Jesse Lederman joins Markey’s Office as new regional directorDate: 1/15/2024 Former Springfield City Council President Jesse Lederman has begun a new role, working for the Office of U.S. Sen. Edward Markey (D-Malden) as regional director for the First and Second Congressional Districts.
Before taking on this new position, Lederman served three terms on the City Council, and about a year and a half as its president. He departed the City Council after deciding to run for mayor in the 2023 municipal election but was ultimately defeated during the preliminary in September.
In early January, Lederman took to social media to announce his new position.
“I’m glad to share that I have joined the Office of United States [Sen.] Edward J. Markey as regional director for the First and Second Congressional Districts, encompassing Western and Central Massachusetts. I’ve long admired, valued and supported the work of [Sen.] Markey and his team, and am thankful for the incredible and unique opportunity to contribute now in serving the people of Massachusetts as a member of his official staff,” Lederman wrote.
Markey said, “I am thrilled to welcome Jesse to my team as regional director. As a lifelong Springfield resident, Jesse understands the issues confronting Western Massachusetts. I am confident that his passion for public health and environmental justice, as well as his dedication to problem-solving and progressive values, will be huge assets to our office and to my constituents in Western Massachusetts.”
Lederman has experience working with Markey. After graduating from UMass, Lederman went on to work as a political organizer — locally and across the state — to elect candidates who he felt would do right by the city of Springfield. He worked for Markey during this time, among others such as Don Berwick who ran for governor and Massachusetts State Treasurer Deborah Goldberg.
Up until the 2023 campaign, Lederman also built a career in higher education and went back to work for UMass, coordinating the Springfield office for the University Without Walls program, working with non-traditional adult students coming back to college to earn their degrees.
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