Introduction: From 1997 until 2007, Andrea served in the Massachusetts State Senate, representing the Berkshire region. Over the course of that ten-year period, he served as chair of the Committee on Financial Services and the Committee on Banks & Banking. He also served as a member of the budget-writing Senate Ways & Means Committee, in addition to other committees. While chair of Financial Services, Nuciforo developed a working knowledge of some of Massachusetts’ most heavily-regulated industries, including mortgage lending, health care, state-chartered banks and auto insurance.