State Senator Jason Lewis proudly represents the people of the Fifth Middlesex District of Massachusetts, which includes the cities and towns of Malden, Melrose, Reading, Stoneham, Wakefield, and parts of Winchester. First elected to the Senate in 2014, he has delivered results for his district and been a progressive leader for the Commonwealth. Senator Lewis has long championed educational equity and led the effort to pass the Student Opportunity Act in 2019, landmark legislation to ensure that every child in Massachusetts has access to a high quality public education. Senator Lewis also led the effort in 2018 to raise the state’s minimum wage to $15 an hour and to create a new universal paid family and medical leave program. He was recognized for this achievement by being named an Honorable Mention for the 2018 Bostonians of the Year by the Boston Globe.
An Act establishing a commission on automated decision-making by government in the Commonwealth (SD.457)
Creates a commission to better understand the use of artificial intelligence, automation, and algorithms in government decision-making, particularly equity concerns. (Filed in the House by Representative Garballey as HD.1750).
An Act relative to the expungement of convictions for marijuana possession (SD.444)
Addresses racial injustice by enabling people with criminal records related to minor marijuana possession offenses to get their record expunged.
An Act related to a universal basic income pilot (SD.454)
Promotes economic justice and personal responsibility through the creation of an office to solicit philanthropy, manage contracts, and govern deliverables for the purpose of establishing a universal basic income pilot program. Creates an advisory body of academics to advise on design of the program, research objectives, and measuring outcomes.