The Ways and Means committees focus on financial matters -- after a committee has judged a bill positively on its merits, W&M has to decide whether the Commonwealth can afford it. (None of our bills are expected to actually have any substantial fiscal impact -- you can read more about that here -- but we have to communicate that clearly!). Although this is nominally a joint committee, the two sides aren't necessarily coordinated, so this membership list is organized separately. Call your legislators and tell them to move the bill forward ASAP!
Note that some of the members here are also on the Joint Committee on Public Health. (Sen. Robyn Kennedy voted in favor of PsyPact, Sen. Kelly Dooner abstained; Rep. Shirley Arriaga, Rep. Sally Kerans, Rep. Samantha Montaño, and Rep. Priscila S. Sousa all voted in favor. And Rep. Lindsay N. Sabadosa sponsored the bill (yay!) That doesn't mean we should let them off the hook -- call them and tell them how important it is that they finish the work they have started!).
Michael J. Rodrigues (Chair)
Joanne M. Comerford Vice Chair
Paul R. Feeney (Assistant Vice Chair)
Aaron Michlewitz (Chair)
Kip A. Diggs (Assistant Vice Chair)
Todd M. Smola (Ranking Minority)
Not sure who your legislator is? If you live in one of the blue towns (listed alphabetically), you do have a state legislator on the committee: click on their name to go directly to their contact page.
If you live in one of the purple indented towns, you might have a state legislator on the committee: click here, enter your address, and see if one of the names matches. The state system should then take you directly to their contact page:
all of Berkshire County (Sen. Paul W. Mark)
Amherst (Sen. Joanne M. Comerford (Vice Chair))
Ashburnham (Sen. Joanne M. Comerford (Vice Chair))
Ashby (Sen. John J. Cronin)
Ashfield (Sen. Paul W. Mark)
Athol (Sen. Joanne M. Comerford (Vice Chair))
Attleboro (Sen. Paul R. Feeney (Assistant Vice Chair))
Avon (Sen. Michael D. Brady)
Belchertown (Sen. Jacob R. Oliveira)
Berkley (Sen. Kelly A. Dooner)
Berlin (Sen. Robyn K. Kennedy)
Bernardston (Sen. Joanne M. Comerford (Vice Chair))
Blackstone (Sen. Ryan C. Fattman)
Blandford (Sen. Paul W. Mark)
Bolton (Sen. Robyn K. Kennedy)
Boston (parts of town):
(Sen. Nick Collins,
Sen. Lydia Edwards
Sen. Liz Miranda)
Boylston (Sen. Robyn K. Kennedy)
Brimfield (Sen. Ryan C. Fattman)
Brockton (Sen. Michael D. Brady)
Buckland (Sen. Paul W. Mark)
Canton (Sen. Paul R. Feeney (Assistant Vice Chair))
Carver (Sen. Kelly A. Dooner)
Charlemont (Sen. Paul W. Mark)
Charlton (Sen. Ryan C. Fattman)
Chester (Sen. Paul W. Mark)
Chesterfield (Sen. Paul W. Mark)
Chicopee (parts of town)
(Sen. Adam Gómez,
Sen. Jacob R. Oliveira)
Clinton (Sen. John J. Cronin)
Cohasset (Sen. Patrick M. O'Connor (Ranking Minority))
Colrain (Sen. Paul W. Mark)
Conway (Sen. Paul W. Mark)
Cummington (Sen. Paul W. Mark)
Dedham (Sen. Michael F. Rush)
