Paul Mark's Biography
- State Senate (MA) - Berkshire, Hampshire, Franklin and Hampden, Democratic
Contact Information
Office
24 Beacon St.
Room 504
Boston, MA 02133
773 Tyler Street
Pittsfield, MA 01201
Full Name:
Paul W. Mark
Gender:
Male
Family:
Wife: Cassandra
AS, Telecommunications, Springfield Technical Community College, 2006-2010
Doctorate, Law and Public Policy, Northeastern University, 2007-2010
JD, Law, Suffolk University Law School, 2005-2009
MS, Labor, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, 2005-2007
BS, Economics and Finance, Southern New Hampshire University, 2002-2005
Senator, Commonwealth of Massachusetts State Senate, District Berkshire, Hampden, Franklin and Hampshire, 2023-present
Representative, Commonwealth of Massachusetts House of Representatives, District Second Berkshire, 2011-2022
Candidate, Commonwealth of Massachusetts State Senate, District Berkshire, Hampden, Franklin, and Hampshire, 2022
Member, Advanced Information Technology, the Internet and Cybersecurity
Vice Chair, Joint Committee on Bonding, Capital Expenditures and State Assets
Member, Joint Committee on Children, Families and Persons with Disabilities
Member, Joint Committee on Higher Education
Member, Joint Committee on Telecommunication, Utilities and Energy
Chair, Joint Committee on Tourism, Arts and Cultural Development
Vice Chair, Joint Committee on Transportation
Former Chair, Redistricting Committee, Massachusetts State House of Representatives
Former Member, Rules Committee, Commonwealth of Massachusetts House of Representatives
Adjunct Professor, Greenfield Community College, 2020-present
Visiting Professor, Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts, 2018-present
Attorney, Law Offices of Paul W. Mark, 2009-present
Former Employee, Bell Atlantic
Splice Service Technician, Verizon, 2000-2010
Member, Executive Council, Council of State Governments, present
Member, International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW), present
Member, Massachusetts Teachers' Association, present
Member, American Bar Association
Delegate, Berkshire Central Labor Council
Chair, Committee on Political Education
Chair, Hancock Democratic Town Committee
Former Executive Board Member/Press Secretary/Central Labor Council Delegate/Union Steward, International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW) 2324
Member, Labor and Employment Relations Association
Member, Labor for Life Team, Annual Pittsfield Relay for Life
Delegate, Massachusetts AFL-CIO Convention
Member, Massachusetts Bar Association
Member, National Employment Lawyers Association
Participant, Robert Thompson Eastern Leadership Academy, Council of State Governments
Member, Rural Policy Advisory Commission
Member, Massachusetts Democratic Party Platform Committee, 2017
Designee, Vermont Nuclear Decommissioning Citizens' Advisory Panel, 2014-2017
Co-Chair, Bernie Sanders for President Campaign, Massachusetts, 2016
Delegate, Democratic National Convention, 2016
Awards:
2010 Berkshire County Labor Person of the Year
2011 Berkshire Central Labor Council Legislator of the Year
2012 Berkshire County ARC Award
2014 Berkshire Community Action Council Community Hero Award
2014 Berkshire Central Labor Council Legislator Award
2014 Massachusetts Community College Council Legislative Award
2015 Council of State Governments Robert J. Thompson Eastern Leadership Academy
2016 Community Action Sargent Shriver Public Service Award
2016 Berkshire County 40 Under 40 Awardee