James Jajuga

James Paul Jajuga (born December 12, 1946, Haverhill, Massachusetts) is an American politician who was Mayor of Methuen, Massachusetts between 2017 and 2020. He also served as Massachusetts Secretary of Public Safety from 2001 to 2003. He later represented the Third Essex District in the Massachusetts Senate from 1991 to 2001. On June 25, 2019, Jajuga announced he would not be running for re-election as Methuen's mayor. Neil Perry succeeded him, winning the 2019 election.

Term as mayor 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.