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Alice Hanlon PeischDEMDemocrat State Representative, 14th Norfolk District
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Years of Age
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Years of Experience
MAResidence (state)

Alice Hanlon Peisch (born October 4, 1954) is an American attorney and politician who has represented the 14th Norfolk District in the Massachusetts House of Representatives since 2003. She previously served as the Chair of the Joint Committee on Education from 2011 to 2023. She is currently serving on the House Committee on Ethics and the House Committee on Rules.Prior to being elected to the House, Peisch served as Wellesley, Massachusetts Town Clerk from 2000 to 2003, was a member of Wellesley's School Committee from 1992 to 1999, and was a member of the Wellesley Advisory (Finance) Committee from 1989 to 1992.

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Education5 - 5 of 3
Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University
MPA
2009
Suffolk University Law School
JD
1979
Smith College
AB
1972 - 1976
Past Positions1 - 6 of 6
Assistant Majority Leader
Commonwealth of Massachusetts House of Representatives
2023 - Current
Representative
Commonwealth of Massachusetts House of Representatives
2003 - Current
Member
Wellesley Town Meeting
1989 - Current
Clerk
Town of Wellesley
2000 - 2003
Lawyer
Keefe and Associates
1996 - 1999
Lawyer
George F. Gormley Law Firm
1979 - 1987
Other Experience1 - 13 of 13
Vice Chair
National Assessment Governing Board
2016 - Current
Member
Wellesley Education Foundation, Advisory Board
2005 - Current
Board Member
Wellesley Education Foundation
1999 - 2005
Board Member
Senior Living Incorporated
2001 - Current
Member
Wellesley School Committee
1992 - 1999
Member
Newton Wellesley Hospital Board of Overseers
1996 - Current
Member
Wellesley Advisory (Finance) Committee
1989 - 1992
Member
Wellesley Service League
1988 - Current
Member
League of Women Voters of Wellesley
1986 - Current
Former Co-Chair
Standing Committee on Education, National Conference of State Legislature (NCSL)
Chair
Joint Committee on Education, Massachusetts State House of Representatives
2011 - 2023
Former Co-Chair
Early Education & Care Budget Review Commission, Commonwealth of Massachusetts House of Representatives
Former Co-Chair
Foundation Budget Review Commission, Commonwealth of Massachusetts House of Representatives