House Minority Leader Bradley H. Jones, Jr. (R-North
Reading) is pleased to announce that he has appointed Representative Susannah
Whipps Lee (R-Athol) to the Joint Committee on State Administration and
Regulatory Oversight.
The Athol Republican replaces former Representative Leah
Cole (R-Peabody), who previously served on the committee before resigning her
House seat on September 28th to resume a full-time nursing
career. As a member of the State
Administration Committee, Representative Whipps Lee will review legislation
pertaining to competitive bidding on
public contracts, public construction, the state’s open meeting laws, state
regulations, state agencies, and lobbyists’ reporting laws, among other issues.
In addition to her new committee assignment, Representative
Whipps Lee will continue to serve as the ranking minority member on the Joint
Committee on Elder Affairs; the assistant ranking minority member of the Joint
Committee on Mental Health and Substance Abuse; and as a member of the Joint
Committee on Municipalities and Regional Government.
“Representative Whipps Lee has proven to be a strong advocate
for the residents of her district and the Commonwealth as a whole while serving
in the Legislature, and I am confident she will continue to do a tremendous job
protecting the public’s interest in her new committee assignment,” said Representative
Jones.
“I appreciate the trust Representative Jones has placed in
me, and I look forward to getting to work and addressing the many important
issues that remain before the committee,” said Representative Whipps Lee.
Representative Whipps Lee is currently serving her first
term in the Massachusetts House of Representatives. She represents the Second Franklin District,
which consists of the communities of Erving, Gill, New Salem, Orange, Warwick,
Wendell, Belchertown, Athol, Petersham, Phillipston, Royalston, and Templeton.