Deerfield (Sen. Joanne M. Comerford (Vice Chair))
Dighton (Sen. Kelly A. Dooner)
Douglas (Sen. Ryan C. Fattman)
Dudley (Sen. Ryan C. Fattman)
Duxbury (Sen. Patrick M. O'Connor (Ranking Minority))
East Bridgewater (Sen. Michael D. Brady)
East Longmeadow (Sen. Jacob R. Oliveira)
Erving (Sen. Joanne M. Comerford (Vice Chair))
Fall River (Sen. Michael J. Rodrigues (Chair))
Fitchburg (Sen. John J. Cronin)
Foxborough (Sen. Paul R. Feeney (Assistant Vice Chair))
Freetown (Sen. Michael J. Rodrigues (Chair)
Gill (Sen. Joanne M. Comerford (Vice Chair))
Goshen (Sen. Paul W. Mark)
Granby (Sen. Jacob R. Oliveira)
Granville (Sen. Paul W. Mark)
Greenfield (Sen. Joanne M. Comerford (Vice Chair))
Groton (Sen. John J. Cronin)
Hadley (Sen. Joanne M. Comerford (Vice Chair))
Halifax (Sen. Michael D. Brady)
Hampden (Sen. Jacob R. Oliveira)
Hanson (Sen. Michael D. Brady)
Hatfield (Sen. Joanne M. Comerford (Vice Chair))
Haverhill (parts of town) (Sen. Pavel M. Payano)
Hawley (Sen. Paul W. Mark)
Heath (Sen. Paul W. Mark)
Hingham (Sen. Patrick M. O'Connor (Ranking Minority))
Holland (Sen. Ryan C. Fattman)
Hopedale (Sen. Ryan C. Fattman)
Hull (Sen. Patrick M. O'Connor (Ranking Minority))
Huntington (Sen. Paul W. Mark)
Lakeville (Sen. Michael J. Rodrigues (Chair))
Lancaster (Sen. John J. Cronin)
Lawrence (Sen. Pavel M. Payano)
Leominster (Sen. John J. Cronin)
Leverett (Sen. Joanne M. Comerford (Vice Chair))
Leyden (Sen. Joanne M. Comerford (Vice Chair))
Longmeadow (Sen. Jacob R. Oliveira)
Ludlow (Sen. Jacob R. Oliveira)
Lunenburg (Sen. John J. Cronin)
Lynn (Sen. Brendan P. Crighton)
Lynnfield (Sen. Brendan P. Crighton)
Mansfield (Sen. Paul R. Feeney (Assistant Vice Chair))
Marblehead (Sen. Brendan P. Crighton)
Marion (Sen. Kelly A. Dooner)
Marshfeld (Sen. Patrick M. O'Connor (Ranking Minority))
Mendon (Sen. Ryan C. Fattman)
Methuen (Sen. Pavel M. Payano)
Middleborough (Sen. Kelly A. Dooner)
Middlefield (Sen. Paul W. Mark)
Millville (Sen. Ryan C. Fattman)
Monroe (Sen. Paul W. Mark)
Monson (Sen. Ryan C. Fattman)
Montague (Sen. Joanne M. Comerford (Vice Chair))
Nahant (Sen. Brendan P. Crighton)
New Salem (Sen. Joanne M. Comerford (Vice Chair))
North Attleborough (Sen. Paul R. Feeney (Assistant Vice Chair))
Northampton (Sen. Joanne M. Comerford (Vice Chair))
Northborough (Sen. Robyn K. Kennedy)
Northbridge (Sen. Ryan C. Fattman)
Northfield (Sen. Joanne M. Comerford (Vice Chair))
Norton (Sen. Paul R. Feeney (Assistant Vice Chair))
Norwell (Sen. Patrick M. O'Connor (Ranking Minority))
Norwood (Sen. Michael F. Rush)
Orange (Sen. Joanne M. Comerford (Vice Chair))
Oxford (Sen. Ryan C. Fattman)
Palmer (Sen. Jacob R. Oliveira)
Pelham (Sen. Joanne M. Comerford (Vice Chair))
Petersham (Sen. Joanne M. Comerford (Vice Chair))
Plainfield (Sen. Paul W. Mark)
Randolph (parts of town) (Sen. Michael D. Brady)
Raynham (Sen. Kelly A. Dooner)
Rehoboth (Sen. Kelly A. Dooner)
Revere (Sen. Lydia Edwards)
Rochester (Sen. Michael J. Rodrigues (Chair))
