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Denis
Lawrence, Jr., Councillor At Large, continues his families commitment of public
service to the City of New Bedford. His father, Denis Lawrence, Sr., is a
former Councillor At Large and State Representative from the 13th Bristol
District.
Denis, a life long resident of New Bedford, is a graduate of the New
Bedford Public School System and majored in Communications and the Performing
Arts, at Bridgewater State College, Bridgewater,Massachusetts.
Councillor Lawrence served as City Council President in 2001, and
Council First Vice President from 2002 to the present. He is also a produced
playwright. His play "The Waiting Room" which deals with six teenagers infected
and affected by the AIDS virus has been produced by the New Bedford Housing
Authority, Neighborhood Police program and the Massachusetts Disease Prevention
Center.
Denis is employed by the Chubb Group of Insurance Companies. Denis is
married to Deborah Ann (Rego) formerly of Swansea, MA. He has two children
Denis Robert and Sarah Ann.
Councillor Lawrence has served and/or is currently
serving on the following committees: Ordinance (Chairman), Public
Safety (Chairman), Finance, Appointments and Briefings, City Property,
Recreation, Tourism, Memorial and Dedications, Audit, Elderly Affairs, Health,
Housing and Veterans, Commerce, Labor and Transportation, Audit, Streets,
Lights and Sidewalks, Internal Affairs, The Special Committee on the Airport
and the Marine Fisheries Committee. |
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