James B. Eldridge

James B. Eldridge DEMDemocrat

State Senator, Middlesex And Worcester District

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James B. EldridgeDEMDemocrat State Senator, Middlesex And Worcester District
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James Bradley Eldridge (born August 11, 1973) is an American politician and lawyer. He serves as a Democratic member of the Massachusetts Senate from the Middlesex and Worcester District. Eldridge previously served three terms in the Massachusetts House of Representatives, where he sat on the Joint Committee on Community Development and Small Business, the Joint Committee on Election Laws, and the Joint Committee on Public Service.

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Education5 - 5 of 3
Johns Hopkins University
Acton-Boxborough Regional High School
Boston College Law School
Past Positions1 - 8 of 8
Senator
Commonwealth of Massachusetts Senate
2009 - Current
Representative
Commonwealth of Massachusetts House of Representatives
2003 - 2008
Public Interest Lawyer
Merrimack Valley Legal Services
2000 - 2002
Campaign Manager
State Senator Pam Resor
1998
Campaign Manager
State Senator Pam Resor
2000
Legislative Aide
State Senator Bob Durand
1996 - 1997
Paralegal
Hale and Dorr
1995 - 1997
Former Campaign Manager
State Senator Bob Durand
Other Experience1 - 35 of 35
Chairperson
Water Infrastructure Finance Commission
2010 - 2012
Co-Chair
Public Policy Committee, Massachusetts Democratic Party
2009 - Current
Member
Middlesex West Chamber of Commerce
2003 - Current
Chair
Acton Democratic Town Committee
2000 - 2003
Member
Acton Housing Authority
2001 - 2003
Member
Acton Lion's Club
2002 - Current
Associate Member
Acton Planning Board
2001 - 2002
Vice-President
Acton Conservation Trust
1997 - 2002
Vice Chair
Middlesex-Worcester Democratic Coalition
2001 - Current
Member
Assabet River Rail Trail, Incorporated
2000 - Current
Member
Organization for the Assabet River
1998 - Current
Massachusetts Institute for a New Commonwealth
1996 - Current
Member
League of Women Voters
1996 - Current
Former Law Practitioner
Harvard Law School Clinic
Former President
Public Interest Law Foundation
Member
No Place for Hate, present
Member
Nashua River Watershed Association, present
Vice Chair
Middlesex & Worcester Democratic Coalition
Vice Chair
Acton Democratic Town Committee
Former Chair
Joint Financial Services Committee, Commonwealth of Massachusetts Senate
Former Chair
Committee on Municipalities and Regional Government, Commonwealth of Massachusetts House of Representatives
Former Member
Intergovernmental Affairs Committee, Commonwealth of Massachusetts Senate
Former Member
Post Audit and Oversight Committee, Massachusetts State Senate
Former Member
Tourism, Arts and Cultural Development Committee, Commonwealth of Massachusetts Senate
Former Member
Ways and Means Committee, Commonwealth of Massachusetts Senate
Former Member
Marijuana Policy Committee, Commonwealth of Massachusetts Senate
Former Member
Joint Mental Health, Substance Use and Recovery Committee, Commonwealth of Massachusetts Senate
Former Member
Joint Ways and Means Committee, Commonwealth of Massachusetts Senate
Former Member
Joint Committee on Community Development and Small Business, Massachusetts State Senate
Former Member
Steering and Policy Committee, Commonwealth of Massachusetts Senate
Former Vice Chair
Global Warming and Climate Change Committee, Commonwealth of Massachusetts Senate
Former Vice Chair
Joint Community Development and Small Business Committee, Commonwealth of Massachusetts Senate
Former Vice Chair
Joint Committee on Election Laws, Massachusetts State Senate
Former Vice Chair
State Administration and Regulatory Oversight Committee, Commonwealth of Massachusetts Senate
Former Vice-Chair
Committee on Environment, Natural Resources and Agriculture, Commonwealth of Massachusetts House of Representatives
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