Nicholas P. Collins
Democratic · MA · Massachusetts State Senator, First Suffolk District
Nick Collins is a state senator who previously served eight years in the House. He emphasizes working-family tax relief, addiction recovery, job training, and neighborhood economic development.
Where Nicholas P. Collins stands, based on their records
Supports
Healthcare Affordability (6 records), Environment and Public Health (3 records), Labor Rights (5 records),
Track record
Track record — Healthcare Affordability
Healthcare Affordability · 6 support
Introduced S.1042 to require social-worker evaluation and recovery-support contact before discharging certain overdose patients.
January 17, 2025Supports Healthcare Affordability
Source: malegislature.gov
Introduced S.310 to require mental-health education in schools.
January 17, 2025Supports Healthcare Affordability
Source: malegislature.gov
Introduced S.1624 to create an employment-related presumption for disability or death caused by infectious disease for covered public employees.
January 20, 2023Supports Healthcare Affordability
Source: malegislature.gov
Introduced S.1264 to regulate certification of sober homes.
February 19, 2021Supports Healthcare Affordability
Source: malegislature.gov
Introduced S.244 to add mental-health education to school health curricula.
January 22, 2019Supports Healthcare Affordability
Source: malegislature.gov
Introduced H.2840 to require head-injury athletic trainers at high schools offering interscholastic athletics.
January 23, 2017Supports Healthcare Affordability
Source: malegislature.gov
Track record — Environment and Public Health
Environment and Public Health · 3 support
Introduced S.2087 to establish rules concerning reasonable energy consumption.
January 20, 2023Supports Environment and Public Health
Source: malegislature.gov
Introduced S.501 to promote sustainable development, infrastructure, economic security, and fiscal responsibility in response to climate risks.
February 18, 2021Supports Environment and Public Health
Source: malegislature.gov
Introduced S.79 to promote sustainable development across Massachusetts.
January 22, 2019Supports Environment and Public Health
Source: malegislature.gov
Track record — Labor Rights
Labor Rights · 5 support
Introduced S.2531 to establish criminal penalties for assault and battery by bodily substance against transit workers.
February 12, 2025Supports Labor Rights
Source: malegislature.gov
Introduced S.1290 to strengthen collective-bargaining rights.
January 17, 2025Supports Labor Rights
Source: malegislature.gov
Introduced S.1624 to create an employment-related presumption for disability or death caused by infectious disease for covered public employees.
January 20, 2023Supports Labor Rights
Source: malegislature.gov
Introduced H.3362 to require that ten percent of workers hired under a state contract be people with disabilities.
January 23, 2017Supports Labor Rights
Source: malegislature.gov
Introduced H.2518 to strengthen employee rights for Massachusetts Water Resources Authority workers.
January 23, 2017Supports Labor Rights
Source: malegislature.gov
Track record — Anti-Corruption
Anti-Corruption · 1 support
Introduced S.2109 to close a travel-gift loophole in the state conflict-of-interest law and expand public disclosure.
January 17, 2025Supports Anti-Corruption
Source: malegislature.gov
Track record — Government Efficiency
Government Efficiency · 3 support
Introduced S.1486 to revise membership of the Massachusetts Peace Officer Standards and Training Commission.
January 20, 2023Supports Government Efficiency
Source: malegislature.gov
Introduced S.2087 to establish rules concerning reasonable energy consumption.
January 20, 2023Supports Government Efficiency
Source: malegislature.gov
Introduced S.1381 to implement public-safety recommendations of the Walsh-Kennedy Commission.
January 22, 2019Supports Government Efficiency
Source: malegislature.gov
Track record — Public Safety and Crime Control
Public Safety and Crime Control · 5 support
Introduced S.2531 to establish criminal penalties for assault and battery by bodily substance against transit workers.
February 12, 2025Supports Public Safety and Crime Control
Source: malegislature.gov
Introduced S.103 to permit surveillance and safety devices in out-of-home care settings following allegations of abuse.
January 17, 2025Supports Public Safety and Crime Control
Source: malegislature.gov
Introduced S.1486 to revise membership of the Massachusetts Peace Officer Standards and Training Commission.
January 20, 2023Supports Public Safety and Crime Control
Source: malegislature.gov
Introduced S.1264 to regulate certification of sober homes.
