Proud to represent Massachusetts’ First Middlesex Senate District
Locust Pond in Tyngsboro. Photo credit: lilredlizzie on Flickr.
Since 2019, Ed has been representing the First Middlesex District, now including the City of Lowell and the towns of Dracut, Dunstable, Pepperell, and Tyngsborough, in the Massachusetts State Senate. He continues to serve constituents by bringing community needs to the State House Floor.
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On Wednesday, October 9th, Massachusetts Secretary of Veterans’ Services, Jon Santiago, toured the Lowell VA Clinic and conducted a roundtable discussion with the Lowell delegation and city officials. Secretary Santiago’s visit heavily featured conversations about the recently enacted HERO Act, also known as An Act Honoring, Empowering, and Recognizing our Servicemembers and Veterans. The HERO…
(LOWELL — 10/04/2024) On Monday, September 30th, State Senator Ed Kennedy (D-Lowell) and Senate Minority Leader Bruce Tarr (R-Gloucester) reconvened for the second time recently to discuss Combined Sewer Overflows (CSOs) in the Merrimack River. In attendance were legislators and officials from Massachusetts and New Hampshire, as well as representatives of the federal legislative delegations…
The bill includes provisions related to basic health services administered in assisted living facilities and oversight of long-term care facilities, including the following: Inclusion for LGBTQ+ Residents: The legislation requires each long-term care facility to provide staff training on the rights and care of LGBTQ+ older adults and older adults living with HIV. It also forbids…
City-crafted bill would allow for special elections in the case of midterm vacancies in the Lowell City Council and School Committee (BOSTON—7/24/2024) The four members of the Lowell State House delegation are pleased to announce that S2878, An Act relative to vacancies on the city of Lowell city council and school committee was enacted in…
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