Barry P. Fogel  (Dem)
Candidate for State Representative - Second Essex District
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  • Party: Democrat
  • Incumbent: No
  • Headquarters: PO Box 237 West Newbury, MA 01985
  • Age: 58
  • Occupation: Lawyer
  • Family: Wife Dianna, daughter Ella
  • City / Town: West Newbury
  • Education: Law degree, American University, Washington, D.C.
    BA in earth and environmental sciences and secondary school teacher certification, Wesleyan University, Middletown, Connecticut.
  • Experience: Attorney in private practice for 23 years in land use, environmental, and energy law.
    Regional director, Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection, Central Region, Worcester.
    Deputy general counsel, Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection.
    Chief of staff / Chairman, Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority.
    Staff attorney, Washington D.C. City Council, Committee on Transportation and Environmental Affairs.
    Teacher, secondary school sciences.
    Member and vice-chairman, West Newbury Conservation Commission (9 years).
    Member, West Newbury Town Democratic Committee.
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Leonard Mirra
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The House of Representatives, the lower house of the bicameral state Legislature, is composed of 160 members elected from 14 counties, each divided into single-member electoral districts. Each member represents about 40,000 residents; their districts are named for the counties they are in. Representatives serve two-year terms with no term limits. In the current session, there are 127 Democrats and 33 Republicans. The current Speaker of the House is Democrat Robert DeLeo of the 19th Suffolk District (Winthrop). The majority leader is Ronald Mariano of the 3rd Norfolk District (Quincy). The Republican minority leader is Bradley Jones Jr. of the 20th Middlesex District (North Reading).

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  • THURSDAY, NOV. 1 | US Senate candidate Elizabeth Warren campaign appearance, 2 to 3 p.m., McKay's Breakfast & Lunch, 144 Franklin St., Quincy
  • THURSDAY, NOV. 1 | US Senate candidate Elizabeth Warren campaign appearance, 3:45 to 4:45 p.m., Christo's Restaurant, 782 Crescent St., Brockton
  • THURSDAY, NOV. 1 | US Sen. Scott Brown Bus Tour Kickoff Rally with US Rep. GOP candidate Richard Tisei and incumbent GOP state Rep. Donald Wong, Americal Civic Center, 467 Main St., Wakefield
  • THURSDAY, NOV. 1 | US Senate candidate Elizabeth Warren campaign rally with former US Rep. Barney Frank, 5:30 to 7 p.m., United Fisherman's Club, 639 Orchard St., New Bedford
  • THURSDAY, NOV. 1 | US Senate candidate Elizabeth Warren event, 5:30 to 7 p.m., West End Gym, 900 Lawrence St., Lowell
  • THURSDAY, NOV. 1 | President Barack Obama campaign appearances in Boulder, Colorado; Las Vegas, Nevada, and Springfield, Ohio
  • THURSDAY, NOV. 1 | Vice President Joe Biden campaign events in Iowa and Pennsylvania
  • FRIDAY, NOV. 2 | US Sen. Scott Brown bus tour rally, noon, Leominster
  • FRIDAY, NOV. 2 | President Barack Obama campaign events in Ohio
  • FRIDAY, NOV. 2 | GOP rally with presidential candidate Mitt Romney, running mate Paul Ryan, and wife Ann Romney, 7:30 to 8:30 p.m., The Square at Union Centre, West Chester, Ohio
  • TUESDAY, NOV. 6 | Election Day