{"id":2393,"date":"2015-02-09T12:15:13","date_gmt":"2015-02-09T16:15:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/atotw.com\/archive\/?p=2393"},"modified":"2015-02-09T12:15:13","modified_gmt":"2015-02-09T16:15:13","slug":"senator-kennedy-takes-the-helm-again","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/atotw.com\/archive\/?p=2393","title":{"rendered":"Senator Kennedy takes the helm again"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Dear fellow Hanoverians:<\/p>\n<p>State Senator Thomas P. Kennedy (D-Brockton), was recently sworn in for his<br \/>\nfourth term in the MA State Senate representing the 2nd Plymouth and<br \/>\nBristol District. The district encompasses the city of Brockton and<br \/>\nsurrounding communities, including East Bridgewater (precincts 1, 2, and<br \/>\n3), Easton (precincts 1 and 2), Halifax, Hanover, Hanson, Plympton, and<br \/>\nWhitman. <\/p>\n<p>On January 21st, Senate President Stanley Rosenberg named Kennedy to the<br \/>\nleadership posts of Chairman of the Joint Committee on Consumer Protection<br \/>\nand Professional Licensure, Chairman of the Joint Committee on Election<br \/>\nLaws, Vice Chairman of the Committee on Veterans and Federal Affairs, and<br \/>\nadded to his Senate duties a position on the powerful Committee on Ways and<br \/>\nMeans. He was also appointed to serve on the Joint Committee on Public<br \/>\nService. <\/p>\n<p>Senator Kennedy knows both Chairmanships well. He served as Chairman of the<br \/>\nCommittee on Consumer Protection and Professional Licensure under Senate<br \/>\nPresident Therese Murray during the last legislative session, and was<br \/>\npreviously Chairman of Election Laws during his first term in the Senate.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI am deeply honored to have the opportunity to be a member of the<br \/>\nMassachusetts State Senate,\u201d said Senator Kennedy.  \u201cAdditionally, I am<br \/>\nvery pleased to chair these two committees and to be appointed to the<br \/>\nall-important Ways and Means Committee. I look forward to continue working<br \/>\non those issues of vital importance to my district and to the entire<br \/>\nCommonwealth.\u201d <\/p>\n<p>Senator Kennedy\u2019s office is located in the East Wing of the State House<br \/>\nin Room 109-E. The telephone number is 617-722-1200 and the fax number is<br \/>\n617-722-1116. 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