In 2012, Marjorie Decker was elected to the Massachusetts House of Representatives representing the 25th Middlesex District, including parts of the Cambridge neighborhoods of West, North, Riverside, Cambridgeport and mid-Cambridge. Representative Decker is both humbled and proud to serve the diverse and vibrant citizens of Cambridge and help to make it the strongest community it can be.
My record standing up for affordable housing and homelessness is evident throughout my legislation and budget priorities. I continue to fight against the state’s inhumane regulations requiring families seeking emergency shelter first spend one night in a place not meant for human habitation. I have filed legislation to create a rental payment assistance program to help families avoid eviction, and to secure child care vouchers for homeless families.