Jerry Parisella
Jerry Parisella (Democratic Party) was a member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives, representing the 6th Essex District. He assumed office in 2011. He left office on January 1, 2025.
Parisella (Democratic Party) ran for re-election to the Massachusetts House of Representatives to represent the 6th Essex District. He won in the general election on November 5, 2024.
Biography
Parisella graduated from Emerson College and the New England School of Law. His professional experience includes working as an attorney at Alexander & Femino in Beverly, and Assistant City Solicitor for the City of Salem. Parisella has served in the Army Reserve since 1994.
Committee assignments
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2023-2024
Parisella was assigned to the following committees:
2021-2022
Parisella was assigned to the following committees:
2019-2020
Parisella was assigned to the following committees:
2017 legislative session
At the beginning of the 2017 legislative session, this legislator served on the following committees:
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• Public Safety and Homeland Security Joint, Chair |
• Public Service, Chair |
2015 legislative session
At the beginning of the 2015 legislative session, Parisella served on the following committees:
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• Veterans and Federal Affairs Joint, Chair |
2013-2014
At the beginning of the 2013 legislative session, Parisella served on the following committees:
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• Election Laws Joint |
• Transportation Joint |
• Veterans and Federal Affairs Joint, Vice chair |
2011-2012
In the 2011-2012 legislative session, Parisella served on the following committees:
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• Election Laws Joint |
• Municipalities and Regional Government Joint |
• Veterans and Federal Affairs Joint |
Sponsored legislation
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Elections
2024
See also: Massachusetts House of Representatives elections, 2024
General election
General election for Massachusetts House of Representatives 6th Essex District
Incumbent Jerry Parisella defeated Ty Vitale and Euplio Marciano in the general election for Massachusetts House of Representatives 6th Essex District on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | ![]() | Jerry Parisella (D) | 71.0 | 16,598 |
Ty Vitale (R) | 23.7 | 5,548 | ||
![]() | Euplio Marciano (All American) | 5.2 | 1,216 | |
Other/Write-in votes | 0.0 | 11 |
Total votes: 23,373 | ||||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Massachusetts House of Representatives 6th Essex District
Incumbent Jerry Parisella advanced from the Democratic primary for Massachusetts House of Representatives 6th Essex District on September 3, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | ![]() | Jerry Parisella | 99.7 | 4,045 |
Other/Write-in votes | 0.3 | 13 |
Total votes: 4,058 | ||||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Massachusetts House of Representatives 6th Essex District
Ty Vitale advanced from the Republican primary for Massachusetts House of Representatives 6th Essex District on September 3, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | Ty Vitale | 99.8 | 1,153 | |
Other/Write-in votes | 0.2 | 2 |
Total votes: 1,155 | ||||
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Endorsements
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2022
See also: Massachusetts House of Representatives elections, 2022
General election
General election for Massachusetts House of Representatives 6th Essex District
Incumbent Jerry Parisella won election in the general election for Massachusetts House of Representatives 6th Essex District on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | ![]() | Jerry Parisella (D) | 98.8 | 14,666 |
Other/Write-in votes | 1.2 | 183 |
Total votes: 14,849 | ||||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Massachusetts House of Representatives 6th Essex District
Incumbent Jerry Parisella advanced from the Democratic primary for Massachusetts House of Representatives 6th Essex District on September 6, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | ![]() | Jerry Parisella | 99.5 | 5,429 |
Other/Write-in votes | 0.5 | 30 |
Total votes: 5,459 | ||||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Massachusetts House of Representatives 6th Essex District
No candidate advanced from the primary.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
Ty Vitale (Write-in) | 54.5 | 60 | ||
Other/Write-in votes | 45.5 | 50 |
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Total votes: 110 | ||||
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2020
See also: Massachusetts House of Representatives elections, 2020
General election
General election for Massachusetts House of Representatives 6th Essex District
Incumbent Jerry Parisella defeated Euplio Marciano in the general election for Massachusetts House of Representatives 6th Essex District on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | ![]() | Jerry Parisella (D) | 79.8 | 17,910 |
![]() | Euplio Marciano (Unenrolled Independent) | 20.2 | 4,526 | |
Other/Write-in votes | 0.0 | 2 |
Total votes: 22,438 | ||||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Massachusetts House of Representatives 6th Essex District
Incumbent Jerry Parisella defeated Richard Canavan-Wagner in the Democratic primary for Massachusetts House of Representatives 6th Essex District on September 1, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | ![]() | Jerry Parisella | 77.2 | 7,201 |
![]() | Richard Canavan-Wagner ![]() | 22.7 | 2,114 | |
Other/Write-in votes | 0.2 | 15 |
Total votes: 9,330 | ||||
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2018
General election
General election for Massachusetts House of Representatives 6th Essex District
Incumbent Jerry Parisella defeated Donato Paglia in the general election for Massachusetts House of Representatives 6th Essex District on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | ![]() | Jerry Parisella (D) | 85.3 | 14,615 |
Donato Paglia (Unaffiliated) | 14.6 | 2,500 | ||
Other/Write-in votes | 0.1 | 9 |
Total votes: 17,124 | ||||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Massachusetts House of Representatives 6th Essex District
Incumbent Jerry Parisella defeated Euplio Marciano in the Democratic primary for Massachusetts House of Representatives 6th Essex District on September 4, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | ![]() | Jerry Parisella | 84.5 | 3,193 |
![]() | Euplio Marciano | 15.5 | 585 |
Total votes: 3,778 | ||||
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2016
Elections for the Massachusetts House of Representatives took place in 2016. The primary election took place on September 8, 2016, and the general election was held on November 8, 2016. The candidate filing deadline was June 7, 2016.
