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James E. Vallee Representative

D Franklin
James E. Vallee

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State House
Room 174
Boston, MA 02133
Phone: 617-722-2877
Email: James.Vallee@mahouse.gov
District Office
4 West Street
Franklin, MA 02038
Phone: 508-528-1095

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Bill Docket Bill Title
H.502 HD00658 By Messrs. Sciortino of Medford and Rushing of Boston, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 502) of Carl M. Sciortino, Jr. and others relative to gender based discrimination and hate crimes. The Judiciary.
H.541 HD00467 By Mr. Sannicandro of Ashland, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 541) of Tom Sannicandro and others for legislation to include family child care providers under certain collective bargaining laws governing public employees. Children, Families and Persons with Disabilities.
S.629 SD00036 By Mr. Baddour, petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 629) of Finegold, Atkins, Baddour and other members of the General Court for legislation to combat economic crimes [Joint Committee on the Judiciary].
S.665 SD00107 By Ms. Candaras, petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 665) of Gale D. Candaras, Steven M. Walsh, John V. Fernandes, Bruce E. Tarr and other members of the General Court for legislation to reform and improve alimony [Joint Committee on the Judiciary].
H.967 HD00648 By Ms. Alice Hanlon Peisch of Wellesley, petition (accompanied by resolution, House, No. 00967) of John W Scibak and others for the adoption of Resolutions by the House of Representatives in support of the national observation of two minutes of silence on Veterans Day of each year to honor those who have served in the United States Armed Services. Joint Committee on Veterans and Federal Affairs.
S.1062 SD00129 By Mr. Timilty, petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1062) of James Timilty, Louis L. Kafka, Bruce J. Ayers and other members of the General Court for legislation to authorize the Norfolk County Commissioners to borrow money for the renovation of buildings at Norfolk County Agricultural High School in the town of Walpole [Joint Committee on Municipalities and Regional Government].
S.2041 SD02088 By Mr. Tarr, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. ) of Bruce E. Tarr, James E. Vallee, Michael R. Knapik, Cory Atkins and other members of the General Court for legislation to recognize those in military service. Transportaion.
H.2348 HD02636 By Ms. Haddad of Somerset, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 2348) of Patricia A. Haddad and others relative to optometric patient care. Public Health.
H.3229 HD03366 By Mr. Arciero of Westford, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 3229) of Wong and others relative to the registration of certain sex offenders Joint Committee on the Judiciary.
H.3587 HD03681 By Mr. Chan of Quincy, a petition (subject to Joint Rule 12) of Tackey Chan and others for legislation to regulate sex offender registration in the 21st century. The Judiciary.

State Representative Jim Vallee is a husband, father, citizen-soldier, and small business owner. As a multi-generational citizen of his home town of Franklin, Vallee drew on his commitment to his community and ran for state office in 1994. The residents of the 10th Norfolk district elected him to the Massachusetts House of Representatives in a special election, and he has since been re-elected for eight terms. Vallee currently serves as the Massachusetts House of Representatives Majority Leader, a position that allows him to work closely with the Speaker of the House as the second-ranking House member. He is also a member of the Committee on Ethics and Committee on Rules and was a leading member of the conference committee on ethics reform. In that role, Vallee was a stalwart advocate for sweeping changes to our state’s laws on public officials’ ethics and campaign finance laws—historic changes that were signed into law in late 2009—and for which he was awarded the 2010 Legislative Achievement Award from good-government advocates, Common Cause.

As former chairman of the Committee on Criminal Justice, Vallee successfully worked to pass stricter drunk driving laws and penalties for sex offenders. For this work, Vallee was named the Legislator of the Year by Mothers Against Drunk Driving, and more recently, was honored by victim advocacy group Community VOICES with the Spirit of Compassion Award for his continued commitment to protecting children and victims.

In addition to serving his constituents in the House of Representatives, Vallee serves our nation in the Massachusetts National Guard as a Lieutenant Colonel and as the Deputy Director J 5/7, charged with the mission to develop, promulgate, and coordinate strategic policy, plans, initiatives, and concepts related to war-fighting, transformation, and involvement in theater security cooperation, federal and state homeland security, interagency, intergovernmental, and multinational coordination, and civil-support missions. Vallee is also a former JAG Officer and Infantry Officer, having previously served with the 181st Infantry Regiment, 29th Infantry Division (Light), and is a graduate of the U.S. Army Command and General Staff College at Ft. Leavenworth, Kansas.

He is the recipient of several U.S. Army awards, including the Global War on Terrorism Service Medal, the Army Meritorious Service Medal, the Army Commendation Medal, the Humanitarian Service Medal, and the Army Achievement Medal. The National Conference of State Legislatures also awarded Vallee the Medal of Civic Honor for his efforts to combat global terrorism through Operation Enduring Freedom. He took part in the 2010 Massachusetts National Guard Leadership Seminar and was named a National Security Fellow by the Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs at Syracuse University.

Vallee began his legal career as a volunteer prosecutor with the Norfolk County District Attorney's office and is now a partner in the Franklin-based law firm of Cornetta, Ficco, Simmler & Vallee, where he concentrates his practice in real estate law and land use.

He has rooted his own family in Franklin, where he lives with his wife, Nadira, and their two daughters, Lucy and Beatrice.

Personal Information

Profession: Legislator/Attorney/U.S. Army Reserve Officer
Spouse: Nadira
Children: 2

Career Highlights

  • former chair of criminal justice committee and leader on per se law and strengthening sex offender laws;member of ethics reform conference committee
  • member of ethics reform conference committee
  • recipient of several legislative achievement awards including the Jewish Community Relations Council, Community VOICES, and Common Cause

Education & Public Service

  • Franklin High School (1984), Providence College (1988), New England School of Law (1991)
  • U.S. Army Judge Advocate General School at University of Virginia; U.S. Army Infantry School at Ft. Benning Georgia; U.S. Army Command and General Staff College at Ft. Leavenworth, Kansas
  • National Security Fellow, Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs at Syracuse University
  • Lieutenant Colonel and Deputy Director J 5/7 in the Massachusetts Army National Guard and former JAG Officer and Infantry Officer, having previously served with the 181st Infantry Regiment, 29th Infantry Division (Light)
  • Mass. House (1994-Present)
  • House Majority Leader 2009-2010
Tenth Norfolk, Consisting of the town of Franklin, and precincts 2, 3 and 4, of the town of Medway, both in the county of Norfolk.