Currently, Ann-Margaret is the Vice Chair of the House Committee on Ways and Means and sits on the House Committee on Post Audit and Oversight, House Committee on Operations, Facilities and Building Security, and the House Committee on Steering, Policy and Scheduling. She has previously served as the First Division Chair of the Massachusetts House of Representatives, House Chair of the Joint Committee on Economic Development and Emerging Technologies, House Chair of the Joint Committee on Community Development and Small Businesses, and House Vice Chair of the Joint Committee on Environment, Natural Resources and Agriculture, as well as a member of several other committees. In addition, she is the House Chair of the Tech Hub Caucus and serves on the Gaming Policy Advisory Committee. In all of these roles, she has been a dedicated and persistent advocate on behalf of the people of Cape Ann.
Recognizing that Cape Ann’s unique cultural assets offered tremendous potential to revitalize and preserve historic cultural assets and foster economic growth, Ann-Margaret worked with House colleagues in one of her first acts as a legislator to draft the language for cultural districts: special areas within municipalities and focal points of pride and collaboration for the community.
In her second term, Ann-Margaret worked with Massachusetts Cultural Council executive director Anita Walker to implement cultural districts on Cape Ann, including the Rockport Cultural District, Essex River Cultural District, and Gloucester’s Harbortown Cultural District and Rocky Neck Cultural District.
As a result of the implementation of cultural districts, Ann-Margaret was able to help provide funds for the Gloucester Stage Company, Rocky Neck Cultural Center, Cape Ann Museum, and Rockport Music.