Nassour holds a bachelor's degree in political science from the
State University of New York at Stony Brook and a master's degree in political science from
C.W. Post University. In 2000, she earned her juris doctor from
St. John's University School of Law. Nassour served as a legislative aide in the
New York State Senate and as an aide, law clerk and chief of staff in the
Nassau County Legislature. After moving to Massachusetts, she worked as a family attorney at Consigli & Brucato P.C. in
Milford, Massachusetts, and served as a member of the State Republican Committee representing the Middlesex, Suffolk and Essex District.
Massachusetts Republican Party chair Nassour was elected chairwoman of the Massachusetts Republican Party on January 28, 2009. She defeated Joseph Manzoli and Michael Franco, receiving 49 votes to Manzoli's 15 and Franco's 2. On January 6, 2011, Nassour defeated William J. McCarthy 50 votes to 16 to win a second two-year term as chairman. On September 19, 2011, she announced her resignation from the post effective October 28, 2011, citing her pregnancy with her third child.
Boston City Council race In May 2019, Nassour entered the race for the District 8 seat in the
2019 Boston City Council election. Incumbent councillor
Josh Zakim had announced in March 2019 that he would not seek re-election. Nassour's campaign was run by Maureen McInerney, an experienced political communicator and former MassINC Public Affairs Associate and long-time Nassour colleague. In a five-candidate field in the September 24 preliminary election,
Kenzie Bok and Nassour finished first (2,032 votes) and second (740 votes), respectively, qualifying them for the general election ballot. In the November 5 general election, Bok won the seat, garnering approximately 70% of the vote. ==Political positions==