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Steven A. Baddour

Executive Vice President & Director of Operations

SABaddour@mlstrategies.com

+1.617.348.1686

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A former Massachusetts State Senator and former Assistant Attorney General, Steve has over 30 years of combined government, political and campaign experience.  He has worked at all levels of government and has strategically and successfully represented clients from City Hall to the State House to Washington D.C. Steve has strong and longstanding relationships throughout the Massachusetts government. He is well versed in executive, legislative and local governance.  During his time in the Senate, Steve served as the Senate Chair of the Joint Committee on Transportation, the Vice-Chair of the Joint Committee on the Judiciary, the Vice Chair of the Senate Ways and Means Committee and chaired numerous conference committees. He is an active member of the Greater Boston Chamber of Commerce and was elected to sit on the Chamber’s Board of Directors in 2024. Steve is ready to advocate on your behalf and apply his unique and diverse experiences in order to achieve a successful client outcome.

Education

  • Massachusetts School of Law (JD)
  • University of Massachusetts (BA, cum laude)

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On Wednesday, April 11, the House Ways and Means Committee proposed a $40.991 billion budget for FY2019 that represents an increase of $1.24 billion, or 3.1 percent, above FY2018 spending levels. The budget proposes $83 million more in spending than Governor Charlie Baker recommended in the FY2019 budget he filed in January.
On Wednesday, January 24, 2018, Governor Charlie Baker released a $40.9 billion budget proposal for FY2019. The plan, commonly referred to as House 2, is the fourth Baker has proposed since assuming office and increases spending by 2.6% over FY2018 levels.
The Task Force that Massachusetts Treasurer Deborah Goldberg commissioned to review the alcohol industry in the Commonwealth issued its final report on December 27, 2017.
On Tuesday, October 17, Massachusetts Senate leaders released comprehensive health care legislation containing a wide range of provisions significantly impacting industry stakeholders.
Massachusetts lawmakers have returned from summer recess and are preparing to tackle a robust legislative agenda this fall. Legislators will meet formally through the third Wednesday in November, at which point formal sessions will end until 2018.
On Tuesday, December 6, Governor Charlie Baker, under his Section 9C authority, ordered $98 million in mid-year cuts from the $39.25 billion FY17 state budget. The administration has warned of budget imbalances for months and this action aims at aligning state revenues, which have lagged throughout the year, with projected spending.
Throughout the fall, policy makers in Massachusetts have sharpened their focus on the rise of pharmaceutical drug prices and their role in the growth of overall health care spending in the Commonwealth.
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After closing the book on the formal sessions in July, Massachusetts lawmakers have turned their attention to the November election. The Senate and House of Representatives convene in informal sessions for the remainder of the year and no controversial legislative matters are expected to pass during this time.

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