Jeffrey Sanchez (politician)

Jeffrey Sanchez
Chair of the Ways and Means Committee of the Massachusetts House of Representatives
In office
July 17, 2017 – January 2, 2019
Preceded byBrian Dempsey
Succeeded byAaron Michlewitz
Member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives
from the 15th Suffolk district
In office
January 2003 – January 2, 2019
Preceded byKevin Fitzgerald
Succeeded byNika Elugardo
Personal details
Born (1969-07-18) July 18, 1969 (age 55)
New York City, New York, U.S.
Political partyDemocratic
SpouseBrenda Lorena Cross[1]
Children2
Residence(s)Jamaica Plain, Boston
Alma materUniversity of Massachusetts Boston (BA)
Harvard University (MPA)
Websitejeffreysanchez.org

Jeffrey Sánchez (born July 18, 1969) is an American politician who served as a member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives from 2003 to 2019.[2] He represented the Fifteenth Suffolk district, which is made up of the Boston communities Mission Hill, Jamaica Plain, and Roslindale, as well as the Precinct 5 of the Town of Brookline.[3]

Sanchez has a nephew attending the Judge Rotenberg Center–a school condemned by the United Nations for torture of its students–and has defended its use of aversives, and prevented the institution from being shut down.[4][5]

  1. ^ Jeffrey Sánchez's Biography: Vote Smart, Facts Matter
  2. ^ "DeLeo picks Jamaica Plain Democrat as next budget chief - The Boston Globe". BostonGlobe.com. Retrieved July 27, 2017.
  3. ^ "Jeffrey Sanchez". The Commonwealth of Massachusetts. The General Court. Retrieved July 14, 2011.
  4. ^ "UN Calls Shock Treatment at Mass. School 'Torture'". ABC News. Retrieved September 17, 2020.
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