Natalie Higgins

Natalie M. Higgins (born July 24, 1988) is an American politician serving in the Massachusetts House of Representatives.[1] She is a member of the Democratic Party. Natalie is a lifelong Leominster resident, Boston-educated attorney, and former non-profit director and rape crisis counselor.[2]

Natalie Higgins
Member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives
from the 4th Worcester district
Assumed office
January 4, 2017
Preceded byDennis Rosa
Personal details
Born (1988-07-24) July 24, 1988
Political partyDemocratic
EducationUMass Amherst (BA)
Northeastern University School of Law (JD)

She is a graduate of Leominster High School, the University of Massachusetts Amherst and the Northeastern University School of Law. As an undergraduate at UMass Amherst, she interned for Jennifer Flanagan, at the time a state representative. She was admitted to the Massachusetts Bar in 2014. She identifies as openly LGBT.[3][4]

Political career

Natalie Higgins was elected to the Massachusetts House of Representatives in November 2016 and sworn in as State Representative for the 4th Worcester District (Leominster) on January 4, 2017, and reelected in 2018, and 2020.[5] In the 2019 - 2020 Legislative session, Higgins is the Vice-Chair of the House Committee on Personnel & Administration.

Leadership and Committees
  • Vice-Chair, Joint Committee on Public Service
  • House Committee on Ways and Means
  • Joint Committee on Children, Families, and Persons with Disabilities
  • Joint Committee on Mental Health, Substance Use, and Recovery
  • Joint Committee on Ways and Means [6]

See also

References
  1. "Representative Natalie Higgins". malegislature.gov.
  2. "Natalie Higgins' Biography". Vote Smart. Retrieved October 19, 2023.
  3. "MassEquality Announces 2019 Icon Award Winners". The Rainbox Times.
  4. "LGBTQ+ Elected Officials Speak to Out MetroWest Youths". Framingham Source.
  5. "State Rep. Natalie Higgins wins rematch over Thomas Frank Ardinger".
  6. "Representative Natalie M. Higgins".


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