Gailanne Cariddi Explained

Gailanne Cariddi
Birth Date:1 November 1953
Birth Place:North Adams, Massachusetts
Death Place:Boston, Massachusetts
Party:Democratic
Member of the
Massachusetts House of Representatives
from the 1st Berkshire district
Term Start:January 5, 2011
Term End:June 17, 2017
Predecessor:Daniel E. Bosley
Successor:John Barrett

Gailanne M. Cariddi (November 1, 1953 – June 17, 2017) was an American politician as a member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives for the First Berkshire district. The First Berkshire District consists of nine communities including the cities of Adams, Cheshire, Clarksburg, Florida, Hancock, Lanesborough, New Ashford, North Adams and Williamstown.

Cariddi was born in North Adams, Massachusetts, in 1953.[1] During her tenure in the Massachusetts House of Representatives, she served as the vice-chair of the Joint Committee on Municipalities and Regional Government, and served as a member of the Joint Committee on Environment, Natural Resources and Agriculture and the Joint Committee on Transportation.

She served on the North Adams City Council.[2]

Cariddi died in office on June 17, 2017, at Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston due to cancer.[3]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: History of Women in the Massachusetts Legislature 1923-present. February 22, 2013.
  2. http://www.malegislature.gov/People/Profile/GMC1 Massachusetts Legislature profile
  3. http://www.berkshireeagle.com/stories/state-rep-gailanne-cariddi-dies-at-age-63,510833 State Rep. Gailanne Cariddi dies at age 63