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3 1SenateSenate President Harriette L. Chandler Democrat, Worcester 9th term District: 1st Worcester Senate State House, Room 333, Boston, MA State House Tel: Fax: Web Site: Staff: Laura Paladino, Chief of Staff, Alison Hart, Director of Scheduling, DJ Napolitano, Policy Advisor, Daniel. Kevin Connor, Press Secretary, gov; Bryan Barash, General Counsel and Policy Advisor, James DiTullio, Policy Advisor, Anna Freedman, Fiscal Policy Advisor, Mark Dailey, Policy Advisor and Session Coordinator, David Sullivan, Policy Advisor, Steve Maher, Policy Advisor, Joe Beebe, Legislative Aide, Megan Montgomery, New Media Manager, Suzanne Morson, Director of Constituent Services and Operations, gov; Scott Zoback, Deputy Chief of Staff for Communications and Strategy, Zoe Magid, Legislative Aide, Rita Turo, District Manager, District Tel: (508) Fax: Chairperson, Senate Committee on Redistricting CLT:20% ELM: 89% GOAL: MAS: 100% MASSPIRG: 5/5 MFA: 2% NFIB: 21% PP: Champion Beginning Balance: $162, Receipts: $61, Expenditures: $36, Ending Balance: $188, Primary: Harriette L. Chandler, 2,913; Unopposed in primary General: Harriette L. Chandler (D), 56,545; ran unopposed in general election Home Address: 97 Aylesbury Rd., Worcester, MA Born: December 20, 1937 Marital Status: Married (Burton) Children: 3 Occupation: Political Scientist and Mediator Religion: Jewish Hobbies: Cooking, knitting, walking, swimming, movies Wellesley College (B.A., '59); Clark University, Worcester (Ph.D., '73); Simmons Graduate School of Management, Boston (M.B.A., '83); Worcester State College (Honorary Doctorate, Public Administration, '88) Worcester School Committee ('91-'94); State Representative ('95-'01); State Senator ('01-present) Prevention for Health Caucus, Regional Transit Authority (RTA) Legislative Caucus, Legislature s Oral Health Caucus, Central Massachusetts Caucus, Reforming States Group, Women s Legislative Network of the National Conference of State Legislatures (NCSL), Women in Government HEALTH Act, Criminal Justice Reform, access to housing, civics education, short term rentals, Fair Share amendment, minimum wage FAVORITE QUOTATION: It was once said that the moral test of Government is how that Government treats those who are in the dawn of life, the children; those who are in the twilight of life, the elderly; and those who are in the shadows of life, the sick, the needy and the handicapped. - Hubert H. Humphrey STATE SENATE (5) Banning use of student impact ratings in educator evaluations N (6) Preserving minimum mandatory sentencing for drug dealing in school zones N (7) Imposing a mandatory minimum sentence for carfentanil trafficking N (8) Imposing mandatory minimum for assault and battery on a police officer N (10) Making senior volunteers eligible for additional property tax relief N Massachusetts Political Almanac 111

4 2SenateSenator Michael J. Barrett Democrat, Lexington 3rd term District: 3rd Middlesex Senate State House, Room 416, Boston, MA State House Tel: Web Site: Staff: Rosie Hunter, Chief of Staff, Hannah Walford, Communications Director, , Sam Anderson, General Counsel, Jacob Mueller, Legislative Aide, Chairperson, Joint Committee on Telecommunications, Utilities and Energy; Vice Chair, Joint Committee on Election Laws; Joint Committee on Economic Development and Emerging Technologies; Joint Committee on Education; Joint Committee on Health Care Financing; Joint Committee on Housing; Senate Committee on Personnel and Administration; Senate Committee on Global Warming and Climate Change; Senate Committee on Ways and Means; Joint Committee on Ways and Means CLT:20% ELM: 100% GOAL: F MAS: 100% MASSPIRG: 5/5 MFA: 2% NFIB: 23% PP: Champion Beginning Balance: $110, Receipts: $85, Expenditures: $42, Ending Balance: $154, Primary: Michael J. Barrett, 4,583; Unopposed in primary General: Michael J. Barrett (D), 64,554; ran unopposed in general election Home Address: 7 Augustus Rd, Lexington MA Born: June 27, 1948; Guam Marital Status: Married (Nancy) Children: 2 Occupation: Attorney Reading High School ('66); Harvard College (BA '70); Northeastern University Law (JD '77) MA House of Representatives ('78-'85); MA State Senate ('87-'95); MA State Senate (Present) (5) Banning use of student impact ratings in educator evaluations N (6) Preserving minimum mandatory sentencing for drug dealing in school zones N (7) Imposing a mandatory minimum sentence for carfentanil trafficking N (8) Imposing mandatory minimum for assault and battery on a police officer N (10) Making senior volunteers eligible for additional property tax relief N 112 Massachusetts Political Almanac

5 3SenateSenator Joseph A. Boncore Democrat, Winthrop 2nd term District: 1st Suffolk & Middlesex State House Room 112, Boston, MA State House Tel: Chairperson, Joint Committee on Housing; Vice Chair, Joint Committee on Health Care Financing; Co-Chair, Joint Committee on Transportation; Joint Committee on Financial Services; Joint Committee on Revenue; Senate Committee on Global Warming and Climate Change CLT:20% ELM: 89% GOAL: MAS: 100% MASSPIRG: 4/4 MFA: 2% NFIB: 22% PP: Ally Beginning Balance: $3, Receipts: $115, Expenditures: $112, Ending Balance: $7, Primary: Joseph A. Boncore, 4,013; Daniel Rizzo, 3,628; Jay D. Livingstone, 2,813; Lydia Marie Edwards, 2,280; Diana Hwang, 2,085; Steven Morabito, 607; Paul A. Rogers, 175 General: Joseph A. Boncore (D), 50,978; ran unopposed in general election Home Address: 39 Sagamore Ave., Winthrop STATE SENATE (5) Banning use of student impact ratings in educator evaluations Y (6) Preserving minimum mandatory sentencing for drug dealing in school zones N (7) Imposing a mandatory minimum sentence for carfentanil trafficking N (8) Imposing mandatory minimum for assault and battery on a police officer N (10) Making senior volunteers eligible for additional property tax relief N Massachusetts Political Almanac 113

6 4SenateSenator Michael D. Brady Democrat, Brockton 2nd term District: 2nd Plymouth and Bristol State House, Room 519, Boston, MA State House Tel: Fax: Web Site: Staff: Al Degirolamo, Chief of Staff, Jean Derenoncourt, Constituent Director, Donna Loconte, Legislative/Committee, Richard Branca, Communications & Policy Director, Chairperson, Joint Committee on Revenue, Vice Chair, Joint Committee on Telecommunications, Utilities and Energy, Joint Committee on Consumer Protection and Professional Licensure, Joint Committee on Veterans and Federal Affairs, Joint Committee on Public Safety and Homeland Security, Joint Committee on Public Service, Special Senate Committee on Cyber Security Readiness, Special Senate Committee on Addiction Prevention, Treatment and Recovery Options, Senate Committee on Bills in the Third Reading CLT:20% ELM: 95% GOAL: MAS: 100% MASSPIRG: 4/5 MFA: 2% NFIB: 36% PP: Ally Beginning Balance: $10, Receipts: $34, Expenditures: $30, Ending Balance: $14, Primary: Michael D. Brady, 3,089; Unopposed in primary General: Michael D. Brady (D), 56,156; ran unopposed in general election Home Address: 28 Ellis Street, Brockton, MA Single Born: May 5, 1962; Stoughton Marital Status: Brockton High School; Massasoit Community College ('82); Metropolitan Life Insurance School ('93) Brockton School Committee Ward 2 ('96-'97); Brockton City Council Ward 2 ('97-'09); Democratic State Committeeman ('04-'15); State Representative ('09-'15); State Senator ('15-Present) Democratic State Committee; Brockton Democratic City Committee; Plymouth County Democratic League; NAACP; YMCA; SEIU Local 888; Irish Cultural Center; Police Leadership Council; Boys and Girls Club of Brockton Revenue for the district; economic development; public safety; public health; climate change and renewable energy resources. (5) Banning use of student impact ratings in educator evaluations Y (6) Preserving minimum mandatory sentencing for drug dealing in school zones Y (7) Imposing a mandatory minimum sentence for carfentanil trafficking N (8) Imposing mandatory minimum for assault and battery on a police officer Y (10) Making senior volunteers eligible for additional property tax relief N 114 Massachusetts Political Almanac

7 5SenateSenator William N. Brownsberger Democrat, Belmont 5th term District: 2nd Suffolk & Middlesex State House, Room 504, Boston, MA State House Tel: Fax: Web Site: Staff: Andrew Bettinelli, Chief of Staff, Anne Johnson Landry, Chief Counsel, Ava Callender, Counsel, ava. Quinn Diaz, Outreach Director, District Tel: Chairperson, Joint Committee on the Judiciary; Vice Chair, Senate Committee on Ethics; Joint Committee on Mental Health, Substance Use and Recovery; Joint Committee on Public Safety and Homeland Security; Joint Committee on Public Service; Joint Committee on Ways and Means; Senate Committee on Ways and Means CLT:20% ELM: 90% GOAL: MAS: 73% MASSPIRG: 3/5 MFA: 2% NFIB: 29% PP: Champion Beginning Balance: $87, Receipts: $44, Expenditures: $17, Ending Balance: $114, Primary: William N. Brownsberger, 5,156; Unopposed in primary General: William N. Brownsberger (D), 56,011; ran unopposed in general election Home Address: 120 Gilbert Road, Belmont, MA (Carolyn) Children: 3 Occupation: Legislator Born: March 21, 1957; Boston Marital Status: Married Harvard College (B.A.,'78); Harvard Law School (J.D.,'83) PREVIOUS EMPLOYMENT: Served as a Massachusetts Assistant Attorney General from , working as Asset Forfeiture Chief in the Narcotics and Special Investigations Division and Deputy Chief Prosecutor in the Public Protection Bureau; became a defense attorney in private practice in 2001, doing a high volume of court appointed criminal defense work. While serving as AAG and through his years as Selectman, he taught, consulted, and conducted research on criminal justice issues, holding positions at Harvard Medical School s Division on Addictions, Boston University School of Public Health s Join Together Program, the Kennedy School of Government s Program on Drugs and Crime, and Harvard s Interdisciplinary Working Group on Drugs and Addictions. Belmont Selectman ('98-'07); Belmont Town Meeting Member ('98-'07); Massachusetts House of Representatives ('07- '12) Belmont Democratic Town Committee Justice and Human Rights; Transparency in Government; Financial Responsibility; Environmental responsibility; Education innovation; Transportation. STATE SENATE (5) Banning use of student impact ratings in educator evaluations N (6) Preserving minimum mandatory sentencing for drug dealing in school zones N (7) Imposing a mandatory minimum sentence for carfentanil trafficking N (8) Imposing mandatory minimum for assault and battery on a police officer N (10) Making senior volunteers eligible for additional property tax relief N Massachusetts Political Almanac 115

