Nika Elugardo

Nika C. Elugardo is an American attorney and politician who serves as a member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives. She represents Boston and Brookline. Elugardo serves on the House Committee on Technology and Intergovernmental Affairs, the Joint Committee on Children, Families and Persons with Disabilities, the Joint Committee on Elder Affairs, and the Joint Committee on Tourism, Arts and Cultural Development.[1][2][3][4] She is a member of the Massachusetts Black and Latino Legislative Caucus.[5]

Nika Elugardo
Member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives
from the 15th Suffolk district
Assumed office
January 2, 2019
Preceded byJeffrey Sanchez
Personal details
Born (1973-07-31) July 31, 1973
Columbus, Ohio
Political partyDemocratic
ResidenceJamaica Plain, Boston
EducationColumbus School for Girls
Alma materMassachusetts Institute of Technology (BS)
Harvard University (MPP)
Boston University (JD)
WebsiteCampaign website

Education

Elugardo earned her Bachelor of Science in Urban Planning from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, a Master of Public Policy from the John F. Kennedy School of Government, and a Juris Doctor from the Boston University School of Law.

Career

After graduating from law school, Elugardo worked at the National Consumer Law Center in Boston. Elugardo then served as the Jamaica Plain Liaison and Senior Policy Advisor to Massachusetts State Senator Sonia Chang-Díaz.[6]

In the 2018 election, Elugardo mounted a successful primary challenge to incumbent Representative Jeffrey Sanchez. A political progressive, Elugardo participated in an event hosted by the Boston chapter of the Democratic Socialists of America, where she described herself as a socialist.[7]

See also

References
  1. "About Nika". Elect Nika. 2018. Retrieved June 10, 2019.
  2. "Nika C. Elugardo: Committees". The Commonwealth of Massachusetts. 2019. Retrieved June 10, 2019.
  3. "Nika C. Elugardo: District". The Commonwealth of Massachusetts. 2019. Retrieved June 10, 2019.
  4. Ertischek, David (September 6, 2018). "Nika Elugardo on Her Victory, Legislative Goals and Who Told Her She Won". Jamaica Plain News. Retrieved June 10, 2019.
  5. "2019-2020 Massachusetts Black & Latino Legislative Caucus". mablacklatinocaucus.com. Retrieved August 5, 2020.
  6. Meredith, Sharon (March 19, 2007), "Gospel music", African American Studies Center, Oxford University Press, doi:10.1093/acref/9780195301731.013.47431, ISBN 978-0-19-530173-1
  7. "General Values". Boston Democratic Socialists of America. Retrieved March 11, 2020.


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