House Committees

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House Majority Party Leadership

Robert DeLeo
Speaker of the House
Patricia Haddad
Second Assistant House Majority Leader
Byron Rushing
House Third Division
Thomas Petrolati
House Speaker Pro Tempore
Kathi-Anne Reinstein
House Second Division
James Vallee
House Majority Leader
Ellen Story
House Forth Division
Garrett Bradley
House First Division
Ronald Mariano
Assistant House Majority Leader

House Minority Party Leadership

Bradley Jones, Jr.
House Minority Leader
George Peterson, Jr.
Assistant House Minority Leader
Bradford Hill
House Minority Whip
Elizabeth Poirier
Assistant House Minority Whip

House Committee on Rules

Committee Type: 
House Standing Committee
Chair of Committee: 
John Binienda of 17th Worcester
Vice-Chair(s) of Committee: 
Cory Atkins of 14th Middlesex
Committee Members: 
Byron Rushing of 9th Suffolk
Gloria Fox of 7th Suffolk
Thomas Petrolati of 7th Hampden
A. Stephen Tobin of 2nd Norfolk
Ronald Mariano of 3rd Norfolk
Timothy Toomey, Jr. of 26th Middlesex
James Vallee of 10th Norfolk
David Nangle of 17th Middlesex
Garrett Bradley of 3rd Plymouth
Patricia Haddad of 5th Bristol
Paul Frost of 7th Worcester
Bradley Jones, Jr. of 20th Middlesex
Daniel Webster of 6th Plymouth
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House Ways and Means

Committee Type: 
House Standing Committee
Chair of Committee: 
Charles Murphy of 21st Middlesex
Vice-Chair(s) of Committee: 
Barbara L'Italien of 18th Essex
Assistant Vice-Chair(s) of Committee: 
Stephen Kulik of 1st Franklin
Committee Members: 
Angelo Scaccia of 14th Suffolk
Gloria Fox of 7th Suffolk
Robert Koczera of 11th Bristol
Christine Canavan of 10th Plymouth
James Fagan of 3rd Bristol
John Quinn of 9th Bristol
Colleen Garry of 36th Middlesex
Geraldine Creedon of 11th Plymouth
Michael Rodrigues of 8th Bristol
Ruth Balser of 12th Middlesex
Walter Timilty of 7th Norfolk
Michael Kane of 5th Hampden
Christopher Donelan of 2nd Franklin
William Lantigua of 16th Essex
Michael Rush of 10th Suffolk
Joseph Driscoll of 5th Norfolk
Denis Guyer of 2nd Berkshire
Carl Sciortino of 34th Middlesex
Tom Sannicandro of 7th Middlesex
James Welch of 6th Hampden
Christopher Speranzo of 3rd Berkshire
Robert Rice of 2nd Worcester
Thomas Conroy of 13th Middlesex
Viriato "Vinny" deMacedo of 1st Plymouth
Robert Hargraves of 1st Middlesex
Jeffrey Perry of 5th Barnstable
Karyn Polito of 11th Worcester
Todd Smola of First Hampden
Daniel Webster of 6th Plymouth
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House Bills in Third Reading

Committee Type: 
House Standing Committee
Chair of Committee: 
Vincent Pedone of 15th Worcester
Vice-Chair(s) of Committee: 
James Welch of 6th Hampden
Committee Members: 
George Peterson, Jr. of 9th Worcester
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House Bonding, Capital Expenditures & State Assets

Committee Type: 
House Standing Committee
Chair of Committee: 
Antonio Cabral of 13th Bristol
Vice-Chair(s) of Committee: 
Daniel Bosley of 1st Berkshire
Committee Members: 
Robert Fennell of 10th Essex
Demetrius Atsalis of 2nd Barnstable
William Lantigua of 16th Essex
William Brownsberger of 24th Middlesex
Sarah Peake of 4th Barnstable
Kate Hogan of 3rd Middlesex
Dennis Rosa of 4th Worcester
Frederick Jay Barrows of 1st Bristol
Elizabeth Poirier of 14th Bristol
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House Ethics Committee

