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OPERA – fiche sociographique santé
Prénom, Nom :
James A. Paretti, Jr.
Contact :
United States House of Representatives
Education & Labor Com
B346 Raybum House Office Bldg
Washington DC 20515
Catégorie : Législatif
Staff House (Republican)
Dates de naissance / décès :
Né: May 16, 1968
Lieu de naissance :
New York City
Genre : Male
Lieu de résidence (si DC avant l’accession à un poste retenu, avec si
possible l’année de l’emménagement à DC):
Formation :
BA/BS
MA/MS
PhD
Law degree (JD…)
Autre
BA, Harvard College, 1990
JD, New York University, 1997
Profession initiale :
Lawyer
Legislative staff member
Legislative specialty: Labor and employment law
Carrière :
- 1990-1994 : Legis. assistant to Rep. Marge S. Roukema, New Jersey, (House)
- 1994-1994 : Legis. director to Rep. Marge S. Roukema, New Jersey, (House)
- 1997-1999 : Associate, Choate, Hall & Stewart, Boston, Massachusetts, (Lobby)
- 1999-2002 : Senior associate, McDermott, Will & Emery, Boston, Massachusetts,
W. Genieys, Operationalizing Programmatic Elites Research in America, OPERA : ANR-­‐08-­‐BLAN-­‐0032. 1 - - 2002-2003 : Dir., communication, special counsel to rep. Marge S. Roukema, New Jersey,
(House)
- 2003-2004 : Professional staff member, US House Education & the Workforce Committee,
- 2004-(2012) : Workforce policy counsel, US House Education & Labor Committee,
Sources biblio/bio, articles, divers.
James A. Paretti Jr.
Title: Workforce policy counsel
Age: Somewhere between 40 and death
Hometown: West Milford, N.J.
Education: A.B., government, Harvard College; J.D. cum laude, New York University School of Law
Last job: Special counsel for then-Rep. Marge Roukema (R-N.J.); previously, private practice in
Boston
Legislative specialty: Labor and employment law Favorite bill or law: The Civil Rights Act of 1964,
as amended
If you could create a new committee or subcommittee, what would it be?: Committee on Undoing
Jurisdictional Mistakes Made by Parliamentarians 200 Years Ago
Most embarrassing moment on Capitol Hill: I cannot say. The terms of the restraining order are quite
clear on that point.
Interests outside of work: Bad movies; good TV (shout out to “30 Rock”!); great books; spending time
with friends and family; NOT stalking Kirstie Alley (see above).
Jim Paretti discovered an interest in employment law during his first job after law school at a Boston
firm.
“In every case, there was a story to be told,” said Paretti, now the workforce policy counsel with the
House Education and Labor Committee’s minority staff. “Somebody felt they were wronged, or
somebody felt they did the right thing and it didn’t come out the right way. You learned about a
company, you learned about an individual, you learned about how a place was managed. You really
got closer to your client in that field than almost any other. I always enjoyed that.”
Before he found employment law, though, he found politics. Paretti arrived in Washington as many
people do — through an internship after his freshman year in college with his hometown lawmaker,
former Rep. Marge Roukema (R-N.J.). He liked it so much that he became what he called the
“permanent intern.”
“I was the guy who came back every summer,” Paretti said.
He even returned after his stint in private practice, helping Roukema close her office in 2002 after she
decided to retire. He then transitioned to the Education and Labor Committee.
Paretti is now focused on establishing his legislative legacy.
“I hope in my time, when they carve my legislative tombstone, I hope they say, ‘He was a guy who
knew when to compromise and strike a good deal, but also knew when to dig in and fight and stand by
your principles,’ ” he said. “That’s what I want on my tombstone.”
Source: http://thehill.com/capital-living/inside-the-office/103419-inside-the-office-of-paretti, consulté
le 6 novembre 2013.
W. Genieys, Operationalizing Programmatic Elites Research in America, OPERA : ANR-­‐08-­‐BLAN-­‐0032. 2 Source : Insider’s Guide to key Committee staff on US Congress, Brenan, 2009.
Sources additionnelles :
CQ PRESS first street ; Who's Who in American Politics.
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