Marie Josephine Parente (May 22, 1928 – September 20, 2019) was an American politician who served in the

Massachusetts House of Representatives The Massachusetts House of Representatives is the lower house of the Massachusetts General Court, the state legislature of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. It is composed of 160 members elected from 14 counties each divided into single-member ...

from 1981 to 2007. A member of the

Democratic Party Democratic Party most often refers to: *Democratic Party (United States) Democratic Party and similar terms may also refer to: Active parties Africa *Botswana Democratic Party *Democratic Party of Equatorial Guinea *Gabonese Democratic Party *Demo ...

, she ran for reelection in

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but lost renomination to primary challenger

John V. Fernandes John Victor Fernandes (born November 16, 1952) is an American state legislator who served in the Massachusetts House of Representatives. He is a Milford resident and a member of the Democratic Party Democratic Party most often refers to: *Democr ...

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Parente, Marie Democratic Party members of the Massachusetts House of Representatives 1928 births 2019 deaths University of Massachusetts Boston alumni Women state legislators in Massachusetts 20th-century American politicians 21st-century American politicians 21st-century American women politicians 20th-century American women politicians