Representative Jeffrey N. Roy Democrat - 10th Norfolk

State Representative Jeffrey N. Roy was first elected to the Massachusetts House of Representatives for the 10th Norfolk District in 2012. It is his great honor and privilege to represent the residents of Franklin and Medway on Beacon Hill. He was re-elected in 2014, 2016, and 2018 and was appointed Chairperson of the Joint Committee on Higher Education. He is the House-Chair of the Manufacturing Caucus, which promotes and encourages “Making It” in Massachusetts. He also serves as a member of the House Committee on Personnel and Administration.

In 2011, he was elected to the Town Council in the Franklin, Massachusetts. In January 2012, he was selected to chair the town’s Master Plan Committee. Prior to that, he served on the School Committee, and served as its Chairperson for 9 of his 10 years of service with that board. He also co-chaired Franklin’s Anti-Bullying Task Force.

He has worked as an attorney in Massachusetts since 1986, and operates a law firm, Roy Law, in Franklin, Massachusetts. The firm is dedicated to vindicating the rights and expectations of consumers injured at home, work, or play. He has represented clients at all levels of the trial and appellate courts in Massachusetts. In addition, he has appeared in cases before the New Hampshire Supreme Court and Superior Court, the Federal District Courts of Massachusetts and New Hampshire, the Rhode Island Superior Court, Colorado Superior Court, and the United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit. He is also a member of the American Association for Justice (AAJ) and the Massachusetts Bar Association.

He has been married to his wife Maureen for 30 years and is the proud father of three children, all educated in the Franklin public school system. His oldest graduated from Bates College in May 2012, his middle child graduated from Boston College in 2015, and his youngest graduated from Parsons New School of Design in 2018.

He is also a bicycle rider in the annual Pan-Mass Challenge event, which raises money for the Jimmy Fund. He has been riding as a member of the Phil’s Phriends team since 2003.