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Aaron Vega

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Massachusetts State Representative, 5th Hampden (2019 - Present)

Councilor, Holyoke City Council (2009 - Present)

Quick Facts
Personal Details

Education

  • Attended, Holyoke Community College
  • MA, Keene State College
  • BA, Counseling Psychology/Film Production, Keene State College, 1992-1996

Professional Experience

  • Attended, Holyoke Community College
  • MA, Keene State College
  • BA, Counseling Psychology/Film Production, Keene State College, 1992-1996
  • Owner/ Yoga Instructor, Vega Yoga and Movement Arts, 2004-present
  • Editor on Final Cut Pro, Freelance Video Editor, 1996-present

Political Experience

  • Attended, Holyoke Community College
  • MA, Keene State College
  • BA, Counseling Psychology/Film Production, Keene State College, 1992-1996
  • Owner/ Yoga Instructor, Vega Yoga and Movement Arts, 2004-present
  • Editor on Final Cut Pro, Freelance Video Editor, 1996-present
  • Representative, Commonwealth of Massachusetts State House of Representatives, District Fifth Hampden, 2012-present
  • Councilor, Holyoke City Council, 2009-present
  • Candidate, Commonwealth of Massachusetts House of Representatives, District Fifth Hampden, 2018

Former Committees/Caucuses

Former Member, Economic Development and Emerging Technologies Committee, Commonwealth of Massachusetts State House of Representatives

Member, High School Building Committee

Member, Holyoke Senior Center Committee

Former Vice Chair, Joint Children, Families and Persons with Disabilities Committee, Massachusetts State House of Representatives

Member, Joint Committee of the City Council and School Committee

Former Member, Joint Committee on Labor and Workforce Development, Commonwealth of Massachusetts House of Representatives

Member, Library Committee

Former Member, Marijuana Policy Committee, Massachusetts State House of Representatives

Member, Mayor's Economic Devlopment Council

Member, Ordinance Subcommittee

Former Member, Personnel and Administration Committee, Commonwealth of Massachusetts State House of Representatives

Former Member, Public Service Committee, Commonwealth of Massachusetts State House of Representatives

Chair, Redevelopment Committee

Current Legislative Committees

Member, Joint Committee on Cannabis Policy

Member, Joint Committee on Export Development

Member, Joint Committee on Higher Education

Vice Chair, Technology and Intergovernmental Affairs Committee

Religious, Civic, and other Memberships

  • Attended, Holyoke Community College
  • MA, Keene State College
  • BA, Counseling Psychology/Film Production, Keene State College, 1992-1996
  • Owner/ Yoga Instructor, Vega Yoga and Movement Arts, 2004-present
  • Editor on Final Cut Pro, Freelance Video Editor, 1996-present
  • Representative, Commonwealth of Massachusetts State House of Representatives, District Fifth Hampden, 2012-present
  • Councilor, Holyoke City Council, 2009-present
  • Candidate, Commonwealth of Massachusetts House of Representatives, District Fifth Hampden, 2018
  • Board Member, Carlos Vega Fund for Social Justice
  • Co-Founder, Citizens for the Revitalization and Urban Success in Holyoke
  • Board Member, Connections Afterschool Program
  • Member, Friends of the Council on Aging
  • Member, Friends of the Holyoke Public Library
  • Member, Greater Holyoke Chamber of Commerce
  • Member, Holyoke Community Land Trust
  • Board Member, Holyoke Health Center
  • Member, Holyoke Taxpayers Association
  • Member, Holyoke Unites
  • Board Member, Homework House
  • Board Member, Morgan School Turnaround Team
  • Member, Rotary Club, Holyoke

Other Info

  • 2 Cats: Saddie, Colleen

— Publications:

  • A Class Apart - Documentary, 2006-2008

Events

2019

Jul. 25
Keep It Clean on Dwight Street!

Thur 4:30 PM – 6:00 PM EDT

Dwight and Linden Streets to Veteran's Park

May 21
RALLY "Yes to Invest" - Holyoke Middle Schools

Tue 6:30 PM – 7:00 PM EDT

Holyoke City Hall Holyoke, MA

Mar. 7
4th Term Celebration For Representative Aaron Vega

Thur 5:00 PM – 7:00 PM EST

The Wherehouse? Holyoke, MA