Harold Naughton, Jr.
Harold "Hank" P. Naughton Jr. is an American politician. He is a state legislator who has served in the Massachusetts House of Representatives since 1995. He was born in Worcester, MA on July 4, 1960 and grew up in Clinton, MA, where he still resides with his wife, Ellen, and four children. He is a member of the Democratic Party.
Naughton is a Major in the Army Reserves. He has served as an Army JAG in both Iraq and Afghanistan where he saw combat. He has been awarded the Combat Action Badge, among other military awards.
On October 24, 2013, Naughton announced his candidacy for Attorney General of Massachusetts. He dropped out of the race in March 2014 and will run for reelection to the House instead.
Naughton attended public schools in Clinton, MA and went on to earn his Bachelor's at Assumption College in 1982. He earned his Juris Doctor from Suffolk University School of Law in Boston and also studied at Notre Dame Law School in London, England.
Naughton began his legal career as an Assistant District Attorney in Worcester County where he served from 1992 to 1995. Since 1995, he has practiced law at Naughton Law Firm in Clinton, MA. His firm concentrates on litigation, criminal defense, local, national and international development issues, and government relations.
In the early 2000s, Rep. Naughton accompanied former President Clinton to Northern Ireland in conjunction with the founding of the Enniskillen Peace Center. Naughton was also an observer at the Saville Investigation Hearings into the “Bloody Sunday” shootings of unarmed civilian civil rights protesters by British troops.
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