8 6SenateSenator Sonia R. Chang-Díaz Democrat, Boston 5th term District: 2nd Suffolk State House, Room 111, Boston, MA State House Tel: Web Site: Staff: Nathanael Shea, Chief of Staff; Ernesto Reyes Hernández, Legislative Director; Joshua Wolfsun, Communications Director; Ethan Smith, Legislative Aide; Escarolyn Garcia, Bilingual Senior Assistant Chairperson, Joint Committee on Education; Vice Chair, Joint Committee on the Judiciary; Assistant Vice Chair, Joint Committee on Ways and Means; Assistant Vice Chair, Senate Committee on Ways and Means; Joint Committee on Community Development and Small Businesses; Joint Committee on Economic Development and Emerging Technologies; Joint Committee on Tourism, Arts and Cultural Development; Joint Committee on Public Safety and Homeland Security; Special Senate Committee to Review the Sexual Harassment Policies and Procedures CLT:20% ELM: 84% GOAL: F MAS: 36% MASSPIRG: 4/5 MFA: 39% NFIB: 21% PP: Champion Beginning Balance: $146, Receipts: $10, Expenditures: $3, Ending Balance: $153, Primary: Sonia Rosa Chang-Diaz, 7,376; Roy A. Owens 1,859 General: Sonia Rosa Chang-Diaz (D), 58,705; ran unopposed in general election Born: March 31, 1978 Marital Status: Married Occupation: Legislator University of Virginia (B.A., Political & Social Thought) MA Senate ('09-present) (5) Banning use of student impact ratings in educator evaluations N (6) Preserving minimum mandatory sentencing for drug dealing in school zones N (7) Imposing a mandatory minimum sentence for carfentanil trafficking N (8) Imposing mandatory minimum for assault and battery on a police officer N (10) Making senior volunteers eligible for additional property tax relief N 116 Massachusetts Political Almanac

9 7SenateSenate Majority Leader Cynthia Stone Creem Democrat, Newton 10th term District: 1st Middlesex & Norfolk State House, Room 312A, Boston, MA State House Tel: Fax: Web Site: Staff: Richard Powell, Chief of Staff; Toby Kamens, Outreach Director; Catherine Anderson, Legislative Director; Lisa Sears, Policy Counsel; Sarah Chase, Staff Attorney Chairperson, Special Senate Committee on Net Neutrality and Consumer Protection; Chairperson, Senate Committee on Redistricting; Vice Chair, Joint Committee on Revenue; Vice Chair, Special Senate Committee on Cyber Security Readiness; Joint Committee on the Judiciary; Special Senate Committee to Review the Sexual Harassment Policies and Procedures; Senate Committee on Ethics; Senate Committee on Steering and Policy CLT:20% ELM: 100% GOAL: F MAS: 100% MASSPIRG: 5/5 MFA: 2% NFIB: 21% PP: Champion Beginning Balance: $16, Receipts: $32, Expenditures: $15, Ending Balance: $32, Primary: Cynthia Stone Creem, 5,848; Unopposed in primary General: Cynthia Stone Creem (D), 62,668; ran unopposed in general election Home Address: 110 Huntington Road, Newton, MA Marital Status: Married (Harvey) Children: 2 Occupation: Attorney, Family Law Brookline High School; Boston University; Boston University Law School Governor's Council ( ); Newton Board of Aldermen (President, '95; Vice-President, Chair of Land Use Committee, '78-'94) STATE SENATE League of Women Voters; Massachusetts Bar Association; Newton Democratic City Committee; Caucus of Women Legislators Criminal justice and sentencing reforms; environmental protection and climate change; education funding; election and voting reforms; quality and affordable health care; domestic violence. (5) Banning use of student impact ratings in educator evaluations Y (6) Preserving minimum mandatory sentencing for drug dealing in school zones N (7) Imposing a mandatory minimum sentence for carfentanil trafficking N (8) Imposing mandatory minimum for assault and battery on a police officer N (10) Making senior volunteers eligible for additional property tax relief N Massachusetts Political Almanac 117

10 8SenateSenator Brendan P. Crighton Democrat, Lynn 1st term District: Third Essex State House, Room 472, Boston, MA State House Tel: Web Site: Staff: Dulce Gonzalez, Legislative Aide, District Office: 11 Greenleaf Circle, Lynn, MA C O M M I T T E E A S S I G N M E N T S : V ice-chair, Joint Committee on Housing; Co-Chair, Joint Committee on Municipalities an d Regional Government; Joint Committee on Community Development and Small Businesses; Joint Committee on Economic Development and Emerging Technologies; Joint Committee on Public Health; Joint Committee on Revenue INTEREST GR OUP R ATINGS : CLT:0% ELM: 98% GOAL: MAS: 100% MASSPIRG: 3/3 MFA: 0% NFIB: 30% PP: Champion CA MPAIGN FINANC ING : Beginning Balance: $21, Receipts: $64, Expenditures: $20, Ending Balance: $65, ELECTION R ESU LTS : Primary: Brendan P. Crighton, 1,505 General: Brendan P. Crighton (D), 11,223; ran unopposed in general election PER SONAL INFORMATION: Born: Apr 05, 1983 Marital Status: Married (Andrea) Children: 1 Occupation: Legislator ED UC ATION: Colby College, B.A. Government, 2005; Suffolk University, Masters in Public Administration, 2009 PREVIOUS EMP LOYMENT: Office of State Senator Thomas McGee, POLITIC AL OF FICES: Ward 5 Lynn City Councilor, , Lynn City Councilor-At-Large, , State Representative, 11th Essex District, 2015-Present. (1) Legislation extending pay raises to public officials (2) Placing the income surtax constitutional amendment on the 2018 ballot (3) Requiring single payer health care system benchmark and study (4) Requiring students to opt-in to sexual health education (5) Banning use of student impact ratings in educator evaluations (6) Preserving minimum mandatory sentencing for drug dealing in school zones (7) Imposing a mandatory minimum sentence for carfentanil trafficking (8) Imposing mandatory minimum for assault and battery on a police officer (9) Motion to reject Gov. Baker's MassHealth reform proposals (10) Making senior volunteers eligible for additional property tax relief 118 Massachusetts Political Almanac

11 9SenateSenator Julian Cyr Democrat, Truro 1st term District: Cape & Islands State House, Room 218, Boston, MA State House Tel: Web Site: SenatorCyr.Com Staff: Patrick Johnson, Chief of Staff; Jordan Velozo, Legislative Director; Meaghan Callahan, Policy and Communications Director; Rachel Lake, Operations and Constituent Services Director; Leslie Sandberg, District Director District Office: Barnstable Town Hall, 367 Main Street, Hyannis, MA District Tel: Chairperson, Joint Committee on Community Development and Small Businesses; Vice Chair, Joint Committee on Elder Affairs; Vice Chair, Joint Committee on Tourism, Arts and Cultural Development; Joint Committee on Children, Families and Persons with Disabilities; Joint Committee on Housing; Joint Committee on Municipalities and Regional Government; Joint Committee on Public Health CLT:40% ELM: GOAL: MAS: MASSPIRG: MFA: 2% NFIB: PP: Champion Beginning Balance: $5, Receipts: $92, Expenditures: $63, Ending Balance: $35, Primary: Julian Andre Cyr, 9,272; Sheila R. Lyons, 6,483; Brian R. Mannal, 1,281 Cyr (D), 59,974; Anthony E. Schiavi (R), 45,349 Home Address: 176 Route 6, Truro, MA Born: January 19, 1986 General: Julian Andre New York University, B.A. Public Policy, Community Health (2008); Harvard Business School's Summer Venture in Management Program (2007); Blue Cross Blue Shield Foundation of Massachusetts' Institute for Community Health Leadership ( ); Victory Fund's Bohnett Leaders Fellowship at Harvard Kennedy School's Senior Executives in State and Local Government (2017). Director of Policy and Regulatory Affairs, Bureau of Environmental Health, Massachusetts Department of Public Health; Deputy Director for Government Affairs, Department of Public Health; Massachusetts Commission on Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer and Questioning Youth. Tackling the opioid epidemic, housing affordability for all ages on the Cape and Islands, protecting residents and the environment, economic opportunity, stability for seniors, quality education, transportation & infrastructure, equity and progressive values. STATE SENATE (5) Banning use of student impact ratings in educator evaluations Y (6) Preserving minimum mandatory sentencing for drug dealing in school zones N (7) Imposing a mandatory minimum sentence for carfentanil trafficking N (8) Imposing mandatory minimum for assault and battery on a police officer N (10) Making senior volunteers eligible for additional property tax relief Y Massachusetts Political Almanac 119

12 10SenateSenator Viriato "Vinny" Manuel demacedo Republican, Plymouth 2nd term District: Plymouth & Barnstable State House, Room 313C, Boston, MA State House Tel: Fax: Web Site: Staff: Chief of Staff: Brendan Dutch, ; District Director: Monica Mullin ; Deputy District Director: Lance Lambros ; District Office: 10 Cordage Park Circle, Room 229 District Tel: Fax: Ranking Minority, Joint Committee on Ways and Means; Ranking Minority, Senate Committee on Ways and Means; Joint Committee on Community Development and Small Businesses; Joint Committee on Financial Services; Joint Committee on Marijuana Policy; Joint Committee on Tourism, Arts and Cultural Development; Senate Committee on Personnel and Administration; Senate Committee on Rules; Senate Committee on Bonding, Capital Expenditures and State Assets CLT:100% ELM: 76% GOAL: A+ MAS: 91% MASSPIRG: 4/5 MFA: 72% NFIB: 100% PP: Opponent Beginning Balance: $47, Receipts: $39, Expenditures: $29, Ending Balance: $56, Primary: Vinny M. demacedo, 5,045; Unopposed in primary General: Vinny M. demacedo (R), 69,474; ran unopposed in general election Born: October 16, 1965 Marital Status: Married (Jennifer) Children: 3 Occupation: Owner- Operator of RWA Mobil, Inc. Silver Lake Regional High School ('83); The Kings College, Briarcliff Manor, NY ('87, Business Administration) Massachusetts House of Representatives ( ); Town Meeting Representative ( ); Committee on Federal Stimulus Oversight; Oceans Advisory Committee Chamber of Commerce; NFIB; Creative Economy Council. (1) Legislation extending pay raises to public officials N (2) Placing the income surtax constitutional amendment on the 2018 ballot N (3) Requiring single payer health care system benchmark and study N (4) Requiring students to opt-in to sexual health education Y (5) Banning use of student impact ratings in educator evaluations N (6) Preserving minimum mandatory sentencing for drug dealing in school zones Y (7) Imposing a mandatory minimum sentence for carfentanil trafficking Y (8) Imposing mandatory minimum for assault and battery on a police officer Y (9) Motion to reject Gov. Baker's MassHealth reform proposals N (10) Making senior volunteers eligible for additional property tax relief Y 120 Massachusetts Political Almanac

