Patricia Haddad
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Patricia A. Haddad is an American politician who represents the 5th Bristol district in the Massachusetts House of Representatives
and is the current Speaker pro Tempore of the House.
Prior to serving in the General Court
, Haddad spent 14 years as a teacher in Somerset, Massachusetts
and was a member of that town's school committee from 1993–2001.
Massachusetts House of Representatives
The Massachusetts House of Representatives is the lower house of the Massachusetts General Court, the state legislature of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. It is composed of 160 members elected from single-member electoral districts across the Commonwealth. Representatives serve two-year terms...
and is the current Speaker pro Tempore of the House.
Prior to serving in the General Court
Massachusetts General Court
The Massachusetts General Court is the state legislature of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. The name "General Court" is a hold-over from the Colonial Era, when this body also sat in judgment of judicial appeals cases...
, Haddad spent 14 years as a teacher in Somerset, Massachusetts
Somerset, Massachusetts
Somerset is a town in Bristol County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 18,234 at the 2000 census. It is the birthplace and hometown of Clifford Milburn Holland , the chief engineer and namesake of the Holland Tunnel in New York City....
and was a member of that town's school committee from 1993–2001.