Meet Jamie.
Experience. Care. Leadership.
About Me
I have served as a State Senator for the Middlesex and Worcester district since January 2009. I devote all my work as State Senator to delivering for those I represent. On Beacon Hill, I serve as the Senate-Chair of the Joint Committee on the Judiciary and the Senate Vice-Chair of the Joint Committee on Election Laws. I also am the Senate-Chair of the Clean Energy, Criminal Justice Reform, Medicare For All, and MBTA Caucuses.
I am passionate about standing for what my constituents need. As State Senator, I have focused extensively on rebuilding the economy following COVID-19, reforming our criminal justice system, ensuring healthcare is a right, increasing investments in public education and transportation, combating climate change, and supporting immigrants.
A Lifelong Acton Resident.
I grew up with my younger sister Amanda and my parents Betsy and Dave in South Acton. My mother, Betsy Eldridge, was a kindergarten teacher in the Acton public schools for over twenty-five years. My father, Dave, worked as an electrical engineer for thirty-five years at Raytheon. I am a product of Acton’s public school system, graduating from Acton-Boxborough Regional High School in 1991. I am proud to say I am a lifelong Acton resident. My first commitment to public service came at an early age when I co-founded the high school’s community service organization, Acton Boxborough Community Outreach.
A Life in Public Service.
I have been involved politically in the Middlesex and Worcester Senate district since high school. First, I was a town coordinator for then-State Representative Bob Durand’s successful run for State Senate in 1990. After I graduated from Johns Hopkins University, I was humbly elected as the chair of the Acton Democratic Town Committee, and the Middlesex and Worcester Democratic Coalition. In 1996, I was hired to be State Senator Bob Durand’s campaign manager and campaign manager for State Representative and then-Senator Pam Resor’s campaigns for re-election in 1998 and 2000.
During Law School, I served as President of the Public Interest Law Foundation (PILF) for two years. I fought to change the U.S. Department of Defense’s ban on gay and lesbian Americans serving in the military, support reproductive rights groups on all Boston College campuses, and expand public interest law practices in animal rights, community economic development, and environmental protection. Following Law School, I was a lawyer at Merrimack Valley Legal Services in Lowell. To this day, I continue to support as a legislator and lawyer.
In 2001, I was elected as a member of the Acton Housing Authority and was appointed by the Acton Board of Selectmen as an Associate Member to the Acton Planning Board. I developed a more in-depth understanding of municipal budgets and the impact of state legislation on communities, housing, and the environment, as well as the need for every community to protect its most vulnerable residents.
On The Campaign Trail.