13 11SenateSenate Assistant Majority Leader Sal N. DiDomenico Democrat, Everett 4th term District: Middlesex & Suffolk State House, Room 208, Boston, MA State House Tel: Fax: Web Site: Staff: Christie Getto Young, Chief of Staff, gov; Martina Matta, Legislative Director & Legal Counsel, masenate.gov ; Jim Henry, Director of Constituent Services, james.henry@ masenate.gov; Brittany Gavrilles, Communications Director, brittany.gavrilles@ masenate.gov; Christopher Smith, Legislative Aide, Christopher.Smith@ masenate.gov Chairperson, Senate Committee on Bills in the Third Reading; Vice Chair, Senate Committee on Intergovernmental Affairs; Joint Committee on Community Development and Small Businesses; Joint Committee on Consumer Protection and Professional Licensure; Joint Committee on Financial Services; Joint Committee on Labor and Workforce Development; Joint Committee on Ways and Means; Senate Committee on Redistricting; Senate Committee on Ways and Means CLT:20% ELM: 90% GOAL: MAS: 100% MASSPIRG: 5/5 MFA: 2% NFIB: 25% PP: Champion Beginning Balance: $94, Receipts: $115, Expenditures: $115, Ending Balance: $94, Primary: Sal N. DiDomenico, 8,443; Unopposed in primary General: Sal N. DiDomenico (D), 53,022; ran unopposed in general election Home Address: 125 Clarence Street, Everett, MA Born: June 20, 1971 Marital Status: Married (Tricia) Children: 2 Occupation: Legislator Cambridge Rindge & Latin School; Boston College (B.A.) Everett Common Council ('04-'10; President,'07); MA Senate (May present) Everett Democratic City Committee; E-Club of Everett; Dante Alighieri Society; Sons of Italy; S.S. Cosmas and Damian Society; Cambridge Lions Club; Saugus-Everett Elks Early Education; Community and Economic Development; Small business; Public Safety; Election Reform; Labor and Workforce Development; Human Services FAVORITE QUOTATION: There can be no keener revelation of a society's soul than the way in which it treats its children. - Nelson Mandela, Former President of South Africa. STATE SENATE (5) Banning use of student impact ratings in educator evaluations Y (6) Preserving minimum mandatory sentencing for drug dealing in school zones N (7) Imposing a mandatory minimum sentence for carfentanil trafficking N (8) Imposing mandatory minimum for assault and battery on a police officer N (10) Making senior volunteers eligible for additional property tax relief N Massachusetts Political Almanac 121

14 12SenateSenator Eileen M. Donoghue Democrat, Lowell Named Lowell City Manager on March 27, th term District: 1st Middlesex Senate State House, Room 405, Boston, MA State House Tel: Fax: Web Site: eileendonoghue.org Staff: Kara Keefe, Chief of Staff; Emiley Lockhart, General Counsel and Policy Director, Mark Sternman, Legislative Director and Deputy Policy Director, masenate.gov; Francis Munro, Legislative Aide, Corinne Corcoran, Legislative Aide, Chairperson, Joint Committee on Export Development; Chairperson, Senate Committee on Steering and Policy; Vice Chair, Joint Committee on Higher Education; Joint Committee on Tourism, Arts and Cultural Development; Joint Committee on Municipalities and Regional Government; Joint Committee on Rules; Joint Committee on Ways and Means; Senate Committee on Ways and Means; Senate Committee on Rules CLT:20% ELM: 84% GOAL: F MAS: 100% MASSPIRG: 4/5 MFA: 2% NFIB: 50% PP: Ally Beginning Balance: $73, Receipts: $50, Expenditures: $37, Ending Balance: $86, Primary: Eileen M. Donoghue, 4,278; Unopposed in primary General: Eileen M. Donoghue (D), 56,759; ran unopposed in general election Home Address: 257 Andover Street, Lowell, MA Born: February 15, 1954; Holyoke Marital Status: Married (John O'Connor) Occupation: Attorney Religion: Catholic Hobbies: Golf; reading; cooking Holyoke High School ('72); University of Massachusetts, Amherst (B.A.,'76); Suffolk University Law School (J.D.,'79); University of Puerto Rico, Rio Piedras (studies) Lowell City Council, (Councilor, '96-'07; Mayor, '98-'01) Whistler House Museum of Art; Merrimack River Valley House; The Lowell Plan; Cultural Organization of Lowell; Women Working Wonders Fund; Massachusetts Bar Association; Greater Lowell Bar Association; Criminal Justice Act Board of the United States District Court, the District of Massachusetts Public safety; job creation; tourism, arts & culture; higher education; economic development. (5) Banning use of student impact ratings in educator evaluations N (6) Preserving minimum mandatory sentencing for drug dealing in school zones N (7) Imposing a mandatory minimum sentence for carfentanil trafficking Y (8) Imposing mandatory minimum for assault and battery on a police officer Y (10) Making senior volunteers eligible for additional property tax relief N 122 Massachusetts Political Almanac

15 13SenateSenator James B. Eldridge Democrat, Acton 5th term District: Middlesex & Worcester State House, Room 320, Boston, MA State House Tel: Fax: Web Site: Staff: Michael Carr, Chief of Staff, Ryan Gelman, Legislative Director, Peter Missouri, Communications Director, District Office: Walker Building Room 106, 255 Main Street, Marlborough, MA District Tel: Fax: Chairperson, Joint Committee on Financial Services; Vice Chair, Joint Committee on Community Development and Small Businesses; Vice Chair, Senate Committee on Global Warming and Climate Change; Joint Committee on Environment, Natural Resources and Agriculture; Joint Committee on Marijuana Policy; Joint Committee on Mental Health, Substance Use and Recovery; Joint Committee on Ways and Means; Senate Committee on Ways and Means; Senate Committee on Intergovernmental Affairs; Senate Committee on Steering and Policy CLT:40% ELM: 100% GOAL: F MAS: 100% MASSPIRG: 5/5 MFA: 2% NFIB: 14% PP: Champion Beginning Balance: $17, Receipts: $27, Expenditures: $31, Ending Balance: $13, Primary: James B. Eldridge, 3,865; Unopposed in primary General: James B. Eldridge (D), 55,698; Ted Busiek (R), 26,865; Terra Friedrichs (I), 4,033 Home Address: 267 Arlington Street Acton MA Born: August 11, 1973; Acton Occupation: Legislator Acton-Boxborough Regional High School ('91); Johns Hopkins University (B.A.,'95); Boston College Law School (J.D.,'00) PREVIOUS EMPLOYMENT: Acton Housing Authority (Chair,'01-'03); Acton Planning Board (Associate Member,'01-'02); Massachusetts House of Representatives ('03-'08); Massachusetts State Senate ('09-present) MassVOTE (Board); Acton Lions Club; Acton Conservation Trust; Assabet River Rail Trail, Inc.; League of Women Voters; Nashua River Watershed Association; No Place for Hate; Organization for the Assabet River Health care; campaign finance & elections reform; environmental protection; reducing poverty; government transparency; affordable housing; economic development; education; immigrant rights; civil rights; criminal justice reform; ending/reducing poverty. Top Legislation: An Act establishing Medicare for all in Massachusetts (S.619); The Safe Communities Act (S.1305); The 100% Renewable Energy Act (S.1849); An Act promoting access to debt-free public higher education (S.681); The Debt Collection Fairness Act (S.120); An Act improving the earned income credit for healthier families (S.1521); An Act reducing plastic bag pollution (S.424); An Act promoting restorative justice practices (S.847); An Act reducing recidivism, curbing unnecessary spending, and ensuring appropriate use of segregation (S.1306); An Act expanding the sale of products by farmer breweries (S.418). (5) Banning use of student impact ratings in educator evaluations Y (6) Preserving minimum mandatory sentencing for drug dealing in school zones N (7) Imposing a mandatory minimum sentence for carfentanil trafficking N (8) Imposing mandatory minimum for assault and battery on a police officer N (10) Making senior volunteers eligible for additional property tax relief Y STATE SENATE Massachusetts Political Almanac 123

16 14SenateSenator Ryan C. Fattman Republican, Webster 2nd term District: Worcester & Norfolk State House, Room 213A, Boston, MA State House Tel: Web Site: Staff: Joseph Zarrella - Chief of Staff, Keath Christensen - Deputy Chief of Staff and Legislative Director, Mark Reil - Deputy Director District Tel: Joint Committee on Consumer Protection and Professional Licensure; Joint Committee on Elder Affairs; Joint Committee on Election Laws; Joint Committee on Environment, Natural Resources and Agriculture; Joint Committee on Revenue; Senate Committee on Post Audit and Oversight CLT:100% ELM: 71% GOAL: A+ MAS: 82% MASSPIRG: 4/5 MFA: 84% NFIB: 100% PP: Opponent Beginning Balance: $128, Receipts: $71, Expenditures: $17, Ending Balance: $182, Primary: Ryan C. Fattman, 1,416; Unopposed in primary General: Ryan C. Fattman (R), 64,665; ran unopposed in general election Born: July 1, 1984 Marital Status: Married (Stephanie) Religion: Catholic Hobbies: Running; cycling; basketball; movies; collecting political memorabilia Sutton Memorial High School ('03); Suffolk University (B.S,'07); Tufts University (M.A.); Harvard Kennedy School of Government (Rappaport Public Policy Fellow,'08) Housing Partnership Committee (Chair,'05); Sutton Selectman ('06-current); 18th Worcester District from Gun Owners Action League; NRA; Sutton Lions Club; Citizens for Limited Taxation Economic growth, job creation and regulatory reform; pension reform; health care plan design; local aid for municipalities; protecting children FAVORITE QUOTATION: We are all born originals - why is it so many of us die copies? - Lincoln (1) Legislation extending pay raises to public officials N (2) Placing the income surtax constitutional amendment on the 2018 ballot N (3) Requiring single payer health care system benchmark and study N (4) Requiring students to opt-in to sexual health education Y (5) Banning use of student impact ratings in educator evaluations N (6) Preserving minimum mandatory sentencing for drug dealing in school zones Y (7) Imposing a mandatory minimum sentence for carfentanil trafficking Y (8) Imposing mandatory minimum for assault and battery on a police officer Y (9) Motion to reject Gov. Baker's MassHealth reform proposals N (10) Making senior volunteers eligible for additional property tax relief Y 124 Massachusetts Political Almanac

