Patrick Guerriero is a former Massachusetts state legislator, political consultant, and founding principal of Civitas Public Affairs Group, a public affairs consultancy that caters to Democratic Party candidates and center-left clients.

Guerriero is a former Massachusetts state legislator; from 1998 to 2001, he served as mayor of Melrose, Massachusetts. A former Republican, Guerriero announced in 2010 that he was leaving the Republican Party to identify as an “Independent.” ¹

Guerriero is the former leader of Log Cabin Republicans, an LGBT group within the Republican Party. ² Guerriero also worked as founding executive director of Gill Action Fund from 2006 to 2011, a gay and lesbian advocacy group.

1. “Patrick Guerriero leaves Republican Party.” Washington Blade. September 8, 2010. Accessed April 8, 2019. https://www.washingtonblade.com/2010/09/08/patrick-guerriero-leaves-republican-party/
2. “Patrick Guerriero Leaving Log Cabin after Four Years of Record Growth.” Georgia Log Cabin Republicans. May 23, 2006. Accessed April 8, 2019. http://www.georgialogcabin.org/news/Patrick-Guerriero-Log-Cabin-Republicans/200605231330.shtml