Representative John P. Fresolo is a lifelong resident of the 16th Worcester District and an active member of his church and many civic organizations. He was born and raised in the Vernon Hill section of Worcester and currently resides within the Grafton Hill neighborhood.

John P. Fresolo is the State Representative for the 16th Worcester District.  John has two daughters, Francesca who is 18 years old, and Maria who is 17 years old. John is 46 years old and has lived in Worcester his entire life. John is currently serving his seventh term in the House of Representatives.

Fresolo serves as a member of the Worcester Democratic City Committee (Ward 5), and has been active in numerous local and state elections. In his seventh term, State Representative Fresolo currently serves on the House Committee on Ways & Means, the Joint Committee on Housing, and the Joint Committee on Labor and Workforce Development.

Fresolo has also been active in addressing the public safety needs of the citizens of the 16th Worcester District. In his tenure, Fresolo has successfully secured nearly $1,000,000 in additional community police funds for the Union Hill, Vernon Hill, Grafton Hill, Quinsigamond Village and Green Island neighborhoods of Worcester. This funding will continue to address the growing problem of illegal drug use, violent crime, and gang formation.

Realizing that much of his district is made up of hard working, mostly blue collar families, Rep. Fresolo has been instrumental in acquiring state and grant funding to allow for low and moderate income housing. A recent project in the City of Worcester in which the Representative played a pivotal role is the City Builders project, which is now known as Southgate. With Southgate's completion in May of 2011, this will provide quality affordable housing for the people of Worcester. The project is aiding to revitalize South Worcester Neighborhood area. Rep. Fresolo helped to secure $2.7 million for this project. Another important project Rep. Fresolo has secured funding for is the Hadley Building Project, which brought 40 affordable housing units to the former David Burwick Furniture Building. Fresolo was instrumental in helping to obtain funding of $20,000,000 for the Hadley Building Project. Rep. Fresolo also secured $4.23 Million to ensure the opening of a 35 unit affordable senior housing complex now named the Village at Ascension Heights.

During the last legislative session Rep. Fresolo filed a bill to create a Place of Peace Cancer Garden in the City of Worcester. The bill moved through the Legislative process and was signed into law by the Governor on August 26, 2009. The bill was filed in hopes that the garden will be a quiet, tranquil place where those suffering from cancer, or who have family members or loved ones who have cancer, can go to find solace through prayer or simple reflection. Rep. Fresolo generated this idea after speaking with many cancer survivors and sufferers in and around the Worcester Area. After consulting with his colleagues and those in the medical profession, he soon came to believe that there was more that those in state government can do to help those both in cancer treatment and recovery. The Garden is expected to be erected in the summer of 2012.

Rep. Fresolo takes pride in the resources his district have to offer the constituents of Worcester. Rep. Fresolo was able to secure over $3.4 million for the restoration of the Vernon Hill Park in Worcester. This recreational project - funded by the Commonwealth - included a complete overall of the park. The restoration has made the Vernon Hill Park the premier recreation destination in the State. Little league, soft ball and Babe Ruth can all be playing simultaneously with state-of-the-art spectator stands, restrooms, concession stands, dug out and score boards. This project also included the revamp of the Dennis Shine Pool. The pool is operated by the Department of Recreation and Conservation. Through his hard work and dedication, the pool is now a modern facility for everyone to use free of charge.

Rep. Fresolo understands the importance of beautification improvements to local roads and the effect it has on businesses in the City of Worcester. Cosmetic upgrades enable local businesses to attract and increase patronage. For the Canal District, Rep. Fresolo took the lead on acquiring $200,000 for a feasibility study that demonstrated what improvements could be made to the area to beautify it. After the completion of the study, the Rep. worked diligently with other members of the Worcester Delegation, Lieutenant Governor Murray's office and Congressman McGovern's office to see that the requested $7.5M was allocated in full to the Canal District. The $7.5M will provide Streetscape improvements for streets going through the Canal District such as Water Street, Green Street, Harding Street and Millbury Street. Today, as one drives through the Canal District, they will see banners on the light posts denoting the location of the District. Rep. Fresolo secured $75,000 for these banners which let people in the area know when they have entered the Canal District.

Representative Fresolo has fought for education funding reform and affordable childcare.  Rep. Fresolo and his colleagues in the House were able to secure a total of $176,884,068 in Chapter 70 funding for Worcester Public Schools in the FY10 Budget and continues to fight for reform in under-performing schools.

Rep. Fresolo is a former co-chair of the Central Massachusetts Legislative Caucus. He also served as the co-chair of the Route 146 Citizen Advisory Committee. That Committee was in charge of monitoring the Route 146/ Massachusetts Turnpike project. Two recent projects in that construction have been completed on are the 'Four Corners' project and the 'Blackstone River Road' project. Rep. Fresolo secured almost $500,000 for this necessary land taking at Four Corners. With the closing of the Brosnihan Square exit on Route 290, drivers are required to take the College Square exit, forcing large amounts through the intersection at Southbridge and Cambridge Streets. With the improvements, Four Corners will be able to absorb the excessive traffic and keep the flow as consistent as possible. Also larger vehicles that currently have trouble turning in the intersection will be able to do so without stopping traffic in other directions. At Blackstone River Road, Rep. Fresolo is responsible for obtaining the funding for the advancement of the effectiveness of traffic flow on Blackstone River Road and Greenwood Street. This project has also brought great visual enhancements to the Blackstone River Road area with new street lights. Rep. Fresolo has worked diligently to make the $300 million Rt. 146 Massachusetts Turnpike Project a reality for Central MA commuters.  The project includes over $160 million dedicated solely to Worcester; with the development and renovation of Hurley and Brosnihan Squares in Worcester, and that securing land takings and funding to widen the intersection of Cambridge and Southbridge Streets for dedicated right and left turn lanes. Recently, Fresolo has secured the $1.6 million state contribution to the new Blackstone Gateway Visitors’ Center.

Fresolo is also an active member of many civic organizations, including the Grafton Hill Neighborhood Association, Grafton Hill Business Association, Oak Hill CDC, College Hill Civic Association, Sons of Italy Lodge #168, East Side Improvement Club, Emerald Club, Worcester Elks Lodge #243, Vernon Hill American Legion Post 435, Polish Naturalization Independent (PNI) Club - Associate Member, Friends of Hope Cemetery, the Brown Square Civic Club and the St. Mary's Boosters.