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{{Short description|American politician}}
{{Infobox Politician (general)
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| title1 = Mayor of [[Methuen, Massachusetts]]
| title1 = Mayor of [[Methuen, Massachusetts]]
| term_start1 = 2018
| term_start1 = 2018
| term_end1 = present
| term_end1 = 2020
| predecessor1 = Steve Zanni
| predecessor1 = Steve Zanni
| successor1 = Neil Perry<ref name="Andy">{{cite news |last1=Metzger |first1=Andy |title=New Methuen mayor has tall task After bitter campaign, divisive police contract awaits |url=https://commonwealthmagazine.org/politics/new-methuen-mayor-has-tall-task-2/ |access-date=4 January 2020 |publisher=CommonWealth Magazine}}</ref>
| successor1 =
| title2 = Massachusetts Secretary of Public Safety
| title2 = [[Massachusetts Executive Office of Public Safety and Security|Massachusetts Secretary of Public Safety]]
| governor2 = [[Jane M. Swift]]
| governor2 = [[Jane M. Swift]]
| term_start2 = 2001
| term_start2 = 2001
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'''James Paul Jajuga''' (born December 12, 1946, [[Haverhill, Massachusetts]]) is an American politician who is currently the Mayor of [[Methuen, Massachusetts]]. He also served as Massachusetts Secretary of Public Safety from 2001-03. He later represented the Third Essex District in the [[Massachusetts Senate]] from 1991 to 2001.<ref name=PublicOfficers>{{cite book|title=1999–2000 Public Officers of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts|url=https://archive.org/stream/publicofficersof19992000bost#page/52/mode/2up|isbn= }}</ref>
'''James Paul Jajuga''' (born December 12, 1946, [[Haverhill, Massachusetts]]) is an American politician who was Mayor of [[Methuen, Massachusetts]] between 2017 and 2020. He also served as Massachusetts Secretary of Public Safety from 2001 to 2003. He later represented the [[Massachusetts Senate's 3rd Essex district|Third Essex District]] in the [[Massachusetts Senate]] from 1991 to 2001.<ref name=PublicOfficers>{{cite book|title=1999–2000 Public Officers of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts|url=https://archive.org/stream/publicofficersof19992000bost#page/52/mode/2up}}</ref> On June 25, 2019, Jajuga announced he would not be running for re-election as Methuen's mayor. Neil Perry succeeded him, winning the 2019 election.<ref name="Andy" /> He's also a two-time former city councilor, US Marine and a member of the Massachusetts State Police.<ref name="Breanna">{{cite news |last1=Edelstein |first1=Breanna |title=Jajuga will not run for re-election Will leave office after single term |url=https://www.eagletribune.com/news/merrimack_valley/jajuga-will-not-run-for-re-election/article_9261f4a8-0d6d-59ef-9786-ecad7a14e67c.html |access-date=4 January 2020 |publisher=The Eagle-Tribune |date=June 26, 2019}}</ref>

==Term as mayor==
Methuen had several fiscal issues while Jajuga was on the City Council and served as mayor, including a School Department that overspent its budget by $4 million and a contract with the police department where captains would $434,841 on average. To keep within the budget, the initial plan was to lay off a large percentage of the patrol cops. As a result of their financial issues, there was a temporary state overseer and a new government structure put in place.<ref name="Breanna" />

Jajuga was named in a civil rights lawsuit filed by City of Methuen electrician Dan Tulley. The suit was filed in federal court and alleges "political retaliation and an offer of political payoffs in exchange for his step-son's support on the Methuen Police Superior Officer's contract." Tulley's stepson is Methuen City Councilor James McCarty. Jajuga's son is a captain on the police force and McCarty "opposed Jajuga's efforts to settle the contract and threatened to lay off police officers or reorganize the police superior officers, which would have cut Jajuga's son's position."<ref name="Duggan">{{cite news |last1=Duggan |first1=Tom |title=Methuen City Electrician Files Federal Civil Rights Lawsuit Against Mayor Jajuga Alleging Retaliation and Offer of Payoff |url=http://valleypatriot.com/methuen-city-electrician-files-federal-civil-rights-lawsuit-against-mayor-jajuga-alleging-retaliation-and-offer-of-payoff/ |access-date=4 January 2020 |publisher=The Valley Patriot |date=July 31, 2019}}</ref>