17 15SenateSenator Paul R. Feeney Democrat, Foxborough 1st Term District: Bristol and Norfolk State House, Room 507, Boston, MA State House Tel: Fax: Web Site: votefeeney.com Staff: Mike Gallant, Chief Of Staff, Tino Capobianco, Communications Director / Scheduler, valentino.capobianco@ masenate.gov; Drew Phelan, District Director, drew.phelan@masenate.gov Chairperson, Joint Committee on Public Service Vice Chair; Joint Committee on Public Health; Joint Committee on Consumer Protection and Professional Licensure CLT: ELM: GOAL: MAS: MASSPIRG: MFA: 0% NFIB: PP: Beginning Balance: $ Receipts: $135, Expenditures: $116, Ending Balance: $19, Primary: Paul Feeney, 3,152; Ted Philips, 2,222 6,406; Joe Shortsleeve (I), 1,355 General: Paul Feeney (D), 6,985; Jacob Ventura (R), Born: 3/23/1978 Marital Status: Married - Laura J. Feeney (Caparell) Occupation: Legislator Religion: Catholic Hobbies: Licensed Massachusetts Pyrotechnician - Professional Fireworks Displays, Reading PREVIOUS EMPLOYMENT: Telephone Central Office Technician ( ), Chief Steward / Spokesman / Legislative Director, IBEW Local 2222 ( ), Chief of Staff, Senator James Timilty (2005), Labor Director, Stephen Lynch for US Senate (2013), Massachusetts State Director, Bernie Sanders for President Campaign ( ) Selectman - Foxborough Board of Selectmen ( ), Chairman - Foxborough Board of Selectmen ( ) To fight for issues affecting the middle and working class families of my district and the Commonwealth. - Education (Universal Pre - K through Debt Free College), Jobs, Wages / Working Conditions, Economic Development & Small Business, Housing for Seniors, Low and Middle Income and Young People, Substance Abuse, Environment / Clean Energy, Women's Rights FAVORITE QUOTATION: "I've learned that people will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel." - Maya Angelou "Do Your Job / No Days Off" - Bill Belichick "Man In The Arena Speech" - Theodore Roosevelt STATE SENATE (1) Legislation extending pay raises to public officials (2) Placing the income surtax constitutional amendment on the 2018 ballot (4) Requiring students to opt-in to sexual health education (5) Banning use of student impact ratings in educator evaluations (6) Preserving minimum mandatory sentencing for drug dealing in school zones (7) Imposing a mandatory minimum sentence for carfentanil trafficking (8) Imposing mandatory minimum for assault and battery on a police officer (9) Motion to reject Gov. Baker's MassHealth reform proposals (10) Making senior volunteers eligible for additional property tax relief Massachusetts Political Almanac 125

18 16Senate17SenateSenator Cindy F. Friedman Democrat, Lexington 1st Term District: 4th Middlesex State House, Room 413D Boston, MA 02133, Boston, MA State House Tel: Web Site: Staff: David Swanson, Chief of Staff, Kristina Gaffny, Communications Director, Molly Sullivan, Legislative Director, Deborah Brown, Policy Advisor, Chairperson, Joint Committee on Mental Health, Substance Use, and Recovery; Vice Chair, Joint Committee on Public Service; Vice Chair, Special Senate Committee on Addiction Prevention, Treatment and Recovery Options; Member, Joint Committee on Labor and Workforce Development; Member, Massachusetts Caucus of Women Legislators; Member, MBTA Legislative Caucus; Member, Library Legislative Caucus. CLT: ELM: GOAL: MAS: MASSPIRG: MFA: 0% NFIB: PP: Beginning Balance: $0.00 Receipts: $138, Expenditures: $122, Ending Balance: $15, Primary: Cindy Friedman, 7,079; Sean Garballey, 6,300; Mary Ann Stewart, 411 General: Cindy Friedman (D), 7,874; Ian Jackson (G-R), 832 Born: December 8 Marital Status: Married (John Page) Occupation: Legislator Roger Williams University (B.A.); Lesley University (M.A.) MA Senate (July 2017-present) Former Arlington Town Meeting member; Founding member of SPOT (Schools are a Priority in Our Town); Co-founder of Arlington Education Foundation; Former member of the Symmes Advisory Committee and Chair of the Symmes Advisory Committee community outreach sub-committee; Former Chair of the Arlington No Place for Hate Committee Mental Health, Substance Use and Recovery; Labor and Workforce Development; Healthcare; Transportation; Housing; Education. (1) Legislation extending pay raises to public officials (2) Placing the income surtax constitutional amendment on the 2018 ballot (4) Requiring students to opt-in to sexual health education (5) Banning use of student impact ratings in educator evaluations (6) Preserving minimum mandatory sentencing for drug dealing in school zones N (7) Imposing a mandatory minimum sentence for carfentanil trafficking N (8) Imposing mandatory minimum for assault and battery on a police officer N (10) Making senior volunteers eligible for additional property tax relief N 126 Massachusetts Political Almanac

19 18SenateSenator Anne M. Gobi Democrat, Spencer 2nd term District: Worcester, Hampden, Hampshire & Middlesex State House, Room 513, Boston, MA State House Tel: Web Site: Staff: Brian Ferrarese, Derek Silver, Derek. Henry Kahn, Tyler Wolanin, Craig Lundberg, District Tel: Chairperson, Joint Committee on Election Laws; Chairperson, Joint Committee on Environment, Natural Resources and Agriculture; Vice Chair, Joint Committee on Veterans and Federal Affairs; Joint Committee on Community Development and Small Businesses; Joint Committee on Telecommunications, Utilities and Energy; Senate Committee on Post Audit and Oversight; Senate Committee on Bonding, Capital Expenditures and State Assets; Senate Committee on Bills in the Third Reading CLT:100% ELM: 95% GOAL: A MAS: 100% MASSPIRG: 5/5 MFA: 4% NFIB: 64% PP: Champion Beginning Balance: $17, Receipts: $26, Expenditures: $20, Ending Balance: $24, Primary: Anne M. Gobi, 3,423; Unopposed in primary General: Anne M. Gobi (D), 44,021, James P. Ehrhard (R), 36,883 Home Address: 117 Mechanic Street, Spencer, MA Born: December 27, 1962; Worcester Marital Status: Married (Robert Head) Children: 0 Occupation: Legislator STATE SENATE David Prouty High School, Worcester State University, Massachusetts School of Law Massachusetts House ( ); Massachusetts Senate (2015-present) Education funding, clean water infrastructure, opportunities and protections for farmers and veterans, transportation and rail service. (1) Legislation extending pay raises to public officials N (2) Placing the income surtax constitutional amendment on the 2018 ballot N (5) Banning use of student impact ratings in educator evaluations Y (6) Preserving minimum mandatory sentencing for drug dealing in school zones Y (7) Imposing a mandatory minimum sentence for carfentanil trafficking Y (8) Imposing mandatory minimum for assault and battery on a police officer Y (10) Making senior volunteers eligible for additional property tax relief Y Massachusetts Political Almanac 127

20 19SenateSenator Adam G. Hinds Democrat, Pittsfield 1st term District: Berkshire, Hampshire, Franklin & Hampden State House, Room 309, Boston, MA State House Tel: Fax: Web Site: Facebook.com/SenatorAdamHinds Staff: Bethann Steiner, Chief of Staff; Danielle Allard, Director of Budget & Policy; Christian Kelly, Legislative Aide; AJ Enchill, District Aide; Jon Gould, Hilltown Community Liaison District Tel: (Berkshire County); (Franklin, Hampshire & Hampden Counties) Chairperson, Joint Committee on Tourism, Arts and Cultural Development; Vice Chair, Joint Committee on Economic Development and Emerging Technologies; Joint Committee on Higher Education; Joint Committee on Housing; Joint Committee on Mental Health, Substance Use and Recovery; Joint Committee on Municipalities and Regional Government; Senate Committee on Intergovernmental Affairs CLT:20% ELM: GOAL: MAS: MASSPIRG: MFA: 2% NFIB: PP: Ally Beginning Balance: $2, Receipts: $41, Expenditures: $34, Ending Balance: $10, Primary: Adam G. Hinds, 8,455; Andrea C. Harrington, 5,986; Rinaldo Del Gallo, 1,096 General: Adam G. Hinds (D), 53,216; Christine M. Canning (R), 22,624 Home Address: 67 Federal Street, Apartment 3A, Pittsfield, MA Born: June 10, 1976 Marital Status: Single Occupation: Legislator Religion: Christian Hobbies: Motorcycles, skiing, biking, Tae Kwon Do Mohawk Trail Regional High School (1994); Wesleyan University (1998); The Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy, Tufts University (2003) PREVIOUS EMPLOYMENT: Executive Director, Northern Berkshire Community Coalition ( ); Founding Director, Pittsfield Community Connection ( ); Political Affairs Officer, United Nations: Iraq, Jerusalem, Syria ( ); National Security Team/Regional Director during Primary, John Kerry for President ( ); Campaign Manager/Spokesperson, Congressman John Olver ( ) Massachusetts State Senate ( ) Member, Board of Directors, Downtown Pittsfield Inc.; Member, Board of Directors, Robert F. Kennedy Children s Action Corps Improving Public Infrastructure in Western Massachusetts; Economic Development & Jobs; Rural Issues; Education; Confronting the Opioid Crisis; Energy & the Environment. (5) Banning use of student impact ratings in educator evaluations Y (6) Preserving minimum mandatory sentencing for drug dealing in school zones N (7) Imposing a mandatory minimum sentence for carfentanil trafficking N (8) Imposing mandatory minimum for assault and battery on a police officer N (10) Making senior volunteers eligible for additional property tax relief N 128 Massachusetts Political Almanac

21 20SenateSenator Donald F. Humason Republican, Westfield 3rd term District: 2nd Hampden and Hampshire State House, Room 313A, Boston, MA State House Tel: Fax: Web Site: Staff: Johannes Buchanan, Chief of Staff, gov; Andrew Renfro III, District Chief of Staff, gov; Michelle Moriarty, Scheduler, Chris Power, Director of Communications, John Moriarty, District Aide, District Office: 64 Noble Street Westfield, Massachusetts Joint Committee on Rules; Joint Committee on Children, Families and Persons with Disabilities; Joint Committee on Public Service; Joint Committee on Transportation; Joint Committee on Veterans and Federal Affairs; Joint Committee on Ways and Means; Senate Committee on Bonding, Capital Expenditures and State Assets; Senate Committee on Intergovernmental Affairs; Senate Committee on Rules; Senate Committee on Ways and Means CLT:100% ELM: 77% GOAL: A+ MAS: 91% MASSPIRG: 4/5 MFA: 67% NFIB: 100% PP: Opponent Beginning Balance: $26, Receipts: $18, Expenditures: $31, Ending Balance: $12, Primary: Donald F. Humason, Jr, 1,725; Unopposed in primary General: Donald F. Humason, Jr. (R), 43,097; Jerome Parker-O'Grady (D), 29,285 Home Address: 90 Stony Lane Westfield, Massachusetts Born: Jul 31, 1967 Marital Status: Married (Janice) Children: 1 Occupation: Legislator Westfield State College ('89) Former Trustee, Corporator, and Friend of Westfield Athenaeum; Corporator of Amelia Park Children s Museum; Corporator and alumnus of Westfield State College; Noble Hospital; Corporator of Abilities Unlimited; The Dan Kane Singers; Westfield Sportsman s Club; Westfield YMCA; Westfield River Watershed Association; Winding River Land Conservancy; Westfield Community Development Corporation; Friends of the Columbia Greenway Rail Trail; Friends of Grandmother s Garden; Westfield Republican City Committee since 1990; Holyoke St. Patrick s Parade Committee. STATE SENATE (1) Legislation extending pay raises to public officials N (2) Placing the income surtax constitutional amendment on the 2018 ballot N (3) Requiring single payer health care system benchmark and study N (4) Requiring students to opt-in to sexual health education Y (5) Banning use of student impact ratings in educator evaluations N (6) Preserving minimum mandatory sentencing for drug dealing in school zones Y (7) Imposing a mandatory minimum sentence for carfentanil trafficking Y (8) Imposing mandatory minimum for assault and battery on a police officer Y (9) Motion to reject Gov. Baker's MassHealth reform proposals N (10) Making senior volunteers eligible for additional property tax relief Y Massachusetts Political Almanac 129