Committee Type: 
House Standing Committee
Chair of Committee: 
Peter Kocot of 1st Hampshire
Vice-Chair(s) of Committee: 
Lida Harkins of 13th Norfolk
Committee Members: 
A. Stephen Tobin of 2nd Norfolk
James Vallee of 10th Norfolk
Kathi-Anne Reinstein of 16th Suffolk
Patricia Haddad of 5th Bristol
Jeffrey Sánchez of 15th Suffolk
Jeffrey Perry of 5th Barnstable
Frederick Jay Barrows of 1st Bristol
Elizabeth Poirier of 14th Bristol
Bradford Hill of 4th Essex
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House Personnel and Administration

Committee Type: 
House Standing Committee
Chair of Committee: 
William Galvin of 6th Norfolk
Vice-Chair(s) of Committee: 
James Fagan of 3rd Bristol
Committee Members: 
Paul Kujawski of 8th Worcester
Denise Provost of 27th Middlesex
Thomas Calter of 12th plymouth
Stephen Smith of 28th Middlesex
Paul McMurtry of 11th Norfolk
Jennifer Benson of 37th Middlesex
Kate Hogan of 3rd Middlesex
Elizabeth Poirier of 14th Bristol
Viriato "Vinny" deMacedo of 1st Plymouth
Robert Hargraves of 1st Middlesex
Bradley Jones, Jr. of 20th Middlesex
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House Post Audit and Oversight

Committee Type: 
House Standing Committee
Chair of Committee: 
David Linsky of 5th Middlesex
Vice-Chair(s) of Committee: 
Benjamin Swan of 11th Hampden
Committee Members: 
James Miceli of 19th Middlesex
Walter Timilty of 7th Norfolk
Thomas Stanley of 9th Middlesex
James Welch of 6th Hampden
Sarah Peake of 4th Barnstable
Pam Richardson of 6th Middlesex
Stephen Smith of 28th Middlesex
Robert Hargraves of 1st Middlesex
Richard Ross of 9th Norfolk
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House Steering, Policy & Scheduling

Committee Type: 
House Standing Committee
Chair of Committee: 
Louis Kafka of 8th Norfolk
Vice-Chair(s) of Committee: 
A. Stephen Tobin of 2nd Norfolk
Committee Members: 
Thomas Golden, Jr. of 16th Middlesex
Kevin Murphy of 18th Middlesex
Walter Timilty of 7th Norfolk
Michael Kane of 5th Hampden
Tom Sannicandro of 7th Middlesex
Pam Richardson of 6th Middlesex
James Dwyer of 30th Middlesex
Bradford Hill of 4th Essex
Susan Gifford of 2nd Plymouth
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House Global Warming & Climate Change

Committee Type: 
House Standing Committee
Chair of Committee: 
Frank Smizik of 15th Norfolk
Vice-Chair(s) of Committee: 
William Brownsberger of 24th Middlesex
Committee Members: 
Matthew Patrick of 3rd Barnstable
Joyce Spiliotis of 12th Essex
Cleon Turner of 1st Barnstable
Linda Dean Campbell of 15th Essex
Steven D'Amico of 4th Bristol
Sean Garballey of 23rd Middlesex
Bradford Hill of 4th Essex
Richard Ross of 9th Norfolk
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Children, Families and Persons With Disabilities

Committee Type: 
House Joint Committee
Chair of Committee: 
Kay Khan of 11th Middlesex
Vice-Chair(s) of Committee: 
Tom Sannicandro of 7th Middlesex
Committee Members: 
Angelo Scaccia of 14th Suffolk
Kevin Murphy of 18th Middlesex
Robert Nyman of 5th Plymouth
James Dwyer of 30th Middlesex
Danielle Gregoire of 4th Middlesex
Jason Lewis of 31st Middlesex
Donald Humason, Jr. of 4th Hampden
Viriato "Vinny" deMacedo of 1st Plymouth
Martin Walsh of 13th Suffolk
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Joint Committee on Community Development and Small Business

