Preceded by Bruce Tarr | Political party Democratic Name Anthony Verga | |
Born April 26, 1935 (age 88)
Gloucester, Massachusetts ( 1935-04-26 ) Residence Gloucester, Massachusetts Occupation Politician
Director of Fisheries | ||
Succeeded by Ann-Margaret Ferrante | ||
Anthony J. "Tony" Verga (born April 26, 1935 in Gloucester, Massachusetts) is an American politician who represented the 5th Essex district in the Massachusetts House of Representatives from 1995–2009. He was defeated by attorney Ann-Margaret Ferrante in the 2008 Democratic primary.
Verga was a champion of veteran's causes during his tenure and in 2006 was endorsed by the Massachusetts Veterans Services Officers Association for the position of state Secretary of Veteran's affairs. In 2008 he was awarded the National Guard Association of the United States's Charles Dick Medal of Merit.
In 2012, Verga broke with his party and endorsed Republican Scott Brown over Democrat Elizabeth Warren in that year's United States Senate election.
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