| Nika Elugardo | |
| State House1: | Massachusetts |
| District1: | 15th Suffolk |
| Term Start1: | January 2, 2019 |
| Term End1: | January 4, 2023 |
| Predecessor1: | Jeffrey Sanchez |
| Successor1: | Sam Montaño |
| Birth Date: | 31 July 1973 |
| Birth Place: | Columbus, Ohio |
| Party: | Democratic |
| Residence: | Jamaica Plain, Boston |
| Education: | Columbus School for Girls |
Nika C. Elugardo is an American attorney and politician. She served as a member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives representing Boston and Brookline for two terms from 2019 to 2023.[1] [2] [3] [4]
Elugardo earned her Bachelor of Science in Urban Planning from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, a Master of Public Policy from the John F. Kennedy School of Government, and a Juris Doctor from the Boston University School of Law.
After graduating from law school, Elugardo worked at the National Consumer Law Center in Boston. Elugardo then served as the Jamaica Plain Liaison and Senior Policy Advisor to Massachusetts State Senator Sonia Chang-Díaz.
In the 2018 election, Elugardo mounted a successful primary challenge to incumbent Representative Jeffrey Sanchez. A political progressive, Elugardo participated in an event hosted by the Boston chapter of the Democratic Socialists of America, where she described herself as a socialist.[5]
On March 1, 2023, Massachusetts U.S. Senator Ed Markey announced that Elugardo would join his office as chief counsel.[6]