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Christine Barber's Biography

Office:

Full Name:

Christine P. Barber

Gender:

Female

Family:

Partner: Ryan

Home City:

Somerville, MA

MPPA, Public Policy and Administration, University of Massachusetts Amherst, 2001-2003

BA, Sociology, College of the Holy Cross, 1994-1998

Representative, Commonwealth of Massachusetts House of Representatives, District Thirty-Fourth Middlesex, 2015-present

Candidate, Commonwealth of Massachusetts House of Representatives, District Thirty-Fourth Middlesex, 2022, 2024

Candidate, Alderman, Ward 4, Somerville, 2011

Member, Board of the Massachusetts Caucus of Women Legislators

Member, Commission on Structural Racism in Correctional Facilities of the Commonwealth

Member, Criminal Justice Reform Caucus

Member, Early Education Workforce Council

Member, Food Systems Caucus

Former Member, Health Care Financing Committee, Commonwealth of Massachusetts House of Representatives

Former Vice Chair, Joint Committee on Financial Services, Commonwealth of Massachusetts House of Representatives

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

Former Member, Joint Committee on Labor and Workforce Development, Commonwealth of Massachusetts House of Representatives

Former Vice Chair, Joint Committee on State Administration and Regulatory Oversight, Massachusetts State House of Representatives

Former Member, Joint Environment, Natural Resources and Agriculture Committee, Commonwealth of Massachusetts House of Representatives

Former Member, Joint Labor and Workforce Development Committee, Commonwealth of Massachusetts House of Representatives

Member, Massachusetts Autism Commission

Former Member, Personnel and Administration Committee, Commonwealth of Massachusetts House of Representatives

Former Member, Post Audit and Oversight Committee, Massachusetts State House of Representatives

Member, Progressive Caucus

Former Member, Public Health Committee, Commonwealth of Massachusetts House of Representatives

Co-Chair, Task Force on Justice-Involved Women

Member, House Committee on Ways and Means, Massachusetts State House of Representatives, 2024

Member, Joint Committee on Health Care Financing, Massachusetts State House of Representatives , 2024

Member, Joint Committee on Ways and Means, Massachusetts State House of Representatives, 2024

Vice Chair, Joint Committee on the Judiciary, Massachusetts State House of Representatives, 2024

Coordinator, Governor Deval Patrick Campaign

Research Analyst, Health Care Financing Committee, Massachusetts State Legislature

Coordinator, Representative Carl Sciortino Campaign

Coordinator, Senator Patricia Jehlen Campaign

Coordinator, Senators Warren and Markey Campaign

Senior Policy Analyst, Community Catalyst, 2007-2014

Research Analyst, Joint Committee on Health Care Financing, 2005-2007

Legislative Aide, Office of Representative Anne Paulsen, 2003-2005

Leader, Progressive Democrats of Somerville, present

Leader, Somerville Community Corporation, present

Member, Advisory Board, Emerge Massachusetts

Former Community Organizer, Jesuit Volunteer Corps

Senior Policy Analyst, National Health Care Organization

Member, Somerville Democratic City Committee

Awards:

Emerge Woman of the Year, Emerge Massachusetts;
YUM Award, The Welcome Project;
Legislator of the Year, Advocates for Autism of Massachusetts

Pets (include names):

2 Cats: Rafi and Roscoe

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