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Jennifer Flanagan


Member of the Massachusetts Cannabis Control Commission
In office 2017–2021
Preceded by	Initial member of commission
Succeeded by	Kimberly Roy
Member of the Massachusetts Senate from the Worcester and Middlesex district
In office 2009–2017
Preceded by	Robert A. Antonioni
Succeeded by	Dean Tran
Member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives from the 4th Worcester district
In office 2005–2009
Preceded by	Mary Jane Simmons
Succeeded by	Dennis Rosa

Personal details
Political party	Democratic
Residence	Leominster, Massachusetts

Jennifer L. Flanagan is a former member of the Massachusetts General Court and the Massachusetts Cannabis Control Commission.

Education

Leominster High School; University of Massachusetts Boston, B.A. Political Science; Fitchburg State College, M.S. Mental Health Counseling.

Political career

Flanagan served as a legislative aide and then chief of staff to then-Leominster State Rep. Mary Jane Simmons. In 2004 Simmons announced she would not seek re-election to the 4th Worcester district due to health concerns, and Flanagan ran for the open seat. Flanagan won the primary and general election, and served two terms as a Massachusetts State Representative.

Flanagan served as a Massachusetts State Senator for the Worcester and Middlesex district, which includes her hometown of Leominster. She is a Democrat who served from 2009, to 2017. She first won the State Senate seat in 2008, winning a contested Democratic primary and facing no general election opponent. When running for re-election in 2014 the nomination forms to get Flanagan on the primary ballot were filed with an incomplete address, forcing her to run a write-in campaign during the primary in order to be on the general election ballot. There was no candidate for the seat on either the Republican or Democratic primary ballots. Her general election opponent, Richard Bastien, also got on the general election ballot with a write-in campaign in the primary.

In 2017, Flanagan was chosen by Massachusetts Governor Charlie Baker as his pick for the newly formed Massachusetts Cannabis Control Commission. The appointment was notable because she opposed cannabis legalization and is from a different party than the governor. She stepped down in 2021 to become the director of regulatory policy at Vicente Sederberg.

References

^ "Senator Jennifer L. Flanagan".
"Simmons was upbeat to the end". Sentinel and Enterprise. 2005-01-31. Retrieved 2020-01-21.
"Flanagan wins state Senate race; unopposed in general election". Sentinel and Enterprise. 2008-09-17. Retrieved 2020-01-21.
"Flanagan eyeing options after signature error". 6 May 2014.
"Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2014-09-11. Retrieved 2014-09-11.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
http://www.wheredoivotema.com/bal/BallotOut.aspx?btcode=R&ctcode=34&wno=0&prno=1
"My Election Info: Search".
"First member of state pot commission didn't support legalization - the Boston Globe". The Boston Globe.
Hanson, Melissa (April 13, 2021). "Jennifer Flanagan announces she's stepping down from Massachusetts Cannabis Control Commission, ending 25-year career of public service". MassLive.

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