Representative St. Fleur was elected to the Massachusetts House of Representatives, representing the 5th Suffolk District on July 6th, 1999. Gaining 77% of the vote in a hotly contested election, it is reported that the Representative is the first Haitian-American elected official in Massachusetts. Most recently, the Representative was re-elected to her 5th term winning nearly 85% of the vote.
During her first term in office, Representative St. Fleur successfully sponsored into law An Act Relative to Survivors of Homicide Victims Awareness. As House Chair of the Joint Committee on Education, Arts and Humanities, Representative St. Fleur helped to establish the new Massachusetts Board and Department of Early Education and Care. Representative St. Fleur served as the Vice-Chair of the House Committee on Ways and Means and currently serves as the Vice-Chair for the Joint Committee on Consumer Protection and Professional Licensure.
A graduate of the University of Massachusetts at Amherst, Representative St. Fleur earned a Law Degree from Boston College Law School in 1987. After graduating from law school, Representative St. Fleur served as a Law Clerk in the Massachusetts Superior Court. She later served as an Assistant District Attorney in Middlesex County, serving among others in the Trial Division and as the Chief of the Unemployment Fraud Division. Rep. St. Fleur is a former trustee of the Boston Bar Foundation and the past president of the Massachusetts Black Lawyers Association. She is also a member of the Boston College Law School Black Alumni Network.
Committed to community service, Rep. St. Fleur is a member of the Democratic State Committee, the Ward 13 Democractic Committee, WILL (Women in Legislators' Lobby) and WAND (Women's Action for New Directions). The Representative also serves on the Advisory Boards of Project Hope and The Children's Museum, the Boards of Directors of Colonel Daniel Marr Boys and Girls Club, Action for Boston Community Development.
Representative Marie St. Fleur is the mother of 3 children. She loves to sing and to spend time with her family.