February 19, 2021Supports Public Safety and Crime Control
Source: malegislature.gov
Introduced S.1381 to implement public-safety recommendations of the Walsh-Kennedy Commission.
January 22, 2019Supports Public Safety and Crime Control
Source: malegislature.gov
Track record — Criminal Justice and Civil Liberties
Criminal Justice and Civil Liberties · 1 support
Introduced S.63 to promote social equity and economic empowerment in the cannabis industry.
February 18, 2021Supports Criminal Justice and Civil Liberties
Source: malegislature.gov
Track record — Housing Affordability
Housing Affordability · 4 support
Introduced a bill proposing to make it easier for Massachusetts renters to get into state rental aid programs (Senate Bill 957). In December 2025 the housing committee backed a changed version and sent it to the Senate budget committee. It has not become law.
December 8, 2025Supports Housing Affordability
Source: malegislature.gov
Introduced S.952 to establish a moratorium on non-judicial residential foreclosures.
February 19, 2021Supports Housing Affordability
Source: malegislature.gov
Introduced H.3007 to establish a commission on safety protocols for state-subsidized senior and non-elderly disabled housing.
January 23, 2017Supports Housing Affordability
Source: malegislature.gov
Introduced H.1241 to require property owners to bear relocation-assistance costs when tenants must leave because of qualifying housing-code violations.
January 16, 2015Supports Housing Affordability
Source: malegislature.gov
Track record — Social Programs and Welfare
Social Programs and Welfare · 5 support
Introduced S.1042 to require social-worker evaluation and recovery-support contact before discharging certain overdose patients.
January 17, 2025Supports Social Programs and Welfare
Source: malegislature.gov
Introduced S.103 to permit surveillance and safety devices in out-of-home care settings following allegations of abuse.
January 17, 2025Supports Social Programs and Welfare
Source: malegislature.gov
Introduced S.952 to establish a moratorium on non-judicial residential foreclosures.
February 19, 2021Supports Social Programs and Welfare
Source: malegislature.gov
Introduced H.3007 to establish a commission on safety protocols for state-subsidized senior and non-elderly disabled housing.
January 23, 2017Supports Social Programs and Welfare
Source: malegislature.gov
Introduced H.1241 to require property owners to bear relocation-assistance costs when tenants must leave because of qualifying housing-code violations.
January 16, 2015Supports Social Programs and Welfare
Source: malegislature.gov
Track record — Public Education Quality
Public Education Quality · 4 support
Introduced S.310 to require mental-health education in schools.
January 17, 2025Supports Public Education Quality
Source: malegislature.gov
Introduced S.2186 to protect Native American heritage.
January 20, 2023Supports Public Education Quality
Source: malegislature.gov
Introduced S.244 to add mental-health education to school health curricula.
January 22, 2019Supports Public Education Quality
Source: malegislature.gov
Introduced H.2840 to require head-injury athletic trainers at high schools offering interscholastic athletics.
January 23, 2017Supports Public Education Quality
Source: malegislature.gov
Track record — Civil Rights
Civil Rights · 2 support
Introduced S.2186 to protect Native American heritage.
January 20, 2023Supports Civil Rights
Source: malegislature.gov
Introduced H.3362 to require that ten percent of workers hired under a state contract be people with disabilities.
January 23, 2017Supports Civil Rights
Source: malegislature.gov
Track record — Corporate Accountability
Corporate Accountability · 2 support
Introduced S.2109 to close a travel-gift loophole in the state conflict-of-interest law and expand public disclosure.
January 17, 2025Supports Corporate Accountability
Source: malegislature.gov
Introduced S.63 to promote social equity and economic empowerment in the cannabis industry.
February 18, 2021Supports Corporate Accountability
Source: malegislature.gov
Track record — Public Infrastructure
Public Infrastructure · 2 support
Introduced S.501 to promote sustainable development, infrastructure, economic security, and fiscal responsibility in response to climate risks.
February 18, 2021Supports Public Infrastructure
Source: malegislature.gov
Introduced S.79 to promote sustainable development across Massachusetts.
January 22, 2019Supports Public Infrastructure
Source: malegislature.gov
Past races Nicholas P. Collins ran in:
- Senator in General Court · November 3, 2026 · First Suffolk District; Massachusetts · incumbent
- Senator in General Court · September 1, 2026 · First Suffolk District; Massachusetts · incumbent