Patricia D. Jehlen

Patricia D. Jehlen DEMDemocrat

State Senator, 2nd Middlesex District

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Patricia D. JehlenDEMDemocrat State Senator, 2nd Middlesex District
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Patricia Deats Jehlen is a former teacher and current Massachusetts State Senator of the Democratic Party. She represents the Second Middlesex District. That includes the cities of Cambridge, Ward 7 Precinct 1, Ward 8 Precinct 1, Ward 10, Medford and Somerville, and the town of Winchester, precincts 4 to 7, inclusive, in the County of Middlesex. She has served the Massachusetts State Senate since 2005. She also served the Massachusetts House of Representatives from 1991 to 2003.

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Education6 - 6 of 4
Harvard University
Swarthmore College
Harvard Graduate School of Education
University of Massachusetts Boston
Past Positions1 - 8 of 8
Assistant Majority Leader
Commonwealth of Massachusetts Senate
2017 - 2018
Senator
Commonwealth of Massachusetts Senate
2005 - Current
Representative
Commonwealth of Massachusetts House of Representatives
1991 - 2005
Instructor
Boston University School of Public Health
2006 - 2007
Supervisor of Student Teachers
Simmons College
1988 - 1990
Teacher
Brookline High School
1968 - 1971
Research Assistant
Harvard Ed School
1967
Volunteer
Volunteers in Service to America (VISTA)
1965 - 1966
Other Experience1 - 20 of 20
Member
Somerville School Committee
1976 - 1991
Chair
Somerville School Committee
1980
Chair
Somerville School Committee
1988
Board Member
OPENAIR Circus
1985 - Current
Chair
Mystic River Caucus
Co-Chair
MBTA Caucus
Co-Chair
Caucus of Women Legislators
Former Chair
Marijuana Policy Committee, Commonwealth of Massachusetts Senate
Former Member
Housing Committee, Commonwealth of Massachusetts Senate
Former Member
Joint Judiciary Committee, Commonwealth of Massachusetts Senate
Former Member
Joint Committee on Community Development and Small Business, Massachusetts State Senate
Former Member
Joint Committee on Revenue, Commonwealth of Massachusetts Senate
Former Member
Joint Committee on Housing, Massachusetts State Senate
Former Member
Post Audit and Oversight Committee, Massachusetts State Senate
Former Member
Joint Election Laws Committee, Commonwealth of Massachusetts Senate
Former Second Vice Chair
Ways and Means Committee, Commonwealth of Massachusetts Senate
Former Second Vice Chair
Joint Ways and Means Committee, Commonwealth of Massachusetts Senate
Former Vice Chair
Joint Education Committee, Commonwealth of Massachusetts Senate
Former Vice Chair
Joint Committee on Cannabis Policy, Massachusetts State Senate
Vice-Chair
Senate Municipalities and Regional Government
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