BOSTON – Sen. Kennedy has been named Chair of the Joint Committee on Tourism, Arts & Cultural Development for this Senate session.
Additionally, he has been tapped to serve as Vice Chair of the Senate Committee on Community Development and Small Business; and a member of the Senate Committees on Elder Affairs; Election Laws; Environment, Natural Resources and Agriculture; Higher Education; and Municipalities and Regional Government.
These assignments compliment Sen. Kennedy’s background and experience and speak to many of the areas of interest in which he is passionate.
A long-time Lowell City Councilor, Sen. Kennedy has chaired the City Council’s Economic Development subcommittee and has great interest in supporting small businesses; as Mayor of Lowell he promoted and supported dozens of cultural festivals and events including the then-new Lowell Kinetic Sculpture Race, The Town & The City Festival and the long-running Lowell Folk Festival. As a proud and long-time member of the Sierra and Appalachian Mountain Clubs, environmental issues are of particular concern to Sen. Kennedy. And of course, with both UMass Lowell and Middlesex Community College being major assets to the First Middlesex District, higher education issues are always on Sen. Kennedy’s priority list.
“I am looking forward to getting to work with my colleagues in these committees to craft, support and pass legislation in all of these area that will not only benefit the First Middlesex District, but the Commonwealth as a whole,” said Kennedy. “I am pleased to have been chosen to chair Tourism, Arts & Cultural Development, as those sectors are not only fun, but also drive economic development and vitality throughout the region.”