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Portrait of James Arena-DeRosa

Arena-DeRosa, James

RepresentativeDemocratEighth Middlesex

Official Record

  • Chamber House of Representatives
  • Political Offices
    • Holliston Finance Committee, Chair Holliston Democratic Town Committee

Personal Information

  • Place of Birth Boston, Massachusetts
  • Marital Status Married
  • Children 2
  • Residence Holliston
  • Hobbies Gardening

Education & Career

Education

  • Xavier High School
  • B.A. Harvard University

Occupation

Public Administration/Public Advocate/Educator/

Previous Employment

  • Special Assistant to the Secretary of State
  • Northeast Regional Administrator, U.S. Department of Agriculture Food and Nutrition Service
  • Director of Public Advocacy, Oxfam America
  • SEIU Union Leader
  • New England Director, Peace Corps
  • Northeast Regional Administrator for the United States Department of Agriculture Food and Nutrition Service.

Organizations

  • SEIU Local 285
  • Massachusetts Farmers Markets Board of Directors
  • Youth baseball coach
  • volunteer, Celebrate Holliston Day
  • volunteer photographer Holliston High School Theater
  • Miracle of Help Sierra Leone, Africa, board of directors
  • Dante Allghiere Cutural Society board of governors
  • Sons of Italy Scholarship Commission
  • Xaverian Brothers High School Alumni Association
  • Harvard-Radcliffe Alumni Association/Reunion Committee

Election Results

ContestResult
PrimaryJames Arena-DeRosa, ran unopposed, 4,295
GeneralJamea Arena-DeRosa (D), ran unopposed, 20,170

Related Records

Interest Group Ratings

OrganizationRating
Massachusetts Fiscal Alliance0%
Progressive Massachusetts90%

Campaign Finances

Beginning Balance$47,193.78
Receipts$29,988.49
Expenditures$11,238.81
Ending Balance$65,956.25