For the 2023-2024 legislative session (193rd General Court), John serves as:
Chair, Joint Committee on Mental Health, Substance Use and Recovery
Chair, Joint Committee on Veterans and Federal Affairs
Vice-Chair, Joint Committee on Elder Affairs
John also serves as a member of the following legislative committees:
Joint Committee on the Judiciary
Joint Committee on Public Safety and Homeland Security
Joint Committee on State Administration and Regulatory Oversight
John also serves as Chair of the Senate’s Soldiers’ Home Working Group, which was established alongside the Soldiers’ Home Governance and Oversight Reform legislation that was passed in the Summer of 2022.
Caucuses
John is also a member of several legislative caucuses, where legislators work together to advance policy in specific areas:
Co-Chair, Aviation Caucus
Co-Chair, National Guard Caucus
Co-Chair, Municipal Light Plant Caucus
Gateway Cities Caucus
Manufacturing Caucus
Massachusetts Food System Caucus
Municipal Light Plant Caucus
Protecting Animal Welfare (PAW) Caucus
Regional School Caucus
Regional Transit Authority Caucus
Rural Caucus
Trails Caucus
Zero Waste Caucus
Other Appointments
In addition to his committees and caucuses in the legislature, John has also been appointed to several regional and national organizations to collaborate on policy issues. These include:
National Task Workforce on Mental Health Policy – (Convened by the Council of State Governments and the National Conference of State Legislatures in collaboration with the U.S. Department of Labor’s State Exchange on Employment & Disability)
2021 Opioid Policy Fellowship Program -(Convened by the National Conference of State Legislatures)