Meet Mark Falzone

State Representative Mark Falzone (D-Saugus) is currently serving his fourth term from the 9th Essex District. The district is comprised eight precincts in Saugus, and parts of Lynn, Lynnfield, and Wakefield. He serves on the influential Ways & Means committee, the Bonding, Capital Expenditures, and State Assets committee, and leads the Veterans and Federal Affairs committee as Vice-Chair.

Mark has a B.A. in Political Science and Communication from Boston College, is a graduate of Saugus High School, and will be graduating from Harvard’s Kennedy School of Government this year with a Master’s in Public Administration.

State Representative Mark Falzone was also chosen to enter the 2002 class of 35 Flemming Fellows selected from more than 4,000 eligible state legislators across the nation who the Center for Policy Alternatives (CPA) identified as emerging leaders. The Flemming Fellows Leadership Institute trains policymakers to think strategically, lead, and to solve problems by working across lines of party, race, class, and gender to achieve consensus. Falzone joins a select and diverse group of state legislators who were selected for their leadership, dedication to public life and civil service, and commitment to making government a part of the solution to challenges facing our country.

Mark has owned and run a computer consulting business since 1996. As a computer consultant, he installs, repairs, and troubleshoots networks. Mark is certified by the Massachusetts Department of Education to teach information technology courses, including Advanced Network Operating Systems.

Mark Falzone has been a Democratic activist for quite some time. For example, Mark previously served as Chairman of the Saugus Democratic Town Committee for 8 years, was the Northeast Regional Coordinator for the 1998 Democratic State Coordinated Campaign, as well as State President of the College Democrats of Massachusetts while attending Boston College.

Mark is also involved with several local community groups, including the Saugus River Watershed Council, Saugus Action Volunteers for the Environment (SAVE), Friends of Breakheart Reservation, Sons of Italy #2692, and the Saugus Democratic Education Fund.