22 21SenateSenate Assistant Majority Leader Patricia D. Jehlen Democrat, Somerville 7th term District: 2nd Middlesex State House, Room 424, Boston, MA State House Tel: Fax: Web Site: Staff: Matt Hartman, Chief of Staff; Chairperson, Joint Committee on Marijuana Policy; Chairperson, Special Senate Subcommittee on Education; Vice Chair, Joint Committee on Education; Vice Chair, Joint Committee on Labor and Workforce Development; Joint Committee on Elder Affairs; Joint Committee on Election Laws; Joint Committee on the Judiciary; Joint Committee on Ways and Means; Senate Committee on Ways and Means CLT:20% ELM: 91% GOAL: F MAS: 100% MASSPIRG: 4/5 MFA: 2% NFIB: 21% PP: Champion Beginning Balance: $28, Receipts: $12, Expenditures: $1, Ending Balance: $39, Primary: Patricia D. Jehlen, 15,189; Leland Cheung, 3,861 General: Patricia D. Jehlen (D), 75,777; ran unopposed in general election Home Address: 67 Dane Street, Somerville, MA Born: October 14, 1943 Marital Status: Married (Alain) Children: 3 Occupation: Legislator Newton High School ( 61); Swarthmore College (B.A., 65); Harvard Graduate School of Ed. (M.A.T., 69); University of Massachusetts at Boston (Graduate Studies) Somerville School Committee ( 75-91; Chairman '80,'88); Massachusetts House of Representatives ('91- '05); Massachusetts State Senate ('05-present) Education, senior issues, criminal justice reform, economic inequality, transportation. (5) Banning use of student impact ratings in educator evaluations Y (6) Preserving minimum mandatory sentencing for drug dealing in school zones N (7) Imposing a mandatory minimum sentence for carfentanil trafficking N (8) Imposing mandatory minimum for assault and battery on a police officer N (10) Making senior volunteers eligible for additional property tax relief N 130 Massachusetts Political Almanac

23 22SenateSenator John F. Keenan Democrat, Quincy 4th term District: Norfolk & Plymouth State House, Room 413F, Boston, MA State House Tel: Fax: Web Site: Staff: Alejandro Alves, Chief of Staff ; Andrea Pessolano, Legislative Director, masenate.gov, ; Ruth Dollarhide, Director of Constituent Services and District Projects, Ellen Fleming, Media Director and Legislative Aide, Richard Bielecki, Legislative Aide, Chairperson, Senate Committee on Bonding, Capital Expenditures and State Assets; Vice Chair, Joint Committee on Mental Health, Substance Use and Recovery; Vice Chair, Senate Committee on Steering and Policy; Joint Committee on Financial Services; Joint Committee on Labor and Workforce Development; Joint Committee on Transportation; Joint Committee on the Judiciary; Joint Committee on Ways and Means; Senate Committee on Ways and Means CLT:20% ELM: 76% GOAL: MAS: 100% MASSPIRG: 3/5 MFA: 2% NFIB: 29% PP: Ally Beginning Balance: $25, Receipts: $3, Expenditures: $11, Ending Balance: $17, Primary: John F. Keenan, 3,957; Unopposed in primary General: John F. Keenan (D), 50,148; Alexander N. Mendez (I), 20,433 Home Address: 37 Hobomack Road, Quincy, MA, Born: January 16, 1964; Boston Marital Status: Married (Jeanne) Children: 3 Occupation: Legislator Religion: Catholic North Quincy High School ('82); Harvard University, B.A. Government Concentration ('86); Suffolk Law School, Juris Doctorate ('89) PREVIOUS EMPLOYMENT: Norfolk County Retirement System, Executive Director, City of Quincy, Executive Secretary/Chief of Staff, Practicing Attorney Quincy City Councilor-At-Large ('03-'12); Quincy Zoning Board of Appeals ('90-'97) Merrymount Association, Friends of Thomas Crane Public Library, Ward 1 Democratic Committee, Quincy City Democratic Committee, Quincy City Club, Harvard Club of Quincy, Braintree Men''s Club Local Aid; responsible state budgeting; combatting opioid epidemic; mental health; transportation infrastructure. (5) Banning use of student impact ratings in educator evaluations Y (6) Preserving minimum mandatory sentencing for drug dealing in school zones N (7) Imposing a mandatory minimum sentence for carfentanil trafficking N (8) Imposing mandatory minimum for assault and battery on a police officer Y (10) Making senior volunteers eligible for additional property tax relief N STATE SENATE Massachusetts Political Almanac 131

24 23SenateSenator Eric P. Lesser Democrat, Longmeadow 2nd term District: 1st Hampden & Hampshire State House, Room 413C, Boston, MA State House Tel: Fax: Web Site: senatorlesser.com Staff: Stephanie Swanson, Chief of Staff and General Counsel, Michael Clark, Senior Advisor and Director of Strategic Engagement, Samantha Kelly, Legislative Director, Ryan Migeed, Communications Director and Legislative Aide, Joel McAuliffe, District Director and Legislative Aide, District Office: 60 Shaker Road, East Longmeadow, MA District Tel: Chairperson, Joint Committee on Economic Development and Emerging Technologies; Vice Chair, Joint Committee on Financial Services; Joint Committee on Elder Affairs; Joint Committee on Health Care Financing; Joint Committee on Higher Education; Joint Committee on Transportation; Joint Committee on Veterans and Federal Affairs; Senate Committee on Intergovernmental Affairs CLT:20% ELM: 95% GOAL: F MAS: 100% MASSPIRG: 5/5 MFA: 2% NFIB: 29% PP: Ally Beginning Balance: $151, Receipts: $131, Expenditures: $73, Ending Balance: $209, Primary: Eric P. Lesser, 12,581; Unopposed in primary Harrington, 35,188 General: Eric P. Lesser (D), 44,602; James Chip Home Address: 28 Edson St., Longmeadow, MA, Born: Feb 27, 1985 Marital Status: Married (Alison Silber) Children: 2 Occupation: Legislator Harvard College, 2007, BA Government; Harvard Law School, 2015, JD PREVIOUS EMPLOYMENT: Special Assistant to Senior Adviser David Axelrod, The White House; Director of Strategic Planning for the Council of Economic Advisers; The White House; Consultant, HBO's VEEP. (5) Banning use of student impact ratings in educator evaluations Y (6) Preserving minimum mandatory sentencing for drug dealing in school zones N (7) Imposing a mandatory minimum sentence for carfentanil trafficking N (8) Imposing mandatory minimum for assault and battery on a police officer Y (10) Making senior volunteers eligible for additional property tax relief N 132 Massachusetts Political Almanac

25 24SenateAssistant Senate Majority Whip Jason M. Lewis Democrat, Winchester 3rd term District: 5th Middlesex State House, Room 511B, Boston, MA State House Tel: Web Site: Staff: Zachary Crowley, Chief of Staff, Dennis Burke, Legislative Director and Chief Counsel, Mathew Helman, Communications Director, gov; Abigail Armstrong, Constituent Affairs Director and Scheduler, abigail. Alexander Castillo-Nunez, District Director, Chairperson, Joint Committee on Labor and Workforce Development; Chairperson, Joint Committee on Public Health; Vice Chair, Joint Committee on Marijuana Policy; Joint Committee on Education; Joint Committee on Election Laws; Joint Committee on Health Care Financing; Special Senate Committee on Citizen Engagement; Special Senate Committee on Health Care Cost Containment and Reform; Senate Committee on Global Warming and Climate Change CLT:20% ELM: 91% GOAL: F MAS: 100% MASSPIRG: 5/5 MFA: 2% NFIB: 21% PP: Champion Beginning Balance: $88, Receipts: $56, Expenditures: $18, Ending Balance: $125, Primary: Jason M. Lewis, 5,047; Unopposed in primary Lawrence Dixon (R), 23,628 General: Jason M. Lewis (D), 52,954; Vincent Home Address: 61 Church Street, Winchester, MA Born: April 19, 1968 Marital Status: Married (Susan) Children: 2 Occupation: Legislator Pascack Valley ('86); Harvard College (B.A.,'90); Harvard Business School (M.B.A.,'95) Winchester Town Meeting South Africa Partners (Council of Friends) Education; healthcare FAVORITE QUOTATION: One person can make a difference and every person should try. - John F. Kennedy (5) Banning use of student impact ratings in educator evaluations N (6) Preserving minimum mandatory sentencing for drug dealing in school zones N (7) Imposing a mandatory minimum sentence for carfentanil trafficking N (8) Imposing mandatory minimum for assault and battery on a police officer N (10) Making senior volunteers eligible for additional property tax relief N STATE SENATE Massachusetts Political Almanac 133

26 25SenateSenator Barbara L'Italien Democrat, Andover 2nd term Running for U.S. House District: 2nd Essex & Middlesex State House, Room 109E, Boston, MA State House Tel: Fax: Web Site: Staff: Wes Ritchie, Chief of Staff, ; Erin Riley, Legislative Director & Counsel, ; Shawn Regan, Communications Director, ; Joe Thibodeau, Legislative Aide gov; Maria De La Cruz, District Aide, District Office: City Hall, Room 203 Lawrence, MA Wes Ritchie, Chief of Staff, ; Erin Riley, Legislative Director & Counsel, ; Emma Friend, Communications Director and Legislative Aide, ; Joe Thibodeau, Legislative Aide masenate.gov; Maria De La Cruz, District Aide, CLT:45% ELM: 90% GOAL: D MAS: 100% MASSPIRG: 5/5 MFA: 2% NFIB: 21% PP: Champion Beginning Balance: $7, Receipts: $38, Expenditures: $33, Ending Balance: $13, Primary: Barbara A. L'Italien, 5,633; Unopposed in primary General: Barbara A. L'Italien (D), 45,218; Susan M. Laplante (R), 25,973 Home Address: 5 Harper Cir, Andover, MA, Marital Status: Married (Kevin Hall) Children: 4 Occupation: Legislator Merrimack College, B.A. PREVIOUS EMPLOYMENT: State Representative ( ), State Treasurer's Office ( ), Arc of Massachusetts ( ) State Representative ( ), Andover School Committee ( ) (2) Placing the income surtax constitutional amendment on the 2018 ballot (5) Banning use of student impact ratings in educator evaluations Y (6) Preserving minimum mandatory sentencing for drug dealing in school zones N (7) Imposing a mandatory minimum sentence for carfentanil trafficking N (8) Imposing mandatory minimum for assault and battery on a police officer Y (10) Making senior volunteers eligible for additional property tax relief Y 134 Massachusetts Political Almanac

