About Dylan

Representative Dylan Fernandes has served Falmouth, Martha’s Vineyard and Nantucket in the legislature since 2017 where he has focused on combating climate change, advancing housing that people can afford, and addressing the opioid epidemic and mental health. He serves as the Vice Chair of the Committee on the Environment and Natural Resources, and has seats on the Committee on Ways and Means, the Committee on Telecommunications, Utilities & Energy, and the Committee on Global Warming and Climate Change.

At a time when politics is too often focused on sound bites and tweets, Fernandes focuses on results: 30 of his bills have been signed into law, he has passed dozens more amendments, and has secured tens of millions of dollars in funding for the district. First elected at 26, Fernandes was the second-youngest legislator serving in the Massachusetts House in his inaugural session. In his 6 years as State Representative, he has been a champion for working people, the environment, and making Massachusetts a more affordable place to live for middle and low income people. An unwavering advocate for clean air and water, Fernandes believes strongly in holding Holtec responsible for environmental and public health negligence.

Dylan served as Maura Healey’s political director on her campaign for Attorney General and worked in the Attorney General’s Office fighting discrimination in the Civil Rights Division and later serving as digital director for the office.

A fourth generation Cape & Islands resident and the son of two small business owners, his great grandparents immigrated to the United States from the Azores before settling in Falmouth to work as strawberry farmers. Dylan earned his bachelor's degree with a double major in Economics and Political Science from the College of Charleston and a Master’s in Public Administration at Harvard where he was a Rappaport Scholar.

Dylan Delivers Results.
Dylan has passed 30 bills in 7 years.
H2122

Resolve establishing a special commission to study the effects of coastal and ocean acidification and its existing and potential effects on species that are commercially harvested and grown along the Massachusetts coast

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H3564

An Act relative to Massachusetts participation in the Paris Climate Agreement's Green House Gas Emission Standards

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H3014

An Act relative to electric bicycles

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H3302

An Act to promote offshore wind energy and renewables

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H970

An Act providing for certain fees for airport commissions

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H3630

An Act authorizing the county of Dukes County to borrow funds to pay costs of making various capital improvements and acquiring items of capital equipment at the Martha’s Vineyard airport

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H3792

An Act amending the charter for the town of Nantucket

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H3831

An Act regarding licenses for the sale of alcoholic beverages to be drunk on the premises in the town of Tisbury

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H3842

An Act changing the name of the Board of Selectmen of the town of Gosnold to Selectboard

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H3860

An Act relative to the West Tisbury Select Board

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H3954

An Act amending the charter for the town of Nantucket

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H3985

An Act relative to the Chilmark Select Board

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H4094

An Act authorizing the county of Dukes County to borrow funds to pay costs of acquiring land, constructing buildings and other facilities as the county shall require, making capital improvements to county facilities, acquiring items of capital equipment, and for the payment of all other costs incidental and related thereto

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H4095

An Act changing the position of treasurer in the county of Dukes County to an appointed position

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H4104

An Act authorizing Nantucket land transfers

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H4123

An Act relative to the Nantucket Audit Committee

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H4124

An Act authorizing Tisbury to modify fire department employment

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H4159

An Act authorizing the town of Nantucket to supply itself and its inhabitants with water

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H4321

An Act relative to the authority of the Martha's Vineyard Commission and the town of Oak Bluffs to exchange parcels of land

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H4506

An Act authorizing the county of Dukes County to borrow funds to pay costs of wastewater treatment facility improvements at the Martha’s Vineyard Airport

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H4644

An Act repealing the act establishing the Nantucket Mosquito Control Project

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H4688

An Act authorizing the town of Nantucket to sell, convey or otherwise dispose of certain land situated in the town of Nantucket held for open space, recreational or conservation purposes to the Nantucket Islands Land Bank, Nantucket Conservation Foundation, Inc, or Sconset Trust, Inc. for the same purposes

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H4689

An Act authorizing the town of Nantucket to transfer, convey or otherwise dispose of a portion of certain land situated in the town of Nantucket held for water supply and water protection purposes to the town of Nantucket for roadway purposes

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H4717

An Act authorizing the town of Nantucket to sell, convey or otherwise dispose of a portion of certain land situated in the town of Nantucket held for cemetery purposes

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H4818

An Act authorizing the conveyance of land from the county of Nantucket and authorizing the town of Nantucket to sell, convey or otherwise dispose of a portion of said land situated in the town of Nantucket held for open space purposes

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H4819

An Act amending the membership of the Nantucket Planning & Economic Development Commission by removing the superintendent of the department of public works

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H4885

An Act authorizing the lease of Commonwealth property in the town of Oak Bluffs to the Martha's Vineyard Shellfish Group, Inc. for the property's continued use for shellfish propagation and other fisheries resources research and management activities

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H4925

An Act authorizing the Martha’s Vineyard Regional High School District to lease a certain parcel of land to Martha’s Vineyard Community Services, Inc. for a term of up to 99 years

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H4958

An Act authorizing the transfer of Martha's Vineyard Land Bank Commission Land in Oak Bluffs

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H4972

An Act authorizing the University of Massachusetts to convey a certain parcel of land with buildings thereon in the town of Nantucket to the town of Nantucket Affordable Housing Trust Fund

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“I love our district. It would be an honor to serve you and our beautiful communities. Know that my office and I are always here for you, just give me a call - 508.257.1174.”

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