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BENJAMIN B. DOWNING



Term Beginning Term Ending Role Party
2007 2008 SENATOR Democratic
Public Office
Mass. Senate (2007-Present).

Districts

  • BERKSHIRE, HAMPSHIRE AND FRANKLIN. — Adams, Alford, Becket, Cheshire, Clarksburg, Dalton, Egremont, Florida, Great Barrington, Hancock, Hinsdale, Lanesborough, Lee, Lenox, Monterey, Mount Washington, New Ashford, New Marlborough, North Adams, Otis, Peru, Pittsfield, Richmond, Sandisfield, Savoy, Sheffield, Stockbridge, Tyringham, Washington, West Stockbridge, Williamstown and Windsor, in the county of Berkshire; Chesterfield, Cummington, Goshen, Huntington, Middlefield, Plainfield, Westhampton, Williamsburg and Worthington, in the county of Hampshire; and Ashfield, Charlemont, Conway, Hawley, Heath, Monroe and Rowe, in the county of Franklin.

Committee Membership

  • Public Service (Chair)
    Senate Bills in the Third Reading (Vice-Chair)
    Financial Services
    Veterans & Federal Affairs
    Consumer Protection & Professional Licensure
    Senate Post Audit & Oversight

Education

  • Pittsfield Catholic Schools; Providence College, BA - Political Science 2003; Tufts University, MA - Public Policy 2007

Organizations

  • Pittsfield Democratic Committee; Catholic Youth Center; Co-Chair of the Leadership Council to End Chronic Homelessness in Berkshire County; Appointed Member to the Governor's Advisory Commission on Local Government

Open Letters

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BENJAMIN B. DOWNING in the News

$100K for local underage drinking intervention programs - iBerkshires.com


$100K for local underage drinking intervention programs
iBerkshires.com, MA - May 16, 2008
North Adams - State Senator Benjamin B. Downing (D-Pittsfield) and State Representative Daniel E. Bosley (D-North Adams) are pleased to announce that the ...
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Bill strikes balance between Governor and House proposals - iBerkshires.com


iBerkshires.com

Bill strikes balance between Governor and House proposals
iBerkshires.com, MA - May 7, 2008
Senator Steven Panagiotakos (D-Lowell), Senate Ways and Means chairman, said: “Business, state government and private citizens are all partners in moving ...
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MCLA Alumni Association - iBerkshires.com


MCLA Alumni Association
iBerkshires.com, MA - May 9, 2008
Dillon serves as co-chair with Senator Ben Downing of the Berkshire County Leadership Council, whose mission is to write and implement a 10-year plan to end ...
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Interlaken Art School receives emergency funding from state - iBerkshires.com


Interlaken Art School receives emergency funding from state
iBerkshires.com, MA - Apr 25, 2008
Stockbridge - State Senator Benjamin B. Downing (D-Pittsfield) and State Representative William “Smitty” Pignatelli (D-Lenox) announce today that IS183 Art ...
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Williams College Receives Rebate For Green Building - iBerkshires.com


Williams College Receives Rebate For Green Building
iBerkshires.com, MA - Apr 25, 2008
Williamstown - State Senator Benjamin B. Downing (D-Pittsfield) and State Representative Daniel E. Bosley (D-North Adams) are pleased to announce that ...
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Local Renewable Energy Grants Awarded To Two Innovative Projects - iBerkshires.com


Local Renewable Energy Grants Awarded To Two Innovative Projects
iBerkshires.com, MA - Apr 30, 2008
BOSTON – State Senator Benjamin B. Downing (D – Pittsfield) and State Representatives Daniel E. Bosley (D-North Adams) and Denis E. Guyer (D – Dalton) ...
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Downing & Guyer Laud Dalton Pharmacist’s Appointment To State Board - iBerkshires.com


Downing & Guyer Laud Dalton Pharmacist’s Appointment To State Board
iBerkshires.com, MA - Apr 24, 2008
Dalton - State Senator Benjamin B. Downing (D-Pittsfield) and State Representative Denis E. Guyer (D – Dalton) are pleased to announce that Dalton resident ...
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BENJAMIN B. DOWNING in the Blogs

YES Students Invited to 10th Annual Neighborhood Expo

Helping to serve the complimentary lunch was Massachusetts Senator Benjamin Downing. Performances were given by a local magician, the young and talented Brayton Step Dancers and the Williams College Bhangra Dance Troupe. ...

source: My experience in a new world

Berkshire Legislative Breakfast - March 7, 2008

The very first event held in the North Adams Public Library's new meeting room was the Berkshire Legislative Breakfast on March 7, 2008. Staff and trustees from more than 21 public and school libraries were represented at the breakfast ...

source: WMRLS-One-Blog

Cultural Pittsfield, MA-Arts/Culture Calendar March7-13, 2008

State Senator Benjamin Downing will speak and there will musical selections in Spanish and Russian on the program. Saturday, March 8th | 8 pm | St. Stephen’s Episcopal Church | Park Square | 445-4503x122 | $25 for concert and reception ...

source: Cultural Berkshires

Classic Extreme Metal: Monstrosity (US) - Imperial Doom 1992

I am also thankful to those who supported my candidacy including Senator Benjamin Downing, Mayor James Ruberto, President Mary Grant and Jennifer Tierney Stokes, founder of Women Helping Empower Neighborhoods (WHEN!). ...

source: best postings

Immigrants Day in Berkshires

Senator Benjamin Downing attended the celebration. This is a short clip of his speech. In addition to performances, announcements and speeches, the event offered free consultations with immigration attorneys, general practice lawyers ...

source: Western MA Coalition for Immigrant & Worker Rights

Cultural Events for Pittsfield, MA: Feb 29-March 4, 2008

Everyone’s invited to join in celebrating with State Senator Benjamin Downing, Judge Paul Perachi and Massachusetts Cultural Council Executive Director Anita Walker (pictured left) at Barrington Stage, where you’ll enjoy performance ...

source: Cultural Berkshires

Women in Politics

State Senator Benjamin B. Downing (D-Pittsfield) announces that the Massachusetts Caucus of Women Legislators has appointed local leader Pam Malumphy to the Massachusetts Commission on the Status of Women. ...

source: Jonathan Melle on Politics

Senator Benjamin Downing

State Senator Benjamin B. Downing, newly elected chairman of the Senate Committee on Ethics and Rules, could certainly find out who is behind this anonymous lawmaking. Real estate interests spend around two million dollars a year to ...

source: Jonathan Melle on Politics

Project Bread to Fund Emergency Food Grant to Local Programs

Bosley (D-North Adams) and State Senator Benjamin Downing (D-Pittsfield) today announced that emergency food program grant moneys have been awarded to the Berkshire Food Project and the Salvation Army of North Adams. ...

source: PeruzeIt

Daniel E Bosley - A Hypocritical Big Government Orwellian Bureaucrat!

The same goes for Stan Rosenberg, the State Senator from Amherst, Massachusetts, who was #2 behind State Senator Ben Downing, collecting $3120 so far this year for his commute to work. It is also common knowledge that John Olver and ...

source: Jonathan Melle on Politics

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