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Elder Affairs Joint Committee, Massachusetts State Legislature (decommissioned)
The Elder Affairs Joint Committee is a former 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
Note: This membership information was last updated in September 2023. Ballotpedia completes yearly updates of committee membership. If you would like to send us an update, email us at: editor@ballotpedia.org
2023-2024 legislative session
Elder Affairs Joint Committee (decommissioned), 2023-2024 |
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Democratic members (13) | Republican members (3) | Third-party members(0) |
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2021-2022 legislative session
Elder Affairs Joint Committee (decommissioned), 2021-2022 |
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Democratic members (14) | Republican members (3) | Third-party members(0) |
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2019-2020 legislative session
Elder Affairs Joint Committee (decommissioned), 2019-2020 |
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Democratic members (14) | Republican members (3) | Third-party members(0) |
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2017 legislative session
The following table describes committee membership at the beginning of the 2017 legislative session.
Elder Affairs Joint Members, 2017 | ||||
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Democratic members (14) | Republican members (3) | |||
• Barbara L'Italien, Chair | • Ryan Fattman | |||
• Danielle Gregoire, Chair | • Kate Campanale | |||
• Julian Andre Cyr, Vice chair | • David Muradian, Jr. | |||
• Brian Ashe, Vice chair | ||||
• Patricia Jehlen | ||||
• Eric Lesser | ||||
• Walter Timilty | ||||
• Bruce Ayers | ||||
• Marjorie Decker | ||||
• Paul Heroux | ||||
• Jonathan Zlotnik | ||||
• Carmine Gentile | ||||
• Joseph McGonagle, Jr. | ||||
• Steven Ultrino |
2015 legislative session
The following table describes committee membership at the beginning of the 2015 legislative session.
Elder Affairs Joint Members, 2015 | ||||
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Democratic members (14) | Republican members (3) | |||
• Patricia Jehlen, Chair | • Ryan Fattman | |||
• Denise Garlick, Chair | • Susannah Whipps Lee | |||
• Barbara L'Italien, Vice chair | • Leah Cole | |||
• Gloria Fox, Vice chair | ||||
• Michael Barrett | ||||
• Anne Gobi | ||||
• Jonathan Hecht | ||||
• James Miceli | ||||
• Daniel Cullinane | ||||
• Bruce Ayers | ||||
• Carmine Gentile | ||||
• Joseph McGonagle | ||||
• Steven Ultrino | ||||
• Eric Lesser |
2013-2014
The following table describes committee membership at the beginning of the 2013 legislative session.
Elder Affairs Joint Members, 2013 | ||||
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Democratic members (14) | Republican members (3) | |||
• Patricia Jehlen, Chair | • Robert Hedlund | |||
• James O'Day, Chair | • Kevin Kuros | |||
• Kenneth Donnelly, Vice chair | • Kimberly Ferguson | |||
• Jonathan Hecht, Vice chair | ||||
• Cynthia Stone Creem | ||||
• Brian Joyce | ||||
• Michael Rodrigues | ||||
• James Miceli | ||||
• Benjamin Swan, Sr. | ||||
• Bruce Ayers | ||||
• Ruth Balser | ||||
• Sean Curran | ||||
• Nicholas Collins, Sr. | ||||
• Alan Silvia |
2011-2012
The following table describes committee membership for the 2011 legislative session.
Elder Affairs Joint Members, 2011 | ||||
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Democratic members (13) | Republican members (3) | |||
• Alice Wolf, Chair | • Randy Hunt | |||
• Patricia D. Jehlen, Chair | • Kimberly Ferguson | |||
• Jonathan Hecht, Vice chair | • Robert Hedlund | |||
• Susan Fargo, Vice chair | ||||
• James Miceli | ||||
• Bruce Ayers | ||||
• Sean Curran | ||||
• Nicholas Collins, Sr. | ||||
• Edward Coppinger | ||||
• Mark Cusack | ||||
• Brian Joyce | ||||
• Mark Montigny | ||||
• Michael Rodrigues |
2009-2010
The following table describes committee membership for the 2009 legislative session.
Elder Affairs Joint Members, 2009 | ||||
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Democratic members (8) | Republican members (2) | |||
• Alice Wolf, Chair | • Elizabeth Poirier | |||
• Sean Curran | • Paul Frost | |||
• James Miceli | ||||
• Jonathan Hecht | ||||
• Bruce Ayers | ||||
• Willie Mae Allen | ||||
• John Fernandes | ||||
• Jennifer Callahan |
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