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Tram Nguyen
Tram Thi Ngoc Nguyen (Vietnamese: Nguyễn Thị Ngọc Trâm; born June 22, 1986) is an American politician serving as a member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives from the 18th Essex District. She represents the towns of Andover, Boxford, North Andover, and Tewksbury. She currently resides in Andover with her husband Nathanael Powers and two dogs.
Nguyen is currently serving as the Chair of the House Committee on Climate Action and Sustainability (the first Asian American woman chair in the MA House of Representatives) and member of the Joint Committee on Financial Services. She has previously served as Vice Chair of the House Committee on Steering, Policy, and Scheduling and the Joint Committee on Labor and Workforce Development.
Prior to being elected as the first Vietnamese American woman in the Massachusetts Legislature, Nguyen was an attorney at Greater Boston Legal Services providing support for survivors of domestic violence, immigrants, seniors, veterans, people with disabilities, low-wage workers, and others from vulnerable communities. Nguyen is the highest ranking Asian American woman in the Massachusetts legislature.
In October 2025, Nguyen announced her candidacy in the 2026 election for the open seat in Massachusetts's 6th congressional district following U.S. Representative Seth Moulton’s decision to run for the U.S. Senate against incumbent Senator Ed Markey. If elected, Nguyen would be the first woman and the first person of color to represent the district. She would also be the first Asian American elected to Congress from Massachusetts, and the first immigrant in more than a century.
Nguyen was born in Vietnam and immigrated to the United States with her family as political refugees when she was 5 years old. She was raised in the Merrimack Valley — first living in public housing in Lawrence and then moving to Methuen. Nguyen graduated from Methuen High School and enrolled at Tufts University as a first-generation college student. She is the first person in her family to graduate from college and graduate school.
Before deciding to study law, Nguyen believed she wanted to study medicine and become a pediatrician. Her love for children led her to become involved with the Jumpstart program providing education to help underprivileged children develop literacy skills at a young age. Through her involvement with Jumpstart, Nguyen realized she wanted to continue helping families like these — and that she could make a greater impact through policy rather than medicine. Nguyen received a degree in Sociology and American Studies from Tufts University and then her J.D. from Northeastern University.
In 2022, Nguyen was named a Rappaport Urban Scholar. The Rappaport Urban Scholars Program provides full-tuition scholarships to elected and appointed officials to attend the Harvard Kennedy School’s Mid-Career Master in Public Administration (MC/MPA) program. Nguyen graduated from the Harvard Kennedy School MC/MPA program in 2024.
Nguyen began her legal career as a fellow through Equal Justice Works and worked at Greater Boston Legal Services (GBLS), where she focused on providing legal representation to survivors of domestic violence in family and immigration law. Nguyen later became a staff attorney at GBLS and then the coordinator for the Civil Legal Aid for Victims of Crime Project, where she represented and advocated for seniors, veterans, people with disabilities, and others from vulnerable communities who were victims of crimes. She also led the Nail Salon Initiative to help low-wage workers fight wage theft.
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Tram Nguyen
Tram Thi Ngoc Nguyen (Vietnamese: Nguyễn Thị Ngọc Trâm; born June 22, 1986) is an American politician serving as a member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives from the 18th Essex District. She represents the towns of Andover, Boxford, North Andover, and Tewksbury. She currently resides in Andover with her husband Nathanael Powers and two dogs.
Nguyen is currently serving as the Chair of the House Committee on Climate Action and Sustainability (the first Asian American woman chair in the MA House of Representatives) and member of the Joint Committee on Financial Services. She has previously served as Vice Chair of the House Committee on Steering, Policy, and Scheduling and the Joint Committee on Labor and Workforce Development.
Prior to being elected as the first Vietnamese American woman in the Massachusetts Legislature, Nguyen was an attorney at Greater Boston Legal Services providing support for survivors of domestic violence, immigrants, seniors, veterans, people with disabilities, low-wage workers, and others from vulnerable communities. Nguyen is the highest ranking Asian American woman in the Massachusetts legislature.
In October 2025, Nguyen announced her candidacy in the 2026 election for the open seat in Massachusetts's 6th congressional district following U.S. Representative Seth Moulton’s decision to run for the U.S. Senate against incumbent Senator Ed Markey. If elected, Nguyen would be the first woman and the first person of color to represent the district. She would also be the first Asian American elected to Congress from Massachusetts, and the first immigrant in more than a century.
Nguyen was born in Vietnam and immigrated to the United States with her family as political refugees when she was 5 years old. She was raised in the Merrimack Valley — first living in public housing in Lawrence and then moving to Methuen. Nguyen graduated from Methuen High School and enrolled at Tufts University as a first-generation college student. She is the first person in her family to graduate from college and graduate school.
Before deciding to study law, Nguyen believed she wanted to study medicine and become a pediatrician. Her love for children led her to become involved with the Jumpstart program providing education to help underprivileged children develop literacy skills at a young age. Through her involvement with Jumpstart, Nguyen realized she wanted to continue helping families like these — and that she could make a greater impact through policy rather than medicine. Nguyen received a degree in Sociology and American Studies from Tufts University and then her J.D. from Northeastern University.
In 2022, Nguyen was named a Rappaport Urban Scholar. The Rappaport Urban Scholars Program provides full-tuition scholarships to elected and appointed officials to attend the Harvard Kennedy School’s Mid-Career Master in Public Administration (MC/MPA) program. Nguyen graduated from the Harvard Kennedy School MC/MPA program in 2024.
Nguyen began her legal career as a fellow through Equal Justice Works and worked at Greater Boston Legal Services (GBLS), where she focused on providing legal representation to survivors of domestic violence in family and immigration law. Nguyen later became a staff attorney at GBLS and then the coordinator for the Civil Legal Aid for Victims of Crime Project, where she represented and advocated for seniors, veterans, people with disabilities, and others from vulnerable communities who were victims of crimes. She also led the Nail Salon Initiative to help low-wage workers fight wage theft.
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