Paul Heroux was first elected in November 2012 as the State Representative from the Second Bristol District, Massachusetts. Heroux won his primary with over 78% of the vote. He then defeated Republican incumbent George T. Ross with over 58% of the vote. Representative-elect Heroux was sworn in as freshmen representative on January 2, 2013. On November 4, 2014 Paul was elected to a second term with 61% of the vote over local businessman Burt Buckley. Paul ran unopposed for reelection in 2016 and received 99.6% of the total votes cast for state representative. Heroux's Committee assignments as a State Representative
Joint Committee on Municipalities and Regional Government
Joint Committee on Tourism, Arts and Cultural Development
In September 2017, Heroux came in first in a mayoral preliminary against 7-term incumbent Kevin Dumas, handing Dumas his first political defeat. On the day of the election, Heroux was featured by several media outlets for being bitten by a dog the day before while campaigning for mayor, his sixth dog bite in 5 years. On 7 November 2017, Heroux defeated 7-term incumbent Kevin Dumas with 54% of the vote. In November 2019, Heroux defeated Republican challenger and city council vice president Heather Porreca 67% to 32% for the race for mayor. Writing for the Huffington Post, Heroux is known for his knowledge of crime policy, government performance measurement, mental health advocacy, and Middle East affairs. Heroux is a regular guest on RT International discussing Iran and the Middle East.
Personal life
Heroux was raised in Attleboro to small business drug store owners. He was awarded the 'Most Genuine' class superlative from his 1995 high school class for a complete abstinence to alcohol and drugs. Heroux holds two Ivy Leaguemaster's degrees from Harvard University and the University of Pennsylvania, respectively, a master's from the London School of Economics, and a bachelor's degree from the University of Southern California. From October to November 2018, Heroux took a 12-day, road trip across 24 states and Canada with his dog Mura, posting pictures on his Facebook page. The trip went viral after being picked up by news outlets across the United States and in dozens of countries.