27 26SenateSenator Joan B. Lovely Democrat, Salem 3rd term District: 2nd Essex Senate State House, Room 413A, Boston, MA State House Tel: Fax: Web Site: Staff: Jason Silva, Chief of Staff, Johanna Wakelin, Legislative Director and General Counsel, Stephanie Raymond, Director of Budget and Policy, masenate.gov; Annemarie Hall, Legislative Aide, gov Chairperson, Joint Committee on Children, Families and Persons with Disabilities; Chairperson, Special Senate Committee to Review the Sexual Harassment Policies and Procedures; Chairperson, Senate Committee on Intergovernmental Affairs; Vice Chair, Joint Committee on State Administration and Regulatory Oversight; Vice Chair, Joint Committee on Ways and Means; Vice Chair, Senate Committee on Ways and Means; Joint Committee on Tourism, Arts and Cultural Development; Joint Committee on Public Health; Joint Committee on Telecommunications, Utilities and Energy; Special Senate Committee on Addiction Prevention, Treatment and Recovery Options CLT:20% ELM: 95% GOAL: MAS: 100% MASSPIRG: 5/5 MFA: 2% NFIB: 43% PP: Champion Beginning Balance: $28, Receipts: $46, Expenditures: $34, Ending Balance: $41, Primary: Joan B. Lovely, 7,469; Unopposed in primary General: Joan B. Lovely (D), 67,120; ran unopposed in general election Home Address: 14 Story St., Salem, MA Born: August 22, 1958 Marital Status: Married (Stephen) Children: 3 Occupation: Attorney Religion: Catholic Hobbies: Gardening, boating, traveling Salem State College, B.S. Political Science, 2006; Massachusetts School of Law, J.D., 2009; Admitted to Massachusetts Bar 2009 Salem Councilor - Ward 3 ( ); Salem Councilor-at-large ( ) Homelessness; Preventing Child Sexual Abuse; Improving Water Quality in Schools; FAVORITE QUOTATION: Prejudice is a burden that confuses the past, threatens the future and renders the present inaccessible. - Maya Angelou (4) Requiring students to opt-in to sexual health education Y (5) Banning use of student impact ratings in educator evaluations N (6) Preserving minimum mandatory sentencing for drug dealing in school zones Y (7) Imposing a mandatory minimum sentence for carfentanil trafficking Y (8) Imposing mandatory minimum for assault and battery on a police officer Y (10) Making senior volunteers eligible for additional property tax relief N STATE SENATE Massachusetts Political Almanac 135

28 27SenateSenate Assistant Majority Leader Mark C. Montigny Democrat, New Bedford 14th term District: 2nd Bristol & Plymouth State House, Room 312C, Boston, MA State House Tel: Fax: Staff: Michael Moynihan, Chief of Staff, Audra Riding, General Counsel/Legislative Director, gov; Allison Blanck, Deputy General Counsel, Christopher LaRue, Deputy Director, Senate Committee on Rules, Christopher. Chairperson, Joint Committee on Rules; Chairperson, Senate Committee on Rules; Vice Chair, Joint Committee on Export Development CLT:20% ELM: 84% GOAL: MAS: 91% MASSPIRG: 5/5 MFA: 4% NFIB: 21% PP: Ally Beginning Balance: $948, Receipts: $14, Expenditures: $43, Ending Balance: $919, Primary: Mark Montigny, 2,056; Unopposed in primary General: Mark C. Montigny (D), 53,882; ran unopposed in general election Home Address: 888 Purchase St., New Bedford, MA Occupation: Legislator University of Massachusetts at Dartmouth; various international study and exchange programs in Asia, Africa, Europe, and South America Combating human trafficking; human rights issues; elder affairs; children's health; preventing pharmaceutical price gouging; animal welfare and prosecution of animal abuse; economic development; eliminating corporate welfare and wasteful tax loopholes. (5) Banning use of student impact ratings in educator evaluations Y (6) Preserving minimum mandatory sentencing for drug dealing in school zones N (7) Imposing a mandatory minimum sentence for carfentanil trafficking Y (8) Imposing mandatory minimum for assault and battery on a police officer Y (10) Making senior volunteers eligible for additional property tax relief N 136 Massachusetts Political Almanac

29 28SenateSenator Michael O. Moore Democrat, Millbury 5th term District: Second Worcester State House, Room 109B, Boston, MA State House Tel: Fax: (617) Web Site: Staff: Shelly MacNeill, Chief of Staff Julie del Sobral, General Counsel Doreen Goodrich, Director of Constituent Services Matthew Ritter, Legislative Director Zachary Tsetsos, Legislative & Policy Advisor District Office: 36 North Quinsigamond Avenue, Shrewsbury, MA District Tel: (508) x13 Fax: (508) Chairperson, Joint Committee on Higher Education; Chairperson, Joint Committee on Municipalities and Regional Government; Chair, Joint Committee on Public Safety and Homeland Security; Chair, Special Senate Committee on Cyber Security Readiness; Joint Committee on State Administration and Regulatory Oversight; Joint Committee on Ways and Means; Senate Committee on Ways and Means; Senate Committee on Post Audit and Oversight; Senate Committee on Bonding, Capital Expenditures and State Assets CLT:80% ELM: 81% GOAL: A MAS: 100% MASSPIRG: 5/5 MFA: 3% NFIB: 71% PP: Ally Beginning Balance: $127, Receipts: $62, Expenditures: $75, Ending Balance: $115, Primary: Michael O. Moore, 3,354; Unopposed in primary General: Michael O. Moore (D), 55,093; Mesfin H. Beshir (R), 19,250 Home Address: 20 Bengtson Lane, Millbury, MA Occupation: Fmr. Law Enforcement Officer Born: January 17, 1963 Children: 2 Millbury High School ('81); Quinsigamond Community College (Associate's Degree, Criminal Justice); Western New England College (B.A.; M.A., Criminal Justice) Millbury Board of Selectman ('01-'08) Millbury Democratic Town Committee; Millbury Bicentennial Committee; Vice Chair of the Standing Committee on Law, Justice and Public Safety and a Member of the Education Committee of the National Conference of State Legislatures, Member of the Council of State Governments Eastern Regional Conference s Education Committee. STATE SENATE (1) Legislation extending pay raises to public officials N (4) Requiring students to opt-in to sexual health education Y (5) Banning use of student impact ratings in educator evaluations N (6) Preserving minimum mandatory sentencing for drug dealing in school zones Y (7) Imposing a mandatory minimum sentence for carfentanil trafficking Y (8) Imposing mandatory minimum for assault and battery on a police officer Y (10) Making senior volunteers eligible for additional property tax relief Y Massachusetts Political Almanac 137

30 29SenateSenator Patrick M. O'Connor Republican, Weymouth 2nd term District: Plymouth & Norfolk State House, Room 520, Boston, MA State House Tel: Joint Committee on Economic Development and Emerging Technologies; Joint Committee on Education; Joint Committee on Labor and Workforce Development; Joint Committee on Housing; Joint Committee on Municipalities and Regional Government; Joint Committee on State Administration and Regulatory Oversight; Senate Committee on Personnel and Administration; Senate Committee on Global Warming and Climate Change CLT:80% ELM: 76% GOAL: A MAS: 100% MASSPIRG: 3/4 MFA: 47% NFIB: 78% PP: Mixed Beginning Balance: $11, Receipts: $30, Expenditures: $18, Ending Balance: $23, Primary: Patrick M. O'Connor, 3,868; Stephen D. Gill, 1,131 General: Patrick M. O'Connor (R), 52,440; Paul J. Gannon (D), 40,193 Religion: Catholic Kingston University (UK) Weymouth Town Council President ( ), Legislative Aide for Sen. Robert Hedlund, Jr. ( ) (1) Legislation extending pay raises to public officials N (4) Requiring students to opt-in to sexual health education Y (5) Banning use of student impact ratings in educator evaluations N (6) Preserving minimum mandatory sentencing for drug dealing in school zones Y (7) Imposing a mandatory minimum sentence for carfentanil trafficking Y (8) Imposing mandatory minimum for assault and battery on a police officer Y (9) Motion to reject Gov. Baker's MassHealth reform proposals N (10) Making senior volunteers eligible for additional property tax relief Y 138 Massachusetts Political Almanac

31 30SenateSenator Kathleen O'Connor Ives Democrat, Newburyport Retiring at the end of this term. 3rd term District: 1st Essex Senate State House, Room 215, Boston, MA State House Tel: Fax: Staff: Hailey Klein, Chief of Staff, Maria Syrniotis, Deputy Chief of Staff/Legislative Director, Neesha Suarez, Scheduler and Constituent Services Coordinator, Neesha. Dennis Marcello, District Director Chairperson, Senate Committee on Post Audit and Oversight; Vice Chair, Senate Committee on Personnel and Administration; Joint Committee on Election Laws; Joint Committee on Higher Education; Joint Committee on Revenue; Joint Committee on Ways and Means; Senate Committee on Ways and Means; Special Senate Committee on Opioid Addiction Prevention, Treatment and Recovery Options; Senate Task Force on Strengthening Massachusetts Local Retailers CLT:45% ELM: 89% GOAL: MAS: 100% MASSPIRG: 5/5 MFA: 2% NFIB: 50% PP: Ally Beginning Balance: $4, Receipts: $14, Expenditures: $15, Ending Balance: $2, Primary: Kathleen A. O'Connor Ives, 6,173; Adele F. Martino, 1,264 General: Kathleen A. O'Connor Ives (D), 65,131; ran unopposed in general election Home Address: 2 Prince Place, Newburyport, MA Born: July 23, 1977 Marital Status: Married (Jeffrey) Occupation: Legislator Burlington High School, Burlington MA ('95); Mount Holyoke College (BA '99); Pace Law School, White Plains NY (JD '07) Newburyport Council at Large Massachusetts Bar Association Fraud and waste reduction; Increase municipal aid; Patients rights; Veteran's support; Agricultural support; Child safety; Toxins reduction; Public safety. STATE SENATE (2) Placing the income surtax constitutional amendment on the 2018 ballot (5) Banning use of student impact ratings in educator evaluations Y (6) Preserving minimum mandatory sentencing for drug dealing in school zones Y (7) Imposing a mandatory minimum sentence for carfentanil trafficking Y (8) Imposing mandatory minimum for assault and battery on a police officer Y (10) Making senior volunteers eligible for additional property tax relief Y Massachusetts Political Almanac 139

