17 Facts About Marcos Devers

Marcos Devers graduated from secondary school and received a bachelor's degree in civil engineering from the Universidad Autonoma de Santo Domingo in 1978.

Marcos Devers received additional education and training in Japan and Italy in remote sensing during the 1980s.

Marcos Devers was a math instructor at Santurce Community College, Santurce, Puerto Rico from 1984 to 1986.

Marcos Devers later went on to write technical papers for infrastructure development in the Dominican Republic.

In 1982 Marcos Devers left the Dominican Republic and moved to Puerto Rico, where three of his four children were born.

Marcos Devers attended Salem State College and the University of Massachusetts Lowell to complete the academic requirements to become a certified educator in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.

Marcos Devers taught high school level mathematics at both Lawrence High School and the Greater Lawrence Technical High School for sixteen years.

Marcos Devers has been married to his wife, Vicky, since 1986.

In 1991 Marcos Devers decided to run for an at-large seat on the Lawrence City Council.

Marcos Devers was finally elected to the City Council in November 1999 on his fifth attempt.

Marcos Devers was then re-elected to his seat in 2001 and 2003.

Marcos Devers ran again for the 2009 Mayoral election and came in third.

Marcos Devers ran for state representative in 2006 and 2008 against former state representative William Lantigua.

On June 15,2010, Marcos Devers was elected by a majority of 1,198 votes to the Massachusetts House of Representatives over independent candidate Rafael Gadea.

Marcos Devers received 1,369 votes, challenger Rafael Gadea received 171 votes.

Marcos Devers currently serves as a member of the Joint Committees on Transportation, Education, Economic Development and Emerging Technologies and as Vice Chair of the Joint Committee on Children, Families and Persons with Disabilities.

Marcos Devers is a member of the Massachusetts Black and Latino Legislative Caucus.