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Steven Baddour leaving Senate to spend time with family, join McDermott Will & Emery law firm

By John R. Ellement

 |  Globe Staff  

  March 27, 2012

Democratic State Senator Steven A. Baddour announced his resignation on Monday, saying in a statement that he wanted to spend more time with his wife and two daughters, and that he will be joining an international law firm with an office in Boston. Baddour has represented the First Essex District since 2002, a district that includes Amesbury, Haverhill, Merrimac, Methuen, Newburyport, North Andover, and Salisbury. The lifelong Methuen resident currently serves as vice chairman of both the Senate and joint committees on Ways and Means.

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