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Richard M. HaggertyDEMDemocrat State Representative, 30th Middlesex District
14
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MAResidence (state)

Richard M. Haggerty is an American politician. He represents the 30th Middlesex District in the Massachusetts House of Representatives, representing the towns of Woburn and Reading. As State Representative, Richard serves as Vice-Chair of the Joint Committee on Community Development and Small Business, and serves on the Joint Committee on Financial Services, the Joint Committee on Telecommunications, Utility, and Energy, along with the House Standing Committee on Global Warming and Climate Change.Past experiences in the public service sector include his role as Woburn City Council President (2014-2019) and Alderman at Large (2010-2019).Richard also serves on the board of the Woburn Friends of VNA, is a board member of the Middlesex County Child Sexual Abuse Prevention Partnership, and is an active member of the Woburn Elks and the Woburn Historical Society.

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Education3 - 3 of 1
University of New Hampshire
Bachelor's Political Science and Government
1998 - 2002
Past Positions1 - 3 of 3
Representative
Commonwealth of Massachusetts House of Representatives
2019 - Current
Alderman at Large
City of Woburn, Massachusetts
2010 - 2019
President
Woburn City Council
2014 - 2019
Other Experience1 - 12 of 12
Board Member
Middlesex County Child Sexual Abuse Prevention Partnership (MCCSAPP)
2014 - Current
Member
Woburn Lodge of Elks
2011 - Current
Board Member
University of New Hampshire Alumni Golf Tournament Committee
2010 - Current
Board Member
Woburn Friends of VNA Hospice Care
2010 - Current
Member
Massachusetts Municipal Councillors' Association
2010 - Current
Member
Woburn Historical Society
2009 - Current
Member
University of New Hampshire Alumni Association
2002 - Current
Former Member
Joint Committee on Education, Massachusetts State House of Representatives
Former Member
Joint Committee on Environment, Natural Resources and Agriculture, Massachusetts State House of Representatives
Former Member
Global Warming and Climate Change Committee, Massachusetts State House of Representatives
Former Member
Joint Committee on Community Development and Small Business, Massachusetts State House of Representatives
Former Member
Joint Committee on Financial Services, Massachusetts State House of Representatives