Erika Uyterhoeven
Erika Uyterhoeven | |
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| Member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives from the 27th Middlesex district | |
| Assumed office January 6, 2021 | |
| Preceded by | Denise Provost |
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| Born | July 26, 1986 Boston, Massachusetts, U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Other political affiliations | Democratic Socialists of America |
| Education | Wellesley College University of Toulouse Harvard Business School |
Erika Uyterhoeven (born July 26, 1986) is a member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives for the 27th Middlesex district. Uyterhoeven is a member of the Democratic Party and the Democratic Socialists of America (DSA). Prior to serving in elected office, Uyterhoeven was a political activist and antitrust economist.
Early life and education
Uyterhoeven was born on July 26, 1986, to a single mother born in Japan. Her mother was a union flight attendant, and has cited the rise of neoliberalism and the decline of the labor movement beginning in the 1980s as formative for her political development.
Uyterhoeven attended Wayland High School in Wayland, Massachusetts, graduating in 2004. She received her bachelor's degree from Wellesley College in 2010, and received a master’s degree from the University of Toulouse in 2014. In 2019, Uyterhoeven graduated with a master’s in business administration (MBA) from Harvard Business School.
Political career
In 2020, Uyterhoeven ran to replace retiring incumbent Denise Provost as the member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives 27th Middlesex district. Running as a self-described democratic socialist, Uyterhoeven's successful campaign emphasized support for increased government transparency.
She previously organized with Momentum, a socialist organization in the United Kingdom. Uyterhoeven is a member of the Democratic Socialists of America (DSA).
Uyterhoeven is currently running for reelection in the 2022 election, and successfully won against a primary challenger.