STATE SENATOR
DIANNE WILKERSON

Party Affiliation - DEMOCRAT

State House E-Mail Address: Dianne.Wilkerson@state.ma.us

DISTRICT REPRESENTED: SECOND SUFFOLK. — Boston, ward 3, precincts 7 and 8, ward 4, precincts 1 to 6, inclusive, 8 and 9, ward 5, precincts 1, 4 to 8, inclusive, and 11, wards 8, 9, 10, 11 and 12, ward 14, precincts 3, 6 to 11, inclusive, and ward 19, precincts 1 to 9, inclusive.

EDUCATION: High School of Commerce; American International College; Boston College Law School, J.D., '81.

PROFESSION: Attorney.

ORGANIZATIONS: Convener, Annual 21^st Century Black Massachusetts Conference; Co-chair of the Hynes Convention Center and Boston Common Parking Garage Legislative Commission and the Commission to Eliminate Racial and Ethnic Health Disparities; Steering Committee for the Lawyers Committee for Civil Rights under the Law; Board member for Action for Boston Community Development (“ABCD”); Member of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. and Morning Star Baptist Church

PUBLIC OFFICE: Mass. Senate (1993-2006).

Committees on which the legislator serves:

State Administration & Regulatory Oversight (Chair)
Financial Services (Vice-Chair)
Senate committee on Ways and Means
Bonding, Capital Expenditures & State Assets
Education
Mental Health & Substance Abuse