Marjorie C. Decker is an American politician serving as the State Representative for the 25th Middlesex district in the

Massachusetts General Court The Massachusetts General Court (formally styled the General Court of Massachusetts) is the state legislature of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. The name "General Court" is a hold-over from the earliest days of the Massachusetts Bay Colony, ...

Early life and education

Decker was born and raised in

North Cambridge, Massachusetts North Cambridge, also known as "Area 11", is a neighborhood of Cambridge, Massachusetts bounded by Porter Square and the Fitchburg Line railroad tracks on the south, the city of Somerville on the northeast, Alewife Brook and the town of Arlingto ...

. She grew up in public housing in

Cambridgeport Cambridgeport is one of the neighborhoods of Cambridge, Massachusetts. It is bounded by Massachusetts Avenue, the Charles River, the Grand Junction Railroad, and River Street. The neighborhood contains predominantly residential homes, many of the ...

, and she graduated from high school at the

Cambridge Rindge and Latin School The Cambridge Rindge and Latin School, also known as CRLS or "Rindge," is a public high school in Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States. It is a part of the Cambridge Public School District. In 1977, two separate schools, the Rindge Technical ...

. She received her

Bachelor of Arts Bachelor of arts (BA or AB; from the Latin ', ', or ') is a bachelor's degree awarded for an undergraduate program in the arts, or, in some cases, other disciplines. A Bachelor of Arts degree course is generally completed in three or four years ...

in social thought and political economy from the University of Massachusetts, Amherst, an MPA from the University of Massachusetts Boston, and a

Master of Science A Master of Science ( la, Magisterii Scientiae; abbreviated MS, M.S., MSc, M.Sc., SM, S.M., ScM or Sc.M.) is a master's degree in the field of science awarded by universities in many countries or a person holding such a degree. In contrast to ...

from the

John F. Kennedy School of Government The Harvard Kennedy School (HKS), officially the John F. Kennedy School of Government, is the school of public policy and government of Harvard University in Cambridge, Massachusetts. The school offers master's degrees in public policy, public ...

of Harvard University in 2007."About Marjorie Decker"
''decker4rep.com''

Career

She served seven consecutive terms on the

Cambridge City Council Cambridge City Council is a district council in the county of Cambridgeshire, which governs the City of Cambridge. History Cambridge was granted a Royal Charter by King John in 1207, which permitted the appointment of a mayor. The first recorde ...

Cambridge, Massachusetts Cambridge ( ) is a city in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States. As part of the Boston metropolitan area, the cities population of the 2020 U.S. census was 118,403, making it the fourth most populous city in the state, behind Boston, ...

from 1999 to 2013 and was the youngest woman ever to be elected to the Cambridge City Council. In 2012 she was elected state representative to the Massachusetts legislature with her term starting in 2013.Levy, Marc
"Decker wins (unofficial) 84 percent in state rep primary; it’s Rogers in the 24th, Curtatone as register"
''Cambridge Day'', Thursday, September 6, 2012 She lives with her husband, and two children in Cambridge.

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Marjorie C. Decker Representative
official page at Massachusetts State Legislature {{DEFAULTSORT:Decker, Marjorie Living people Democratic Party members of the Massachusetts House of Representatives Harvard Kennedy School alumni 21st-century American politicians Women state legislators in Massachusetts Cambridge Rindge and Latin School alumni University of Massachusetts Amherst College of Social and Behavioral Sciences alumni University of Massachusetts Boston alumni Year of birth missing (living people) 21st-century American women politicians

Early life and education

Career

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