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Democratic 2022 Senator In General Court

Marc R. Pacheco

With more than three decades of leadership at the local, state, regional, national, and international level, Marc R. Pacheco was elected to the Massachusetts House of Representatives in 1988 and to the Massachusetts Senate in 1992 by the citizens of the 1st Plymouth and Bristol District. As the eldest longest continuing serving member of the Senate, Senator Pacheco is the Dean of the Massachusetts Senate.
 

Seniors

  • Fought for legislation that helped make Massachusetts No. 1 in health care coverage.
  • Fought for the Senior Prescription Advantage Program to reduce out-of-pocket prescription expenses for seniors.
  • Fought for the Elder Crime Bill making it a crime to abuse, mistreat or neglect seniors.
  • Fought for tax relief for seniors by supporting the Circuit Breaker tax credit.
  • Consistently fought for fuel assistance for seniors and families in need.
  • Fought for legislation in the Senate allowing “spouses” to be paid as caregivers, allowing seniors to live in the least restrictive settings.
  • Fought for legislation establishing standards for dementia-specific training at health care facilities.
  • Fought for uniform guardianship legislation that clarifies a family caregiver’s ability to provide care across state lines.
  • Supported added investments in elder home care services.
  • Supported funding for Elder Affairs programs and local councils on aging at the highest level of state support ever.
  • Fought for funding to assist low-income elders, working families and other households with the purchase of heating oil, propane, and natural gas and electricity and other heating sources.
  • Voted for legislation establishing the Elder Economic Security Commission, which collects information necessary to assess older adults, current-level of economic security, identify policies and programs currently in place to assist older adults, assess the needs of state/local programs to increase elder economic security and make recommendations to the legislature for action.
  • Voted for legislation creating the Elder Protective Services Commission, charged with drafting recommendations to develop a multidisciplinary approach and standardized training and coordination procedures to enhance the effectiveness of the protective service program and reducing and addressing neglect, abuse and financial exploitation.
  • Fought to require the state to hold nursing home beds for seniors for up to 10 days when hospitalized.
  • Successfully fought for the establishment of a “Silver Alert” community response system, which is used when any adult with a serious memory impairment, such as Alzheimer’s disease or other dementia, is reported as a missing person to any police department in Massachusetts.