Jordan Maynard Reappointed as Commissioner and Redesignated Chair of the Massachusetts Gaming Commission

Governor Maura Healey, Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell, and Treasurer and Receiver General Deborah Goldberg reappointed Jordan Maynard as Commissioner for the Massachusetts Gaming Commission for a second five-year time period, efficient Mach 25, 2026. Governor Healey additionally redesignated Maynard as Chair of the Commission.

Maynard was initially appointed Commissioner in 2022 by a joint appointment of then-Governor Charlie Baker, then-Attorney General Healey, and Treasurer Goldberg. In March 2024, Governor Healey designated Maynard as Interim Chair after which as full time Chair in October of the identical yr.

“I am humbled and honored to be reappointed as commissioner and to continue serving as chair of the Massachusetts Gaming Commission and I am grateful for the trust the Governor, Lieutenant Governor, Attorney General, and Treasurer have placed in me,” mentioned Chair Jordan Maynard. “The Massachusetts Gaming Commission is the model gaming regulatory agency in the country because of the dedicated staff and my fellow commissioners. Working closely with our licensed operators we strive to make legal gaming in Massachusetts safe, responsible, and accountable to the people of the Commonwealth. I look forward to continuing this work and addressing the ongoing efforts to maintain the strongest consumer and player protections.”

The Commission consists of 5 full-time commissioners, one appointed by the Governor, one appointed by the Attorney General, one appointed by the Treasurer, and two appointed by a joint appointment of these three officers. The Governor is liable for designating the Chair of the Commission.

About Jordan Maynard

Jordan Maynard was named Chair of the Massachusetts Gaming Commission (MGC) by Governor Maura Healey on October 28, 2024. Before that, Maynard had served as interim chair of the MGC since March 2024, after he was first appointed as a commissioner in 2022. Since becoming a member of the Commission, he has performed a pivotal position in efficiently rolling out sports activities wagering, enhancing client experiences, and persevering with to assist strong, accountable gaming initiatives centered on participant well being to guard all residents within the Commonwealth.

Maynard spearheads the MGC’s involvement within the Massachusetts Attorney General’s Youth Sports Betting Safety Initiative, working with statewide companions to fight underage sports activities wagering whereas making a curriculum to teach youth on the potential harms of unsafe playing. In addition, he has made safety on the brick-and-mortar properties in Massachusetts a prime precedence, working with the licensees on finest practices and prioritizing the protection and wellbeing of patrons. Maynard is dedicated to creating laws and insurance policies that may improve the financial advantage of gaming for the Commonwealth to profit space residents, native companies and staff. Leading with care and constancy to the legislation, Maynard’s work has helped preserve the robust status of the MGC amongst its companions and licensees.

Maynard has been named by The Innovation Group to the Emerging Leaders of Gaming 40 under 40 class of 2025. He was additionally acknowledged by US Gaming Hub’s Game Masters Top 100 Most Influential Figures in the US Gaming Industry.

Maynard beforehand served as Governor Baker’s Chief Secretary and Director of Boards and Commissions for the Office of the Governor from February 2019 by July 2022. In that capability, he oversaw appointments for over 800 state boards and commissions and recruited and positioned senior officers throughout the administration.

Under his tenure, the Baker Administration recruited a report variety of numerous appointees to boards and commissions over a three-year interval. In that position, Maynard labored extensively on points associated to gaming coverage and oversaw a number of appointments to the Gaming Commission. He additionally labored carefully with the Commission’s management on appointments to the Gaming Policy Advisory Committee, together with the Committee Chair and a number of appointments centered on public well being and habit points.

During the COVID-19 pandemic, Maynard additionally served because the Washington, DC Director for the Office of the Governor from March-July 2020. In that capability, he labored to coordinate state companies’ interactions with the federal authorities and supported the procurement of thousands and thousands of items of PPE for the Commonwealth.

Maynard beforehand served as an exterior affairs supervisor on the Division of Professional Licensure (recognized as we speak because the Division of Occupational Licensure), the place he labored carefully with board and fee members on licensing and regulating over 580,000 people throughout 150 trades and professions.

Before coming into state service, Maynard labored as a civil lawyer, together with as an advocate for people with disabilities earlier than the Social Security Administration.
Maynard is a first-generation faculty graduate from japanese Kentucky who earned his Bachelor of Arts in History and Government from Morehead State University in 2010 and his Juris Doctorate from the Northern Kentucky University’s Salmon P. Chase College of Law in 2013.