Information courtesy of the office of Harold Naughton
State Representative Harold P. Naughton Jr., D-Clinton, of the 12th Worcester District has returned to his home in Clinton following an eight-month deployment to Afghanistan with the United States Army Reserve. He served with the 2nd Brigade Combat Team, Fourth Infantry Division of Ft. Carson, Colorado.
Rep. Naughton was deployed to Afghanistan in October of 2011. For the past eight months, he worked with Afghan judicial authorities, military and security forces, along with officials from the United Nations, the US Department of State, International Committee of the Red Cross and other entities in establishing a sustainable judicial and law enforcement system in the City of Kandahar and the Kandahar Province in southern Afghanistan, adjacent to the Pakistan border.
“I am thrilled to be home with my wife and children,” said Naughton. “While I am honored I had the opportunity to serve my country, I am overjoyed to once again be with my family and friends. Words cannot express how much their support meant to me while I was gone. I look forward to returning to the State House and working for the communities of the 12th Worcester District once again.”
Representative Naughton represents the 12th Worcester District including Northborough, Clinton, Boylston, the second precinct of Sterling and the second precinct of Lancaster. He lives in Clinton with his wife, Ellen, and their four children.
In the Massachusetts House, Rep. Naughton currently serves as the house chairman of the Joint Committee on Public Safety and Homeland Security. Previously, he served as the house chairman of the Joint Committee on Veterans and Federal Affairs.
Rep. Naughton was last deployed from September 2005 to May 2006, serving in Kuwait and Baghdad, Iraq.
Rep. Naughton plans on returning to the State House during the week of June 4, 2012, after spending some time with his family.