Karen E. Spilka

Karen E. Spilka DEMDemocrat

Council Member, 2nd Middlesex And Norfolk District

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Karen E. SpilkaDEMDemocrat Council Member, 2nd Middlesex And Norfolk District
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Karen Eileen Spilka (born January 11, 1953) is an American politician and attorney serving as a Democratic member of the Massachusetts Senate. She represents the towns of Ashland, Framingham, Holliston, Hopkinton, Medway and Natick in the MetroWest region of Massachusetts. She has served as the 95th President of the Massachusetts Senate since July 2018. Previously she served as a member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives from 2001 to 2005. Spilka's legislative accomplishments include efforts in a broad range of areas including economic development, jobs creation, education, juvenile justice and services for the elderly and disabled communities.

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Education5 - 5 of 3
Northeastern University School of Law
JD
1980
Cornell University
BS Social Work
1975
Cornell University
BA
Past Positions1 - 8 of 8
Senator
Massachusetts State Senate
2023 - Current
Senator
Commonwealth of Massachusetts Senate
2005 - 2023
President
Commonwealth of Massachusetts Senate
2019 - Current
Majority Whip
Commonwealth of Massachusetts Senate
2013 - 2015
Assistant Majority Whip
Commonwealth of Massachusetts Senate
2012 - 2013
Representative
Commonwealth of Massachusetts House of Representatives
2001 - 2002
Senior Counsel
Massachusetts Water Resources Authority
1989 - 1993
Counsel
Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Office of Employee Relations
1985 - 1989
Other Experience1 - 32 of 32
Member
Ashland School Committee
1998 - 2001
Member
Framingham League of Women Voters
Member
Massachusetts Bar Association
Member
Labor Guild
Board Member
495/Metrowest Partnership
Chair
Ashland School Committee
Former Chair
Ashland Personnel Board
Former Chair
Ashland Fiscal Affairs Committee
Founder
Chapter 70 Roundtable
Member
MetroWest Chamber of Commerce
Member
Ashland Charter Review Committee
Member
Boston Bar Association
Member
Advisory Council, Tyler Hamilton Foundation for Multiple Sclerosis
Member
Board of Directors, South Middlesex Association for Retarded Citizens
Member
Framingham Court Mediation Program
Member
Framingham English as a Second Language Fund Committee
Member
MetroWest English as a Second Language Fund
Member
MetroWest Workforce Development Taskforce Steering Committee
Member
Democratic Town Committee
Member
Industrial Relations Research Association
Member
Ashland Education Foundation
Member
Board of Directors, MetroWest Young Mens Christian Association (YMCA)
Member
Board of Directors, MetroWest Economic Research Center, Framingham State College
Member
MetroWest School to Career Steering Committee-Keefe Tech
Former Chair
Joint Ways and Means Committee, Commonwealth of Massachusetts Senate
Former Chair
Joint Committee on Children, Families and Persons with Disabilities, Commonwealth of Massachusetts Senate
Former Chair
Economic Development and Emerging Technologies Committee, Commonwealth of Massachusetts House of Representatives
Former Chair
Ways and Means Committee, Commonwealth of Massachusetts Senate
Former Vice Chair
Joint Rules Committee, Commonwealth of Massachusetts Senate
Former Vice Chair
Rules Committee, Commonwealth of Massachusetts Senate
Former Vice-Chair
Committee on Labor and Workforce Development, Commonwealth of Massachusetts Senate
Former Vice-Chair
Committee on Ethics and Rules, Commonwealth of Massachusetts Senate
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