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Jay R. Kaufman

Representative Jay R. Kaufman's Biography

Full Name: Jay R. Kaufman
Office: State House (MA) - Fifteenth Middlesex, Democratic
First Elected: 11/08/1994
Last Elected: 11/06/2012
Next Election: 2014
Gender: Male
Family: Married, Wife: Cathy; 3 Children: Noah, Kenneth, Marc
Birth Date: 05/04/1947
Birth Place: New York, NY
Home City: Lexington, MA
Religion: Jewish

MA, Comparative History, Brandeis University, 1973
MA, History, New York University, 1971
BA, Philosophy, Brandeis University

Representative, Massachusetts House of Representatives, 1994-present
Member, Lexington Town Meeting, 1989-present

Chair, Joint Committee on Revenue, present
Chair, Special Commission on Property Tax Alternatives, 1997-1998
Chair, Special Task Force on Medical Records Privacy, 1997-1998
Co Chair, Special Task Force on Genetic Privacy, 1996-1997
Superintendent's appointee, Lexington Public Schools Budget and Strategic Planning Committee, 1988-1993
Citizens Advisory Board Member, Massachusetts Water Resources Authority, 1987-1994
Gubernatorial appointee, Massachusetts Board of Underwater Archaeological Resources, 1983-1986
Chair, Joint Committee on Revenue, present Chair, Special Commission on Property Tax Alternatives, 1997-1998
Chair, Special Task Force on Medical Records Privacy, 1997-1998
Co Chair, Special Task Force on Genetic Privacy, 1996-1997
Founder/CAC Chair, Massachusetts Bays Program

Director, Northeastern University Center for Leadership and Public Life, 2004-present
Strategic Planning Consultant, Jay R. Kaufman Associates, 1990-present
Director, 'A New Public Education', Brandeis University, 2000-2002
Executive Director, Massachusetts Bay Consortium, 1978-1990
Education Specialist, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1978-1983
Principal, Jay R. Kaufman Associates-Strategic Planning
Executive Director, Massachusetts Bay Consortium
Education Specialist, Massachusetts Institute of Technology Sea Grant Program

Member, Environmental Business Council
Founder/CAC Chair, Massachusetts Bays Program
Member, Massachusetts Water Supply Citizens Advisory Committee
Member, Small Business Association of New England
Member, WGBN

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Contact Information

Capitol Email
Jay.Kaufman@mahouse.gov

Capitol Website

Capitol
State House, Room 34
Boston, MA 02133

Phone: 617-722-2320
Fax: 617-722-2415

District

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Phone: 781-862-6181
Fax: 781-862-6181

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