32 31SenateSenate President Pro Tempore Marc R. Pacheco Democrat, Taunton 13th term District: 1st Plymouth & Bristol State House, Room 312B, Boston, MA State House Tel: Fax: Web Site: Staff: Mary Wasylyk, Chief of Staff, Ilda DaMota-Dillon, Executive Assistant/Scheduler; Kyle Murray, Legislative Director and General Counsel; Sarina Tracy, Communications Director; Brendan Concannon, Constituents Service Director; Louis Loura, District Director District Office: 8 Trescott St. Suite 1, Taunton, MA District Tel: Chairperson, Senate Committee on Global Warming and Climate Change; Joint Committee on Economic Development and Emerging Technologies; Joint Committee on Export Development; Joint Committee on Telecommunications, Utilities and Energy; Senate Committee on Personnel and Administration CLT:20% ELM: 100% GOAL: A MAS: 100% MASSPIRG: 3/5 MFA: 2% NFIB: 29% PP: Ally Beginning Balance: $65, Receipts: $103, Expenditures: $43, Ending Balance: $126, Primary: Marc R. Pacheco, 2,759; Unopposed in primary General: Marc R. Pacheco (D), 52,915; Sandra M. Wright (R), 28,059 Home Address: 7 Dartmouth Street, Taunton, MA Born: October 29, 1952; Taunton Marital Status: Married (Barbara Sylvia) Occupation: Legislator Religion: Catholic Taunton High School ( 71); Stockbridge School of Agriculture at UMass Amherst (A.D., 73); New Hampshire College (B.S., Human Services, 85); Suffolk University (M.P.A., 89) Honors: Pi Alpha Alpha ; Council of State Governments Henry W. Toll Fellowship, Class of 2013 Taunton School Committee ( 80-89; Chair, 87-88); Massachusetts House of Representatives ( 89-92) Massachusetts-Quebec Inter-Parliamentary Cooperative Committee; International Institute for Middle East and Balkan Studies (Advisory board member); Massachusetts District Export Council (Member); Portuguese-American Leadership Council of the United States (Honorary member); National Organization Portuguese Americans (Board member); Portuguese-American Civic Club (Member; Former president); Sustainable Entrepreneurship Award (Ambassador); Climate Reality Project (Climate Leader); Council of State Governments/Eastern Regional Conference Energy and Environment Committee (Co-Chair); National Conference of State Legislatures Task Force on Energy Supply; Miss Taunton Scholarship Pageant, Inc. (Trustee); United Way of Greater Attleboro/Taunton (Corporate member); Benevolent Fraternal Order of Elks (Member); Community Education Foundation (President); New England Board of Higher Education, (Senate Delegate); Massachusetts Democratic State Committee (Member); Southeastern Massachusetts Legislative Caucus (Founding Co-Chair) Education; job creation; health care; environmental protection/global warming and climate change; public safety/homeland security; fiscal responsibility FAVORITE QUOTATION: Each time a man stands up for an ideal, or acts to improve the lot of others, or strikes out against injustice, he sends forth a tiny ripple of hope, and crossing each other from a million different centers of energy and daring, those ripples build a current which can sweep down the mightiest walls of oppression and resistance. - RFK (5) Banning use of student impact ratings in educator evaluations Y (6) Preserving minimum mandatory sentencing for drug dealing in school zones Y (7) Imposing a mandatory minimum sentence for carfentanil trafficking (8) Imposing mandatory minimum for assault and battery on a police officer Y (10) Making senior volunteers eligible for additional property tax relief N 140 Massachusetts Political Almanac

33 32SenateSenate Majority Whip Michael J. Rodrigues Democrat, Westport 2nd term District: 1st Bristol & Plymouth State House, Room 109D, Boston, MA State House Tel: Fax: Web Site: Staff: Karen Almeida, Chief of Staff, Jeremy Spittle, Budget/Legislative Director, Pedro Amaral, District Director, KellyAnn Andrade, District Liaison, kellyann. Kelsey Brennan, Communications Director, masenate.gov District Office: Fall River Government Center 1 Government Center, Room 235, Fall River, MA District Tel: ; Fax: Chairperson, Senate Committee on Ethics; Vice Chair, Senate Committee on Redistricting; Joint Committee on Export Development; Joint Committee on Revenue; Senate Committee on Personnel and Administration CLT:20% ELM: 70% GOAL: A+ MAS: 100% MASSPIRG: 3/5 MFA: 2% NFIB: 50% PP: Mixed Beginning Balance: $118, Receipts: $129, Expenditures: $74, Ending Balance: $173, Primary: Michael J. Rodrigues, 2,556; Unopposed in primary General: Michael J. Rodrigues (D), 54,618; ran unopposed in general election Home Address: 428 Sanford Road, Westport, MA Born: May 30, 1959; Fall River Marital Status: Married (Patricia) Children: 2 Occupation: Self-employed Bishop Stang High School ('77); Southeastern Massachusetts University (B.A., Accounting, '83) Town of Westport (Finance Committee, '87-'94; Chair, '92-'94); Westport Democratic Town Committee ('94-present) Portuguese-American Leadership Council of the United States, PALCUS; Westport Lions Club; Westport Business to Business; Massachusetts Legislators Association; National Conference of State Legislatures; Westport Democratic Town Committee; Prince Henry Society, Fall River Chapter. STATE SENATE (5) Banning use of student impact ratings in educator evaluations N (6) Preserving minimum mandatory sentencing for drug dealing in school zones N (7) Imposing a mandatory minimum sentence for carfentanil trafficking N (8) Imposing mandatory minimum for assault and battery on a police officer Y (10) Making senior volunteers eligible for additional property tax relief N Massachusetts Political Almanac 141

34 33SenateSenator Stanley C. Rosenberg Democrat, Amherst 14th term District: Hampshire, Franklin, & Worcester Room 70-C, Boston, MA State House Tel: Fax: Web Site: Staff: Natasha Perez, Chief of Staff District Office: 1 Prince Street, Northampton, MA, District Tel: Fax: CLT:0% ELM: 100% GOAL: F MAS: MASSPIRG: * MFA: 0% NFIB: PP: Champion Beginning Balance: $356, Receipts: $442, Expenditures: $347, Ending Balance: $452, Primary: Stanley C. Rosenberg, 11,429; Unopposed in primary General: Stanley C. Rosenberg (D), 62,286; Donald Peltier (R), 13,908 Home Address: P.O. Box 228, Amherst, MA Born: November 12, 1949 Marital Status: Married Occupation: Legislator Religion: Jewish Revere High School; University of Massachusetts at Amherst (B.A., 77) Massachusetts House of Representatives ('87-'91); Massachusetts State Senate ('91-present); Democratic State Committee. (5) Banning use of student impact ratings in educator evaluations (6) Preserving minimum mandatory sentencing for drug dealing in school zones N (7) Imposing a mandatory minimum sentence for carfentanil trafficking N (8) Imposing mandatory minimum for assault and battery on a police officer (10) Making senior volunteers eligible for additional property tax relief 142 Massachusetts Political Almanac

35 34SenateSenator Richard J. Ross Republican, Wrentham 4th term District: Norfolk, Bristol & Middlesex State House, Room 419, Boston, MA State House Tel: Fax: Web Site: Staff: Greg Casey, Chief of Staff, Erin Hearn, Legislative Director, Jessica Katon, Constituent Services Director, Olivia Dorrance, Communications Director, Erika Jacques, District Director, Joint Committee on Higher Education; Joint Committee on Mental Health, Substance Use and Recovery; Joint Committee on Public Health; Joint Committee on Public Safety and Homeland Security; Joint Committee on the Judiciary; Joint Committee on Ways and Means; Senate Committee on Ethics; Senate Committee on Ways and Means CLT:100% ELM: 77% GOAL: A MAS: 100% MASSPIRG: 3/5 MFA: 53% NFIB: 93% PP: Mixed Beginning Balance: $7, Receipts: $8, Expenditures: $4, Ending Balance: $11, Primary: Richard J. Ross, 1,353; Unopposed in primary General: Richard J. Ross (R), 49,776; Kristopher K. Aleksov (D), 33,083 Home Address: 135 South St., Wrentham, MA Born: July 6, 1954 Marital Status: Divorced Children: 3 Occupation: Funeral Director Religion: Protestant Hobbies: Genealogy, History, Reading, Travel Hyde School, Bath, ME ('73); American University (attended,'73-'74); New England Institute of Anatomy ('75) Wrentham Board of Selectman ('99-'03); MA House of Representatives ('05-'10); MA State Senate ('10-present) Wrentham Co-op Bank (Board of Directors); 495/Metrowest Partnership, United Regional Chamber of Commerce; Sturdy Memorial Foundation; Hockomock YMCA Making the Commonwealth a more affordable place to live and more attractive for business to start up and grow. STATE SENATE (1) Legislation extending pay raises to public officials N (2) Placing the income surtax constitutional amendment on the 2018 ballot N (3) Requiring single payer health care system benchmark and study (5) Banning use of student impact ratings in educator evaluations N (6) Preserving minimum mandatory sentencing for drug dealing in school zones Y (7) Imposing a mandatory minimum sentence for carfentanil trafficking Y (8) Imposing mandatory minimum for assault and battery on a police officer Y (9) Motion to reject Gov. Baker's MassHealth reform proposals N (10) Making senior volunteers eligible for additional property tax relief Y Massachusetts Political Almanac 143

36 35SenateSenator Michael F. Rush Democrat, West Roxbury 4th term District: Norfolk & Suffolk State House, Room 511C, Boston, MA State House Tel: Fax: Web Site: Staff: John T. Regan, Chief of Staff, Ann Cushing, District Director, Ashley Powers, Legislative Director; Brett Hoffman, Legislative Colleen Bellotti; masenate.gov Chairperson, Joint Committee on Veterans and Federal Affairs; Chairperson, Senate Committee on Personnel and Administration; Vice Chair, Joint Committee on Environment, Natural Resources and Agriculture; Vice Chair Joint Committee on Public Safety and Homeland Security; Joint Committee on Transportation;Joint Committee on Ways and Means; Senate Committee on Ways and Means CLT:40% ELM: 91% GOAL: MAS: 100% MASSPIRG: 4/5 MFA: 2% NFIB: 23% PP: Opponent Beginning Balance: $29, Receipts: $47, Expenditures: $46, Ending Balance: $30, Primary: Michael F. Rush, 6,490; Unopposed in primary General: Michael F. Rush (D), 66,792; ran unopposed in general election Home Address: 65 Cass Street, West Roxbury, MA Born: November 30, 1973 Marital Status: Married (Mary) Children: 2 Occupation: Legislator/U.S. Navy Reserve Officer Religion: Catholic Hobbies: Reading; history Catholic Memorial, Boston ('92); Providence College (B.A.,'96; M.A.,'98); United States Navy Basic Training ('94); Southern New England School of Law (J.D.,09) House of Representatives; State Senate West Roxbury Historical Society; Knights of Columbus; Eagle Scout - Boy Scouts of America; West Roxbury Civic Improvement Association; Ward 20 Democratic Committee; Friends of West Roxbury Library Senior issues; environment; veterans; education; working families; job creation. (4) Requiring students to opt-in to sexual health education Y (5) Banning use of student impact ratings in educator evaluations Y (6) Preserving minimum mandatory sentencing for drug dealing in school zones Y (7) Imposing a mandatory minimum sentence for carfentanil trafficking Y (8) Imposing mandatory minimum for assault and battery on a police officer Y (10) Making senior volunteers eligible for additional property tax relief Y 144 Massachusetts Political Almanac

