Robert Mclaughlin Email & Phone Number

Braintree, MA, US

Boston, Massachusetts, United States

Boston, Massachusetts, United States

• Advance the priorities of Secretary Walsh, the agencies within EOHHS, and the Healey-Driscoll Administration by employing existing and long-term relationships with elected officials of the Senate, House of.
• Direct advisor to Secretary Walsh on all matters concerning the Massachusetts General Court, politics, and legislation.
• Manage a deputy as a direct report and 12 legislative liaisons for agencies within EOHHS as indirect reports.
• Lead the legislative outreach and affairs, legislative budgeting process, constituent services, and agency responsibilities.
• Work closely with members of the Healey-Driscoll administration in other secretariats and agencies as there is considerable overlap in statutory responsibilities.
• Wide-ranging and deep knowledge of policy and issue areas such as: emergency preparedness, crisis response, long term care, behavioral health services, Determination of Need, child welfare & justice involvement.

Boston, MA

• Reported directly to Secretary Sudders and was a trusted advisor including behavioral health legislation, opioid crisis response, and navigating continued COVID-19 pandemic response post Command Center.
• Worked collaboratively to bridge the gap between the Democratic super-majority state legislature and the Baker-Polito administration.

• Direct advisor to the Secretary and Command Center staff on all matters concerning the Massachusetts Congressional Delegation, Massachusetts General Court, municipal elected and appointed officials, Massachusetts.
• Coordinated legislative action, outreach and response efforts on: personal protective equipment requests and offers, testing, vaccine distribution, nursing and elder care facilities, data reporting, labor issues.
• Command Center’s primary point of contact for all Massachusetts elected and appointed officials at the municipal, state, and federal levels of government.
• Led the intergovernmental communications and legislative strategy and execution for the Command Center.
• Managed two direct reports for the Government Affairs team.
• Managed legislative outreach activities on a 24/7 basis in coordination with the Massachusetts House and Senate Task Forces on COVID-19 Response and subsequently the Joint Committee on COVID-19 and Emergency.

Boston, Massachusetts

Joint Committee on Public ServiceJoint Committee on Public Safety & Homeland Security

Bachelor Of Science (B.S.), Political Science And Government

Political Science And Government

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