24 Beacon Street
Room 511-C
Boston, MA 02133
Full Name:
James 'Jamie' B. Eldridge
Gender:
Male
Birth Date:
08/11/1973
Birth Place:
Boston
Home City:
Acton, MA
Religion:
Protestant
JD, Law, Boston College Law School, 1997-2000
BA, Political Science, Johns Hopkins University, 1991-1995
Senator, Commonwealth of Massachusetts Senate, District Middlesex and Worcester, 2009-present
Candidate, Commonwealth of Massachusetts Senate, District Middlesex & Worcester, 2022
Representative, Commonwealth of Massachusetts House of Representatives, District Thirty-Seventh Middlesex, 2003-2008
Candidate, Commonwealth of Massachusetts House of Representatives, District Thirty-Seventh Middlesex, 2002, 2004, 2006
Member, Joint Committee on Cannabis Policy
Member, Joint Committee on Children, Families and Persons with Disabilities
Member, Joint Committee on Election Laws
Vice Chair, Joint Committee on Environment, Natural Resources and Agriculture
Chair, Joint Committee on Judiciary
Member, Joint Committee on Public Safety and Homeland Security
Former Vice-Chair, Committee on Environment, Natural Resources and Agriculture, Commonwealth of Massachusetts House of Representatives
Former Chair, Committee on Municipalities and Regional Government, Commonwealth of Massachusetts House of Representatives
Former Vice Chair, Global Warming and Climate Change Committee, Commonwealth of Massachusetts Senate
Former Member, Intergovernmental Affairs Committee, Commonwealth of Massachusetts Senate
Former Member, Joint Committee on Community Development and Small Business, Massachusetts State Senate
Former Vice Chair, Joint Committee on Election Laws, Massachusetts State Senate
Former Vice Chair, Joint Community Development and Small Business Committee, Commonwealth of Massachusetts Senate
Former Chair, Joint Financial Services Committee, Commonwealth of Massachusetts Senate
Former Member, Joint Mental Health, Substance Use and Recovery Committee, Commonwealth of Massachusetts Senate
Former Member, Joint Ways and Means Committee, Commonwealth of Massachusetts Senate
Former Member, Marijuana Policy Committee, Commonwealth of Massachusetts Senate
Former Member, Post Audit and Oversight Committee, Massachusetts State Senate
Former Vice Chair, State Administration and Regulatory Oversight Committee, Commonwealth of Massachusetts Senate
Former Member, Steering and Policy Committee, Commonwealth of Massachusetts Senate
Former Member, Tourism, Arts and Cultural Development Committee, Commonwealth of Massachusetts Senate
Former Member, Ways and Means Committee, Commonwealth of Massachusetts Senate
Former Campaign Manager, State Senator Bob Durand
Public Interest Lawyer, Merrimack Valley Legal Services, 2000-2002
Campaign Manager, State Senator Pam Resor, 1998, 2000
Paralegal/Litigation Assistant, Hale and Dorr, 1995-1997
Legislative Aide, State Senator Bob Durand, 1996-1997
Co-Chair, Public Policy Committee, Massachusetts Democratic Party, 2009-present
Member, Middlesex West Chamber of Commerce, 2003-present
Member, Acton Lion's Club, 2002-present
Vice Chair, Middlesex-Worcester Democratic Coalition, 2001-present
Member, Assabet River Rail Trail, Incorporated, 2000-present
Member, Organization for the Assabet River, 1998-present
Massachusetts Institute for a New Commonwealth, 1996-present
Member, League of Women Voters, 1996-present
Vice Chair, Acton Democratic Town Committee
Former Law Practitioner, Harvard Law School Clinic
Vice Chair, Middlesex & Worcester Democratic Coalition
Member, Nashua River Watershed Association, present
Member, No Place for Hate, present
Former President, Public Interest Law Foundation
Chairperson, Water Infrastructure Finance Commission, 2010-2012
Chair, Acton Democratic Town Committee, 2000-2003
Member/Chair, Acton Housing Authority, 2001-2003
Vice-President, Acton Conservation Trust, 1997-2002
Associate Member, Acton Planning Board, 2001-2002
Awards:
Legislator of the Year, SEIU 509, 2008
Legislator of the Year, Mass. CAP, 2006