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Karen Spilka is an American attorney and politician who has served in the Massachusetts Senate since 2005. She is the current President of the Senate, having been elected to the post in January 2015. She was born on January 11, 1953 in New York City, New York.
Spilka graduated from the University of Massachusetts Amherst in 1975 with a Bachelor of Arts degree in sociology. She then attended Northeastern University School of Law, graduating in 1978. She was admitted to the Massachusetts Bar in 1979.
Spilka began her political career in the Massachusetts House of Representatives, where she served from 1991 to 2005. She was elected to the Massachusetts Senate in 2005 and has been re-elected every two years since then. She was elected Senate Majority Leader in 2013 and Senate President in 2015.
Spilka is a member of the Massachusetts Bar Association, the Massachusetts Women's Bar Association, and the National Association of Women Lawyers. She is also a member of the American Bar Association and the International Association of Women Judges.
As of 2021, Karen Spilka's net worth is estimated to be roughly $1 million.
| Popular As |
Karen Eileen Spilka |
| Occupation |
Attorney; Arbitrator/Mediator |
| Age |
71 years old |
| Zodiac Sign |
Capricorn |
| Born |
11 January 1953 |
| Birthday |
11 January |
| Birthplace |
New York City, New York, U.S. |
| Nationality |
United States |
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Karen Spilka Height, Weight & Measurements
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Who Is Karen Spilka's Husband?
Her husband is Joel Loitherstein
| Family |
| Parents |
Not Available |
| Husband |
Joel Loitherstein |
| Sibling |
Not Available |
| Children |
3 |
Karen Spilka Net Worth
Her net worth has been growing significantly in 2022-2023. So, how much is Karen Spilka worth at the age of 71 years old? Karen Spilka’s income source is mostly from being a successful . She is from United States. We have estimated
Karen Spilka's net worth
, money, salary, income, and assets.
| Net Worth in 2023 |
$1 Million - $5 Million |
| Salary in 2023 |
Under Review |
| Net Worth in 2022 |
Pending |
| Salary in 2022 |
Under Review |
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Not Available |
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Timeline
She was elected to be the 95th President of the Massachusetts Senate on July 26, 2018, and continues to hold that office. She also chairs the Biotech Legislative Caucus and the Tech Hub Caucus. Senator Spilka's legislative accomplishments include efforts in a broad range of areas including economic development, jobs creation, education, juvenile justice and services for the elderly and disabled communities.
Senator Spilka served in the Massachusetts House of Representatives from 2001-2004 and the Massachusetts Senate from 2005–present. She served as Chair of the Senate Committee on Ways and Means before being elected the President of the Massachusetts Senate on July 26, 2018, making her the third woman to hold the office.
In 2018, Senator Spilka joined Senators Patricia D. Jehlen and Julian Cyr to create bill S.2562 - an act relative to gender identity on Massachusetts identification. The bill establishes a non-binary gender identity option for state licenses, allowing applicants to choose "X" instead of male or female. The bill passed the Senate on June 28, 2018, but is yet to become law.
Spilka was a candidate in the 2013 special election to succeed U.S. Representative Ed Markey of Massachusetts's 5th congressional district , who resigned in June 2013 to take a seat in the U.S. Senate. The primary election was held on October 15, 2013, and Katherine Clark won the Democratic nomination. Spilka came in fifth behind Clark, Middlesex County Sheriff Peter Koutoujian, State Rep. Carl Sciortino, and State Sen. Will Brownsberger.
Senator Spilka was first elected to the Massachusetts House of Representatives in the fall of 2001, where she served three years before her election to the Massachusetts State Senate in January 2005. In the Senate she has served as the Chair of the Joint Committee on Children, Families and Persons with Disabilities, the Chair of the Joint Committee on Economic Development and Emerging Technologies and the Majority Whip. Prior to becoming a legislator, Senator Spilka was in private practice as an arbitrator and mediator, specializing in labor and employment law and community and court mediation. In addition, she has been a facilitator and fact finder in disputes in the public and private sectors, as well as a social worker and trainer of adult mediation and school-based peer mediation programs, collaborative-based collective bargaining and conflict resolution strategies.
Karen E. Spilka (born January 11, 1953) is a Massachusetts State Senator of the Democratic Party. She represents the 2nd Middlesex and Norfolk district, which includes the towns of Ashland, Framingham, Franklin, Holliston, Hopkinton, Medway and Natick in the MetroWest region of Massachusetts.