Committee Type: 
House Joint Committee
Chair of Committee: 
Linda Dorcena Forry of 12th Suffolk
Vice-Chair(s) of Committee: 
Martin Walsh of 13th Suffolk
Committee Members: 
James Miceli of 19th Middlesex
Christine Canavan of 10th Plymouth
Thomas Golden, Jr. of 16th Middlesex
Jennifer Callahan of 18th Worcester
James Cantwell of 4th Plymouth
Carolyn Dykema of 8th Middlesex
Dennis Rosa of 4th Worcester
Karyn Polito of 11th Worcester
Frederick Jay Barrows of 1st Bristol
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Joint Committee on Consumer Protection and Professional Licensure

Committee Type: 
House Joint Committee
Chair of Committee: 
Theodore Speliotis of 13th Essex
Vice-Chair(s) of Committee: 
Marie St. Fleur of 5th Suffolk
Committee Members: 
William Greene, Jr. of 22nd Middlesex
Thomas Stanley of 9th Middlesex
Steven D'Amico of 4th Bristol
Angelo Puppolo of 12th Hampden
James O'Day of 14th Worcester
Bill Bowles of 2nd Bristol
Danielle Gregoire of 4th Middlesex
Donald Humason, Jr. of 4th Hampden
Lewis Evangelidis of 1st Worcester
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Joint Committee on Economic Development and Emerging Technologies

Committee Type: 
House Joint Committee
Chair of Committee: 
Brian Dempsey of 3rd Essex
Vice-Chair(s) of Committee: 
John Scibak of 2nd Hampshire
Committee Members: 
Robert Koczera of 11th Bristol
Christine Canavan of 10th Plymouth
Robert Nyman of 5th Plymouth
William "Smitty" Pignatelli of 4th Berkshire
Denis Guyer of 2nd Berkshire
Robert Rice of 2nd Worcester
Stephen DiNatale of 3rd Worcester
Michael Brady of 9th Plymouth
Ann-Margaret Ferrante of 5th Essex
Richard Ross of 9th Norfolk
Paul Frost of 7th Worcester
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Joint Committee on Education

Committee Type: 
House Joint Committee
Chair of Committee: 
Martha "Marty" Walz of 8th Suffolk
Vice-Chair(s) of Committee: 
Allen McCarthy of 7th Plymouth
Committee Members: 
Lida Harkins of 13th Norfolk
John Rogers of 12th Norfolk
Stephen Canessa of 12th Bristol
Geraldo Alicea of 6th Worcester
Rosemary Sandlin of 3rd Hampden
Katherine Clark of 32nd Middlesex
Jennifer Benson of 37th Middlesex
Jeffrey Perry of 5th Barnstable
Richard Ross of 9th Norfolk
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Joint Committee on Elder Affairs

Committee Type: 
House Joint Committee
Chair of Committee: 
Alice Wolf of 25th Middlesex
Vice-Chair(s) of Committee: 
William Lantigua of 16th Essex
Committee Members: 
James Miceli of 19th Middlesex
Bruce Ayers of 1st Norfolk
Jennifer Callahan of 18th Worcester
Sean Curran of 9th Hampden
Willie Mae Allen of 6th Suffolk
John Fernandes of 10th Worcester
Jonathan Hecht of 29th Middlesex
Richard Ross of 9th Norfolk
Elizabeth Poirier of 14th Bristol
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Joint Committee on Election Laws

Committee Type: 
House Joint Committee
Chair of Committee: 
Michael Moran of 18th Suffolk
Vice-Chair(s) of Committee: 
Thomas Golden, Jr. of 16th Middlesex
Committee Members: 
Paul Kujawski of 8th Worcester
Mark Falzone of 9th Essex
Willie Mae Allen of 6th Suffolk
Stephen Smith of 28th Middlesex
Brian Ashe of 2nd Hampden
Bill Bowles of 2nd Bristol
Paul Frost of 7th Worcester
Bradley Jones, Jr. of 20th Middlesex
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Joint Committee on the Environment, Natural Resources and Agriculture

