About Jack

Jack Patrick Lewis serves as the State Representative for the 7th Middlesex District (Ashland & Framingham).

First elected in November 2016, Jack currently serves as the Chair of the House Committee on Federal Stimulus and Census Oversight and as the co-chair of the 66-member Massachusetts House Progressive Caucus. Each session, Jack takes the lead on legislative priorities of organizations dedicated to suicide prevention, animal welfare, youth health and wellness, environmental justice, and HIV-prevention.

During his four terms in the Massachusetts House of Representatives, Jack has been honored with numerous awards from statewide organizations, including:

  • Caring Bear Award from the Provider’s Council

  • Annie Bradford Friend of SMOC Award from the South Middlesex Opportunity Council

  • Legislator of the Year by MetroWest Legal Services

  • Political Icon Award from MassEquality

  • Trans Community Ally Award from the Trans Community of New England

  • Legislative Champion Award from the YMCA

  • Advancing Equity and Justice Award from the Massachusetts Commission on LGBTQ+ Youth

  • Legislator of the Year Award from the Massachusetts Down Syndrome Caucus

  • Leadership in Suicide Prevention Award from the Massachusetts Coalition for Suicide Prevention

Jack earned his bachelor’s degrees in Political Science, International Studies, and Middle East Studies from the University of Utah in 2007, and his Master of Divinity from Eden Theological Seminary in St. Louis, Missouri in 2010. While completing his undergraduate degrees, Jack studied in Egypt and Morocco and volunteered in Ghana. While in seminary, Lewis served in diverse ministerial contexts, including state prisons and suburban and urban congregations, while also studying liberation theology in Venezuela and India and serving as a student minister in New Zealand.

From 2010 to 2014, Jack served as the Assistant Minister for Religious Education and Social Justice at the Unitarian Universalist Society of Wellesley Hills.  In his role as an ordained minister, Lewis organized and led service-learning trips to Guatemala, Nicaragua, Hungary, Romania, West Virginia, and New York City, and provided ministerial leadership to the congregation’s youth, religious education, and social justice pursuits.

Working with teachers, social workers, parents, therapists, and youth, Jack co-founded OUT MetroWest in 2011. Headquartered in Framingham, this non-profit organization has served over a thousand LGBTQ+ youth from across the MetroWest region through support groups, trainings, and community events. In June 2016, Jack’s work at OUT MetroWest was honored with the “Nonprofit Excellence Award” from the Massachusetts Nonprofit Network.

When Jack isn't at the State House or connecting with constituents, he enjoys joining his husband, kids, and bulldog for a walk at Callahan or Ashland State Park, perfecting his favorite coconut curry dish, and gallantly losing at new board games.