==References==
==References==
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[[Category:Massachusetts state senators]]
[[Category:Massachusetts state senators]]
[[Category:Massachusetts Secretaries of Public Safety]]
[[Category:Massachusetts Secretaries of Public Safety]]
[[Category:People from Haverhill, Massachusetts]]
[[Category:Politicians from Haverhill, Massachusetts]]
[[Category:People from Methuen, Massachusetts]]
[[Category:People from Methuen, Massachusetts]]
[[Category:Northeastern University alumni]]
[[Category:Northeastern University alumni]]
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[[Category:Members of the Massachusetts House of Representatives]]
[[Category:Members of the Massachusetts House of Representatives]]
[[Category:Mayors of places in Massachusetts]]
[[Category:Massachusetts Independents]]
[[Category:Massachusetts city council members]]
[[Category: United States Marines]]


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Latest revision as of 17:36, 1 February 2024

James Jajuga
Jajuga in 1991
Mayor of Methuen, Massachusetts
In office
2018–2020
Preceded bySteve Zanni
Succeeded byNeil Perry[1]
Massachusetts Secretary of Public Safety
In office
2001–2003
GovernorJane M. Swift
Preceded byJane Perlov
Succeeded byEdward A. Flynn
Member of the Massachusetts Senate
In office
1991–2001
Preceded byNicholas J. Costello
Succeeded bySteven A. Baddour
Personal details
Born (1946-12-12) December 12, 1946 (age 77)
Haverhill, Massachusetts, U.S.
Political partyIndependent (2016-present)
Democrat (?-2016)
Residence(s)Methuen, Massachusetts, U.S.
Alma materNortheastern University
Boston University
OccupationPolitician

James Paul Jajuga (born December 12, 1946, Haverhill, Massachusetts) is an American politician who was Mayor of Methuen, Massachusetts between 2017 and 2020. He also served as Massachusetts Secretary of Public Safety from 2001 to 2003. He later represented the Third Essex District in the Massachusetts Senate from 1991 to 2001.[2] On June 25, 2019, Jajuga announced he would not be running for re-election as Methuen's mayor. Neil Perry succeeded him, winning the 2019 election.[1] He's also a two-time former city councilor, US Marine and a member of the Massachusetts State Police.[3]

Term as mayor

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Methuen had several fiscal issues while Jajuga was on the City Council and served as mayor, including a School Department that overspent its budget by $4 million and a contract with the police department where captains would $434,841 on average. To keep within the budget, the initial plan was to lay off a large percentage of the patrol cops. As a result of their financial issues, there was a temporary state overseer and a new government structure put in place.[3]

Jajuga was named in a civil rights lawsuit filed by City of Methuen electrician Dan Tulley. The suit was filed in federal court and alleges "political retaliation and an offer of political payoffs in exchange for his step-son's support on the Methuen Police Superior Officer's contract." Tulley's stepson is Methuen City Councilor James McCarty. Jajuga's son is a captain on the police force and McCarty "opposed Jajuga's efforts to settle the contract and threatened to lay off police officers or reorganize the police superior officers, which would have cut Jajuga's son's position."[4]

References

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  1. ^ a b Metzger, Andy. "New Methuen mayor has tall task After bitter campaign, divisive police contract awaits". CommonWealth Magazine. Retrieved 4 January 2020.
  2. ^ 1999–2000 Public Officers of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
  3. ^ a b Edelstein, Breanna (June 26, 2019). "Jajuga will not run for re-election Will leave office after single term". The Eagle-Tribune. Retrieved 4 January 2020.
  4. ^ Duggan, Tom (July 31, 2019). "Methuen City Electrician Files Federal Civil Rights Lawsuit Against Mayor Jajuga Alleging Retaliation and Offer of Payoff". The Valley Patriot. Retrieved 4 January 2020.
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