Jennifer Flanagan
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Jennifer Flanagan | |
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| Member of the Massachusetts Cannabis Control Commission | |
| In office 2017–2021 | |
| Preceded by | Initial member of commission |
| Succeeded by | Kimberly Roy |
| Member of the Massachusetts Senate from the Worcester and Middlesex district | |
| In office 2009–2017 | |
| Preceded by | Robert A. Antonioni |
| Succeeded by | Dean Tran |
| Member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives from the 4th Worcester district | |
| In office 2005–2009 | |
| Preceded by | Mary Jane Simmons |
| Succeeded by | Dennis Rosa |
| Personal details | |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Residence | Leominster, Massachusetts |
Jennifer L. Flanagan is a former member of the Massachusetts General Court and the Massachusetts Cannabis Control Commission.
Education
[edit]Leominster High School; University of Massachusetts Boston, B.A. Political Science; Fitchburg State College, M.S. Mental Health Counseling.
Political career
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Flanagan served as a legislative aide and then chief of staff to then-Leominster State Rep. Mary Jane Simmons.[1] In 2004 Simmons announced she would not seek re-election to the 4th Worcester district due to health concerns,[2] and Flanagan ran for the open seat. Flanagan won the primary and general election, and served two terms as a Massachusetts State Representative.
Flanagan served as a Massachusetts State Senator for the Worcester and Middlesex district, which includes her hometown of Leominster. She is a Democrat who served from 2009,[1] to 2017. She first won the State Senate seat in 2008, winning a contested Democratic primary and facing no general election opponent.[3] When running for re-election in 2014 the nomination forms to get Flanagan on the primary ballot were filed with an incomplete address,[4] forcing her to run a write-in campaign during the primary in order to be on the general election ballot.[5] There was no candidate for the seat on either the Republican[6] or Democratic[7] primary ballots. Her general election opponent, Richard Bastien, also got on the general election ballot with a write-in campaign in the primary.
In 2017, Flanagan was chosen by Massachusetts Governor Charlie Baker as his pick for the newly formed Massachusetts Cannabis Control Commission.[8] The appointment was notable because she opposed cannabis legalization and is from a different party than the governor. She stepped down in 2021 to become the director of regulatory policy at Vicente Sederberg.[9]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Senator Jennifer L. Flanagan".
- ^ "Simmons was upbeat to the end". Sentinel and Enterprise. 2005-01-31. Retrieved 2020-01-21.
- ^ "Flanagan wins state Senate race; unopposed in general election". Sentinel and Enterprise. 2008-09-17. Retrieved 2020-01-21.
- ^ "Flanagan eyeing options after signature error". 6 May 2014.
- ^ http://www.thelandmark.com/news/2014-09-11/Front_Page/Battle_of_the_sticker_campaigns.html
- ^ http://www.wheredoivotema.com/bal/BallotOut.aspx?btcode=R&ctcode=34&wno=0&prno=1
- ^ "My Election Info: Search".
- ^ "First member of state pot commission didn't support legalization - the Boston Globe". The Boston Globe.
- ^ Hanson, Melissa (April 13, 2021). "Jennifer Flanagan announces she's stepping down from Massachusetts Cannabis Control Commission, ending 25-year career of public service". MassLive.
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