Peter Petrigno (born January 7, 1954) is an American politician, educator, and community organizer who is currently serving as a Democratic member of the

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for Hillsborough 43 - Milford. He was first elected in 2018.

Early life and education

Peter Petrigno was born in

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, on January 7, 1954, to Frederick and Jean Petrigno and lived in Boston’s “Little Italy,” the North End before moving to Milford, NH. Peter's father, Frederick Petrigno, was a Court Officer for the

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. Petrigno attended

Boston State College Boston State College was a normal school from 1852 to 1872 and a public university from 1872 to 1982 in Boston, Massachusetts, United States. It was merged into the University of Massachusetts Boston in 1982. History Boston State College's roots ...

where he received a bachelor's degree in political science and later a Master of Education degree.

Career

In the 1980s Petrigno led a group in the North End of Boston focused on limiting gentrification. In 1984, Petrigno founded the North End Historic District Committee in an effort to regulate unrestricted development in the neighborhood. He organized and led the effort to institute a 55 foot height limitation and roof overlay district. The new zoning ordinances were adopted in 1985. He was later appointed to the North End/Waterfront Neighborhood Council by the Mayor of Boston,

Raymond Flynn Raymond Leo Flynn (born July 22, 1939) is an American politician and diplomat who served as the mayor of Boston, Massachusetts, from 1984 until 1993. He also served as United States Ambassador to the Holy See from 1993 to 1997. Flynn was an A ...

. In 1987 Petrigno moved to Milford, New Hampshire. Petrigno started his career as a social studies teacher in 1977 at Don Bosco Technical High School in Boston, where he taught until 1996. He taught at Mascenic Regional High School in New Ipswich, New Hampshire until 2000. Petrigno taught social studies at

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where he was the head of the social studies department until he retired in 2017. Petrigno taught college courses as an adjunct professor in developmental studies at Nashua Community College until he retired in 2017. Petrigno was honored as "New Hampshire Teacher of the Year" in 2000 by the

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. In 2003 Petrigno received the Nashua NH area’s No Bell Outstanding Educator’s Award.

Political career

Petrigno was elected to represent the town of Milford in the

in 2018 and was re-elected in 2020 and 2022. He serves as clerk on the Children and Family Law Committee. During the

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, Petrigno endorsed

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Petrigno, Peter Democratic Party members of the New Hampshire House of Representatives Living people Politicians from Boston People from Milford, New Hampshire Boston State College alumni 1954 births 21st-century members of the New Hampshire General Court