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Jessica is a life-long Methuen resident who serves as Vice-Chair of the Greater Lawrence Vocational School representing Methuen. She graduated from Presentation of Mary Academy, and later served as a substitute teacher for Methuen Public Schools. She is a strong believer in the American dream and delivering opportunities to families. Her opponent Kathleen O’Connor Ives has voted against raising the minimum wage, the Dreamers, the Governors tax package, and has also voted to take away affordable housing and voted to make it harder for poor families to feed their kids.
Finocchiaro has 10 years of local small business experience in the education, banking, and real estate industries. She works at the Department of Mental Health, and serves as President of a mental health nonprofit. Jessica lost in the Primary 2014. Year endorsed: 2014