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Personal Details

Caucuses/Former Committees

Former Member, Armed Services Committee, United States House of Representatives

Former Member, Education & Labor Committee, United States House of Representatives

Former Member, Subcommittee on Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions, United States House of Representatives

Former Member, Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Investment, United States House of Representatives

Former Member, Subcommittee on Intelligence, Emerging Threats & Capabilities, United States House of Representatives

Former Member, Subcommittee on Military Personnel, United States House of Representatives

Education

  • Attended, Harvard Business School, 2013
  • BS, Regional and Comparative Studies, Georgetown University, 1991-1995

Professional Experience

  • Attended, Harvard Business School, 2013
  • BS, Regional and Comparative Studies, Georgetown University, 1991-1995
  • Chief Executive Officer, Concire Leadership Institute, 2012-present
  • Chief Revenue Officer, ChoiceStream, 2011
  • Vice President, Marketing and Account Management, ChoiceStream, 2005-2011
  • Chief of Staff, Congressman Marty Meehan, United States House of Representatives, 1995-2005
  • Deputy Treasurer, Commonwealth of Massachusetts, 2002-2004

Political Experience

  • Attended, Harvard Business School, 2013
  • BS, Regional and Comparative Studies, Georgetown University, 1991-1995
  • Chief Executive Officer, Concire Leadership Institute, 2012-present
  • Chief Revenue Officer, ChoiceStream, 2011
  • Vice President, Marketing and Account Management, ChoiceStream, 2005-2011
  • Chief of Staff, Congressman Marty Meehan, United States House of Representatives, 1995-2005
  • Deputy Treasurer, Commonwealth of Massachusetts, 2002-2004
  • Representative, United States House of Representatives, Massachusetts, District 3, 2019-present
  • Candidate, United States House of Representatives, District 3, 2018, 2020

Current Legislative Committees

Member, Committee on Energy and Commerce

Member, Natural Resources Committee

Member, Subcommittee on Consumer Protection & Commerce

Member, Subcommittee on Health (Energy and Commerce)

Member, Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests, and Public Lands

Member, Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations (Energy and Commerce)

Policy Positions

2021

Abortion

1. Do you generally support pro-choice or pro-life legislation?
- Pro-choice

Budget

1. In order to balance the budget, do you support an income tax increase on any tax bracket?
- Yes

2. Do you support expanding federal funding to support entitlement programs such as Social Security and Medicare?
- Yes

Campaign Finance

1. Do you support the regulation of indirect campaign contributions from corporations and unions?
- Yes

Crime

Do you support the protection of government officials, including law enforcement officers, from personal liability in civil lawsuits concerning alleged misconduct?
- No

Defense

Do you support increasing defense spending?
- Unknown Position

Economy

1. Do you support federal spending as a means of promoting economic growth?
- Yes

2. Do you support lowering corporate taxes as a means of promoting economic growth?
- No

3. Do you support providing financial relief to businesses AND/OR corporations negatively impacted by the state of national emergency for COVID-19?
- Yes

Education

1. Do you support requiring states to adopt federal education standards?
- Unknown Position

Energy and Environment

1. Do you support government funding for the development of renewable energy (e.g. solar, wind, geo-thermal)?
- Yes

2. Do you support the federal regulation of greenhouse gas emissions?
- Yes

Guns

1. Do you generally support gun-control legislation?
- Yes

Health Care

1. Do you support repealing the 2010 Affordable Care Act ("Obamacare")?
- No

2. Do you support requiring businesses to provide paid medical leave during public health crises, such as COVID-19?
- Yes

Immigration

1. Do you support the construction of a wall along the Mexican border?
- No

2. Do you support requiring immigrants who are unlawfully present to return to their country of origin before they are eligible for citizenship?
- No

National Security

1. Should the United States use military force to prevent governments hostile to the U.S. from possessing a weapon of mass destruction (for example: nuclear, biological, chemical)?
- Unknown Position

