24 Beacon Street
Room 39
Boston, MA 02133
24 Church Street, Room 29
Leominster, MA 01453
Full Name:
Natalie Higgins
Gender:
Female
Home City:
Leominster, MA
JD, Northeastern University School of Law, 2011-2014
BA, Political Science/Spanish, University of Massachusetts at Amherst, 2006-2009, Grade Point Average of 3.9
Representative, Commonwealth of Massachusetts House of Representatives, District Fourth Worcester, 2017-present
Candidate, Commonwealth of Massachusetts House of Representatives, District Fourth Worcester, 2022, 2024
Member, Joint Committee on Judiciary
Vice Chair, Joint Committee on Public Service
Member, Joint Committee on Telecommunication, Utilities and Energy
Member, Joint Committee on Ways and Means
Member, Ways and Means Committee
Co-Chair, Higher Education Caucus
Former Member, Joint Committee on Health Care Financing, Commonwealth of Massachusetts House of Representatives
Former Member, Joint Community Development and Small Business Committee, Commonwealth of Massachusetts House of Representatives
Former Member, Joint Higher Education Committee, Commonwealth of Massachusetts House of Representatives
Co-Chair, Library Caucus
Former Vice Chair, Personnel and Administration Committee, Massachusetts State House of Representatives
Former Member, Technology and Intergovernmental Affairs Committee, Commonwealth of Massachusetts House of Representatives
Member, Committee on Ways and Means, Massachusetts House of Representatives, 2023-2024
Member, Joint Committee on Children, Families and Persons with Disabilities, Massachusetts House of Representatives, 2023-2024
Member, Joint Committee on Mental Health, Substance Use and Recovery, Massachusetts House of Representatives, 2023-2024
Vice Chair, Joint Committee on Public Service, Massachusetts House of Representatives, 2023-2024
Secretary, Checkered Flag Auto Supply, 2003-2016
Program on the Human Rights and the Global Economy (PHRGE) Fellow, Human Rights Law Network, 2013-2014
Legal Intern, Elder Law Unit, Community Legal Aid, 2013
Judicial Intern, Worcester County Juvenile Court, 2012-2013
Rappaport Fellow in Law and Public Policy, Office of Governor Deval L. Patrick, 2012
Real Estate Agent, RE/MAX First Choice Real Estate, 2009-2011
Legislative Advocacy Organizer, Center for Women and Community, 2008-2009
Counselor/Advocate, Everywoman's Center, 2007-2009
Legislative Intern, Representative Jennifer Flanagan, 2007
Member, Massachusetts Bar Association, 2014-present
Vice President, Board of Directors, Pathways for Change, Incorporated, 2015-2016
Executive Director, Public Higher Education Network of Massachusetts (PHENOM), 2014-2016
Hotline Counselor/Advocate, Pathways for Change, Incorporated, 2009-2014
Teen Counselor/Community Educator, Pathways for Change, Incorporated, 2010-2011
Publications:
Author: "Bullying is the New Harassment, But Are Our Students Any More Protected?", Northeastern University Law Journal, 2013