John P. Slattery

John Slattery
official portrait, circa 1995
Member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives from the 12th Essex district
In office 1995–2003
Preceded by	Thomas Walsh
Succeeded by	Joyce Spiliotis
Member of the Peabody City Council
In office 1993–1994
Personal details
Born	(1958-04-05) April 5, 1958 (age 66) Beverly, Massachusetts
Political party	Democratic
Spouse	Nancy Slattery
Alma mater	Suffolk University Suffolk University Law School

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]

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.