John P. Slattery

John P. Slattery (born April 5, 1958) is an American former politician who represented the 12th Essex district in the Massachusetts House of Representatives from 1995 to 2003 and was a Peabody, Massachusetts City Counclior from 1993 to 1994.[1]

John Slattery
Member of the
Massachusetts House of Representatives
from the 12th Essex district
In office
1995–2003
Preceded byThomas Walsh
Succeeded byJoyce Spiliotis
Personal details
Born (1958-04-05) April 5, 1958
Beverly, Massachusetts
Political partyDemocratic
SpouseNancy Slattery
Alma materSuffolk University
Suffolk University Law School

While originally a staunch supporter of the death penalty, Slattery later came to oppose it, with his vote against a 1997 bill to reinstate the practice in Massachusetts causing the resolution to fail.[2]

Slattery ran for lieutenant governor of Massachusetts in 2002, but lost the Democratic nomination to Chris Gabrieli.[3] He was a candidate for mayor of Peabody in 2005, but lost to incumbent Michael Bonfanti.[4] In 2012, John announced his plans to run for Massachusetts State Senate.[5] He lost the Democratic primary to Joan Lovely, then a member of the Salem city council.[6]

References
  1. 2001–2002 Public Officers of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
  2. Cassidy, Tina (November 7, 1997). "No death penalty, by one vote". The Boston Globe. Retrieved January 6, 2012.
  3. Massachusetts Election Statistics 2002.
  4. Roman, Jesse (January 4, 2011). "Mayor out of 2011 race". The Salem News. Retrieved March 18, 2011.
  5. Roman, Jesse (January 19, 2012). "Slattery announces run for state Senate seat". The Salem News. The Salem News. Retrieved April 4, 2015.
  6. Leighton, Paul (September 7, 2012). "A disappointing defeat for Slattery in Senate race". The Salem News. The Salem News. Retrieved April 4, 2015.


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