Brendan P. Crighton

Brendan P. Crighton (born April 5, 1983) is a Massachusetts politician.

Early life Mr. Crighton graduated from Lynn Classical High School in 2001. He later graduated from Colby College with a bachelor's degree in government in 2005, and in 2009 received a master's degree in public administration from Suffolk University.

Political career

He began his political career working in the office of State Senator Thomas M. McGee, 2005–2015. He was elected as a Lynn city councilor serving first as the Ward 5 Councilor from 2010 to 2014, and at large from 2014 to 2016. He then won a three-way race for the Massachusetts House of Representatives where he served from 2015 to 2018.

He is the only candidate in the 2018 special election to succeed his former boss Thomas McGee, who resigned as State Senator for the Third Essex District. He was elected to the Senate on March 6, 2018. He has been serving in the Massachusetts Senate since March 7, 2018. In 2024, he is the Chairperson of the Joint Committee on Transportation.

Juvenile and Emerging Adult Justice - Chairperson Transportation - Chairperson Personnel and Administration - Vice Chair Ethics Post Audit and Oversight Rules (Senate) Ways and Means (Senate) Rules (Joint) Ways and Means (Joint)

Task Forces Crighton serves on the following task forces:

Transportation Funding Task Force

Personal life He resides in Lynn, Massachusetts with his wife.