Rodney M. Elliott is a Democrat representing the 16th Middlesex District in the Massachusetts House of Representatives since 2023. The district includes neighborhoods of Pawtucketville and Centralville in Lowell, as well as parts of North Chelmsford and Chelmsford. He previously served as mayor of Lowell from 2014 to 2016 and on the Lowell City Council from 1997 to 2022, where he was known as the "fiscal watchdog" for his focus on city finances. Notable achievements include winning a close 2022 Democratic primary by 102 votes and the general election with 65.3% of the vote, followed by unopposed reelection in 2024; he also proposed legislation in 2023 to criminalize assault and battery on sports officials. Before politics, he worked as a city planner in Lowell, legislative aide to State Senator Phil Shea, administrative assistant in Groton, and for 25 years at the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.

Education and Political Experience

• Education: BS in Political Science from Plymouth State University ; MPA in Public Administration from Suffolk University ; MA in Political Science from Catholic University of America .
• Political Experience: Elected to Lowell City Council in 1997 after an initial loss in 1995, serving 24 years until 2021; mayor of Lowell ; lost 2018 Democratic primary for 1st Middlesex State Senate seat; elected to Massachusetts House in 2022 and reelected in 2024.