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Natalie Higgins

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Natalie Higgins
Member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives
from the 4th Worcester district
Incumbent
Assumed office
January 4, 2017
Preceded byDennis Rosa
Personal details
Born (1988-07-24) July 24, 1988 (age 36)
Political partyDemocratic
EducationUMass Amherst (BA)
Northeastern University School of Law (JD)

Natalie M. Higgins (born July 24, 1988) is an American politician serving in the Massachusetts House of Representatives.[1] She is a member of the Democratic Party. Natalie is a lifelong Leominster resident, Boston-educated attorney, and former non-profit director and rape crisis counselor.[2]

She is a graduate of Leominster High School, the University of Massachusetts Amherst and the Northeastern University School of Law. As an undergraduate at UMass Amherst, she interned for Jennifer Flanagan, at the time a state representative. She was admitted to the Massachusetts Bar in 2014. She is a member of the LGBT community.[3][4]

Political career

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Natalie Higgins was elected to the Massachusetts House of Representatives in November 2016 and sworn in as State Representative for the 4th Worcester District (Leominster) on January 4, 2017, and reelected in 2018, and 2020.[5] In the 2019 - 2020 Legislative session, Higgins is the Vice-Chair of the House Committee on Personnel & Administration.

Committees Assignments

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For the 2025-26 Session, Higgins sits on the following committees in the House:[6]

  • Vice Chair, Joint Committee on Public Service
  • House Committee on Ways and Means
  • Joint Committee on Telecommunications, Utilities and Energy
  • Joint Committee on the Judiciary
  • Joint Committee on Ways and Means

For the 2023-24 Session, Higgins sat on the following committees in the House:

  • Vice-Chair, Joint Committee on Public Service
  • House Committee on Ways and Means
  • Joint Committee on Children, Families, and Persons with Disabilities
  • Joint Committee on Mental Health, Substance Use, and Recovery
  • Joint Committee on Ways and Means

For the 2021-22 Session, Higgins sat on the following committees in the House:

  • Vice Chair, Joint Committee on Public Service
  • House Committee on Ways and Means
  • Joint Committee on Children, Families and Persons with Disabilities
  • Joint Committee on Mental Health, Substance Use and Recovery
  • Joint Committee on Ways and Means

For the 2019-20 Session, Higgins sat on the following committees in the House:

  • Vice Chair, House Committee on Personnel and Administration
  • House Committee on Ways and Means
  • Joint Committee on Health Care Financing
  • Joint Committee on Mental Health, Substance Use and Recovery
  • Joint Committee on Ways and Means

For the 2017-18 Session, Higgins sat on the following committees in the House:

  • House Committee on Technology and Intergovernmental Affairs
  • Joint Committee on Community Development and Small Businesses
  • Joint Committee on Higher Education
  • Joint Committee on Mental Health, Substance Use and Recovery

Caucuses

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Higgins is a member of the following caucuses:[7]

  • Library Caucus
  • Public Higher Education Caucus
  • Protecting Animal Welfare Caucus
  • Massachusetts Caucus of Women Legislators

Task Forces

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Higgins is involved in the following task forces:[8]

  • Co-chair, Sexual Violence Task Force

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Representative Natalie Higgins". malegislature.gov.
  2. ^ "Natalie Higgins' Biography". Vote Smart. Retrieved October 19, 2023.
  3. ^ "MassEquality Announces 2019 Icon Award Winners". The Rainbox Times. March 25, 2019. Archived from the original on November 7, 2024.
  4. ^ "LGBTQ+ Elected Officials Speak to Out MetroWest Youths". Framingham Source. April 4, 2019. Archived from the original on July 19, 2019.
  5. ^ "State Rep. Natalie Higgins wins rematch over Thomas Frank Ardinger".
  6. ^ "Representative Natalie M. Higgins". malegislature.gov. Retrieved 2025-07-21.
  7. ^ "Meet Natalie". NATALIE HIGGINS FOR LEOMINSTER STATE REPRESENTATIVE. Archived from the original on 2025-06-13. Retrieved 2025-07-21.
  8. ^ "Task Forces". Massachusetts Caucus of Women Legislators. Retrieved 2025-07-21.
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