James Brett | |
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![]() Brett in 2018 | |
President and CEO of the New England Council | |
Assumed office 1996 | |
Preceded by | Peter Meade |
Chair of the President's Committee for People with Intellectual Disabilities | |
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 | Boston, Massachusetts, U.S. | December 22, 1949
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.
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