Jared Nicholson | |
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| 58th Mayor of Lynn, Massachusetts | |
| Assumed office January 4, 2022 | |
| Preceded by | Thomas M. McGee |
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| Born | December 3,1985 Framingham,Massachusetts |
| Nationality | American |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Residence | Lynn,Massachusetts |
| Alma mater | Princeton University Harvard University |
| Profession | Attorney |
Jared C. Nicholson (born December 3,1985) is the 58th Mayor of Lynn,Massachusetts.
Nicholson was born on December 3,1985,in Framingham,Massachusetts to Stephen and Lindsay Nicholson. [1] He attended Lincoln-Sudbury Regional High School,graduating in 2004. [2] He went on to graduate from Princeton University summa cum laude in the Princeton School of Public and International Affairs in 2008. [3] He earned his Juris Doctor cum laude from Harvard Law School in 2014, [3] where he was Executive Director of the Harvard Legal Aid Bureau. [4] Nicholson is bilingual in English and Spanish. [2]
Nicholson received the Skadden Fellowship out of Harvard Law School,and designed,launched,and led a new community economic development practice in Lynn,Massachusetts. [3] Here he represented underserved communities in entrepreneurial and small business legal matters. [5] He also helped make recommendations adopted by the Lynn City Council to support economic development in the city. [6] In 2016 he was elected to the Lynn School Committee,serving three two year terms. [7] During that time he helped develop a new initiative for students across the district to learn job skills after school, [8] and founded the city's wrestling team. [9] Since 2016,Nicholson,who wrestled at Princeton,has hosted a beach wrestling tournament every summer to support Lynn wrestling. [10] Prior to being elected Mayor,Nicholson worked as a business lawyer for startups at Latham &Watkins [11] and later as a law professor at Northeastern University,where he worked with and researched small businesses. [12]
In 2021 Nicholson was elected mayor of Lynn defeating City Council President Darren Cyr in all 28 precincts of the city. [13] The Mayor also serves as the Chairperson for the School Committee for Lynn Public Schools. [14]
Nicholson lives in Lynn with his wife,Katherine,and their sons,Henry and Benjamin. [15]
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