Aaron Michlewitz is a Democratic member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives, representing the 3rd Suffolk District, within the city of Boston, Massachusetts. The 3rd Suffolk District encompasses the North End, Waterfront, Chinatown, South End, Financial District, Bay Village, Leather District, and parts of Beacon Hill, and Back Bay neighborhoods.
Born on June 7, 1978, in the North End of Boston, Michlewitz has lived and worked in the neighborhoods he represents his whole life. He is a graduate of Northeastern University and has dedicated himself to helping others. He currently resides in the North End with his wife, Maria.
Michlewitz was elected in a special election following the resignation of Salvatore DiMasi in 2009. Prior to the election, Michlewitz worked for the Former Speaker of the Massachusetts House of Representatives Sal DiMasi as his Constituent Services Director from 2004 until DiMasi’s resignation on January 27, 2009.
Michlewitz is currently serving his first term as the House Chairman of the Ways and Means Committee. He has previously served as Chairman of the Joint Committee on Financial Services, the Joint Committee on Public Service, and the Joint Committee on Election Laws. In 2016, Michlewitz was a leading author of Massachusetts’s landmark legislation dealing with Transportation Network Companies like Uber and Lyft. Michlewitz has also worked on crafting legislation that would regulate Short-Term residential rentals such as Airbnb.
