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Senator Richard T. Moore of Massachusetts serves as the Senate Chairman of the influential Joint Committee on Health Care Financing in the Massachusetts General Court.
He has served as a member of the Executive Committee of the National Conference of State Legislatures for the past six years. He was Chair of the NCSL Standing Committees in 2006-2007. In addition, he is a member of the Board of the NCSL Foundation and Co-Chair of the Foundation’s Trust for Representative Democracy Advisory Committee; Co-Chair of the NCSL Task Force on Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness; Co-Chair of the NCSL Health Information Technology (HITCh) Project. He has participated in an NCSL study tour in Argentina and as a panelist at an AARP-European Union Conference on Long Term Care. As a state legislator, he has sponsored interns from Russia and Ireland. He is also a member of the Board of Directors of the National Legislative Association for Prescription Drug Pricing (NLARX since 2000), and member of the National Steering Committee of the Campaign for Restoring the Civic Mission of Our Schools chaired by Retired Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O’Connor.
In 2000, Senator Moore was among 40 state leaders from all branches of state government to be selected as a Henry Toll Fellow (a leadership development program) by the Council of State Governments.
The seven term senator is constantly in the forefront of issues affecting the health of the people of Massachusetts. His imprint can be found on nearly every piece of health care legislation enacted in Massachusetts since 1999. Widely acknowledged for his leadership in state health care policy and his strong advocacy for patient safety and reduction of medical errors, Senator Moore was among the principal architects of the landmark 2006 Massachusetts health care reform law. He is also the principal sponsor of numerous legislative initiatives including the establishment of the Betsy Lehman Center for Patient Safety and Medical Error Reduction, a state-based center for research, education, and policy application focused on evidence-based solutions to patient safety issues.
Prior to his service in the Senate, Senator Moore was a nine term member of the House of Representatives and held the chairmanship of three different standing committees during his service in the House
Senator Moore is an educational administrator and faculty member serving currently as Visiting Assistant Professor in Health Policy in the Masters in Public Administration program at Bridgewater (MA) State College. He is a former Associate Dean of Students at Assumption College and former Assistant to the President of Bentley College, a past trustee of Quinsigamond Community College and current trustee of Nichols College. He holds a Bachelor’s Degree in History from Clark University, Master’s Degree in Student Personnel Administration from Colgate University, and an honorary Doctor of Science degree from the Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences. He is a former member and Secretary of the Massachusetts Health and Educational Facilities Authority, and holds commissions as Justice of the Peace and Notary Public.
He is married to the former Joanne Bednarz.
Capitol Office
State House, Room 111
24 Beacon Street
Boston, MA 02133-1099
(617) 722-1420
Richard.Moore@state.ma.us
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