Valerie Barsom | |
State House: | Massachusetts |
District: | 13th Hampden |
Term Start: | 1993 |
Term End: | 1996 |
Predecessor: | Robert L. Howarth |
Successor: | Gale D. Candaras |
Birth Date: | 11 November 1960 |
Birth Place: | Springfield, Massachusetts, U.S. |
Party: | Republican |
Education: | Clark University (BA) New England Law Boston (JD) |
Valerie Barsom (born November 11, 1960) is an American attorney and politician who served as a member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives for the 13th Hampden district from 1993 to 1996.
Barsom was born in Springfield, Massachusetts. She earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in government from Clark University in 1982 and a Juris Doctor from New England Law Boston in 1991.[1]
Barsom was elected to the Massachusetts House of Representatives in 1992 and assumed office in 1993.[2] She withdrew from re-election in 1996 to accept a position as legal counsel of the Massachusetts Turnpike Authority. She started her own legal practice in 1997.[3]