2. Do you support reducing military intervention in Middle East conflicts?
- Unknown Position

Trade

Do you generally support removing barriers to international trade (for example: tariffs, quotas, etc.)?
- Yes

2019

Abortion

1. Do you generally support pro-choice or pro-life legislation?
- Pro-choice

Budget

1. In order to balance the budget, do you support an income tax increase on any tax bracket?
- Yes

2. In order to balance the budget, do you support reducing defense spending?
- No

Campaign Finance

1. Do you support the regulation of indirect campaign contributions from corporations and unions?
- Yes

Economy

1. Do you support federal spending as a means of promoting economic growth?
- Yes

2. Do you support lowering corporate taxes as a means of promoting economic growth?
- Yes

Education

1. Do you support requiring states to adopt federal education standards?
- Yes

Energy & Environment

1. Do you support government funding for the development of renewable energy (e.g. solar, wind, thermal)?
- Yes

2. Do you support the federal regulation of greenhouse gas emissions?
- Yes

Guns

1. Do you generally support gun-control legislation?
- Yes

Health Care

1. Do you support repealing the 2010 Affordable Care Act ("Obamacare")?
- No

Immigration

1. Do you support the construction of a wall along the Mexican border?
- No

2. Do you support requiring immigrants who are unlawfully present to return to their country of origin before they are eligible for citizenship?
- No

Marijuana

Do you support the legalization of marijuana for recreational purposes?
- Unknown Position

National Security

1. Should the United States use military force in order to prevent governments hostile to the U.S. from possessing a nuclear weapon?
- Unknown Position

2. Do you support increased American intervention in Middle Eastern conflicts beyond air support?
- Unknown Position

Congress Bills
Speeches
Articles

The Lowell Star - The Merrimack River: A treasure worth protecting

Jul. 19, 2020

By Rep. Lori Trahan Infrastructure is more than roads and bridges, it's investment in clean water. And it's an investment in the people who stand to benefit from such improvements. Last week, the House of Representatives passed a major infrastructure bill which includes an area which is sometimes overlooked -- water infrastructure. Across the globe, great waterways contribute to a community's identity and provide a source of civic pride and unity. This is especially true for the cities and towns of the Merrimack Valley. Fed by Lake Winnipesaukee in New Hampshire's White Mountains, the "mighty" Merrimack River flows down through Concord, Manchester, and Nashua; crosses into the commonwealth and bends east near Lowell before flowing through Lawrence and Haverhill -- and out to the Atlantic. No natural feature is more tied to Lowell's history. The Merrimack was the force powering the Lowell Mills where my grandmother once worked and is now the heart of the busy downtown area where the people's 3rd Congressional District office is located. The Merrimack also provides drinking water for well over half a million people. However, the river and its watershed communities have suffered immensely over many years from repeated releases of untreated wastewater and stormwater.These communities are among hundreds nationwide that have outdated sewer infrastructure which combines waste from homes and businesses as well as stormwater. Equally importantly, these sewer systems are designed to channel effluent -- "combined sewer overflow" (CSO) -- into nearby bodies of water. This happens whenever precipitation volume exceeds sewer system capacity. Unfortunately, volume exceeds capacity all too often; and the cost to fix these systems is enormous. These challenges will only be exacerbated by the growing effects of a warming climate. According to the EPA's Clean Watersheds Needs Survey, the price tag to fix CSOs nationwide is $50 billion. In Massachusetts alone, the price tag may be a billion dollars or more. For many years, the federal government -- through the so-called "construction grants program" -- supported communities' wastewater infrastructure needs. However, in the 1980s, these grants were largely eclipsed by loans. Consequently, cities and towns have, ever since, shouldered a greater share of the burden of improving their wastewater infrastructure in order to comply with the Clean Water Act. Grant funding is absolutely vital when the scale of wastewater infrastructure projects is so large. It is especially crucial for those communities that are the least able to afford such improvements. More than a year ago, a few months after taking office, I convened a group of Merrimack River stakeholders at Lowell's wastewater treatment plant. We met to share information about the problem and generate solutions.Among the key takeaways from our meeting was the need for stable, reliable, and robust federal funding for wastewater improvements. Communities with these needs deserve the assurance that the federal government intends to be a partner with them over the long term. Days after that meeting, I testified about the Merrimack Valley's CSO challenges before the Transportation and Infrastructure Committee of the U.S. House of Representatives. Next, I filed bipartisan legislation designed to ease the burden on cities faced with the enormous costs of ending CSOs and cleaning up their rivers. Our Stop Sewage Overflow Act was designed in close consultation with state and local officials from across the Merrimack Valley who I met with at the Lowell wastewater treatment facility. The bill increased funding for the EPA's CSO grant program and extended its period of authorization. Perhaps most notably, the bill incentivized the federal government to invest in wastewater infrastructure projects in financially distressed communities. Under our bill, for every $1 a community contributes, the government must contribute at least $3.The core elements of our bill were incorporated into The Moving Forward Act, major infrastructure legislation, which passed the U.S. House on July 1st. The CSO grant program will be authorized to provide $400 million annually for the next five years; and the provision to incentivize the federal government to make this much needed investment in our communities was also included. The bill is now pending before the U.S. Senate, which should pass our infrastructure bill for many reasons -- not the least of which is the fact that cities like Lowell deserve the support of the federal government when it comes to cleaning up our rivers. The CSO problem is one that has been many decades in the making, so it will not be solved overnight. However, the House-passed infrastructure package will make tremendous progress in restoring our own great waterway.

