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Barbara L'Italien
Member of the Massachusetts Senate
from the 2nd Essex and Middlesex district
Assumed office
January 7, 2015
Preceded byBarry Finegold
Member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives
from the Eighteenth Essex district
In office
2003–2011
Preceded byDistrict Created
Succeeded byJames J. Lyons, Jr.
Andover School Committee
In office
March 2013 – January 2015
Preceded byRichard J Collins
Succeeded byAnnie W. Gilbert
Personal details
Born (1961-01-03) January 3, 1961 (age 63)
Passaic, New Jersey
Political partyDemocratic
SpouseKevin Hall[1]
ResidenceAndover, Massachusetts
Alma materMerrimack College, B.A. '84
ProfessionSocial Work
WebsiteMass.gov

Barbara A. L'Italien (born January 3, 1961) is an American politician from the state of Massachusetts and, as of January 2015, the State Senator from the 2nd Essex and Middlesex District. She was previously the director of government affairs for the Treasurer and Receiver-General of Massachusetts, Steve Grossman. From 2003 to January 2011 she was a member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives representing the 18th Essex District.

In 2017, she announced her candidacy for Congress, representing the MA 3rd Congressional District.

Early life and career

L'Italien was born in Passaic, New Jersey[2] and later graduated from Andover High School in 1978. She attended Merrimack College and graduated with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Political Science in 1984.

Prior to her election to the House of Representatives, L'Italien worked for Elder Services of Merrimack Valley as a case manager and with the Greater Lawrence Psychological Center working the elder abuse hotline for intakes and referrals.[1] She also worked with West Suburban Elder Services with the title of Supervisor of Case Management and Elder Abuse.

State government

Massachusetts House of Representatives

L’Italien is the first State Representative to represent the 18th Essex district, which was created by redistricting following the 2000 census.[citation needed] She held office from 2003 to 2011.[3]

In the district's first campaign in 2002, L’Italien defeated Republican Kathleen Sachs and unenrolled candidate Alfred DePietro, winning by less than 1000 votes (47–41% over Sachs). In 2004, she defended the seat against Republican Maria Marasco, winning with 58% of the vote. In 2006 and 2008, Republican Lawrence Brennan ran against L’Italien, but she defeated him with 56% of the vote in 2006 and 55% in 2008. In 2010 she was defeated for re-election by Andover Republican Jim Lyons, who won with 53% of the vote.[4]

Representative L'Italien was the author of the landmark legislation on Autism insurance coverage, House Bill 4935 (formerly H. 3809), which requires insurance companies to provide coverage of evidence-based, medically necessary autism therapies, such as applied behavior analysis.[5]

Treasury department

After her House term ended in January 2011, she became director of government affairs for the newly Treasurer and Receiver-General of Massachusetts, Steve Grossman until 2012.[6]

Massachusetts Senate

L'Italien was elected to the Massachusetts Senate in November 2014 to succeed Barry Finegold in the 2nd Essex and Middlesex seat.[7] She defeated Andover Republican Alex Vispoli in the general election (winning 50% of the vote). She took office January 7, 2015. In the 2016 election, she defeated Lawrence Republican Susan LaPlante winning in all four towns with over 63% of the vote. She currently serves as the Chair of the Joint Committee on Consumer Protection and Professional Licensure and the Joint Committee on Elder Affairs, as well as the Vice Chair of the Senate Committee on Bills in the Third Reading.

References

  1. ^ a b Paul Tennant (October 26, 2008). "L'Italien, Brennan fight it out for seat". EagleTribune.com. Community Newspaper Holdings, Inc. Retrieved August 2, 2010.
  2. ^ 2007–2008 Public Officers of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. {{cite book}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |coauthors= (help)
  3. ^ "State Representative Barbara L'Italien". Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Archived from the original on May 28, 2010. Retrieved May 18, 2010. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  4. ^ http://www.wickedlocal.com/northandover/newsnow/x782430528/Lyons-declares-victory-over-L-Italien-in-18th-Essex
  5. ^ "L'Italien pleased with passage of autism insurance law". Haverhill Gazette. Retrieved August 6, 2010.
  6. ^ Murphy, Matt (November 23, 2010). "Outgoing representative gets Treasury post". The Boston Globe. NY Times Co. Retrieved March 21, 2011.
  7. ^ http://www.andovertownsman.com/news/local_news/l-italien-ready-to-hit-senate-floor-running-credits-ground/article_2953557f-c4aa-5472-9b7e-bf737f766d05.html
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