State Senator Jennifer L. Flanagan is a lifelong resident of Leominster.  Senator Flanagan graduated from Leominster High School, received a Bachelor’s degree in Political Science from the University of Massachusetts, Boston and a Master’s of Science in Mental Health Counseling from Fitchburg State College.

Senator Flanagan began working in the Massachusetts House of Representatives in 1995 as a Legislative Aide, then as Chief of Staff on four legislative committees.  She was elected to the House of Representatives for two terms, representing the 4th Worcester District.  She was elected to the Massachusetts State Senate in September of 2008 and was sworn in the first week of January 2009.  Senator Flanagan now represents Ashby, Bolton, Precincts 1 &2 of Clinton, Fitchburg, Gardner, Lancaster, Leominster, Lunenburg, Sterling, Townsend and Westminster.

She is currently serving as the Chairman of the Joint Committee on Mental Health and Substance Abuse and as the Vice-Chairman of the Joint Committee on Transportation.  She is also a member of the Joint Committee on Public Health, the Joint Committee on Elder Affairs, the Joint Committee on Environment, Natural Resources and Agriculture, the Joint Committee on Children, Families and Persons with Disabilities and the Joint Committee on State Administration and Regulatory Oversight.

Senator Flanagan serves on the following boards in the community: the Spanish American Center, the Montachusett Addiction Council, Community Health Connections Family Health Center, and the Leominster Education Foundation.  She is an honorary board member of the Gardner Community Action Council and Leominster’s Allencrest Tutoring Center.