Nick Collins (politician)
Nick Collins | |
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official portrait, 2024 | |
| Member of the Massachusetts Senate from the 1st Suffolk district | |
| Assumed office May 9, 2018 | |
| Preceded by | Linda Dorcena Forry |
| Member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives from the 4th Suffolk district | |
| In office January 5, 2011 – May 9, 2018 | |
| Preceded by | Brian Wallace |
| Succeeded by | David Biele |
| Personal details | |
| Born | August 26, 1982 |
| Party | Democratic |
| Alma mater | Babson College (BBA) |
Nick Collins is an American politician who serves as a member of the Massachusetts Senate for the 1st Suffolk district. A member of the Democratic Party and a resident of Boston, Collins previously served four terms in the Massachusetts House of Representatives representing the 4th Suffolk district.
In May 2018, Collins won the election for the open Massachusetts Senate seat vacated by the resignation of Linda Dorcena Forry. He was sworn into the Massachusetts Senate on May 9, 2018 by Massachusetts Governor Charlie Baker. His district, which extends into the Dorchester and Mattapan neighborhoods of Boston, is one of three minority-majority state senate districts in Massachusetts.
As senator for the 1st Suffolk district, Collins has been the host of the annual Boston St. Patrick’s Day Breakfast since 2019, a televised political roast that has featured Presidents, Vice Presidents, United States Senators and Members of Congress throughout its history.