James T. Brett

James Brett
Brett in 2018
President and CEO of the New England Council
Incumbent
Assumed office 1996
Preceded by	Peter Meade
Chair of the President's Committee for People with Intellectual Disabilities
Incumbent
Assumed office June 2022
President	Joe Biden
In office 2011–2013
President	Barack Obama
Member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives
In office 1981–1996
Preceded by	John J. Finnegan
Succeeded by	Marty Walsh
Constituency	14th Suffolk (1981–1995) 13th Suffolk (1995–1996)
Personal details
Born	(1949-12-22) December 22, 1949 (age 74) Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.
Political party	Democratic
Residence(s)	Dorchester, Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.
Alma mater	American University Suffolk University John F. Kennedy School of Government
Occupation	Politician

James T. Brett (born December 22, 1949, Boston)^[1] is an American former politician who is the current president and CEO of The New England Council.^[2] From 1981 until 1996, Brett was a Democratic Party member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives.

Brett was the runner-up in the 1993 Boston mayoral election.

Brett has been an advocate for people with disabilities. Brett has twice served as chairman of the President's Committee for People with Intellectual Disabilities, first as chairman during the Obama administration, and currently during the Biden administration. He also served as a member of the commission during the presidencies of George W. Bush and Donald Trump. Brett has also been a member of the National Council on Disability, and has served as the chair of both the Massachusetts Disabled Persons Protection Commission and the Massachusetts Intellectual Disability Commission.