1. Joan Meschino is an attorney and American politician from Hull, Massachusetts.
14 Facts About Joan Meschino
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Joan Meschino's father was a lobsterman and a small business owner based out of Hull.
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Joan Meschino served as Executive Director of the Massachusetts Appleseed Center for Law and Justice from 2007 to 2015.
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Joan Meschino currently serves on the Women's Bar Association of Massachusetts Emeritus Board, the Massachusetts Bar Association's Access to Justice Section Council and is a board member of the Hull Lifesaving Museum.
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Joan Meschino was elected to the Town of Hull's Board of Selectmen in 2004.
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Joan Meschino served two three-year terms, with one year as chairman.
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Joan Meschino currently serves on the Metropolitan Area Planning Council's Executive Committee, and on the Hull Capital Outlay Committee.
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Joan Meschino beat Hingham selectman Paul Gannon to become the Democratic nominee in April 2016.
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In May 2016, Joan Meschino lost the general election to Weymouth Town Council President Patrick O'Connor.
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In light of this, Joan Meschino decided to run a write-in campaign for the 3rd Plymouth district instead of running for State Senate.
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On September 8,2016 Joan Meschino won the Democratic nomination for both State Senate and state representative for the 3rd Plymouth district.
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Joan Meschino declined to accept the nomination for the State Senate.
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Joan Meschino defeated first-time candidate Kristen Arute of Hingham in the general election for the 3rd Plymouth district on November 8,2016.
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In 2014, Joan Meschino was honored with a "Top Women in Law" award from the Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly.