Background
Lori (Litman) Ehrlich was born in Lynn, raised in Marblehead, and schooled in Swampscott.
Lori (Litman) Ehrlich was born in Lynn, raised in Marblehead, and schooled in Swampscott.
Lehigh University; Harvard Kennedy School. Harvard University.
Peterson was appointed Commissioner of Agriculture by Governor Deval Patrick. She is Vice Chair of the Joint Committee on Health Care Financing. The Ehrlich family has lived in the 8th Essex District for three generations.
In 2005 she earned a master"s degree in Public Administration from Harvard"s Kennedy School of Government.
While at Harvard, Ehrlich served as president of the Kennedy School"s Energy Caucus. She managed her own Certified Public Accountants practice for over 20 years.
Lori Ehrlich worked for Stavisky, Shapiro and White, Certified Public Accountants in Boston from 1985-1988 as a staff accountant and tax specialist. From 1988-2008 Ehrlich was self-employed as a Certified Public Accountants, focusing on business consulting and tax planning and preparation.
From 2005-2009 she served as President of The Environmental Integrity Project, a Washington, District of Columbia based project of Rockefeller Family Fund.
Ehrlich also co-founded two non-profit environmental and energy organizations: Healthlink, Incorporated. and the Wenham Lake Watershed Association. Until her election in 2008 Ehrlich served as HealthLink president, media liaison, political strategist and spokesperson. In 2006 Ehrlich became involved in the Massachusetts gubernatorial campaign.
She served on the Patrick/Murray Finance Committee as a fund raiser and on the policy team as an energy policy adviser.
Ehrlich also served as a delegate for Patrick and Murray at the 2006 Massachusetts Democratic State Convention. Ehrlich is a vocal opponent of a new power plant being constructed in Salem.
In February 2008 Ehrlich competed for the seat vacated by Doug Peterson. Ehrlich beat Cesar Achilla of Swampscott in the Democratic Primary by 6214 votes to 2899.
Ehrlich went on to compete in the March 4 Special against Republican John Blaisdell and Independent Mark Barry, both from Marblehead.
Blaisdell finished second with 35% of the vote, and Barry in third with 9%. Ehrlich was re-elected in November 2008 with 56.6% of the vote. Republican John Blaisdell came in 2nd with 34.6% and Independent Mark Barry finished 3rd with 8% of the vote.
She was sworn in on January 5, 2011 to begin her third term and is now serving her fifth term in the Massachusetts legislature.