After graduating from Clinton High School, Harold attended Assumption College in Worcester concentrating his studies on Political Science and earning the degree of Bachelor of Arts in 1982. Harold began his career of public service while still an undergraduate at Assumption College. In 1980 he was elected to the Clinton Planning Board and served on the board until 1985. He was then elected in 1984 to the Clinton School Committee, holding the position of Chairman from 1986-1987.
In 1991 he received his Juris Doctor from Suffolk University School of Law in Boston. During his time at Suffolk, Harold studied at Notre Dame Law School in London, England studying International Human Rights, European Law and Soviet Law. Following his graduation from Suffolk, Harold began his legal career as an Assistant District Attorney in Worcester County serving from 1992 to 1995. Throughout his years with the District Attorney's office Harold prosecuted a wide gamut of cases ranging from vehicular homicide to narcotics trafficking to assault and battery. From 1995 to the present Harold has practiced law in Clinton, MA, building his practice from one attorney to a multiple lawyer and employee firm. The firm concentrates on litigation, criminal defense, local, national and international development issues and government relations.
After the events of September 11, 2001, at the age of 43 and feeling a need to further serve and protect his country, Harold joined the United States Army Reserve. Harold currently serves as a Captain with the Judge Advocate General's Corps. He volunteered for a tour of active duty serving in Kuwait and Baghdad, Iraq, deployed from September, 2005 until May, 2006.
As a member of the House of Representatives since 1995, Harold currently serves on the Ways and Means and Judiciary Committees as well as Vice Chair of the Public Safety and Homeland Security Committees. Most recently he was appointed to the Governor's Commission on Corrections Reform. He is the former Chairman of the Judiciary Sub-Committee on Drug Courts and the Supreme Judicial Court Standing Committee on Substance Abuse in the Courts. His legislative priorities include local affairs, education, environment, veteran's affairs and constituent outreach. He is an advisory member of the Governor's Commission on Veterans and Military Family Support and a member of the Democratic National Committee Coordinating Council on Veterans and Military Families.
