Thank you for taking the time to visit my website! I am honored to represent Lynn, Lynnfield, Saugus, and Wakefield in the Massachusetts House of Representatives. As someone who grew up in our district, I know firsthand the difficulties faced by individuals and families living and working on the North Shore. I know that it is my duty to fight for education, healthcare, and local aid, to ensure that everyone has the opportunities and support they need to succeed personally and for our Commonwealth to flourish. During my tenure in the legislature, Lynn has seen weed removal in Sluice and Flax Ponds, Lynnfield has received state funding to build and renovate multiple new school buildings, Saugus has joined the State GIC and built the Shops at Saugus, and Wakefield has seen a major and much needed clean up of Lake Quannapowitt. I have been privileged to have been able to participate in these and many other essential improvements for our district, and look forward to working together with state and community leaders to continue this progress.

Representative Mark Falzone announced that the Massachusetts House of Representatives passed legislation aimed at protecting tenants in foreclosed properties and helping lenders and homeowners avoid foreclosure. This bill establishes protections for tenants living in properties that have been taken over by a lender after foreclosure. Under this legislation, lenders must post contact information for the lender – including an address where tenants can mail their rent – within 30 days of foreclosure. A lender cannot evict a tenant for failure to pay rent unless it has provided this notice.

In the event that a property is taken over by a lender after foreclosure, this bill stipulates that tenants can only be evicted for just cause or if the building is purchased by a third party.

Representative Mark Falzone announced the successful passage in the Massachusetts House of Representatives of the amendment he authored to save individuals and small businesses significant amounts of money on prescription drugs. This legislation requires the bulk purchasing of pharmaceuticals in order to gain the cost benefits for small businesses and individuals in the Commonwealth. It also specifies the process by which the Secretary of Administration and Finance must develop the program for purchasing in bulk these prescription drugs.

Representative Falzone emphasized, “My amendment will create major savings on the cost of pharmaceuticals throughout our Commonwealth, and its passage in the House is a tremendous step forward. I placed a special emphasis in this legislation on the required assurance that quality cannot be sacrificed even as we extend the benefits of bulk purchasing to individuals and small businesses in Massachusetts. To avoid any stalling or delay I also detailed the steps that the Secretary of Administration and Finance must take to maximize the dollar savings made available.”

State Representative Mark Falzone recently joined his colleagues in the Massachusetts House of Representatives in passing legislation designed to control health care costs for individuals and businesses in Massachusetts which will increase job availability in the Commonwealth.

Representative Falzone said, “I am very pleased the House has passed this legislation to support business and individuals in Massachusetts. This bill will cut the cost of health insurance, especially for small businesses. It will encourage the creation of new jobs and increase employment opportunities for our residents. Creating new jobs is my first priority, and holding the line on health care inflation is a significant part of this.”

Representative Mark Falzone joined his colleagues in the Massachusetts House of Representatives in passing legislation to establish a Silver Alert program, which will assist in locating seniors with Alzheimer’s or other forms of dementia who have gone missing.

The Silver Alert program would provide for a coordinated approach to locating an individual with dementia. The bill directs law enforcement and other key response resources to focus in a geographic area consistent with the missing person’s last know location.

New photos of Representative Falzone and others at events in the district are now online. Pictured here: Representatives Katherine Clark and Mark Falzone visited the Wakefield Farmers Market at Hall Park on North Avenue on its opening day, Saturday, July 10th. The market will be open every Saturday until October 16th from 9am to 1pm.

For more events and celebrations, please visit the photo gallery.

Representative Mark Falzone voted in support of the jobs bill that recently passed the Massachusetts House of Representatives. The bill provides incentives for businesses to grow in Massachusetts and produce more jobs, while also streamlining the economic development agencies that provide employment and business support.

Representative Falzone noted, “Jobs are my first priority, and in these economic times I am very pleased that the Massachusetts House has responded to those of us who have been encouraging, indeed insistent upon, job-producing legislative action. The good news in this House bill that passed with my support is that we have lowered tax rates for employment-producing start-up companies, which is an important incentive to get progress on jobs. We also streamlined the jobs-producing coordinating and planning agencies so that leadership is in clear hands and economic development performance measures are used for accountability. The public demands to know what is being done on the jobs front and with what success, and I agree. With this legislation we have take a huge step forward to be more efficient and more successful in creating jobs. I urge similar action on the part of the Senate and the Governor to support the House-passed jobs initiative.”

State Representative Mark Falzone joined his colleagues in the Massachusetts House of Representatives in approving an amendment that would allow a state sales tax holiday on August 14th and 15th of this year to encourage consumers to shop at local businesses across the state. This job-promoting amendment will give a boost to consumer spending and local businesses, and was passed by a bi-partisan vote of 134-13.

The amendment is part of an economic development bill passed by the House that would streamline economic development agencies and make Massachusetts more attractive to businesses.

Representative Mark Falzone announced that the early opportunity for the Saugus Library to be re-certified has been signed into law. When Governor Patrick signed the state budget for the coming fiscal year, he made this provision favoring the Saugus Library part of state law. The Saugus legislative delegation secured specifically for Saugus this chance for early access to the additional state funding for the library which comes with the accelerated re-certification process.

Representative Falzone emphasized, “This is very good news for Saugus, and for Saugus library patrons and Saugus taxpayers. With appropriate action by town officials, we in Saugus can now have re-certification in just a couple of months rather than the much longer usual wait of at least a year and a half. This will mean quick access for Saugus to state funds, which in turn will help Saugus taxpayers and keep library improvements on track. As the Founding Chairman of the Legislative Library Caucus, I know that a re-certified Saugus Library helps our Saugus residents to find jobs, start businesses, gain internet and database access, and develop the education that will serve as the foundation for new careers.”

For more news stories and updates from Representative Mark Falzone, please visit the News Archive, where the articles can be read by year.