{{Short description|American politician}} {{Use mdy dates|date=May 2025}} {{Infobox officeholder | office = Member of the<br>Massachusetts House of Representatives<br>from the 2nd Essex district | name = Lenny Mirra | image = Mirra Headshot.png | term_start = January 5, 2013 | term_end = February 3, 2023 | predecessor = Harriett Stanley | successor = Kristin Kassner | birth_name = Leonard Mirra | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1964|2|23}} | party = Republican | education = {{plainlist| * Boston College * Woburn Memorial High School }} | website = {{URL|https://lennymirra.com}} }}

'''Leonard "Lenny" Mirra''' is an American former state legislator who was in the Massachusetts House of Representatives. He is a Georgetown resident and a member of the Republican Party.<ref>[http://www.malegislature.gov/People/Profile/L_M1 Lenny Mirra]. Massachusetts General Court.</ref>

Mirra represented the Second Essex District in the Massachusetts House of Representatives. For the majority of Mirra’s tenure, the Second Essex included the towns of Newbury, West Newbury, Groveland, Merrimac, Georgetown, precinct 2 and 3 of Boxford, Haverhill's ward 4 precinct 3, and Haverhill's ward 7 precinct 3.

==2022 election aftermath== In the 2022 midterm elections, Mirra initially won his election by 10 votes. After a recount it was concluded that he lost to challenger Kristen Kassner by 1 vote. After the loss, Mirra took legal action, but the Essex County Superior Court of Massachusetts dismissed the suit claiming that the court lacked jurisdiction on the matter. Mirra's suit was also dismissed on appeal.<ref>{{cite news|last=Wade|first=Christian M.|date=January 9, 2023|url=https://www.salemnews.com/election/mirra-hopes-for-special-election-in-house-race/article_d9bd0048-bf31-5a09-9890-f62cc03b77c7.html|title=Mirra hopes for special election in House race|work=The Salem News|location=Boston|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230113195858/https://www.salemnews.com/election/mirra-hopes-for-special-election-in-house-race/article_d9bd0048-bf31-5a09-9890-f62cc03b77c7.html|archive-date=January 13, 2023|access-date=September 18, 2023|via=Wayback Machine}}</ref>

On January 4, 2023 the Massachusetts House of Representatives formed a special committee to review the results of the 2022 Second Essex District’s Election. As a result, Mirra served as a "hold-over" Representative. On January 31, 2023, the special committee voted 2-1, recommending to the full House of Representatives that Kristin Kassner be sworn in as the winner of the election. Mirra left office on February 3, 2023, following the swearing-in of Kristin Kassner.

==Electoral history==

{| class="wikitable" |- ! colspan="4" |Second Essex - 2012 Republican Primary |- |'''Party''' |'''Candidate''' |'''Votes''' |'''%''' |- |'''Republican''' |'''Lenny Mirra''' |'''1,331''' |'''44.2''' |- |Republican |Robert H. Cronin |1,172 |38.9 |- |Republican |Gary C. Fowler |501 |16.7 |- |Write-ins |All Others |5 |0.2 |} {| class="wikitable" |- ! colspan="4" |Second Essex - 2012 General Election |- |'''Party''' |'''Candidate''' |'''Votes''' |'''%''' |- |'''Republican''' |'''Lenny Mirra''' |'''12,663''' |'''52.2''' |- |Democratic |Barry P. Fogel |11,583 |47.7 |- |Write-ins |All Others |26 |0.1 |- |} {| class="wikitable" |- ! colspan="4" |Second Essex - 2014 Republican Primary |- |'''Party''' |'''Candidate''' |'''Votes''' |'''%''' |- |'''Republican''' |'''Lenny Mirra (inc.)''' |'''1,509''' |'''78.5''' |- |Republican |Edward H. Watson |414 |21.5 |- |} {| class="wikitable" |- ! colspan="4" |Second Essex - 2014 General Election |- |'''Party''' |'''Candidate''' |'''Votes''' |'''%''' |- |'''Republican''' |'''Lenny Mirra (inc.)''' |'''14,083''' |'''99.2''' |- |Write-ins |All others |118 |0.8 |} {| class="wikitable" |- ! colspan="4" |Second Essex - 2016 Republican Primary |- |'''Party''' |'''Candidate''' |'''Votes''' |'''%''' |- |'''Republican''' |'''Lenny Mirra (inc.)''' |'''745''' |'''98.9''' |- |Write-ins |All others |8 |0.1 |} {| class="wikitable" |- ! colspan="4" |Second Essex - 2016 General Election |- |'''Party''' |'''Candidate''' |'''Votes''' |'''%''' |- |'''Republican''' |'''Lenny Mirra (inc.)''' |'''19,363''' |'''99.0''' |- |Write-ins |All others |204 |1.0 |} {| class="wikitable" |- ! colspan="4" |Second Essex - 2018 Republican Primary |- |'''Party''' |'''Candidate''' |'''Votes''' |'''%''' |- |'''Republican''' |'''Lenny Mirra (inc.)''' |'''2,607''' |'''97.9''' |- |Write-ins |All others |57 |2.1 |} {| class="wikitable" |- ! colspan="4" |Second Essex - 2018 General Election |- |'''Party''' |'''Candidate''' |'''Votes''' |'''%''' |- |'''Republican''' |'''Lenny Mirra (inc.)''' |'''11,588''' |'''50.7''' |- |Democratic |Christina Eckert |11,264 |49.3 |- |Write-ins |All others |8 |1.1 |} {| class="wikitable" |- ! colspan="4" |Second Essex - 2020 Republican Primary |- |'''Party''' |'''Candidate''' |'''Votes''' |'''%''' |- |'''Republican''' |'''Lenny Mirra (inc.)''' |'''3,008''' |'''99.3''' |- |Write-ins |All others |20 |0.7 |} {| class="wikitable" |- ! colspan="4" |Second Essex - 2020 General Election |- |'''Party''' |'''Candidate''' |'''Votes''' |'''%''' |- |'''Republican''' |'''Lenny Mirra (inc.)''' |'''15,026''' |'''51.3''' |- |Democratic |Christina Eckert |14,272 |48.7 |- |Write-ins |All others |19 |0.1 |}

{| class="wikitable" |- ! colspan="4" |Second Essex - 2022 Republican Primary |- |'''Party''' |'''Candidate''' |'''Votes''' |'''%''' |- |'''Republican''' |'''Lenny Mirra (inc.)''' |'''2,656''' |'''99.4''' |- |Write-ins |All others |15 |0.6 |} {| class="wikitable" |- ! colspan="4" |Second Essex - 2022 General Election (initial) |- |'''Party''' |'''Candidate''' |'''Votes''' |'''%''' |- |'''Republican''' |'''Lenny Mirra (inc.)''' |'''11,754''' |'''50.02''' |- |Democratic |Kristin Kassner |11,744 |49.98 |- |Write-ins |All others |11 |0.0 |} {| class="wikitable" |- ! colspan="4" |Second Essex - 2022 General Election (amended) |- |'''Party''' |'''Candidate''' |'''Votes''' |'''%''' |- |Republican |Lenny Mirra (inc.) |11,762 |49.99 |- |'''Democratic''' |'''Kristin Kassner''' |'''11,763''' |'''50.01''' |- |Write-ins |All others |5 |0.0 |} <ref>[https://electionstats.state.ma.us/elections/search/year_from:1970/year_to:2020/office_id:8/district_id:58757]. Secretary of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.</ref>

==See also== * 2019–2020 Massachusetts legislature * 2021–2022 Massachusetts legislature

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