Barry R. Finegold

Barry R. Finegold DEMDemocrat

State Senator, 2nd Essex And Middlesex District

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Barry R. FinegoldDEMDemocrat State Senator, 2nd Essex And Middlesex District
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Barry R. Finegold (March 3, 1971 in Norwood, Massachusetts) currently serves as a Democratic member of the Massachusetts Senate representing the Second Essex and Middlesex district since 2019. He previously served from January 2011 to January 2015. He is a former state representative of the 17th Essex district in Massachusetts. In January 2014, he announced that he would be a candidate for the Democratic nomination for Treasurer and Receiver-General of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. On September 9, 2014, Finegold lost in the Democratic primary to Deb Goldberg, who was elected Treasurer in November 2014.

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Education5 - 5 of 3
John F. Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University
MPA
2001 - 2003
Massachusetts School of Law in Andover
JD Law
1994 - 1998
Franklin and Marshall College
BA Government/Business
1989 - 1993
Past Positions1 - 4 of 4
Representative
Commonwealth of Massachusetts House of Representatives
1997 - 2010
Member
Andover Board of Selectmen
Employee
Qualia Labs, Incorporated
2015 - 2016
Partner
Dalton & Finegold, Limited Liability Partnership
2000 - Current
Other Experience1 - 13 of 13
Member
Fidelity House
Current
Member
Friends of Lawrence High Basketball
Current
Coach
Andover Youth Football, present
Member
Service Club of Andover, present
Former Chair
Joint Committee on Telecommunications, Utilities and Energy, Commonwealth of Massachusetts House of Representatives
Former Chair
Joint Committee on Election Laws, Massachusetts State Senate
Former Member
Joint Committee on Public Service, Massachusetts State Senate
Former Member
Joint Committee on Consumer Protection and Professional Licensure, Massachusetts State Senate
Former Member
Personnel and Administration Committee, Commonwealth of Massachusetts Senate
Former Member
Joint Committee on Export Development, Massachusetts State Senate
Former Member
Joint Committee on Ways and Means, Massachusetts State Seante
Former Member
Ways and Means Committee, Massachusetts State Senate
Former Vice Chair
Joint Committee on State Administration and Regulatory Oversight, Commonwealth of Massachusetts Senate
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