Harriette Chandler
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Category: Massachusetts Democrats
Harriette L. Chandler is the Democratic Senator for the First Worcester district, including Worcester, wards 1 to 4, inclusive, 9 and 10, Berlin, Boylston, Clinton, precincts 3 and 4, Holden, Northborough, precincts 1, 2 and 4, Paxton, Princeton and West Boylston.
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Education
- Wellesley College, B.A. 1959
- Clark University, Ph.D. 1973
- Simmons Graduate School of Management, M.B.A. 1983
- Worcester State College, Honorary Doctorate Public Administration 1988.
Elective Offices
- Mass. House (1995- 2001)
- Mass. Senate (2001- 2006).
Legislative Committees
- Community Development & Small Business (Chair)
- Transportation (Vice-Chair)
- Senate committee on Ways and Means
- Health Care Financing
- Housing and Urban Development
- Public Health
Biography
Senator Harriette L. Chandler (D-Worcester) was first elected to the Massachusetts State Senate in November of 2000 and was sworn into office on January 3, 2001. She was re-elected to the State Senate in both 2002 and 2004. She serves as Senate Chair of the Joint Committee on Community Development and Small Business. Senator Chandler also serves as Vice-Chair of the Joint Committee on Transportation, and as a member of the Senate Committee on Ways and Means, the Joint Committee on Healthcare Financing, the Joint Committee on Public Health and the Joint Committee on Housing.
The first woman from Worcester elected to the Massachusetts State Senate, she served three terms in the Massachusetts House of Representatives from 1995-2001. In her last two terms in the House she served as House Chair of the Joint Committee on Health Care. She also served on the Worcester School Committee from 1991-1994.
Senator Chandler earned degrees from Wellesley College (B.A.), Clark University (Ph.D.) and the Simmons College Graduate School of Management (M.B.A.). She is married to Worcester attorney Burton Chandler and has three grown children and three grandchildren.
Senator Chandler is a member of the Central Massachusetts Caucus, the Massachusetts Legislature’s Tobacco Control Caucus, the Worcester Economic Development Council, the City Task Force on Crisis Management, the Mayor’s Advisory Committee on At-Risk Youth, the United Way of Central Massachusetts, the Worcester Women’s History Project, the Worcester Democratic City Committee and the Massachusetts Democratic State Committee.
Contact Information
State House E-Mail Address: Harriette.Chandler@state.ma.us
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