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STATE SENATOR
BENJAMIN B. DOWNING
State House |
District Office |
Room 413F |
20 Bank Row, Room 202 |
Boston, MA 02133 |
Pittsfield, MA 01201 |
| Tel: (617) 722-1625 | Tel: (413) 442-4008 |
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 2008
ORGANIZATIONS: Co-Chair, Massachusetts Democratic Party's Committee on Youth Services; Co-Chair of the Leadership Council to End Chronic Homelessness in Berkshire County; Advisory Council of the Mahaiwe Performing Arts Center; Pittsfield Democracic Committee
PUBLIC OFFICE: Mass. Senate (2007- present).
Committees on which the legislator serves:
Joint Committee on Revenue (Chair)
Joint Committee on Higher Education (Vice-chair)
Senate Committee on Ways and Means
Joint Commitee on Consumer Protection and Professional Licensure
Joint Commitee on Economic Development and Emerging Technologies
Joint Commitee on Veterans and Federal Affairs