Chandler, Harriette L.

Official Record

• Chamber Senate
• Political Offices
  • Worcester School Committee ('91-'94)
  • State Representative ('95-'01)
  • State Senator ('01-present)

Personal Information

• Date of Birth December 20, 1937
• Place of Birth Baltimore, Maryland
• Marital Status Married (Burton)
• Children 3
• Religion Jewish
• Hobbies Cooking, knitting, walking, swimming, movies
• Favorite Quote It was once said that the moral test of Government is how that Government treats those who are in the dawn of life, the children; those who are in the twilight of life, the elderly; and those who are in the shadows of life, the sick, the needy and the handicapped. - Hubert H. Humphrey

Education & Career

Education

• Wellesley College (B.A., '59)
• Clark University, Worcester (Ph.D., '73)
• Simmons Graduate School of Management, Boston (M.B.A., '83)
• Worcester State College (Honorary Doctorate, Public Administration, '88)

Occupation

Political Scientist and Mediator

Organizations

• Prevention for Health Caucus, Regional Transit Authority (RTA) Legislative Caucus, Legislature’s Oral Health Caucus, Central Massachusetts Caucus, Reforming States Group, Women’s Legislative Network of the National Conference of State Legislatures (NCSL), Women in Government