Patricia D. Jehlen
| Patricia D. Jehlen | |
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Jehlen speaking at the opening of Assembly station in September 2014
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| Member of the Massachusetts Senate from the 2nd Middlesex district |
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Assumed office October 12, 2005 |
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| Preceded by | Charles E. Shannon, Jr. |
| Member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives from the 27th Middlesex District | |
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In office 2003–2005 |
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| Preceded by | Alice Wolf |
| Succeeded by | Denise Provost |
| Member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives from the 30th Middlesex District | |
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In office 1991–2003 |
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| Preceded by | Joseph Mackey |
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October 14, 1943 Austin, Texas |
| Nationality | American |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Residence | Somerville, Massachusetts |
| Alma mater |
Swarthmore College Harvard University University of Massachusetts Boston |
Patricia Deats Jehlen (born October 14, 1943) is an American politician and teacher, who has served as a member of the Massachusetts Senate since 2005. She represents the 2nd Middlesex district, which includes the cities of Medford and Somerville, as well as portions of the city of Cambridge and the town of Winchester, in suburban Boston. Jehlen is a member of the Democratic Party.
Patricia Deats was born October 14, 1943 in Austin, Texas, the fourth child of Paul Deats, a Methodist minister, and Ruth, a community activist and Girl Scout leader. She had two older sisters, Carolyn and Fran, and an older brother, Randy. The family moved to Massachusetts in 1950, when Paul took a job at the Boston University School of Theology.
Jehlen later attended Swarthmore College, receiving a B.A. in history, and Harvard University, completing a master's degree in teaching. She later received a second master's degree from the University of Massachusetts Boston, in history. She currently teaches a course in Health Politics and Public Policy at the Boston University School of Public Health. Jehlen then began work as a secondary school history teacher.
In 1976, Jehlen ran and was elected to the Somerville School Committee.
She served on the school committee until 1991, acting as its chair in 1980 and 1988. During this time, she was among the founders of the CHOICE program, a public school alternative elementary program and helped found the Council for Fair School Finance, which brought a successful lawsuit leading to the Massachusetts education reform of 1993.
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