| Erika Uyterhoeven | |
| State House1: | Massachusetts |
| District1: | 27th Middlesex |
| Term Start1: | January 6, 2021 |
| Predecessor1: | Denise Provost |
| Successor1: | Incumbent |
| Birth Date: | July 26, 1986 |
| Birth Place: | Boston, Massachusetts, U.S. |
| Party: | Democratic |
| Otherparty: | Democratic Socialists of America |
| Education: | Wellesley College University of Toulouse Harvard Business School |
Erika Uyterhoeven (born July 26, 1986) is a member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives for the 27th Middlesex district.[1] Uyterhoeven is a member of the Democratic Party and the Democratic Socialists of America (DSA). Prior to serving in elected office, Uyterhoeven was a political activist and antitrust economist.[2]
Uyterhoeven was born on July 26, 1986, to a single mother born in Japan.[3] Her mother was a union flight attendant, and Uyterhoeven has cited the rise of neoliberalism and the decline of the labor movement beginning in the 1980s as formative for her political development.[2]
Uyterhoeven attended Wayland High School in Wayland, Massachusetts, graduating in 2004. She received her bachelor's degree from Wellesley College in 2010, and received a master’s degree from the University of Toulouse in 2014. In 2019, Uyterhoeven graduated with a master’s in business administration (MBA) from Harvard Business School.[4]
In 2020, Uyterhoeven ran to replace retiring incumbent Denise Provost as the member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives 27th Middlesex district. Running as a self-described democratic socialist, Uyterhoeven's successful campaign emphasized support for increased government transparency.[5]
She previously organized with Momentum, a socialist organization in the United Kingdom.[6] Uyterhoeven is a member of the Democratic Socialists of America (DSA).
Uyterhoeven ran successfully reelection in the 2022 election, after successfully winning the nomination against a primary challenger.[7] Her campaign literature cited endorsements from the Massachusetts Nurses Association, the Massachusetts Teachers Association, Reproductive Equity Now, Massachusetts AFL-CIO, SEIU Local 509, Somerville Municipal Employees Assoc., United Auto Workers, IBEW 2222, Boston DSA, Massachusetts Sierra Club, Progressive Massachusetts, and LIUNA (Laborers International Union North America).[8]