As State Representative for the 37th Middlesex district, Danillo “Dan” Sena is the first Brazilian immigrant to be elected to a state legislature in America. Before his election, Dan served as Senator Jamie Eldridge’s District Director for 6 years, working to protect immigrant rights, ensure healthcare access, and make progress towards racial justice and climate justice. Now, Dan is continuing the fight on these issues and more in the Massachusetts House of Representatives. Dan has already co-sponsored a number of bills to further important issues. In the House, Dan is also a member of the Massachusetts Black and Latino Legislative Caucus.
Our state is in a transportation crisis. I believe that the Legislature needs to pass a progressive tax package, in order to properly invest in public transportation, including the commuter rail system, MBTA subways, Regional Transit Authorities (RTAs), intercommunity shuttles, as well as fix our roads and bridges, and expand rail trails, multimodal transportation facilities, and bike paths and lanes. I support passing the Millionaires Tax, but we need to take stronger action by passing a transportation revenue package this year. Over the past 6 years, I have served as the public transportation liaison for State Senator Jamie Eldridge, including advocating for the new South Acton train station, expanding the CrossTown Connect shuttle service, and building more rail trails. We need to make it more feasible for people to live in the 37th Middlesex and commute to Cambridge or Boston in a much more reasonable amount of time, while working towards addressing the climate crisis.