predecessor party title spouse residence term_start article_title name occupation alma_mater
mary e. grant democrat member 6th essex district of the massachusetts house of representatives from the lisa parisella beverly , massachusetts 2011 jerry parisella
 jerry parisella journalist press secretary lawyer politician new england school of law emerson college
jerry parisella

jerald a. `` jerry '' parisella is an american politician who represents the 5th essex district in the massachusetts house of representatives .
parisella graduated from emerson college in 1988 with a bachelor 's degree in journalism .
he worked as a reporter for the `` salem evening news '' from 1989 until 1991 , when he became congressman nicholas mavroules ' press secretary .
in 1997 , parisella graduated from the new england school of law .
a year later he became an assistant city solicitor in beverly , massachusetts .
in 2000 , parisella gave up his solicitor 's job to join the law firm of alexander & femino , where he still practices .
from 2006 -- 2011 , he was also an assistant city solicitor in salem , massachusetts .
parisella is a major in the united states army reserve , serving as a judge advocate general .
in 2011 he deployed to afghanistan with the 804th medical brigade .
he currently serves in the 3rd lso with fellow state rep harold naughton , jr. .