Committee Type: 
House Joint Committee
Chair of Committee: 
William Straus of 10th Bristol
Vice-Chair(s) of Committee: 
Denis Guyer of 2nd Berkshire
Committee Members: 
Demetrius Atsalis of 2nd Barnstable
Michael Rush of 10th Suffolk
Brian Wallace of 4th Suffolk
Sean Garballey of 23rd Middlesex
Carolyn Dykema of 8th Middlesex
Ann-Margaret Ferrante of 5th Essex
Timothy Madden of Barnstable, Duke & Nantucket
Susan Gifford of 2nd Plymouth
Lewis Evangelidis of 1st Worcester
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Joint Committee on Financial Services

Committee Type: 
House Joint Committee
Chair of Committee: 
Peter Koutoujian of 10th Middlesex
Vice-Chair(s) of Committee: 
James Murphy of 4th Norfolk
Committee Members: 
Christopher Fallon of 33rd Middlesex
Robert Nyman of 5th Plymouth
Joseph Driscoll of 5th Norfolk
Willie Mae Allen of 6th Suffolk
Allen McCarthy of 7th Plymouth
James O'Day of 14th Worcester
James Cantwell of 4th Plymouth
Daniel Webster of 6th Plymouth
Susan Gifford of 2nd Plymouth
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Joint Committee on Health Care Financing

Committee Type: 
House Joint Committee
Chair of Committee: 
Harriett Stanley of 2nd Essex
Vice-Chair(s) of Committee: 
Mary Grant of 6th Essex
Committee Members: 
Robert Koczera of 11th Bristol
Colleen Garry of 36th Middlesex
David Nangle of 17th Middlesex
Matthew Patrick of 3rd Barnstable
Carl Sciortino of 34th Middlesex
Geraldo Alicea of 6th Worcester
Steven D'Amico of 4th Bristol
Jonathan Hecht of 29th Middlesex
Jason Lewis of 31st Middlesex
Robert Hargraves of 1st Middlesex
Susan Gifford of 2nd Plymouth
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Joint Committee on Higher Education

Committee Type: 
House Joint Committee
Chair of Committee: 
David Torrisi of 14th Essex
Vice-Chair(s) of Committee: 
David Flynn of 8th Plymouth
Committee Members: 
Jennifer Callahan of 18th Worcester
William "Smitty" Pignatelli of 4th Berkshire
Denise Provost of 27th Middlesex
Thomas Calter of 12th plymouth
Stephen DiNatale of 3rd Worcester
Kevin Aguiar of 7th Bristol
James Arciero of 2nd Middlesex
Donald Humason, Jr. of 4th Hampden
George Peterson, Jr. of 9th Worcester
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Joint Committee on Housing

Committee Type: 
House Joint Committee
Chair of Committee: 
Kevin Honan of 17th Suffolk
Vice-Chair(s) of Committee: 
Gloria Fox of 7th Suffolk
Committee Members: 
William Greene, Jr. of 22nd Middlesex
Michael Rodrigues of 8th Bristol
John Fresolo of 16th Worcester
Thomas Stanley of 9th Middlesex
Sean Curran of 9th Hampden
Kate Hogan of 3rd Middlesex
Daniel Webster of 6th Plymouth
George Peterson, Jr. of 9th Worcester
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Joint Committee on the Judiciary

Committee Type: 
House Joint Committee
Chair of Committee: 
Eugene O'Flaherty of 2nd Suffolk
Vice-Chair(s) of Committee: 
Christopher Speranzo of 3rd Berkshire
Committee Members: 
James Fagan of 3rd Bristol
Colleen Garry of 36th Middlesex
Marie St. Fleur of 5th Suffolk
John Fernandes of 10th Worcester
Katherine Clark of 32nd Middlesex
James Dwyer of 30th Middlesex
Danielle Gregoire of 4th Middlesex
Lewis Evangelidis of 1st Worcester
Daniel Webster of 6th Plymouth
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Joint Committee on Labor and Workforce Development

Committee Type: 
House Joint Committee
Chair of Committee: 
Cheryl Coakley-Rivera of 10th Hampden
Vice-Chair(s) of Committee: 
Robert Rice of 2nd Worcester
Committee Members: 
John Rogers of 12th Norfolk
John Fresolo of 16th Worcester
Michael Rush of 10th Suffolk
Paul McMurtry of 11th Norfolk
Sean Garballey of 23rd Middlesex
James Arciero of 2nd Middlesex
Ann-Margaret Ferrante of 5th Essex
Todd Smola of First Hampden
Karyn Polito of 11th Worcester
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Joint Committee on Mental Health and Substance Abuse

