Children, Families and Persons with Disabilities Joint Committee, Massachusetts State Legislature
The Children, Families and Persons with Disabilities Joint Committee is a standing committee of the Massachusetts General Court.
Per Joint Rule 1, joint committees are appointed at the beginning of the biennial session. Each committee consists of six Senate members and 11 House members, except the committees on Economic Development and Emerging Technologies; Public Safety and Homeland Security; Mental Health, Substance Use and Recovery; Health Care Financing; and Transportation, which consist of seven Senate members and 13 House members.[1]
See rules: Joint Rules of the Senate and House of Representatives
Membership
2025-2026 legislative session
Children, Families and Persons with Disabilities Joint Committee, 2025-2026 |
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Democratic members (14) | Republican members (3) | Third-party members(0) |
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2023-2024 legislative session
Children, Families and Persons with Disabilities Joint Committee, 2023-2024 |
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Democratic members (14) | Republican members (3) | Third-party members(0) |
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2021-2022 legislative session
Children, Families and Persons with Disabilities Joint Committee, 2021-2022 |
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Democratic members (13) | Republican members (3) | Third-party members(0) |
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2019-2020 legislative session
Children, Families and Persons with Disabilities Joint Committee, 2019-2020 |
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Democratic members (14) | Republican members (2) | Third-party members(0) |
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Donald Humason Jr. (R) left this committee on January 06, 2020.
2017 legislative session
The following table describes committee membership at the beginning of the 2017 legislative session.
Children, Families and Persons with Disabilities Joint Members, 2017 | ||||
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Democratic members (14) | Republican members (3) | |||
• Jennifer Flanagan, Chair | • Donald F. Humason, Jr. | |||
• Kay Khan, Chair | • Shaunna O'Connell | |||
• Joan Lovely, Vice chair | • William L. Crocker, Jr. | |||
• Aaron Vega, Vice chair | ||||
• Linda Dorcena Forry | ||||
• Julian Andre Cyr | ||||
• Thomas McGee | ||||
• John Rogers, Massachusetts Representative | ||||
• Carolyn Dykema | ||||
• Jonathan Hecht | ||||
• Paul Schmid III | ||||
• Tricia Farley-Bouvier | ||||
• Steven Ultrino | ||||
• Jack Patrick Lewis |
2015 legislative session
The following table describes committee membership at the beginning of the 2015 legislative session.
Children, Families and Persons with Disabilities Joint Members, 2015 | ||||
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Democratic members (14) | Republican members (3) | |||
• Jennifer Flanagan, Chair | • Donald Humason, Jr. | |||
• Kay Khan, Chair | • Kimberly Ferguson | |||
• Joan Lovely, Vice chair | • Shaunna O'Connell | |||
• Aaron Vega, Vice chair | ||||
• Sonia Chang-Diaz | ||||
• John Keenan | ||||
• Danielle Gregoire | ||||
• Jonathan Hecht | ||||
• Jason Lewis | ||||
• John Rogers | ||||
• Patricia Farley-Bouvier | ||||
• Carolyn Dykema | ||||
• David Rogers | ||||
• Michelle DuBois |
2013-2014
The following table describes committee membership at the beginning of the 2013 legislative session.
Children, Families and Persons with Disabilities Joint Members, 2013 | ||||
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Democratic members (12) | Republican members (3) | |||
• Mike Barrett, Chair | • Robert Hedlund | |||
• Kay Khan, Chair | • Kimberly Ferguson | |||
• James Welch, Vice chair | • Shaunna O'Connell | |||
• Marcos Devers, Vice chair | ||||
• Sonia Chang-Diaz | ||||
• John Keenan | ||||
• Danielle Gregoire | ||||
• Jonathan Hecht | ||||
• Jason Lewis | ||||
• Nicholas Collins, Sr. | ||||
• Patricia Farley-Bouvier | ||||
• Paul Heroux |
2011-2012
The following table describes committee membership for the 2011 legislative session.
Children, Families and Persons with Disabilities Joint Members, 2011 | ||||
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Democratic members (14) | Republican members (3) | |||
• Kay Khan, Chair | • George Ross | |||
• Michael Rodrigues, Chair | • Kimberly Ferguson | |||
• John Fernandes, Vice chair | • Robert Hedlund | |||
• Kenneth Donnelly, Vice chair | ||||
• Angelo Scaccia | ||||
• James O'Day | ||||
• Lori Ehrlich | ||||
• Jonathan Hecht | ||||
• Jason Lewis | ||||
• Nicholas Collins, Sr. | ||||
• Chris Walsh | ||||
• Susan Fargo | ||||
• Patricia D. Jehlen | ||||
• Sonia Chang-Diaz |
2009-2010
The following table describes committee membership for the 2009 legislative session.
Children, Families and Persons with Disabilities Joint Members, 2009 | ||||
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Democratic members (7) | Republican members (1) | |||
• Kay Khan, Chair | • Viriato deMacedo | |||
• Tom Sannicandro, Vice chair | ||||
• Danielle Gregoire | ||||
• Kevin Murphy | ||||
• James Dwyer | ||||
• Jason Lewis | ||||
• Angelo Scaccia |
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