Karen Spilka, Date of Birth, Place of Birth
TweetKaren Spilka
American politician
Date of Birth: 11-Jan-1953
Place of Birth: New York City, New York, United States
Profession: politician
Nationality: United States
Zodiac Sign: Capricorn 
About Karen Spilka
- Karen E.
- Spilka (born January 11, 1953) is a Massachusetts State Senator of the Democratic Party.
- She represents the 2nd Middlesex and Norfolk district, which includes the towns of Ashland, Framingham, Franklin, Holliston, Hopkinton, Medway and Natick in the MetroWest region of Massachusetts. She was elected to be the 95th President of the Massachusetts Senate on July 26, 2018, and continues to hold that office.
- She also chairs the Biotech Legislative Caucus and the Tech Hub Caucus.
- Senator Spilka's legislative accomplishments include efforts in a broad range of areas including economic development, jobs creation, education, juvenile justice and services for the elderly and disabled communities. Senator Spilka was first elected to the Massachusetts House of Representatives in the fall of 2001, where she served three years before her election to the Massachusetts State Senate in January 2005.
- In the Senate she has served as the Chair of the Joint Committee on Children, Families and Persons with Disabilities, the Chair of the Joint Committee on Economic Development and Emerging Technologies and the Majority Whip.
- Prior to becoming a legislator, Senator Spilka was in private practice as an arbitrator and mediator, specializing in labor and employment law and community and court mediation.
- In addition, she has been a facilitator and fact finder in disputes in the public and private sectors, as well as a social worker and trainer of adult mediation and school-based peer mediation programs, collaborative-based collective bargaining and conflict resolution strategies. Senator Spilka is a graduate of Northeastern University School of Law and holds a B.S.
- from Cornell University.
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