Committee Type: 
House Joint Committee
Chair of Committee: 
Elizabeth Malia of 11th Suffolk
Vice-Chair(s) of Committee: 
Angelo Scaccia of 14th Suffolk
Committee Members: 
Christopher Fallon of 33rd Middlesex
David Sullivan of 6th Bristol
Martin Walsh of 13th Suffolk
Ruth Balser of 12th Middlesex
Brian Wallace of 4th Suffolk
Stephen Canessa of 12th Bristol
James O'Day of 14th Worcester
Karyn Polito of 11th Worcester
Todd Smola of First Hampden
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Joint Committee on Municipalities and Regional Government

Committee Type: 
House Joint Committee
Chair of Committee: 
Paul Donato of 35th Middlesex
Vice-Chair(s) of Committee: 
Joyce Spiliotis of 12th Essex
Committee Members: 
David Sullivan of 6th Bristol
Sean Curran of 9th Hampden
Angelo Puppolo of 12th Hampden
Pam Richardson of 6th Middlesex
Katherine Clark of 32nd Middlesex
Brian Ashe of 2nd Hampden
Timothy Madden of Barnstable, Duke & Nantucket
Frederick Jay Barrows of 1st Bristol
Robert Hargraves of 1st Middlesex
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Joint Committee on Public Health

Committee Type: 
House Joint Committee
Chair of Committee: 
Jeffrey Sánchez of 15th Suffolk
Vice-Chair(s) of Committee: 
Ruth Balser of 12th Middlesex
Committee Members: 
Timothy Toomey, Jr. of 26th Middlesex
John Quinn of 9th Bristol
Kevin Murphy of 18th Middlesex
Cleon Turner of 1st Barnstable
Kevin Aguiar of 7th Bristol
Michael Brady of 9th Plymouth
Jason Lewis of 31st Middlesex
Lewis Evangelidis of 1st Worcester
Donald Humason, Jr. of 4th Hampden
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Joint Committtee on Public Safety and Homeland Security

Committee Type: 
House Joint Committee
Chair of Committee: 
Michael Costello of 1st Essex
Vice-Chair(s) of Committee: 
Christopher Donelan of 2nd Franklin
Committee Members: 
Timothy Toomey, Jr. of 26th Middlesex
Bruce Ayers of 1st Norfolk
David Nangle of 17th Middlesex
Geraldo Alicea of 6th Worcester
Linda Dean Campbell of 15th Essex
Kevin Aguiar of 7th Bristol
Brian Ashe of 2nd Hampden
Jeffrey Perry of 5th Barnstable
Bradford Hill of 4th Essex
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Joint Committee on Public Service

Committee Type: 
House Joint Committee
Chair of Committee: 
Robert Spellane of 13th Worcester
Vice-Chair(s) of Committee: 
Michael Rodrigues of 8th Bristol
Committee Members: 
Paul Kujawski of 8th Worcester
Geraldine Creedon of 11th Plymouth
Marie St. Fleur of 5th Suffolk
William Brownsberger of 24th Middlesex
Allen McCarthy of 7th Plymouth
Carlo Basile of 1st Suffolk
Michael Brady of 9th Plymouth
Todd Smola of First Hampden
Bradford Hill of 4th Essex
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Joint Committee on State Administration and Regulatory Oversight

Committee Type: 
House Joint Committee
Chair of Committee: 
Steven Walsh of 11th Essex
Vice-Chair(s) of Committee: 
Anne Gobi of 5th Worcester
Committee Members: 
A. Stephen Tobin of 2nd Norfolk
Geraldine Creedon of 11th Plymouth
Christopher Fallon of 33rd Middlesex
Joyce Spiliotis of 12th Essex
Cleon Turner of 1st Barnstable
Thomas Conroy of 13th Middlesex
Jonathan Hecht of 29th Middlesex
Paul Frost of 7th Worcester
Jeffrey Perry of 5th Barnstable
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Joint Committee on Revenue

