Tricia Farley-Bouvier


Tricia Farley-Bouvier is an American state legislator serving in the Massachusetts House of Representatives, representing the 3rd Berkshire district, serving Pittsfield's ward 1-A, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, and 7. She serves as Vice Chair of the Joint Committee on Labor and Workforce Development. She also sits on the Joint Committee on Children, Families and Persons with Disabilities, the Joint Committee on Ways and Means, the House Committee on Technology and Intergovernmental Affairs, and the House Committee on Ways and Means.

Early life and education

Farley-Bouvier is a Pittsfield native, attending Pittsfield High School before receiving a bachelor's degree in special and elementary education from Salve Regina University and a master's degree in education from the University of Connecticut.

Career

Farley-Bouvier served as a Pittsfield City Councilor from 2004-2008, was elected in a special election to the Massachusetts House of Representatives in 2011, and won reelection against no opponents in 2012 and 2014. She fended off a primary challenge in 2016 against Pittsfield Democrat Michael E. Bloomberg, 2,687 to 2,305. She then went on to win the general election, defeating independent candidate and Pittsfield city councilor Christopher Connell, 11,712 to 5,942.