37 36SenateChair, Senate Committee on Ways and Means Karen E. Spilka Democrat, Ashland 7th term District: 2nd Middlesex & Norfolk State House, Room 212, Boston, MA State House Tel: Fax: Web Site: Staff: Mary Anne Padien, Chief of Staff, Jonah Beckley, General Counsel, Adriana Campos, Budget Director; Puja Mehta, District Director, Rachel Lefsky, Communications Director, rachel. Chairperson, Joint Committee on Ways and Means; Chairperson, Senate Committee on Ways and Means; Vice Chair, Joint Committee on Rules; Vice Chair, Senate Committee on Rules; Special Senate Committee on Health Care Cost Containment and Reform; Special Senate Committee to Review the Sexual Harassment Policies and Procedures CLT:20% ELM: 89% GOAL: F MAS: 100% MASSPIRG: 5/5 MFA: 2% NFIB: 21% PP: Champion Beginning Balance: $234, Receipts: $162, Expenditures: $103, Ending Balance: $294, Primary: Karen E. Spilka, 4,075; Unopposed in primary General: Karen E. Spilka (D), 61,230; ran unopposed in general election Home Address: 18 Rome Way, Ashland, MA Born: January 11, 1953 Marital Status: Married (Joel Loitherstein) Children: 3 Occupation: Attorney Cornell University, Ithaca, NY (B.S.); Northeastern School of Law, Boston (J.D.) Ashland School Committee ('98-'00; Chair, Vice Chair, Secretary); Ashland Fiscal Affairs Committee; Ashland Charter Review Committee; Ashland Personnel Board; Ashland Democratic Town Committee; Massachusetts House of Representatives ('01-'04); Massachusetts Senate ('05-present) 495/MetroWest Corridor Partnership; MetroWest Economic Research Center at Framingham State University; MetroWest ESL Fund; Ashland Education Foundation; Ashland Lions Club Education and workforce development; Economic development, technology and innovation; Fiscal responsibility; Children, women and family issues; Juvenile justice; Disabilities issues; Health care. (5) Banning use of student impact ratings in educator evaluations Y (6) Preserving minimum mandatory sentencing for drug dealing in school zones N (7) Imposing a mandatory minimum sentence for carfentanil trafficking N (8) Imposing mandatory minimum for assault and battery on a police officer N (10) Making senior volunteers eligible for additional property tax relief N STATE SENATE Massachusetts Political Almanac 145

38 37SenateMinority Leader Bruce E. Tarr Republican, Gloucester 12th term District: 1st Essex & Middlesex State House, Room 308, Boston, MA State House Tel: Fax: Web Site: Staff: Attilio Paglia - Chief of Staff, attilio.paglia@masenate.gov; Hirak Shah - Legal Counsel, hirak.shah@masenate.gov; Donald Siriani - Legislative & Communications Director, don.siriani@masenate.gov; District Office: Rowley Town Hall Annex: 39 Central Street, Rowley, MA Joint Committee on Telecommunications, Utilities and Energy; Joint Committee on Health Care Financing; Joint Committee on Export Development; Senate Committee on Bills in the Third Reading; Senate Committee on Ethics; Senate Committee on Post Audit and Oversight; Senate Committee on Steering and Policy; Senate Committee on Redistricting CLT:100% ELM: 77% GOAL: A+ MAS: 91% MASSPIRG: 4/5 MFA: 63% NFIB: 93% PP: Mixed Beginning Balance: $311, Receipts: $73, Expenditures: $28, Ending Balance: $356, Primary: Bruce E. Tarr, 2,597; Unopposed in primary General: Bruce E. Tarr (R), 77,851; ran unopposed in general election Home Address: 80 Essex Avenue, Gloucester, MA Born: January 2, 1964 Marital Status: Single Occupation: Attorney Religion: Episcopalian Hobbies: Boating, Skiing, Shooting Gloucester High School ( 82); Suffolk University (B.S.B.A, 87); Suffolk University School of Law (J.D., 90); Essex Agricultural and Technical Institute (Honorary Degree '99) Massachusetts House of Representatives ('90-'94); Massachusetts State Senate ('95-present; Assistant Minority Whip, '99-'00; Minority Whip, '00-'06; Assistant Minority Leader, '07-'10; Senate Minority Leader, '11-present) Yankee Clipper Council of the Boy Scouts of America (Executive Board); U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary; Hellenic Bar Association (Board of Directors '97-present); Gloucester Republican City Committee(Current member; Vice chair, ; Chair, '86-'90); Essex County Republican Committee (Board of directors '85-present); Gloucester Investment Corp. (Board '94-present) Cost-efficient energy policies; Regulatory reform to promote job growth; Reform within the Executive Council by Constitutional amendment; regulations to prevent the misuse of public funds. (1) Legislation extending pay raises to public officials N (2) Placing the income surtax constitutional amendment on the 2018 ballot N (4) Requiring students to opt-in to sexual health education Y (5) Banning use of student impact ratings in educator evaluations N (6) Preserving minimum mandatory sentencing for drug dealing in school zones Y (7) Imposing a mandatory minimum sentence for carfentanil trafficking Y (8) Imposing mandatory minimum for assault and battery on a police officer Y (9) Motion to reject Gov. Baker's MassHealth reform proposals N (10) Making senior volunteers eligible for additional property tax relief Y 146 Massachusetts Political Almanac

39 38SenateSenator Walter Timilty Democrat, Milton 1st term District: Norfolk, Bristol, and Plymouth State House, Room 213B, Boston, MA State House Tel: Fax: Staff: Hannah Buntich, Chief of Staff, District Office: 130 Houston Avenue, Milton, MA District Tel: Chairperson, Joint Committee on State Administration and Regulatory Oversight; Vice Chair, Joint Committee on Municipalities and Regional Government; Joint Committee on Elder Affairs; Joint Committee on Veterans and Federal Affairs; Senate Committee on Bonding, Capital Expenditures and State Assets CLT:80% ELM: GOAL: MAS: 100% MASSPIRG: 2/3 MFA: 3% NFIB: PP: Opponent Beginning Balance: $28, Receipts: $68, Expenditures: $54, Ending Balance: $42, Primary: Walter F. Timilty, Jr., 8,045; Nora Harrington, 6,371 General: Walter F. Timilty, Jr. (D), 56,466; Jonathan D. Lott (I), 19,960 Home Address: 11 Beech Street, Milton, MA Born: July 19, 1969; Boston Marital Status: Single Occupation: Legislator Milton Academy ('87); Boston College (B.A., Political Science, '91); Southern New England School of Law (J.D., '95) Milton Democratic Town Committee (Secretary, '97-'99); Milton Town Meeting ('97-'98; Ex-officio member '99-present) Randolph Lodge of Elks, Stoughton Knights of Columbus San Salvador Council #200, Milton Democratic Town Committee Education; elder affairs; health care; local aid; public safety; addressing the opioid crisis. (1) Legislation extending pay raises to public officials N (4) Requiring students to opt-in to sexual health education Y (5) Banning use of student impact ratings in educator evaluations Y (6) Preserving minimum mandatory sentencing for drug dealing in school zones Y (7) Imposing a mandatory minimum sentence for carfentanil trafficking Y (8) Imposing mandatory minimum for assault and battery on a police officer Y (10) Making senior volunteers eligible for additional property tax relief Y STATE SENATE Massachusetts Political Almanac 147

40 39SenateSenator Dean A. Tran Republican, Fitchburg 1st term District: Worcester & Middlesex Room 312D, Boston, MA State House Tel: District Office: 14 Wallace Avenue, Fitchburg, MA District Tel: Ranking Minority, Joint Committee on Health Care Financing; Joint Committee on State Administration and Regulatory Oversight; Joint Committee on Municipalities and Regional Government; Joint Committee on Transportation; Joint Committee on Higher Education; Senate Committee on Intergovernmental Affairs; Senate Committee on Post Audit and Oversight CLT: ELM: GOAL: MAS: MASSPIRG: MFA: NFIB: PP: Beginning Balance: $14, Receipts: $40, Expenditures: $43, Ending Balance: $10, Primary: Dean Tran (R) 5,785; Ran unopposed in primary General: Dean Tran (R), 7,290; Susan A. Chalifoux Zephir, (D) 6,614; Claire M. Freda, (Unenrolled) 1,554; Charlene R. DiCalogero, (G-R) 201 Marital Status: Married (Kerry A. Tran) Children: 4 Hobbies: Spending time with my family, working out in the gym, playing sports and riding my motorcycle Fitchburg High School, Brandeis University (Bachelor's Degree) Fitchburg City Council ( ), Fitchburg Planning Board Board of Trustees, Mount Wachusett Community College; Corporator Member, YMCA of Central Massachusetts; Executive Board, Boy Scouts of America (NVC) (1) Legislation extending pay raises to public officials (2) Placing the income surtax constitutional amendment on the 2018 ballot (3) Requiring single payer health care system benchmark and study (4) Requiring students to opt-in to sexual health education (5) Banning use of student impact ratings in educator evaluations (6) Preserving minimum mandatory sentencing for drug dealing in school zones (7) Imposing a mandatory minimum sentence for carfentanil trafficking (8) Imposing mandatory minimum for assault and battery on a police officer (9) Motion to reject Gov. Baker's MassHealth reform proposals (10) Making senior volunteers eligible for additional property tax relief 148 Massachusetts Political Almanac

41 40SenateSenator James T. Welch Democrat, West Springfield 4th term District: Hampden State House, Room 413B, Boston, MA State House Tel: Fax: Web Site: Staff: Lauren Corcoran, Chief of Staff; Michael Cannella, Legislative Director; Cameron Stoker, Communications Director; Vanessa Ford, Director of Operations; Orlando Ramos, District Director; Bruce Gendron, Community Liaison District Office: Hampden St. Springfield, MA District Tel: Fax: Chairperson, Special Senate Committee on Health Care Cost Containment and Reform; Chairperson, Joint Committee on Health Care Financing; Vice Chair, Senate Committee on Post Audit and Oversight; Joint Committee on Marijuana Policy; Joint Committee on Rules; Senate Committee on Redistricting; Senate Committee on Rules CLT:20% ELM: 83% GOAL: MAS: 100% MASSPIRG: 4/5 MFA: 2% NFIB: 29% PP: Ally Beginning Balance: $38, Receipts: $44, Expenditures: $40, Ending Balance: $42, Primary: James T. Welch, 7,556; Unopposed in primary General: James T. Welch (D), 45,061; ran unopposed in general election Home Address: 270 Christopher Terrace, West Springfield, MA Born: December 22, 1975; Springfield Marital Status: Married (Kara) Children: 2 Occupation: Legislator Religion: Catholic West Springfield High School ('93); Westfield State University (B.S.,'98) West Springfield City Council ('03-'05); MA House of Representatives ('05-'10); Massachusetts State Senate ('10-present) West Springfield Elks; Dante Club; May Institute (Human Rights Committee) Education; economic development; job creation; health care. STATE SENATE (5) Banning use of student impact ratings in educator evaluations Y (6) Preserving minimum mandatory sentencing for drug dealing in school zones Y (7) Imposing a mandatory minimum sentence for carfentanil trafficking Y (8) Imposing mandatory minimum for assault and battery on a police officer Y (10) Making senior volunteers eligible for additional property tax relief N Massachusetts Political Almanac 149