Committee Type: 
House Joint Committee
Chair of Committee: 
Jay Kaufman of 15th Middlesex
Vice-Chair(s) of Committee: 
Alice Peisch of 14th Norfolk
Committee Members: 
William Greene, Jr. of 22nd Middlesex
Robert Fennell of 10th Essex
Brian Wallace of 4th Suffolk
Joseph Driscoll of 5th Norfolk
Lori Ehrlich of 8th Essex
James Arciero of 2nd Middlesex
James Cantwell of 4th Plymouth
Lewis Evangelidis of 1st Worcester
Frederick Jay Barrows of 1st Bristol
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Joint Committee on Telecommunications, Utitilies and Energy

Committee Type: 
House Joint Committee
Chair of Committee: 
Barry Feingold of 17th Essex
Vice-Chair(s) of Committee: 
Michael Kane of 5th Hampden
Committee Members: 
John Rogers of 12th Norfolk
Bruce Ayers of 1st Norfolk
Stephen DiNatale of 3rd Worcester
Angelo Puppolo of 12th Hampden
Carlo Basile of 1st Suffolk
Lori Ehrlich of 8th Essex
Jennifer Benson of 37th Middlesex
Viriato "Vinny" deMacedo of 1st Plymouth
Karyn Polito of 11th Worcester
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Joint Committee on Tourism, Arts and Cultural Development

Committee Type: 
House Joint Committee
Chair of Committee: 
John Keenan of 7th Essex
Vice-Chair(s) of Committee: 
Sarah Peake of 4th Barnstable
Committee Members: 
Lida Harkins of 13th Norfolk
David Sullivan of 6th Bristol
Demetrius Atsalis of 2nd Barnstable
Mark Falzone of 9th Essex
William "Smitty" Pignatelli of 4th Berkshire
Rosemary Sandlin of 3rd Hampden
Timothy Madden of Barnstable, Duke & Nantucket
Susan Gifford of 2nd Plymouth
Paul Frost of 7th Worcester
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Joint Committee on Transportation

Committee Type: 
House Joint Committee
Chair of Committee: 
Joseph Wagner of 8th Hampden
Vice-Chair(s) of Committee: 
Carl Sciortino of 34th Middlesex
Committee Members: 
Robert Fennell of 10th Essex
John Fresolo of 16th Worcester
Stephen Canessa of 12th Bristol
Denise Provost of 27th Middlesex
John Fernandes of 10th Worcester
Rosemary Sandlin of 3rd Hampden
Carlo Basile of 1st Suffolk
Lori Ehrlich of 8th Essex
Bill Bowles of 2nd Bristol
George Peterson, Jr. of 9th Worcester
Donald Humason, Jr. of 4th Hampden
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Joint Committee on Veterans and Federal Affairs

Committee Type: 
House Joint Committee
Chair of Committee: 
Harold Naughton, Jr. of 12th Worcester
Vice-Chair(s) of Committee: 
Linda Dean Campbell of 15th Essex
Committee Members: 
David Flynn of 8th Plymouth
Mark Falzone of 9th Essex
Matthew Patrick of 3rd Barnstable
Thomas Calter of 12th plymouth
Paul McMurtry of 11th Norfolk
Carolyn Dykema of 8th Middlesex
Dennis Rosa of 4th Worcester
Elizabeth Poirier of 14th Bristol
Todd Smola of First Hampden
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Joint Committee on Federal Stimulus Oversight

Committee Type: 
House Joint Committee
Chair of Committee: 
David Linsky of 5th Middlesex
Vice-Chair(s) of Committee: 
Stephen Kulik of 1st Franklin
Committee Members: 
Antonio Cabral of 13th Bristol
Brian Dempsey of 3rd Essex
Joseph Wagner of 8th Hampden
Martha "Marty" Walz of 8th Suffolk
Steven Walsh of 11th Essex
Cheryl Coakley-Rivera of 10th Hampden
Viriato "Vinny" deMacedo of 1st Plymouth
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