Kate Lipper-Garabedian ready to begin work in 32nd Middlesex District, to be sworn in March 18

By Lisamarie Demerjian / melrose@wickedlocal.com

Posted Mar 9, 2020 at 5:16 PMUpdated Mar 9, 2020 at 5:17 PM

Kate Lipper-Garabedian is already hard at work. The newly-elected state representative from the 32nd Middlesex District is excited about her upcoming role.

Lipper-Garabedian, an education attorney, won the seat during the March 3 general election with 10,816 votes to her Republican opponent Brandon Reid, also a Melrose resident, who garnered 2,461 votes.

“I am committed to being an accessible and responsive representative, ensuring that the community is involved in the work,” said Lipper-Garabedian. “This includes on issues that matter to us like public education, mass transit, and the climate crisis as well as the annual budget process, which is underway.”

She expressed how grateful she was for the love and support of not only her family, but by the district and volunteers.

In a released statement, Lipper-Garabedian said she knocked on “over 1,000 doors and met with countless constituents to discuss the issues that are important to [them].”

Despite his loss, Reid said he plans to stay involved.

“As of now, I’m undecided if I will run for state representative again, but I do plan to stay engaged in local politics either way,” he said.

Lipper-Garabedian said she wants to thank the people of Melrose, Malden and Wakefield for supporting her campaign and that made the time to speak with her and to vote. She said the people of the district should continue the conversations they started with her.

The 32nd Middlesex District is comprised of all of Melrose, precincts 4, 5 and 6 in Wakefield and Ward 5 Precinct 2 in Malden.

Lipper-Garabedian added she is “proud to have support from so many current and former elected colleagues who share [her] vision for the district, including Sen. Jason Lewis; Middlesex District Attorney Marian Ryan; Melrose Mayor Paul Brodeur and former mayors Rob Dolan and Gail Infurna; Malden City Councilors Debbie DeMaria, Steve Winslow, Amanda Linehan, and Ryan O’Malley; Malden School Committee members Adam Weldai, Rob McCarthy, and Jennifer Spadafora; Melrose City Councilors Jennifer Grigoraitis, Jack Eccles, Leila Migliorelli, Chris Cinella, Jeff McNaught, Robb Stewart, Mark Garipay, Shawn MacMaster, and Cory Thomas; Melrose School Committee members Jennifer McAndrew, John Obremski, and Jennifer Razi-Thomas; Wakefield Town Councilors Ann McGonigle Santos, Jonathan Chines, and Julie Smith-Galvin; Wakefield School Committee members Chris Callanan and Tom Markham; and former Melrose City Councilors Mike Zwirko, Jennifer Lemmerman, Frank Wright, Bob Boisselle, Peter Mortimer, and Scott Forbes.

Lipper-Garabedian will be officially sworn into her new role on Wednesday, March 18.