Trahan under investigation for alleged violation of campaign finance laws

Jan. 1, 1900

On December 17, 2019, the House Ethics Committee announced it was investigating Trahan after it found reason to believe she broke campaign finance laws in the 2018 election. The Office of Congressional Ethics said it found her husband donated $300,000 to her campaign. Federal laws dictate only $2,700 in donations are permitted from individuals. A spokesperson for Trahan issued the following statement in response: "Congresswoman Trahan’s response shows conclusively that the funds loaned to the campaign were her personal funds; that the amendments to the FEC reports and personal financial disclosure statements were filed on her own initiative, and were of the sort that campaigns routinely file; and that OCE radically overstepped its bounds in its conduct of the review. "Congresswoman Trahan has previously communicated at length to her constituents about the circumstances surrounding her personal loan to her campaign consistent with the facts in the OCE report. The complaint that generated this referral came from a right-wing group with a long history of attacking Democrats, and is without merit. The Federal Election Commission has found no violations in numerous cases involving the use of marital assets that closely mirror Congresswoman Trahan’s use of funds, which is why we remain confident that any review will rule in her favor. We look forward to the Ethics Committee's final decision on this matter." The Ethics Committee voted unanimously to dismiss the investigation on July 16, 2020.

Tested positive for coronavirus on January 28, 2021

Jan. 1, 1900

Coronavirus pandemic Select a topic from the dropdown below to learn more.Political responses overviewState reopening plansDocumenting America's Path to RecoveryDaily updatesElection changesChanges to vote-by-mail and absentee voting proceduresFederal responsesState responsesState executive ordersStay-at-home ordersMultistate agreementsNon-governmental reopening plansEvictions and foreclosures policiesTravel restrictionsEnacted state legislationState legislative session changesSchool closuresState court closuresInmate releasesLocal government responsesDiagnosed or quarantined politiciansBallot measure changesArguments about government responsesThe 1918 influenza pandemicPandemic Response Accountability CommitteeUnemployment filingsLawsuitsSubmit On January 28, 2021, Trahan announced that she had tested positive for coronavirus.

Events

2020

Jul. 23
May 22
May 8
Veterans Covid-19 Virtual Town Hall

Fri 1:30 PM – 2:30 PM EDT