Patricia A. Haddad Speaker Pro Tempore
D
Somerset
Addresses
- State House
- Room 370
- Boston, MA 02133
- Phone: 617-722-2600
- Fax: 617-722-2313
- Email: Patricia.Haddad@mahouse.gov
- District Office
- Town Office Building, Room 11
- 140 Wood Street
- Somerset, MA 02726
- Phone: 508-646-2821
- Fax: 508-324-0993
Committee Membership
| Bill | Docket | Bill Title |
|---|---|---|
| HD44 | Relative to Health Policy Commission reviews of scope of practice proposals | |
| HD45 | Relative to the modernization of optometric patient care | |
| HD46 | Relative to school improvement plans | |
| HD48 | Relative to creating a difficult to manage unit within the Department of Mental Health | |
| HD71 | Relative to special education funding | |
| HD72 | Relative to improving procurement procedures to assure opportunities for students with disabilities | |
| HD85 | Relative to the selection and qualification of jurors | |
| HD565 | For legislation to place the department of public utilities within the department of consumer affairs and business regulation | |
| HD569 | Relative to protecting the rights of custodial and other non-teaching employees of school districts | |
| HD575 | Relative to educator licensure | |
| HD576 | Relative to providing feedback on educator certification tests | |
| HD1318 | Relative to creating a pilot program to transfer high acuity behavioral health and dual diagnosis patients away from overcrowded emergency departments | |
| HD1326 | For legislation to establish an interscholastic athletic head injury safety training program within the Department of Public Health | |
| HD1547 | Relative to providing expanded learning time for students | |
| HD1814 | Relative to manufactured housing communities | |
| HD1898 | Relative to requiring increased transparency in data reporting by health care providers | |
| HD3217 | For legislation to encourage the development of clean energy security, energy diversity and economic growth |
| Bill | Docket | Bill Title |
|---|---|---|
| SD38 | For legislation to protect the rights of custodial and other non-teaching employees of school districts. | |
| HD63 | For legislation to designate the month of October as Farm to School Month in the Commonwealth and to strategize opportunities to spread farm-to-school programs statewide | |
| SD162 | For legislation relative to the practice of athletic training | |
| SD168 | For legislation to authorize the transfer of a certain parcel of land in the city of Taunton. | |
| HD211 | For legislation to further regulate the reporting requirements of mortgages secured by residential property | |
| SD229 | Lfor legislation relative to recycling | |
| SD231 | For legislation to provide funding for clean energy and energy efficiency measures for the Commonwealth | |
| SD234 | For legislation relative to the spinal cord injury trust fund | |
| HD286 | Relative to the payment and preservation of beds in nursing home facilities for recipients of MassHealth benefits | |
| SD307 | For legislation to establish civil and criminal penalties for the female genital mutilation of minors. | |
| SD332 | For legislation relative to physical education in public schools | |
| HD359 | Relative to establish a structure for qualifying public depositories and establishing rules for collaterizing of public deposits | |
| HD469 | Relative to Lyme disease treatment health insurance coverage | |
| SD532 | For legislation relative to public safety line of duty benefits | |
| SD533 | For legislation to create the Home Works Program | |
| HD595 | Relative to common summary of payments forms for health care services | |
| HD664 | For an investigation by a special commission (including members of the General Court) on institutional long term care | |
| SD667 | For legislation relative to decommissioning plans for electric generating facilities | |
| HD670 | Relative to Medicaid expansion | |
| SD670 | For legislation to sustain community preservation revenue | |
| HD757 | For legislation to improve public schools and narrow the achievement gap | |
| HD826 | For legislation to require coverage for community and home-based behavioral health care services for certain children and adolescents with mental health disorders | |
| HD831 | For legislation to authorize municipalities to protect low and moderate income tenants and units of governmentally involved housing | |
| HD840 | Relative to creating higher education opportunities for students with intellectual disabilities, autism spectrum disorders, and other developmental disabilities | |
| SD841 | For legislation to require automated external defibrillators in schools. | |
| SD892 | For legislation to require recordkeeping at public construction worksites in order to protect first responders | |
| HD998 | Relative to regional stabilization funds | |
| HD1006 | Relative to Title V income tax credit reform of financial aid for homeowners who have incurred costs for the repair or replacement of failed septic systems | |
| HD1041 | Relative to access to health insurance for human service providers and their employees | |
| SD1100 | For legislation to regulate central service technicians. | |
| HD1133 | Relative to the development of economically sound and environmentally progressive solid waste management strategies to improve recycling. | |
| HD1173 | Relative to protecting consumers of gas and electricity from paying for leaked and unaccounted for gas | |
| HD1188 | That the Commissioner of Insurance be directed to make a bi-annual investigation relative to flood insurance rates | |
| SD1237 | For legislation relative to the sanctity of collective bargaining. | |
| HD1267 | Relative to establishing multi-disciplinary teams with district attorneys to investigate elder abuse | |
| HD1322 | For legislation to exempt employees of a public school districts from fees associated with background checks | |
| HD1381 | For legislation to increase the annuities paid to certain disabled veterans and their families | |
