[1] He's also a two-time former city councilor, US Marine and a member of the Massachusetts State Police.

[3] Methuen had several fiscal issues while Jajuga was on the City Council and served as mayor, including a School Department that overspent its budget by $4 million and a contract with the police department where captains would $434,841 on average.

To keep within the budget, the initial plan was to lay off a large percentage of the patrol cops.

As a result of their financial issues, there was a temporary state overseer and a new government structure put in place.

[3] Jajuga was named in a civil rights lawsuit filed by City of Methuen electrician Dan Tulley.