William Brownsberger — William Brownsberger opens the meeting, identifies himself, states that it is a Senate Committee on the Census meeting, and is later addressed by a witness as Senator Brownsberger.
William Brownsberger — Addressed in thanks before Senator Miranda began speaking.
William Brownsberger — Addressed as Chair.
William Brownsberger — The chair appears to be managing the discussion and asking whether Tim Reardon is online.
William Brownsberger — Addressed as Mr. Chair.
Liz Miranda — Identified as a colleague joining the chair.
Liz Miranda — Senator Miranda thanked the presenter, noted her Boston background and personal interest in the topic, and then continued by raising a substantive concern from her work on criminal legal system legislation about how incarceration counts affect districts like hers.
Liz Miranda — Senator Liz Miranda was addressed directly and then spoke about the Cape’s population loss, adding that she has a home on the Cape and a long personal history with Falmouth, which informed her concern about the issue.
Liz Miranda — Referenced as the senator whose prior question was being answered.
Liz Miranda — Her point is cited in framing the existing housing need at 115,000 units.
Susan Strait — Susan Strait, a senior manager at the UMass Donahue Institute’s Population Estimates Program and a returning witness, is introduced and then handed the floor to begin her presentation. She thanks the committee, briefly pauses while the committee adjusts the projector so her numbers can be seen, and is then invited to continue speaking.
Susan Strait — The chair twice interrupts Susan Strait during the same exchange: first apologizing and inviting her to continue, then pausing her again to ask a follow-up question about how international migration is estimated from the ACS.
Paul Mark — Acknowledged as participating online.
Paul Mark — Addressed as 'Senator' in the discussion about whether the low scenario may still be too high.
Paul Mark — Likely the speaker being referred to as 'Senator Ron' in the transcript; asked a follow-up question.
Mark Montigny — Senator Mark Montigny is acknowledged as having joined the meeting and is thanked by the chair.
Susan — Susan is briefly interrupted and recognized by name, then continues her explanation of demographic cohort shifts, focusing on how the millennial generation is distributed in 2025 and what that means for future fertility patterns.
Susan — Addressed by the speaker for a question about whether immigration continued at the same pace into fiscal 2025.
Susan — Asked to go back to the slide and referenced the population ranking and orange areas showing negative change.
Susan — Susan and her team’s population work for the statewide housing plan is discussed throughout this segment. The speakers reference her updated projections, earlier assumptions used in the lower scenario, special studies her team conducted in the Cape, and key points from her presentation—especially the importance of international migration and migration as the main driver of population change. They also note that she explained the assumptions behind the scenarios and may have additional information.
Susan — Susan was referenced as having clearly explained the immigration and household patterns, including describing foreign-born residents as being in prime child-rearing years and noting that she was using older CBO projections.
Rebecca Rausch — Identified as the Vice Chair arriving at the meeting.
Rebecca Rausch — Addressed as Vice Chair.
Rebecca Rausch — Referred to as Co-Chair Rausch in the introduction.
Rebecca Rausch — Asked Tim to confirm the 10-year period and clarified the household-change discussion.
Rebecca Rausch — Addressed as 'Senator' in the exchange; likely the member speaking or being addressed in the question period, though the transcript does not explicitly name the speaker here.
Ryan Fattman — Noted as being online for the meeting.
Jesse Partridge Guerrero — Introduced himself as Director of Data Services at MAPC and said MAPC works closely with Susan’s team on demographic projections.
Tim Reardon — Identified as the next presenter who will provide more details on the projections.
Tim Reardon — The speaker said Tim Reardon would follow with more detail.
Tim Reardon — Tim Reardon introduces himself and thanks the committee for the invitation. Shortly afterward, the speaker addresses him directly to confirm a household projection figure and asks follow-up questions about the 2025 10-year horizon, keeping the discussion focused on the same projection-related topic.
Jesse — Jesse is referenced throughout a continuous discussion of the presentation materials he provided: he showed a chart and explained forecasts, shared scenario ranges and regional demographic trends, and presented maps illustrating regional demand.
Kim — Thanked the committee and offered to answer questions about the housing analysis.