Born and raised in Watertown, State Representative John Lawn graduated from Merrimack College in 1991. He has represented the 10th Middlesex District—which includes parts of Watertown, Waltham, and Newton—since 2011, and he currently serves as House Chair of the Joint Committee on Health Care Financing. Chair Lawn humbly carries on his family’s deep commitment to health care. His mother—who came to Boston from Ireland in the early 1960’s—his wife, and, most recently, his daughter are all nurses in the Boston area. Rep. Lawn’s legislative achievements include campaign finance reform, veterans legislation, and statute of limitation reform. He lives in Watertown with his wife Shannon and five children.