Leonard Mirra

Leonard Mirra is a Republican member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives, representing the Second Essex district. He was first elected to the chamber in 2012.

Biography

Mirra's professional experience includes owning a small business that specializes in advertising and publicity campaigns.^[1]

Committee assignments

2015 legislative session

At the beginning of the 2015 legislative session, Mirra served on the following committees:

Massachusetts Committee Assignments, 2015
• Ethics
• Community Development and Small Businesses Joint
• Telecommunications, Utilities and Energy Joint

2013-2014

At the beginning of the 2013 legislative session, Mirra served on the following committees:

Massachusetts Committee Assignments, 2013
• Community Development and Small Business Joint
• Health Care Financing Joint
• Telecommunication, Utilities and Energy Joint

Issues

Campaign themes

Mirra's website highlighted the following campaign themes:^[1]

Restore Trust in our Government

• Excerpt: "Eliminate the ‘double dipping’ culture and restrict the unchecked accumulation of sick and vacation day payouts."

Strengthen our Economy

• Excerpt: "We need to change current business regulations to reduce red tape and simplify the process of doing business in our Commonwealth."

Taxes and Waste

• Excerpt: "We need to focus on reducing wasteful spending and eliminate the squandering of our financial resources."

Education

• Excerpt: "We have a responsibility to provide the very best education to each and every child in our Commonwealth. Education is the foundation of the future success of each child and assures the continued growth and prosperity of our state."

Security

• Excerpt: "Our Commonwealth needs to be fully compliant with the Secure Communities program which would allow Massachusetts Law Enforcement to use simple fingerprinting to identify and report dangerous illegal alien criminals to the appropriate Federal Agency."

Sponsored legislation

The following table lists bills sponsored by this legislator. Bills are monitored by BillTrack50 and sorted by action history.

Elections

2016

See also: Massachusetts House of Representatives elections, 2016

Elections for the office of Massachusetts House of Representatives took place in 2016. The primary election took place on September 8, 2016, and the general election was held on November 8, 2016. The candidate filing deadline was June 7, 2016.

Incumbent Leonard Mirra ran unopposed in the Massachusetts House of Representatives Second Essex District general election.^[2][3]

2014

See also: Massachusetts House of Representatives elections, 2014

Elections for the office of Massachusetts House of Representatives took place in 2014. A primary election was held on September 9, 2014, and a general election was held on November 4, 2014. The signature filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was June 3, 2014. Incumbent Leonard Mirra defeated Edward Watson in the Republican primary and was unopposed in the general election.^[4]

2012

See also: Massachusetts House of Representatives elections, 2012

Mirra won election in the 2012 election for Massachusetts House of Representatives Second Essex District. He defeated Gary Fowler and Robert Cronin in the September 6 Republican primary and defeated Barry Fogel (D) in the general election, which took place on November 6, 2012.^[5][6][7]

Massachusetts House of Representatives, Second Essex District, General Election, 2012
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Leonard Mirra	52.2%	12,663
	Democratic	Barry Fogel	47.8%	11,583
Total Votes				24,246

Massachusetts House of Representatives, Second Essex District Republican Primary, 2012
Candidate	Vote %	Votes
Leonard Mirra	44.3%	1,331
Robert Cronin	39%	1,172
Gary Fowler	16.7%	502
Total Votes		3,005

Scorecards

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See also: State legislative scorecards and State legislative scorecards in Massachusetts

Legislative scorecards are used to evaluate elected public officials based on voting record. Some scorecards are created by political advocacy groups with a focus on specific issues; others are developed by newspapers and are broad in scope. Scorecards are meant to be used as a tool for voters to have a quick picture of whether their views align with a particular legislator's record.

Because scorecards can be specific to particular issues or general to a state’s legislative term, each report should be considered on its own merits. Each entity that publishes these reports uses different methodologies and definitions for the terms used.

An overview for scorecards in all 50 states can be found on this page. To contribute to the list of Massachusetts scorecards, email suggestions to [email protected].

2015-2016

• Massachusetts Fiscal Alliance

• Legislators are scored on bills of interest to an organization advocating economically conservative policy.

• Planned Parenthood: House and Senate 2015 Scorecard

• Legislators are rated on "voting record and co-sponsorship history, public statements, and other factors."^[8]

• The American Conservative Union

Legislators are scored on their votes on key conservative issues.

2013-2014

In 2013, the Massachusetts General Court was in session from January 2 to December 31. In 2014, the Massachusetts General Court was in session from January 14 through August 1.

• Associated Industries of Massachusetts: 2013-2014 Legislative Scorecard

• Legislators are scored on bills of interest to an organization of employers.

• Massachusetts Fiscal Alliance: 2013-2014 Scorecard

• Legislators are scored on bills of interest to an organization advocating economically conservative policy.

• Massachusetts League of Environmental Voters: 2013 Scorecard

• Legislators are scored on environmental issues.

• Progressive Massachusetts: 2013-2014 House and Senate Roll Call Votes

• Legislators are scored on bills selected by a "statewide, grassroots [organization] for progressive change in Massachusetts."^[9]

• Environmental League of Massachusetts: 2013-2014 Scorecard

• Legislators are scored on environmental issues.

• The American Conservative Union: 2014 Scorecard

Legislators are scored on their votes on key conservative issues.

Personal

Mirra has two children.^[10]

Recent news

This section displays the most recent stories in a Google news search for the term "Leonard + Mirra + Massachusetts + House"

See also

• Massachusetts House of Representatives
• House Committees
• Joint Committees
• Massachusetts state legislative districts
• Massachusetts State Legislature

External links

• Office website
• Profile from Open States
• Biography from Project Vote Smart
• Legislative profile from Project Vote Smart
• Leonard Mirra on Facebook
• Leonard Mirra on Twitter

Footnotes

Political offices
Preceded by Harriett Stanley (D)	Massachusetts House of Representatives Essex 2 2013–present	Succeeded by NA

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