Lawmakers representing Dorchester and Mattapan found their way onto several critical committees for the 2019-2020 legislative term.

First Suffolk state Sen. Nick Collins is now chair of the Joint Committee on Export Development; vice chair of the Senate Committee on Bonding, Capital Expenditures and State Assets; and vice chair of the Joint Committee on Public Health.

He is also a member of the Senate Committee on Ways and Means; the Joint Committee on State Administration and Regulatory Oversight; the Joint Committee on Tourism, Arts and Cultural Development; Joint Committee on Veterans and Federal Affairs; and the Joint Committee on Ways and Means.

State Rep. Dan Hunt, of the 13th Suffolk District, is now vice chair of both the House Committee on Rules and the Joint Committee on Rules. He sits on the House Committee on Ways and Means, the Joint Committee on State Administration and Regulatory Oversight, and the Joint Committee on Ways and Means.

State Rep. Dan Cullinane, of the 12th Suffolk District is vice chair of the Joint Committee on Health Care Financing and is a member of the House Committee on Redistricting and the Joint Committee on Telecommunications, Utilities and Energy.

State Rep. Russell Holmes, of the 6th Suffolk District, sits on the House Committee on Bonding, Capital Expenditures and State Assets, the House Committee on Ways and Means, the Joint Committee on Election Laws, the Joint Committee on Public Service, and the Joint Committee on Ways and Means.

State Rep. David Biele, of the 4th Suffolk District, sits on the Joint Committee on Community Development and Small Businesses, the Joint Committee on Economic Development and Emerging Technologies, the Joint Committee on Export Development, and the Joint Committee on State Administration and Regulatory Oversight.

State Rep. Liz Miranda, of the 5th Suffolk District, sits on the Joint Committee on Community Development and Small Businesses, the Joint Committee on Public Safety and Homeland Security, the Joint Committee on the Judiciary, and the Joint Committee on Veterans and Federal Affairs.