Erika Uyterhoeven | |
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Member of the
Massachusetts House of Representatives from the 27th Middlesex district | |
Assumed office January 6, 2021 | |
Preceded by | Denise Provost |
Personal details | |
Born | Boston, Massachusetts, U.S. | July 26, 1986
Political party | Democratic |
Other political affiliations | Democratic Socialists of America |
Education |
Wellesley College University of Toulouse Harvard Business School |
Erika Uyterhoeven (born July 26, 1986) is a member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives for the 27th Middlesex district. [1] Uyterhoeven is a member of the Democratic Party and the Democratic Socialists of America (DSA). Prior to serving in elected office, Uyterhoeven was a political activist and antitrust economist. [2]
Uyterhoeven was born on July 26, 1986, to a single mother born in Japan. [3] Her mother was a union flight attendant, and has cited the rise of neoliberalism and the decline of the labor movement beginning in the 1980s as formative for her political development. [2]
Uyterhoeven attended Wayland High School in Wayland, Massachusetts, graduating in 2004. She received her bachelor's degree from Wellesley College in 2010, and received a master’s degree from the University of Toulouse in 2014. In 2019, Uyterhoeven graduated with a master’s in business administration ( MBA) from Harvard Business School. [4]
In 2020, Uyterhoeven ran to replace retiring incumbent Denise Provost as the member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives 27th Middlesex district. [1] Running as a self-described democratic socialist, Uyterhoeven's successful campaign emphasized support for increased government transparency. [5]
She previously organized with Momentum, a socialist organization in the United Kingdom. [6] Uyterhoeven is a member of the Democratic Socialists of America (DSA).
Uyterhoeven ran successfully reelection in the 2022 election, after successfully winning the nomination against a primary challenger. [7] Her campaign literature cited endorsements from the Massachusetts Nurses Association, the Massachusetts Teachers Association, Reproductive Equity Now, Massachusetts AFL-CIO, SEIU Local 509, Somerville Municipal Employees Assoc., United Auto Workers, IBEW 2222, Boston DSA, Massachusetts Sierra Club, Progressive Massachusetts, and LIUNA (Laborers International Union North America). [8]
Erika Uyterhoeven | |
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Member of the
Massachusetts House of Representatives from the 27th Middlesex district | |
Assumed office January 6, 2021 | |
Preceded by | Denise Provost |
Personal details | |
Born | Boston, Massachusetts, U.S. | July 26, 1986
Political party | Democratic |
Other political affiliations | Democratic Socialists of America |
Education |
Wellesley College University of Toulouse Harvard Business School |
Erika Uyterhoeven (born July 26, 1986) is a member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives for the 27th Middlesex district. [1] Uyterhoeven is a member of the Democratic Party and the Democratic Socialists of America (DSA). Prior to serving in elected office, Uyterhoeven was a political activist and antitrust economist. [2]
Uyterhoeven was born on July 26, 1986, to a single mother born in Japan. [3] Her mother was a union flight attendant, and has cited the rise of neoliberalism and the decline of the labor movement beginning in the 1980s as formative for her political development. [2]
Uyterhoeven attended Wayland High School in Wayland, Massachusetts, graduating in 2004. She received her bachelor's degree from Wellesley College in 2010, and received a master’s degree from the University of Toulouse in 2014. In 2019, Uyterhoeven graduated with a master’s in business administration ( MBA) from Harvard Business School. [4]
In 2020, Uyterhoeven ran to replace retiring incumbent Denise Provost as the member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives 27th Middlesex district. [1] Running as a self-described democratic socialist, Uyterhoeven's successful campaign emphasized support for increased government transparency. [5]
She previously organized with Momentum, a socialist organization in the United Kingdom. [6] Uyterhoeven is a member of the Democratic Socialists of America (DSA).
Uyterhoeven ran successfully reelection in the 2022 election, after successfully winning the nomination against a primary challenger. [7] Her campaign literature cited endorsements from the Massachusetts Nurses Association, the Massachusetts Teachers Association, Reproductive Equity Now, Massachusetts AFL-CIO, SEIU Local 509, Somerville Municipal Employees Assoc., United Auto Workers, IBEW 2222, Boston DSA, Massachusetts Sierra Club, Progressive Massachusetts, and LIUNA (Laborers International Union North America). [8]