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Nick Collins' Biography

Office:

Contact Information

24 Beacon Street, Room 312-E
Boston, MA 02133

Full Name:

Nicholas 'Nick' Patrick Collins

Gender:

Male

Family:

Wife: Olivia; 1 Child: Justine

Birth Place:

Boston

Home City:

South Boston, MA

BS, Business Administration and Management, Babson College

Master's, John F. Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University

Senator, Commonwealth of Massachusetts Senate, District First Suffolk, 2018-present

Candidate, Commonwealth of Massachusetts Senate, District First Suffolk, 2024

Representative, Commonwealth of Massachusetts House of Representatives, District Fourth Suffolk, 2010-2018

Candidate, Commonwealth of Massachusetts House of Representatives, District Fourth Suffolk, 2010, 2012, 2014, 2016

Former Vice Chair, Bonding, Capital Expenditures and State Assets Committee, Commonwealth of Massachusetts Senate

Former Vice Chair, Economic Development and Emerging Technologies Committee, Commonwealth of Massachusetts House of Representatives

Former Member, House Ways and Means Committee, Commonwealth of Massachusetts House of Representatives

Former Member, Housing Committee, Commonwealth of Massachusetts House of Representatives

Former Member, Joint Children, Families and Persons with Disabilities Committee, Commonwealth of Massachusetts Senate

Former Member, Joint Committee on Cannabis Policy, Massachusetts State Senate

Former Member, Joint Committee on Community Development and Small Business, Commonwealth of Massachusetts Senate

Former Chair, Joint Committee on Export Development, Massachusetts State Senate

Former Vice Chair, Joint Committee on Public Health, Commonwealth of Massachusetts Senate

Former Member, Joint Committee on Revenue, Massachusetts State Senate

Former Member, Joint Committee on State Administration and Regulatory Oversight, Commonwealth of Massachusetts Senate

Former Member, Joint Committee on Tourism, Arts and Cultural Development, Commonwealth of Massachusetts Senate

Former Member, Joint Committee on Veterans and Federal Affairs, Massachusetts State Senate

Former Member, Joint Committee on Ways and Means, Commonwealth of Massachusetts House of Representatives

Former Member, Joint Committee on Ways and Means, Commonwealth of Massachusetts Senate

Former Vice Chair, Joint Consumer Protection and Professional Licensure Committee, Commonwealth of Massachusetts Senate

Former Member, Joint Transportation Committee, Commonwealth of Massachusetts Senate

Former Vice Chair, Personnel and Administration Committee, Commonwealth of Massachusetts House of Representatives

Former Member, Post Audit and Oversight Committee, Commonwealth of Massachusetts Senate

Former Member, Redistricting Committee, Commonwealth of Massachusetts House of Representatives

Former Member, Technology and Intergovernmental Affairs Committee, Commonwealth of Massachusetts House of Representatives

Former Member, Telecommunication, Utilities and Energy Committee, Commonwealth of Massachusetts House of Representatives

Former Member, Veterans and Federal Affairs Committee, Commonwealth of Massachusetts House of Representatives

Former Member, Ways and Means Committee, Commonwealth of Massachusetts Senate

Former Staff Member, Senator Jack Hart

Founder, South Boston Collegiate Baseball Clinic

Regional Field Director, Obama-Biden Presidential Campaign, 2008

Director Southern New Hampshire, Senator Joe Biden Presidential Campaign, 2008

Member, Castle Island Association

Advisory Board Member, Excel High School

Member, South Boston Historical Society

Co-Founder, South Boston Leadership Initiative

Founding Board Member, UP Academy of Dorchester and Boston

Democratic National Convention Delegate, Hillary Rodham Clinton Campaign, 2016

Chair, South Boston Citizens Association's Evacuation Day Ceremonies, 2016

Participant, Senior Executives in State and Local Government Program, Harvard University's Kennedy School of Government, 2015

Participant, European Union Visitors Programme (EUVP), 2014

Legislative Delegate, Jewish Community Relations Council, Massachusetts, 2012

Awards:

"Legislator of the Year" for 2015 by the Massachusetts Organization for Addiction Recovery;

"Legislator of the Year" for 2015 by the Children's League of Massachusetts;

"Community Health Center Award" in 2015 from the Massachusetts League of Community Health Centers;

"Appreciation Award" in 2013 from the Urban Public Safety Alliance of Massachusetts;

Named one of the "Top 50 State Legislative Leaders in the United States " in 2011 at the Emerging Leaders Conference at the University of Virginia's Darden School of Business.

Father's Occupation:

State Representative

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