Teaching career
After working as a litigation associate at Boston firm Campbell Campbell Edwards Conroy,DePalo left the practice of law for eight years to teach high school. First,he taught English and American Studies at his alma mater Shrewsbury High School in Shrewsbury,MA. He also taught in public schools in Uxbridge,MA and Maynard,MA as well as spending a year as a principal resident in Boston Public Schools. [8] [9] His final teaching position was as a Humanities and Special Education teacher at a therapeutic public high school for students dealing with social and emotional disabilities. DePalo remains licensed in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts as a Superintendent,Principal,English teacher,and Teacher of Students with Moderate Disabilities. [10]
Elections
DePalo's first elected office was as Town Meeting Member in Shrewsbury,where he was eventually elected from 3 different precincts in 2007,2008,and 2009. [11]
2018 General Election Massachusetts Governor's Council District 7
In 2017,DePalo announced that he would challenge 4-term incumbent Governor's Councillor Jennie Caissie,a Tea-Party Republican [12] in the 2018 election. DePalo ran on a platform of juvenile justice (stressing the need for a trauma-informed system),addressing racial disparities in charging and sentencing,diversifying the judiciary,and restoring civility on the Council. [13] Ultimately DePalo lost,earning 47.5% of the vote. [14]
2020 Democratic Primary Election Massachusetts Governor's Council District 7
In 2020,DePalo again ran for the Democratic nomination for the District 7 Council seat. This time,he attracted a challenger,Padraic Rafferty,a lawyer from Worcester. DePalo eventually won,winning 64 of 65 towns in District 7. [15] The election was notable in that a Super PAC connected with then-Governor Charlie Baker spent more money against DePalo than in any other primary election that year. [16]
2022 General Election Massachusetts Governor's Council District 7
DePalo won re-election to his second term on the Council by defeating a Republican challenger in the November 2022 general election. [17]
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