Representative Leonard Mirra represents the Second Essex District, which includes Georgetown, Groveland, Merrimac, Newbury, West Newbury, part of Boxford, and part of Haverhill. Following redistricting in 2021, Rep. Mirra’s district will include: Georgetown, Hamilton, Ipswich, Newbury, Rowley, and part of Topsfield.

Rep. Mirra is currently a member of the Joint Committee on Community Development and Small Businesses, the Joint Committee on Telecommunications, Utilities, and Energy, and the Joint Committee on Health Care Financing.

Rep. Mirra worked in the construction industry for 30 years, and is now a full-time legislator. He is a member of the Boston College class of ’86 and the Woburn High School class of ’82. Some of Rep. Mirra’s interests include current events, economics, fishing, and organic gardening.

Over his career he has secured important funding to bring back to the district. Through his own and collaborative efforts on Beacon Hill, the Second Essex District has seen the following funding: 

Bill Amount Town Project
FY23 Budget $100,000 Haverhill NECCO Haverhill College Promise Program
FY23 Budget (Cosponsor) $50,000 Haverhill Cogswell ArtSpace
FY23 Budget $25,000 Georgetown Pentucked Pond and Rock Pond
FY23 Budget $25,000 Newbury Council on Aging Van
FY22 Budget $25,000 West Newbury Intersection Safety Audit
FY22 Budget $45,000 Merrimac ADA Compliant Curb Cuts
FY22 Budget $40,000 Newbury Firefighter Turnout Gear
FY22 Budget $25,000 Groveland Johnson’s Pond
FY22 Budget (Cosponsor) $25,000 Haverhill Creative Haverhill
FY22 Budget (Cosponsor) $25,000 Haverhill
Violence Intervention and Prevention Program
FY22 Budget (Cosponsor) $25,000 Haverhill Entrepreneurship for All, Inc. program
FY22 Budget $50,000 Haverhill Greater Haverhill Chamber of Commerce
2021 COVID Recovery (Cosponsor) $250,000 Haverhill
Haverhill Public Schools Capital and Safety Improvements
2021 COVID Recovery (Cosponsor) $200,000 Haverhill Haverhill Public School Electric School Bus
2021 COVID Recovery (Cosponsor) $100,000 Haverhill Winnekenni Park Improvements
2021 COVID Recovery (Cosponsor) $50,000 Haverhill One Haverhill Fund
2021 COVID Recovery (Cosponsor) $50,000 Haverhill Sacred Hearts Parish
2021 COVID Recovery (Cosponsor) $50,000 Haverhill Leaving the Streets Haverhill
FY21 Budget $10,000 Groveland Johnson’s Pond
FY21 Budget $20,000 Merrimac Town Hall Handicap Ramp
FY21 Budget (Cosponsor) $35,000 Haverhill Mitch’s Place Shelter
FY21 Budget (Cosponsor) $25,000 Haverhill Greater Haverhill Chamber of Commerce
2020 Transportation Bond (Cosponsor) $50,000 Haverhill Haverhill Transportation Alliance
2020 Transportation Bond (Cosponsor) $100,000,000 Haverhill Haverhill Line Commuter Rail
2020 Transportation Bond (Cosponsor) $350,000 Haverhill Fiorentini Bradford Rail Trail
FY20 Budget $30,000 Georgetown Youth Community Center
FY20 Budget $20,000 Merrimac Town Hall Handicap Ramp
FY20 Budget $40,000 Newbury Plum Island Public Facilities
FY20 Budget $20,000 West Newbury Page School Accessibility
FY20 Budget $50,000 Boxford Firefighter Turnout Gear
FY20 Budget (Cosponsor) $65,000 Haverhill Mitch’s Place Shelter
FY20 Budget (Cosponsor) $25,000 Haverhill Power of Self Education, Inc
FY20 Budget (Cosponsor) $80,000 Haverhill Greater Haverhill Chamber of Commerce
FY19 Budget $15,000 Merrimac ADA Compliant Playground
FY19 Budget $25,000 West Newbury Town Anniversary Celebration
FY18 Budget $50,000 Groveland Weed Removal
FY17 Budget $20,000 Merrimac Invasive Weed control in Lake Attitash
FY17 Budget $20,000 Merrimac Construction of New Playground
FY16 Budget $50,000 Newbury Updating Air Vents on Plum Island

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