David LeBoeuf (D-Worcester) is serving as State Representative for the 17th Worcester District. During his tenure, Representative LeBoeuf has successfully implemented changes within the Department of Children and Families to improve educational resources for foster children, forced a for-profit hospital to re-open mental health beds that were voluntarily closed during a nurses’ strike, and modified high-interest loans that were crippling small water systems. In 2023 he passed legislation that eliminated the up to 90-day waiting period for State employees to access health insurance. David’s current legislative session agenda is focused on health insurance access, professional licensure access, early education expansion, and improving addiction treatment services in the district. He currently serves on the Joint Committee on Children, Families, and Persons with Disabilities, the Joint Committee on Consumer Protection and Professional Licensure, the Joint Committee on Housing, and the House Committee on Post Audit and Oversight. Prior to taking office in 2019, David worked for the Initiative for a Competitive Inner City implementing the Goldman Sachs 10,000 Small Businesses Program. He championed efforts to increase greater participation of veteran-owned, minority-owned, and women-owned businesses in the program. Prior to joining ICIC, David worked as a Divisional Program Manager at the Innovation Institute at the Mass Tech Collaborative, a quasi-public economic development agency, where he provided strategic support to efforts related to regional economic redevelopment initiatives, public research investments, big data, and talent development. A lifelong Worcester resident David attended Clark University before transferring to Harvard College, where he graduated with a degree in Social Studies (Community Engagement and Urban Social Change). He is a proud product of the Worcester Public Schools and attended Heard Street Elementary, Sullivan Middle, and South High Community School. David worked his way through college and began his career as an interim staff assistant in the Worcester City Manager’s Office. David also has a community organizing background and served as campaign staff for a variety of campaigns, including a ballot initiative to protect affordable housing. He served as an advocate for survivors of domestic violence with the Worcester Community Connections Coalition and was also part of the team that passed the MA Sexual Assault Survivor’s Bill of Rights (the RISE Bill) in 2017. Throughout the years David has been a voice for voter access, working on the municipal level to increase participation in local elections and remove barriers to participation. Before taking office he served on the boards of the African Community Education program, the Latin American Health Alliance of Central MA, and as board President of the NeighborWorks HomeOwnership Center of Central MA.
