Jim Miceli
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James "Jim" Miceli is an American
United States
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 Democratic politician
Politician
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, currently representing Middlesex County
Middlesex County, Massachusetts
-National protected areas:* Assabet River National Wildlife Refuge* Great Meadows National Wildlife Refuge* Longfellow National Historic Site* Lowell National Historical Park* Minute Man National Historical Park* Oxbow National Wildlife Refuge...

's 19th district in the Massachusetts State Legislature.

Miceli was first elected to the State House in 1977. He has a B.S.
Bachelor of Science
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 in Business Administration from Northeastern University.

He also ran in the special election
Massachusetts's 5th congressional district special election, 2007
Massachusetts held a special election to fill a vacancy in Massachusetts's 5th congressional district on October 16, 2007. Democrat Niki Tsongas won election to congress defeating Republican Jim Ogonowski in an election that was closer than expected....

 to replace Marty Meehan
Marty Meehan
Martin Thomas "Marty" Meehan is an American attorney and politician from the state of Massachusetts. He is the current Chancellor of the University of Massachusetts Lowell, a position he assumed on July 1, 2007...

 in the United States House of Representatives
United States House of Representatives
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Miceli is a conservative Democrat. He opposes abortion
Abortion
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 and same-sex marriage
Same-sex marriage
Same-sex marriage is marriage between two persons of the same biological sex or social gender. Supporters of legal recognition for same-sex marriage typically refer to such recognition as marriage equality....

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