Mark James Cusack, born on July 3, 1984, is an American politician who represents the 5th Norfolk District in the Massachusetts House of Representatives. He is a member of the Democratic Party. Cusack’s district encompasses all precincts in the town of Braintree and Precinct 1 and 2 in the town of Holbrook.
Cusack graduated from Braintree High School in 2003 and the University of Massachusetts Amherst in 2007 with a B.A. in Political Science. He interned for Congressman Stephen Lynch and prior to his election to the House in 2010, worked as an assistant to Braintree Mayor Joseph Sullivan.
In 2011, Cusack was sworn into the Massachusetts House of Representatives, where he is currently in his seventh term. Cusack has served as House Chair for the Joint Committee on Revenue since 2019. He previously served as Chair for the Joint Committee on Marijuana Policy and the Committee on Technology and Intergovernmental Affairs, and Vice Chair for the Joint Committee on Telecommunications, Utilities, and Energy. Additionally, Cusack served as a member of the Online Gaming, Fantasy Sports Gaming and Daily Fantasy Sports Commission, having been appointed by then-House Speaker Robert DeLeo in 2016. He currently sits on the Tax Expenditure Review Commission.