| HD1438 | Relative to the costs imposed upon the municipal and district ratepayers due to public drinking water, wastewater and stormwater systems capital upgrades | |
| HD1442 | For legislation to provide pre-kindergarten education to four year old children meeting specific requirements in gateway cities | |
| HD1469 | Relative to the designation of caregivers by certain patients | |
| HD1505 | Relative to gas leak repairs during road projects | |
| HD1583 | Relative to establishing the Designated Port Area Fund for the improvement of existing commercial and marine industrial infrastructures | |
| HD1584 | An Act relative to tax credits for agricultural land | |
| HD1587 | Relative to license plate tracking | |
| SD1652 | For legislation relative to deeds excise receipts | |
| HD1776 | For legislation to update penalties and protect electronic privacy | |
| HD1813 | Relative to energy efficiency funds generated by municipal light plants | |
| HD1833 | For legislation to prevent wage theft and promote employer accountability | |
| SD1833 | For legislation to preserve energy reliability in the Commonwealth | |
| HD1843 | An Act relative to designated port areas | |
| HD1892 | An Act relative to criminal record checks for referees | |
| HD1995 | Relative to rates of compensation payable to counsel | |
| HD2053 | For legislation to promote farm viability | |
| HD2060 | Relative to access to capital for business growth in economically distressed communities | |
| HD2070 | For legislation to establish a task force to identify and review state laws, regulations, and administrative directives that prescribe requirements for school districts | |
| HD2072 | For legislation to address workplace bullying, mobbing, and harrassment, without regard to protected class status | |
| HD2091 | Relative to bidding for public construction contracts | |
| HD2118 | For legislation to increase the fines for failure to wear a seat belt | |
| HD2207 | Relative to social media password privacy for school students | |
| HD2254 | Relative to accessible electronic information technology for persons with disabilities | |
| HD2330 | For legislation to authorize income tax filers to make voluntary contributions to the Massachusetts Cultural Development Fund on their annual income tax returns | |
| HD2433 | For legislation to further define standards of employee safety | |
| HD2444 | Relative to increasing pension benefits for certain retired teachers and public employees | |
| HD2456 | Relative to stabilizing the Commonwealth’s nursing facilities | |
| HD2477 | Relative to protecting Department of Children and Families social workers’ home addresses | |
| HD2559 | Relative to property tax abatements for veterans | |
| HD2587 | Relative to the registered land in the office of an assistant recorder | |
| HD2741 | For legislation to provide emergency aid to certain elderly and disabled residents | |
| HD2765 | Relative to the installation of septic tank pipes | |
| HD2782 | Relative to further regulating health care costs and the dispensing of controlled substances | |
| HD2802 | Relative to pay equity | |
| HD2943 | For legislation to further regulate expenditures for mortgages from the Community Preservation Trust Fund | |
| HD2947 | Relative to promoting responsible contracting on state construction projects | |
| HD2948 | For legislation to further regulate the sale of tobacco products to teenagers | |
| HD3098 | That the the Department of Transportation assess the current status of the transportation system of the Commonwealth | |
| HD3114 | For legislation to develop a high quality pre-kindergarten education grant program | |
| HD3135 | for legislation to promote offshore wind energy | |
| HD3241 | Relative to electronic prescribing of opiates and other controlled substances | |
| HD3298 | Relative to establishing a right to counsel in certain eviction cases | |
| HD3301 | Relative to merging the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority police department into the department of state police | |
| HD3411 | For legislation to establish a family and medical leave and temporary disability leave insurance program for employees | |
| HD3439 | Relative to the collective bargaining rights for employees of the Committee on Public Counsel Services | |
| HD3453 | Relative to a reduction in fees for motor vehicle veteran registration plates | |
| HD3463 | For the establishment of a Massachusetts 2024 commission on the summer Olympic games | |
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By Request |
HD828 | Relative to distinctive registration plates for firefighters |
Representative Pat Haddad represents the people of the Fifth Bristol District which is located on Massachusetts’ South Coast. Her communities include the agrarian town of Dighton, the Fall River suburb of Somerset, the Ocean Grove/Gardners’ Neck neighborhoods of Swansea (Precinct 2) and the city of Taunton’s Weir Village (Ward 6 and Precinct 1A) and a portion of East Taunton (Precinct 4B).
Personal Information
| Profession: | Educator/Legislator |
| Spouse: | Solomon (Sam) |
| Children: | 2 |
| Pets: | 1 |
| Interests: | Skiing, Cooking, Leisure Reading |
Career Highlights
- Middle School Health & Fitness Teacher
- House Chair, Joint Committee on Education (2004-08)
- House Assistant Majority Whip (2008-2010)
Education & Public Service
- 1968 - Mount Saint Mary’s Academy
- 1972 - Bridgewater State University; B.S.
- 2010 - Massachusetts Maritime Academy; Doctor of Public Administration
- 1987 to 1991 -Somerset Recreation & Playground Commission
- 1993 to 2001 - Somerset School Committee (Vice Chair, Chair)
- 1987 to present - Somerset Democratic Town Committee (Vice Chair, Chair)
- 2001 to present - Massachusetts House of Representatives
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Representative Patricia Haddad
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Representative Patricia Haddad and Representative Byron Rushing
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Representative Patricia Haddad
