REGION – The legislative delegation representing the area has received its committee assignments.
House
Rep. Kate Donaghue’s (D-Westborough) committee assignments include the Joint Committee on Mental Health, Substance Use and Recovery; Joint Committee on Education; Joint Committee on Public Service; Joint Committee on Consumer Protection and Professional Licensure and House Committee on Intergovernmental Affairs.
Rep. Carmine Gentile (D-Sudbury) was appointed vice chair of the Joint Committee on Higher Education and a member of the Joint Committee on Elder Affairs; Joint Committee on Environment and Natural Resources; and Joint Committee on State Administration and Regulatory Oversight.
Rep. Danielle Gregoire (D-Marlborough) will serve on the House Committee on Ethics; House Operations, Facilities and Security; House Committee on Rules; and Joint Committee on Rules.
Rep. Kate Hogan (D-Stow) is speaker pro tempore and she will serve on the House Committee on Human Resources and Employment Engagement.
Rep. Hannah Kane (R-Shrewsbury) was appointed as the ranking minority member of the Joint Committees on Public Health and Health Care Financing. She was also named as the ranking minority member for the Joint Committee on Elder Affairs and will serve as a member of the House Ethics Committee.
Rep. Meg Kilcoyne (D-Clinton) was appointed vice chair for the Joint Committee on Housing. She will also serve on the House Ways and Means; House Operations, Facilities and Security; Election Laws; and Veteran and Federal Affairs.
Rep. David Muradian (R-Grafton) was appointed to the House Committee on Global Warming and Climate Change; House Committee on Ways and Means; Joint Committee on Elder Affairs; Joint Committee on Public Safety and Homeland Security; and Joint Committee on Ways and Means.
Senate
Sen. Jamie Eldridge (D-Marlborough) will chair the Joint Committee on the Judiciary and be the vice chair of the Joint Committee on Environment and Natural Resources. He was also appointed to the Joint Committee on Cannabis Policy; Joint Committee on Children, Families and Persons with Disabilities; Joint Committee on Election Laws; Joint Committee on Public Safety and Homeland Security; and Joint Committee on Public Service.
Sen. Robyn Kennedy (D-Worcester) will chair the Joint Committee on Children, Families and Persons with Disabilities and serve as vice chair on the Joint Committee on Cannabis Policy.
She will also sit on the Joint Committee on Agriculture; Joint Committee on Education; Joint Committee on Mental Health, Substance Use and Recovery; Joint Committee on Public Health and Joint Committee on Transportation.
Sen. Michael Moore (D-Millbury) assignments include being named chair of the Joint Committee on Advanced Information Technology, the Internet and Cybersecurity; and vice chair of the Joint Committee on Financial Services.
Moore will also sit on the Senate Committee on Ways and Means; the Joint Committee on Bonding, Capital Expenditures and State Assets; the Joint Committee on Environment and Natural Resources; the Joint Committee on Public Safety and Homeland Security; and the Joint Committee on Revenue.
