24 Beacon Street
Room 208
Boston, MA 02133
Full Name:
Michael 'Mike' F. Rush
Gender:
Male
Family:
Wife: Mary; 3 Children: Ciara, James, Declan
Birth Place:
Boston
Home City:
West Roxbury, Boston, MA
BA, History/Political Science, Providence College
JD, Southern New England School of Law
MA, United States History, Providence College
Majority Whip, Commonwealth of Massachusetts Senate, 2019-present
Senator, Commonwealth of Massachusetts Senate, District Norfolk and Suffolk, 2011-present
Former Chair/Treasurer, Boston Legislative Delegation
Former Historian, Commonwealth of Massachusetts House of Representatives
Candidate, Commonwealth of Massachusetts Senate, District Norfolk & Suffolk, 2018, 2020
Representative, Commonwealth of Massachusetts House of Representatives, District Tenth Suffolk, 2003-2011
Candidate, Boston City Council, District 6, 2001
Member, Children's Legislative Caucus
Former Vice Chair, Community Development and Small Business Committee, Commonwealth of Massachusetts Senate
Former Member, House Committee on Ways & Means, Commonwealth of Massachusetts House of Representatives
Member, Immigrants Caucus
Former Member, Intergovernmental Affairs Committee, Massachusetts State Senate
Former Member, Joint Committee on Economic Development & Emerging Technologies, Commonwealth of Massachusetts Senate
Former Member, Joint Committee on Higher Education, Massachusetts State Senate
Former Member, Joint Committee on Transportation, Massachusetts State Senate
Former Vice Chair, Joint Environment, Natural Resources and Agriculture Committee, Commonwealth of Massachusetts Senate
Former Member, Joint Judiciary Committee, Commonwealth of Massachusetts House of Representatives
Former Member, Joint Labor & Workforce Development Committee, Commonwealth of Massachusetts House of Representatives
Former Member, Joint Labor & Workforce Development Committee, Commonwealth of Massachusetts Senate
Former Member, Joint Natural Resources & Environment Committee, Commonwealth of Massachusetts House of Representatives
Former Member, Joint Public Safety and Homeland Security Committee, Commonwealth of Massachusetts Senate
Former Member, Joint Public Service Committee, Commonwealth of Massachusetts House of Representatives
Former Member, Joint Revenue Committee, Commonwealth of Massachusetts House of Representatives
Former Member, Joint Transportation Committee, Commonwealth of Massachusetts Senate
Former Member, Joint Veterans & Federal Affairs Committee, Commonwealth of Massachusetts House of Representatives
Former Chair, Joint Veterans and Federal Affairs Committee, Commonwealth of Massachusetts Senate
Member, Massachusetts Water Resources Authority Caucus
Chair, Parks Caucus
Former Chair, Personnel and Administration Committee, Commonwealth of Massachusetts Senate
Former Member, Redistricting Committee, Commonwealth of Massachusetts Senate
Member, Science and Technology Caucus
Member, Seniors Caucus
Former Chair, Special Joint Committee to Celebrate the 375th Anniversary of the Legislature, Commonwealth of Massachusetts House of Representatives
Intelligence Officer/Lieutenant Commander, United States Navy, 1994-present
History Teacher, Catholic Memorial High School
Former Enlisted Sailor, Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 27
Intelligence Officer, Office of Naval Intelligence
Member, American Legion
Treasurer, Boston Legislative Delegation
Eagle Scout, Boy Scouts of America
Member, Chestnut Hill Village Alliance
Member, Democratic Ward Committee, Ward 20
Member, Friends of the Brookline Library
Member, Friends of the West Roxbury Library
Member, Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans of America
Member, Knights of Columbus
Member, Phi Alpha Theta (International Honor Society in History)
Member, South Brookline Neighborhood Association
Member, Veterans of Foreign Wars
Member, West Roxbury Civic and Improvement Association
Member, West Roxbury Historical Society
Awards:
Man of the Year Award, Boston Police Emerald Society;
Semper Fidelis, Massachusetts Marine Corps League;
Veterans' Appreciation Award, 2012, Massachusetts Veterans' Service Officers Association