Rowe (Sen. Paul W. Mark)
Royalston (Sen. Joanne M. Comerford (Vice Chair))
Saugus (Sen. Brendan P. Crighton)
Scituate (Sen. Patrick M. O'Connor (Ranking Minority))
Seekonk (Sen. Kelly A. Dooner)
Sharon (Sen. Paul R. Feeney (Assistant Vice Chair))
Shelburne (Sen. Paul W. Mark)
Shirley (Sen. John J. Cronin)
Shutesbury (Sen. Joanne M. Comerford (Vice Chair))
Somerset (Sen. Michael J. Rodrigues (Chair))
South Hadley (Sen. Jacob R. Oliveira)
Southbridge (Sen. Ryan C. Fattman)
Southwick (Sen. Paul W. Mark)
Springfield (parts of town)
(Sen. Adam Gómez,
Sen. Jacob R. Oliveira
Sturbridge (Sen. Ryan C. Fattman)
Sunderland (Sen. Joanne M. Comerford (Vice Chair))
Sutton (Sen. Ryan C. Fattman)
Swampscott (Sen. Brendan P. Crighton)
Swansea (Sen. Michael J. Rodrigues (Chair))
Taunton (Sen. Kelly A. Dooner)
Tolland (Sen. Paul W. Mark)
Townsend (Sen. John J. Cronin)
Upton (Sen. Ryan C. Fattman)
Uxbridge (Sen. Ryan C. Fattman)
Wales (Sen. Ryan C. Fattman)
Walpole (Sen. Michael F. Rush)
Wareham (Sen. Kelly A. Dooner)
Warren (Sen. Jacob R. Oliveira)
Warwick (Sen. Joanne M. Comerford (Vice Chair))
Webster (Sen. Ryan C. Fattman)
Wendell (Sen. Joanne M. Comerford (Vice Chair))
West Boylston (Sen. Robyn K. Kennedy)
Westford (Sen. John J. Cronin)
Westhampton (Sen. Paul W. Mark)
Westwood (Sen. Michael F. Rush)
Weymouth (Sen. Patrick M. O'Connor (Ranking Minority))
Whately (Sen. Paul W. Mark)
Whitman (Sen. Michael D. Brady)
Wilbraham (Sen. Jacob R. Oliveira)
Williamsburg (Sen. Paul W. Mark)
Winchendon (Sen. Joanne M. Comerford (Vice Chair))
Winthrop (Sen. Lydia Edwards)
Worcester (parts of town) (Sen. Robyn K. Kennedy)
Worthington (Sen. Paul W. Mark)
Abington (Rep. Alyson M. Sullivan-Almeida)
Ashby (Rep. Margaret R. Scarsdale)
Attleboro (parts of town) (Rep. James K. Hawkins)
Barnstable (parts of town)
(Rep. Kip A. Diggs (Assistant Vice Chair)
Rep. Steven George Xiarhos)
Berlin (Rep. Meghan K. Kilcoyne)
Boston (parts of town)
(Rep. Aaron Michlewitz (Chair)
Rep. David Biele
Rep. Russell E. Holmes
Rep. Samantha Montaño
Rep. John Francis Moran
Rep. Chynah Tyler)
Bourne (parts of town) (Rep. Steven George Xiarhos)
Boylston (Rep. Meghan K. Kilcoyne)
Brimfield (Rep. Todd M. Smola (Ranking Minority))
Brockton (parts of town) (Rep. Rita A. Mendes)
Cambridge (parts of town) (Rep. Steven Owens)
Charlton (parts of town) (Rep. John J. Marsi)
Chelmsford (parts of town) (Rep. Rodney M. Elliott)
Chelsea (Rep. Judith A. Garcia)
Chesterfield (Rep. Lindsay N. Sabadosa)
Chicopee (parts of town)
(Rep. Shirley B. Arriaga
Rep. Patricia A. Duffy)
Clinton (Rep. Meghan K. Kilcoyne)
Cummington (Rep. Lindsay N. Sabadosa)
Danvers (Rep. Sally P. Kerans)
Douglas (Rep. Joseph D. McKenna)
Dudley (Rep. John J. Marsi)
Dunstable (Rep. Margaret R. Scarsdale)
East Bridgewater (parts of town) (Rep. Alyson M. Sullivan-Almeida)
Essex (Rep. Ann-Margaret Ferrante (Vice Chair))
Everett (parts of town) (Rep. Judith A. Garcia)
