UPDATED: Governor Baker Swears in Janet Leombruno

BOSTON, MA - Massachusetts Governor Charlie Baker sworn in Janet Leombruno to the Framingham Housing Authority ceremoniously, yesterday. Jan. 13.

Leombruno, who is an elected Town Meeting member, was appointed to the 5-member Framingham Housing Authority last month. She replaces Faith Tolson-Pierce.

The Massachusetts Governor is allowed one appointment to the Authority’s Board of Commissioners.

Leombruno, a Republican, served as a special assistant to now Lt. Gov. Karyn Polito, during the 2014 governor’s race. The Lt. Governor attended the ceremony Wednesday, Jan. 13. at the State House. Leombruno was already sworn in officially by the Framingham Town Clerk earlier.

Leombruno also serves as a Republican State Committee member for the Second Middlesex and Norfolk district, which includes Framingham, Ashland, Holliston, Hopkinton, Medway, and parts of Franklin and Natick.

She is running for re-election to that position, and Gov. Baker and Lt. Gov. Polito endorsed her.

Lt. Governor Polito attended a fundraiser for Leombruno and Framingham’s Ed McGrath earlier this week at Samba Steak & Sushi in Framingham.

Leombruno has worked on several state-wide campaigns for Republicans and run several Framingham political campaigns.

Currently, she is a member of Framingham First, an organization that collected enough signatures to get a question on the town’s March 29 ballot to ask residents to create a 9-member Charter Commission to change Framingham’s form of government.

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Originally posted January 14 at 5 a.m. Updated at 3:40 p.m.