James T. Brett

James Brett
Brett in 2018
President and CEO of the New England Council
Assumed office
1996
Preceded byPeter Meade
Chair of the President's Committee for People with Intellectual Disabilities
Assumed office
June 2022
PresidentJoe Biden
In office
2011–2013
PresidentBarack Obama
Member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives
In office
1981–1996
Preceded byJohn J. Finnegan
Succeeded byMarty Walsh
Constituency14th Suffolk (1981–1995)
13th Suffolk (1995–1996)
Personal details
Born (1949-12-22) December 22, 1949 (age 74)
Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.
Political partyDemocratic
Residence(s)Dorchester, Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.
Alma materAmerican University
Suffolk University
John F. Kennedy School of Government
OccupationPolitician

James T. Brett (born December 22, 1949, Boston)[1] is an American former politician who is the current president and CEO of The New England Council.[2] From 1981 until 1996, Brett was a Democratic Party member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives.

Brett was the runner-up in the 1993 Boston mayoral election.

Brett has been an advocate for people with disabilities. Brett has twice served as chairman of the President's Committee for People with Intellectual Disabilities, first as chairman during the Obama administration, and currently during the Biden administration. He also served as a member of the commission during the presidencies of George W. Bush and Donald Trump. Brett has also been a member of the National Council on Disability, and has served as the chair of both the Massachusetts Disabled Persons Protection Commission and the Massachusetts Intellectual Disability Commission.

  1. ^ 1995-1996 Public Officers of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
  2. ^ "James T. Brett". The New England Council. Retrieved June 5, 2011.