MA-04: Jesse Mermell: Patch Candidate Profile 4th Congressional District
BROOKLINE, MA — Nearly a dozen candidates, including nine Democrats and two Republicans, are vying to represent the Massachusetts 4th Congressional District as Rep. Joe Kennedy leaves to challenge Sen. Ed Markey for his seat in the senate. The 4th Congressional District runs from Newton and parts of Brookline, Wellesley and Hopkinton and down to the South Coast.
To get to know the 4th District candidates, Patch asked candidates to answer questions about their campaigns and will be publishing candidate profiles as election day draws near.
Among those running in the Democratic Primary Sept. 1, is Jesse Mermell, 40, of Brookline. She's lived in town for the past two decades. She was the youngest person to be elected to the Select Board and served two terms there. She's been elected to serve the community as a Town Meeting Member, a Library Trustee and has been involved in a range of community issues and organizations —including as Gov. Deval Patrick's communications director — throughout the years.
Mermell's longtime partner, Pratt Wiley worked on the Obama campaign and is the CEO of President of Partnership, but her family including parents Bob and Jet and younger brother Pete, have never run for office. Neither, we suspect, has her dog Isabella.
https://patch.com/massachusetts/brookline/jesse-mermell-patch-candidate-profile-4th-congressional-district
