Jarrett Barrios | |
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Member of the Massachusetts Senate from the Middlesex, Suffolk and Essex district | |
In office January 2003 – July 2007 | |
Preceded by | Tom Birmingham |
Succeeded by | Anthony D. Galluccio |
Member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives from the 28th Middlesex district | |
In office January 1999 – December 2002 | |
Preceded by | Alvin Thompson |
Succeeded by | Edward G. Connolly |
Personal details | |
Political party | Democratic |
Spouse | Doug Hattaway (divorced) |
Residence | Los Angeles, California |
Alma mater | Harvard College (BA) Georgetown University (JD) |
Jarrett Tomás Barrios was the chief executive officer of the American Red Cross Los Angeles Region, a former politician and activist.[1][2] Prior to this, he served as the CEO of the American Red Cross of Massachusetts.[3][4] Barrios served as a member of both the Massachusetts House of Representatives and the Massachusetts Senate and became the first Latino and first openly gay man elected to the Massachusetts Senate.[5] He subsequently served as president of the Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Massachusetts Foundation and, later, of the Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation (GLAAD).[5]