Vinny deMacedo
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Viriato Manuel Pereira de Macedo (born October 16, 1965), also popularly known as Vinny deMacedo, is a Cape Verdean American politician, and is the Massachusetts State Representative
for the First Plymouth District, which comprises the precincts 2 to 10, 12 and 14 of the town of Plymouth, in Plymouth County
. He is a Republican
.
on November 3, 1998 for a term as a Massachusetts State Representative
, against the Democratic incumbent Joseph Gallitano
. He won the election by a tight margin of 189 votes, and since then he has been reelected every election. Vinny deMacedo opposed same-sex marriage in Massachusetts in 2004 and co-sponsored an amendment to the state constitution to ban the practice. He opposed a compromise amendment banning same-sex marriages and allowing civil unions. He was a candidate for his sixth term in the elections
of November 4, 2008.
Viriato has been named legislator of the year for 2008 by Massachusetts Town Clerks' Association. He is also a member of the Cedarville and Sagamore Business Association and the Plymouth Area Chamber of Commerce.
, but traveled with his parents to New England
in 1966, when he was 6 months old. First settled in Dorchester
, three years later they moved to Kingston
, where Vinny deMacedo was raised. He graduated from Silver Lake Regional High School
in 1983. He then went to study in New York's The King's College, where he graduated with a BA
in Business Administration in 1987.
After spending a few years working for his brother in the car business, in 1991 deMacedo was able to start his own gas station in Cedarville
. He still owns, to the present date, the RWA Mobil Station in Route 3A.
deMacedo is married to Jennifer de Macedo, and is the father of three children.
He visited Cape Verde
in January 2008, for the first time since moving to the United States, in a political mission, and met several members of the Cape Verdean government, including the President Pedro Pires
.
Massachusetts House of Representatives
The Massachusetts House of Representatives is the lower house of the Massachusetts General Court, the state legislature of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. It is composed of 160 members elected from single-member electoral districts across the Commonwealth. Representatives serve two-year terms...
for the First Plymouth District, which comprises the precincts 2 to 10, 12 and 14 of the town of Plymouth, in Plymouth County
Plymouth County, Massachusetts
Plymouth County is a county located in the U.S. state of Massachusetts. As of 2010, the population was 494,919. Its county seats are Plymouth and Brockton...
. He is a Republican
Republican Party (United States)
The Republican Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Democratic Party. Founded by anti-slavery expansion activists in 1854, it is often called the GOP . The party's platform generally reflects American conservatism in the U.S...
.
Political career
deMacedo had no political experience prior to becoming a candidate for the electionsElections in Massachusetts
Elections in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts are administered by the individual municipalities.- Election law :There is some oversight by the Secretary of the Commonwealth and the Office of Campaign and Political Finance.-List of elections:...
on November 3, 1998 for a term as a Massachusetts State Representative
Massachusetts House of Representatives
The Massachusetts House of Representatives is the lower house of the Massachusetts General Court, the state legislature of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. It is composed of 160 members elected from single-member electoral districts across the Commonwealth. Representatives serve two-year terms...
, against the Democratic incumbent Joseph Gallitano
Joseph Gallitano
Joseph R. Gallitano is an American attoreny and politician who represented the 1st Plymouth District in the Massachusetts House of Representatives from 1997 to 1999 was and a member of the Plymouth, Massachusetts board of selectmen from 1979 to 1982 -References:...
. He won the election by a tight margin of 189 votes, and since then he has been reelected every election. Vinny deMacedo opposed same-sex marriage in Massachusetts in 2004 and co-sponsored an amendment to the state constitution to ban the practice. He opposed a compromise amendment banning same-sex marriages and allowing civil unions. He was a candidate for his sixth term in the elections
Elections in Massachusetts
Elections in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts are administered by the individual municipalities.- Election law :There is some oversight by the Secretary of the Commonwealth and the Office of Campaign and Political Finance.-List of elections:...
of November 4, 2008.
Viriato has been named legislator of the year for 2008 by Massachusetts Town Clerks' Association. He is also a member of the Cedarville and Sagamore Business Association and the Plymouth Area Chamber of Commerce.
Biography
Macedo was born in Brava, Cape VerdeBrava, Cape Verde
Brava is an island in Cape Verde. It is the smallest inhabited island, but at the same time the greenest, of Cape Verde, in the Sotavento group. First settled in the 1540s, its population grew after Mount Fogo on neighbouring Fogo erupted in 1675...
, but traveled with his parents to New England
New England
New England is a region in the northeastern corner of the United States consisting of the six states of Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, and Connecticut...
in 1966, when he was 6 months old. First settled in Dorchester
Dorchester, Massachusetts
Dorchester is a dissolved municipality and current neighborhood of Boston, Massachusetts, United States. It is named after the town of Dorchester in the English county of Dorset, from which Puritans emigrated and is today endearingly nicknamed "Dot" by its residents. Dorchester, including a large...
, three years later they moved to Kingston
Kingston, Massachusetts
Kingston is a coastal town in Plymouth County, Massachusetts, United States. According to the 2010 Census, it had a population of 12,629.-History:Before European settlers arrived in Kingston it was within the tribal home to the Wampanoag people...
, where Vinny deMacedo was raised. He graduated from Silver Lake Regional High School
Silver Lake Regional High School
Silver Lake Regional High School is a public, regional high school in Massachusetts' South Shore region. It serves as the secondary school for the Silver Lake Regional School District, comprising the towns of Kingston, Plympton and Halifax, Massachusetts...
in 1983. He then went to study in New York's The King's College, where he graduated with a BA
Bachelor of Arts
A Bachelor of Arts , from the Latin artium baccalaureus, is a bachelor's degree awarded for an undergraduate course or program in either the liberal arts, the sciences, or both...
in Business Administration in 1987.
After spending a few years working for his brother in the car business, in 1991 deMacedo was able to start his own gas station in Cedarville
Cedarville, Massachusetts
Cedarville is the southeasternmost village in Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States.Cedarville is bounded to the north by Ellisville Road and Hedges Pond, to the south by the Town of Bourne, to the west by Little Herring Pond and Great Herring Pond, and to the east by Cape Cod Bay.Residents enjoy...
. He still owns, to the present date, the RWA Mobil Station in Route 3A.
deMacedo is married to Jennifer de Macedo, and is the father of three children.
He visited Cape Verde
Cape Verde
The Republic of Cape Verde is an island country, spanning an archipelago of 10 islands located in the central Atlantic Ocean, 570 kilometres off the coast of Western Africa...
in January 2008, for the first time since moving to the United States, in a political mission, and met several members of the Cape Verdean government, including the President Pedro Pires
Pedro Pires
Pedro Verona Rodrigues Pires was the President of Cape Verde from March 2001 to September 2011. Before becoming President, he was Prime Minister from 1975 to 1991....
.
External links
- official website
- profile at the Commonwealth of Massachusetts official website
- profile at ImagineElection.com