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
Member, Bills in the Third Reading Committee
Member, Joint Committee on Community Development and Small Business
Vice Chair, Joint Committee on Economic Development and Emerging Technologies
Member, Joint Committee on Export Development
Member, Joint Committee on Mental Health, Substance Use and Recovery
Chair, Joint Committee on State Administration and Regulatory Oversight
Member, Joint Committee on Veterans and Federal Affairs
Member, Joint Committee on Ways and Means
Vice Chair, Post Audit and Oversight Committee
Member, Ways and Means Committee
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