Tricia Farley-Bouvier is an American
state legislator
A state legislature is a legislative branch or body of a political subdivision in a federal system.
Two federations literally use the term "state legislature":
* The legislative branches of each of the fifty state governments of the United Stat ...
serving in the
Massachusetts House of Representatives
The Massachusetts House of Representatives is the lower house of the Massachusetts General Court, the state legislature of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. It is composed of 160 members elected from 14 counties each divided into single-member ...
, representing the 3rd Berkshire district, serving
Pittsfield's ward 1-A, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, and 7. She serves as Vice Chair of House Committee on Steering, Policy and Scheduling, and also sits on the Joint Committee on Consumer Protection and Professional Licensure, the Joint Committee on Tourism, Arts, and Cultural Development, and the Special Joint Committee on Redistricting.
Early life and education
Farley-Bouvier is a Pittsfield native, attending Pittsfield High School before receiving a bachelor's degree in special and elementary education from
Salve Regina University
Salve Regina University is a private Roman Catholic university in Newport, Rhode Island, United States. It was founded in 1934 by the Sisters of Mercy and is accredited by the New England Commission of Higher Education. The university enrolls mo ...
and a master's degree in education from the
University of Connecticut
The University of Connecticut (UConn) is a public land-grant research university in Storrs, Connecticut, a village in the town of Mansfield. The primary 4,400-acre (17.8 km2) campus is in Storrs, approximately a half hour's drive from Hart ...
.
Career
Farley-Bouvier served as a Pittsfield City Councilor from 2004 to 2008, was elected in a special election to the Massachusetts House of Representatives in 2011, and won reelection in 2012, 2014, 2016, 2018, and 2020.
See also
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2019–2020 Massachusetts legislature
The 191st Massachusetts General Court was the meeting of the legislative branch of the state government of Massachusetts, composed of the Senate and the House of Representatives. It convened in Boston at the Massachusetts State House, on Januar ...
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2021–2022 Massachusetts legislature
The 192nd Massachusetts General Court is the current meeting of the legislative branch of the state government of Massachusetts. It consists of elected members of the Senate and House of Representatives. It first convened in Boston at the Massachu ...
References
External links
Tricia Farley-Bouvier Massachusetts General Court.
Year of birth missing (living people)
Living people
Politicians from Pittsfield, Massachusetts
Salve Regina University alumni
University of Connecticut alumni
Massachusetts city council members
Democratic Party members of the Massachusetts House of Representatives
Women state legislators in Massachusetts
21st-century American politicians
21st-century American women politicians
Women city councillors in Massachusetts
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