Stephen Brewer
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Stephen Brewer is a current Massachusetts state senator
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He was born and raised in the town of Barre, Massachusetts
. He rose through the ranks of local government to become a member of the Massachusetts Senate for the Worcester, Hampden, Hampshire, and Franklin District.
As the Senate Chair for the Joint Committee on Veterans and Federal Affairs, Brewer was instrumental in the passing of the Welcome Home Bill, a comprehensive package for recent combat veterans to come home to as they transition back to civilian life. He also chairs the Senate Committee on Bills in the Third Reading and is Vice-Chair of the Joint Public Safety and Homeland Security Committee.
On October 14, 2011, Sen. Brewer opposed a budget amendment by state Rep. Jim Lyons (R-Barre) that would have required the Massachusetts Department of Health and Human Services to give a public accounting on state benefits given to immigrants, both legal and illegal. The amendment died in the resolution phase of the Senate and House versions. Sen. Brewer said, “It was not a Senate priority. I think it needs further study.”
He resides in Barre with his wife Val and two daughters, April and Audrey.
Massachusetts Senate
The Massachusetts Senate is the upper house of the Massachusetts General Court, the bicameral state legislature of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. The Senate comprises 40 elected members from 40 single-member senatorial districts in the state...
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He was born and raised in the town of Barre, Massachusetts
Barre, Massachusetts
Barre is a town in Worcester County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 5,398 at the 2010 census.-History:Originally called the Northwest District of Rutland, it was first settled in 1720. The town was incorporated on June 17, 1774, as Hutchinson after Thomas Hutchinson, colonial...
. He rose through the ranks of local government to become a member of the Massachusetts Senate for the Worcester, Hampden, Hampshire, and Franklin District.
As the Senate Chair for the Joint Committee on Veterans and Federal Affairs, Brewer was instrumental in the passing of the Welcome Home Bill, a comprehensive package for recent combat veterans to come home to as they transition back to civilian life. He also chairs the Senate Committee on Bills in the Third Reading and is Vice-Chair of the Joint Public Safety and Homeland Security Committee.
On October 14, 2011, Sen. Brewer opposed a budget amendment by state Rep. Jim Lyons (R-Barre) that would have required the Massachusetts Department of Health and Human Services to give a public accounting on state benefits given to immigrants, both legal and illegal. The amendment died in the resolution phase of the Senate and House versions. Sen. Brewer said, “It was not a Senate priority. I think it needs further study.”
He resides in Barre with his wife Val and two daughters, April and Audrey.