1st Middlesex District
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Sheila Harrington 14,984 65.2
Democrat Matthew T. Meneghini 8,003 34.8
2018 Massachusetts House of Representatives General Election, 1st Middlesex District
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Sheila Harrington 15,340 100
Unopposed N/A N/A N/A

References

  1. ^ "Statewide Payroll". Retrieved May 21, 2020.
  2. ^ a b c "About Sheila". Sheila Harrington for Massachusetts State Representative. The Committee to Elect Sheila Harrington. Retrieved 19 April 2015.
  3. ^ "Sheila C. Harrington". malegislature.gov. Retrieved 19 April 2015.