Brendan P. Crighton

Brendan P. Crighton DEMDemocrat

State Senator, 3rd Essex District

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Brendan P. CrightonDEMDemocrat State Senator, 3rd Essex District
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Brendan P. Crighton is a member of the Massachusetts Senate. He was sworn into office on March 7, 2018. A resident of Lynn, Massachusetts, he was elected as a Democrat to represent the 3rd Essex senate district. Crighton is a former member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives and Lynn city councillor.He is the only candidate in the 2018 special election to succeed Thomas McGee, who resigned as State Senator for the Third Essex District. He was elected to the Senate on March 6, 2018.

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Education4 - 4 of 2
Suffolk University Sawyer Business School
MPA Public Administration
2007 - 2009
Colby College
BA Government
2001 - 2005
Past Positions1 - 7 of 7
Senator
Commonwealth of Massachusetts Senate
2018 - Current
Representative
Commonwealth of Massachusetts House of Representatives
2015 - 2018
City Councilor
Lynn City Council
2014 - 2016
City Councilor
Lynn City Council of Ward 5
2010 - 2014
Adjunct Professor
Endicott College
2016 - Current
Chief of Staff
Office of State Senator Tom McGee
2010 - 2015
Legislative Aide
Office of Senator Tom McGee
2005 - 2010
Other Experience1 - 15 of 15
Former Chair
Joint Committee on Housing, Commonwealth of Massachusetts Senate
Former Chair
Joint Municipalities and Regional Government Committee, Commonwealth of Massachusetts Senate
Former Member
Economic Development and Emerging Technologies Committee, Commonwealth of Massachusetts House of Representatives
Former Member
Public Health Committee, Commonwealth of Massachusetts House of Representatives
Former Member
Revenue Committee, Commonwealth of Massachusetts House of Representatives
Former Member
Joint Transportation Committee, Commonwealth of Massachusetts Senate
Former Member
Joint Committee on Election Laws, Massachusetts State Senate
Former Member
Post Audit and Oversight Committee, Commonwealth of Massachusetts House of Representatives
Former Member
Community Development and Small Business Committee, Commonwealth of Massachusetts House of Representatives
Former Member
Intergovernmental Affairs Committee, Massachusetts State Senate
Former Member
Joint Committee on Children, Families and Persons with Disabilities, Massachusetts State Senate
Former Member
Joint Committee on Consumer Protection and Professional Licensure, Massachusetts State Senate
Former Member
Joint Committee on Financial Services, Massachusetts State Senate
Former Member
Joint Committee on Revenue, Massachusetts State Senate
Former Vice Chair
Joint Committee on Economic Development and Emerging Technologies, Massachusetts State Senate
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