Incumbent Jerry Parisella defeated Daniel Fishman in the Massachusetts House of Representatives Sixth Essex District general election.[1][2]
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Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
Democratic | ![]() |
74.85% | 15,012 | |
United Independent | Daniel Fishman | 25.15% | 5,045 | |
Total Votes | 20,057 | |||
Source: Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth |
Incumbent Jerry Parisella ran unopposed in the Massachusetts House of Representatives Sixth Essex District Democratic Primary.[3][4]
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2014
Elections for the Massachusetts House of Representatives took place in 2014. A primary election was held on September 9, 2014, and a general election was held on November 4, 2014. The signature filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was June 3, 2014. Incumbent Jerry Parisella was unopposed in the Democratic primary and defeated Rick Marciano (L) in the general election.[5]
2012
Parisella won re-election in the 2012 election for Massachusetts House of Representatives Sixth Essex District. Parisella was unopposed in the September 6 Democratic primary and was unopposed in the general election, which took place on November 6, 2012.[6][7]
2010
Parisella won election to the Sixth Essex seat in 2010. He defeated Scott Houseman in the September 14 Democratic primary. He defeated Brett Schetzsle (R) in the general election on November 2, 2010.[8]
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9,111 | |||
Brett Schetzsle (R) | 5,996 |
Campaign themes
2024
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2022
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2020
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Campaign finance summary
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2024
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2023
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In 2023, the Massachusetts State Legislature was in session from January 4 to November 15.
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2022
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In 2022, the Massachusetts State Legislature was in session from January 5 to August 1.
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2021
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In 2021, the Massachusetts State Legislature was in session from January 6 to January 4.
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2020
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In 2020, the Massachusetts State Legislature was in session from January 1 to January 5.
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2019
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In 2019, the Massachusetts General Court was in session from January 2 through December 31.
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2018
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In 2018, the Massachusetts General Court was in formal session from January 3 to July 31. The legislature was in informal session from August 1 to December 31.
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2017
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In 2017, the Massachusetts General Court was in session from January 4 through November 15. The legislature held an informal session from November 16 to January 2.
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2016
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In 2016, the Massachusetts General Court was in session from January 6 through July 31.
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2015
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In 2015, the Massachusetts General Court was in session from January 7, 2015, through January 5, 2016.
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2014
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In 2014, the Massachusetts General Court was in session from January 14 through August 1.
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2013
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In 2013, the Massachusetts General Court was in session from January 2 to December 31.
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2012
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In 2012, the Massachusetts General Court was in session from January 4 through July 31.
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2011
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In 2011, the Massachusetts General Court was in session from January 5 through November 16.
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See also
2024 Elections
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Footnotes
- ↑ Massachusetts Secretary of State, "2016 State election candidates," accessed October 3, 2016
- ↑ Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, "Election data lookup," accessed December 20, 2016
- ↑ Massachusetts Secretary of State, "2016 Primary Candidates (Democratic)," accessed June 20, 2016
- ↑ Secretary of the Commonweath of Massachusetts, "Massachusetts Election Statistics," accessed October 14, 2016
- ↑ Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, "2014 State Primary Candidates," accessed September 9, 2014
- ↑ Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, "2012 State Primary Results," accessed February 13, 2014
- ↑ Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, "Return of Votes - For Massachusetts State Election - November 6, 2012," accessed February 13, 2014
- ↑ Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, "Return of Votes - For Massachusetts State Election - November 2, 2010," accessed February 13, 2014
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Preceded by - |
Massachusetts House of Representatives 6th Essex District 2011-2025 |
Succeeded by Hannah Bowen (D) |