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STATE SENATOR
BENJAMIN B. DOWNING
State House |
District Office |
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Room 413F |
20 Bank Row, Room 202 |
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Boston, MA 02133 |
Pittsfield, MA 01201 |
| Tel: (617) 722-1625 | Tel: (413) 442-4008 |
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State House Fax: (617) 722-1523 |
Fax: (413) 442-4077 |
Party Affiliation - DEMOCRAT
State House E-Mail Address: Benjamin.Downing@state.ma.us
DISTRICT REPRESENTED: BERKSHIRE,
HAMPSHIRE AND FRANKLIN. — Adams,
Alford, Becket,
Cheshire, Clarksburg,
Dalton, Egremont,
Florida, Great
Barrington, Hancock, Hinsdale,
Lanesborough, Lee,
Lenox, Monterey,
Mount Washington, New
Ashford, New Marlborough, North
Adams, Otis, Peru,
Pittsfield, Richmond,
Sandisfield, Savoy,
Sheffield, Stockbridge,
Tyringham, Washington,
West Stockbridge, Williamstown
and Windsor, in the county of Berkshire;
Chesterfield, Cummington,
Goshen, Huntington,
Middlefield, Plainfield,
Westhampton, Williamsburg
and Worthington, in the county of
Hampshire; and Ashfield, Charlemont,
Conway, Hawley,
Heath, Monroe
and Rowe, in the county of Franklin.
EDUCATION: Pittsfield Catholic Schools; Providence College, BA - Political Science 2003; Tufts University, MA - Public Policy 2007
ORGANIZATIONS: Pittsfield Democratic Committee; Catholic Youth Center; Co-Chair of the Leadership Council to End Chronic Homelessness in Berkshire County; Appointed Member to the Governor's Advisory Commission on Local Government
PUBLIC OFFICE: Mass. Senate (2007-2008).
Committees on which the legislator serves:
Senate Committee on Ethics and Rules (Chair)
Senate Bills in the Third Reading (Vice-Chair)
Higher Education (Vice-Chair)
Financial Services
Veterans & Federal Affairs
Consumer Protection & Professional Licensure
Senate Post Audit & Oversight