Fall River (parts of town) (Rep. Alan Silvia)
Foxborough (Rep. Michael S. Chaisson)
Framingham (parts of town) (Rep. Priscila S. Sousa)
Georgetown (Rep. Kristin E. Kassner)
Gloucester (Rep. Ann-Margaret Ferrante (Vice Chair))
Goshen (Rep. Lindsay N. Sabadosa)
Groton (parts of town) (Rep. Margaret R. Scarsdale)
Hamilton (Rep. Kristin E. Kassner)
Hatfield (Rep. Lindsay N. Sabadosa)
Haverhill (parts of town) (Rep. Ryan M. Hamilton)
Holland (Rep. Todd M. Smola (Ranking Minority))
Holyoke (Rep. Patricia A. Duffy)
Ipswich (Rep. Kristin E. Kassner)
Lancaster (Rep. Meghan K. Kilcoyne)
Leominster (Rep. Natalie M. Higgins)
Lowell (parts of town)
(Rep. Rodney M. Elliott
Rep. Vanna Howard)
Lunenburg (parts of town) (Rep. Margaret R. Scarsdale)
Manchester-by-the-Sea (Rep. Ann-Margaret Ferrante (Vice Chair))
Mansfield (parts of town) (Rep. Michael S. Chaisson)
Marshfield (parts of town) (Rep. Patrick Joseph Kearney)
Medfield (parts of town) (Rep. Marcus S. Vaughn)
Methuen (parts of town) (Rep. Ryan M. Hamilton)
Middleton (parts of town) (Rep. Sally P. Kerans)
Millis (parts of town) (Rep. Marcus S. Vaughn)
Newbury (Rep. Kristin E. Kassner)
Norfolk (Rep. Marcus S. Vaughn)
Northampton (Rep. Lindsay N. Sabadosa)
Northborough (parts of town) (Rep. Meghan K. Kilcoyne)
Norton (parts of town) (Rep. Michael S. Chaisson)
Norwell (parts of town) (Rep. Patrick Joseph Kearney)
Oxford (parts of town) (Rep. Joseph D. McKenna)
Palmer (Rep. Todd M. Smola (Ranking Minority))
Peabody (parts of town) (Rep. Sally P. Kerans)
Pepperell (Rep. Margaret R. Scarsdale)
Plainfield (Rep. Lindsay N. Sabadosa)
Plainville (Rep. Marcus S. Vaughn)
Rockport (Rep. Ann-Margaret Ferrante (Vice Chair))
Rowley (Rep. Kristin E. Kassner)
Salem (Rep. Manny Cruz)
Sandwich (Rep. Steven George Xiarhos)
Scituate (Rep. Patrick Joseph Kearney)
Southampton (Rep. Kelly W. Pease)
Southbridge (Rep. John J. Marsi)
Spencer (parts of town) (Rep. John J. Marsi)
Springfield (parts of town) (Rep. Orlando Ramos)
Sterling (Rep. Meghan K. Kilcoyne)
Sturbridge (Rep. Todd M. Smola (Ranking Minority))
Sutton (Rep. Joseph D. McKenna)
Tewksbury (parts of town) (Rep. Vanna Howard)
Topsfield (parts of town)
(Rep. Kristin E. Kassner
Rep. Sally P. Kerans)
Townsend (Rep. Margaret R. Scarsdale)
Uxbridge (parts of town) (Rep. Joseph D. McKenna)
Wales (Rep. Todd M. Smola (Ranking Minority))
Walpole (parts of town) (Rep. Marcus S. Vaughn)
Ware (parts of town) (Rep. Todd M. Smola (Ranking Minority))
Warren (Rep. Todd M. Smola (Ranking Minority))
Watertown (parts of town) (Rep. Steven Owens)
Webster (Rep. Joseph D. McKenna)
Wenham (parts of town) (Rep. Sally P. Kerans)
Westhampton (Rep. Lindsay N. Sabadosa)
Westfield (parts of town) (Rep. Kelly W. Pease)
Whitman (Rep. Alyson M. Sullivan-Almeida)
Williamsburg (Rep. Lindsay N. Sabadosa)
Worthington (Rep. Lindsay N. Sabadosa)
Wrentham (Rep. Marcus S. Vaughn)
Yarmouth (parts of town) (Rep. Kip A. Diggs (Assistant Vice Chair))