Massachusetts Association of School Committees

Legislator of the Year
Recognizing the Contributions of State Legislators

The Legislator of the Year Award recognizes a state senator and representative each year for contributions to and service on behalf of Massachusetts public schools, children and families.

Legislator of the Year Awardees

YearLegislator Name
2025Senator Patrick M. O’Connor
2025Representative Kenneth I. Gordon
2024Senator Adam Gomez
2024Representative Kathryn LaNatra
2023Senator Bruce Tarr
2023Representative Daniel Carey
2022Sen. Julian Cyr
2022Rep. Adrian Maduro
2021Representative Steven Ultrino
2021Senator Rebecca Rausch
2020Representative Kimberly Ferguson
2019Representative Paul Mark
2019Senator Joan Lovely
2018Representative Aaron Vega
2018Senator Harriette Chandler
2017Representative Christopher Walsh
2017Senator Sal DiDomenico
2016Representative Stephen Kulik
2016Senator Michael Moore
2015Representative Theodore Speliotis
2015Senator Anne Gobi
2014Representative Frank Smizik
2014Senator Benjamin Downing
2013Representative Steven Dempsey
2013Senator Stanley Rosenberg
2012Representative Alice Peisch
2012Senator Sonia Chang-Diaz
2011Representative Paul Donato
2011Senator Katherine Clark
2010Representative Marty Walz
2010Senator Robert O’Leary
2009Representative Ronald Mariano
2009Senator Michael Morrissey
2008Representative William “Smitty” Pignatelli
2008Senator Steven Pangiotakos
2007Representative Geraldine Creedon
2007Senator Benjamin Downing
2006Representative Robert DeLeo
2006Representative Cleon Turner
2006Senator Robert Travaglini
2006Senator Karen Spilka
2005Representative Patricia Haddad
2005Senator Steven Brewer
2004Representative Marie St. Fleur
2004Senator Therese Murray
2003Representative Thomas Finnegan
2003Senator Michael Knapik
2002Representative John Rogers
2002Representative Ruth Provost
2001Representative Peter Larkin

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