Meet Kate.

An education attorney, Kate Lipper-Garabedian has dedicated her professional career to public service.

During her time as State Representative, Kate has ensured that the 32nd Middlesex District (Melrose and parts of Wakefield and Malden) is represented by someone who believes passionately about the role government can play in supporting individuals and their families, who listens carefully and works hard for her constituents, and who will get things done.

 Growing up, both of Kate’s parents were newspaper reporters, and family dinner conversations often included discussions of events happening at the local, state, and national levels. She learned early on that the policies our elected officials enact have powerful, long-lasting effects on communities and people. Kate’s first job was as a seventh-grade public school teacher in an economically disadvantaged neighborhood of Atlanta. After graduating from Harvard Law School, she worked as a judicial clerk in the federal courts; a legal consultant for states, school districts, colleges, and nonprofit organizations on efforts to improve outcomes for children and students; and as the Chief Legal Counsel at the Massachusetts Executive Office of Education. Prior to joining the State House, Kate was a Melrose City Councilor-At-Large where she raised the bar for resident engagement, created and served as the liaison to the School Committee, and oversaw the City Council’s budget process.

 Kate became the Commonwealth’s first “COVID Rep” following a special election in March 2020 and was re-elected to a full term that fall. In her first full term, Kate was selected by her peers to serve as the Vice Chair of the Joint Committee on Elder Affairs; created the House Caucus on Blockchain Technology; filed more than 30 bills on a variety of issues including education, veteran supports, housing affordability for seniors, and cryptocurrency; and successfully championed expanded eligibility and significant funding for older students with disabilities to access special education during the pandemic.

 Kate lives in Melrose with her family.