17 Facts About Raymond Mariano

Raymond Mariano grew up in one of the state's largest public housing projects, Great Brook Valley.

Raymond Mariano graduated with a BA from Worcester State College and holds an MPA from Clark University.

In 1974, at the age of 24, Raymond Mariano became a candidate for the Worcester School Committee placing 7th.

Raymond Mariano was elevated to fill a term of a retiring member on October 1,1977.

Raymond Mariano was re-elected to the School Committee in 1977 and again in 1979.

In 1981, Raymond Mariano became the first member of the Worcester School Committee to ever win election to another office on his first try when he was elected to the Worcester City Council.

In 1993, Raymond Mariano was elected as mayor of the city of Worcester, Massachusetts, at the time the second-largest city in New England.

Raymond Mariano established a highly successful committee focusing on gang and youth violence and at-risk youth.

Raymond Mariano personally led an effort in 2000 which created the largest summer jobs program in the city's history, creating more than 2000 jobs for at-risk young people.

Raymond Mariano created "Operation Clean City", a citywide beautification program, which won an award for innovation from the Massachusetts Municipal Association.

Raymond Mariano brought home the first federal grant for the rehabilitation of Union Station and led efforts to build a new convention center.

In 2003, Raymond Mariano became executive director of the Worcester Housing Authority.

In 2011, Raymond Mariano took steps to convert a number of properties to be entirely smoke-free.

Raymond Mariano argued that public housing has become generational, rather than the short-term solution for families that it was intended to be.

In 1984 and continuing through 2003, Raymond Mariano worked as a marketing and management consultant with clients throughout the Northeast.

Raymond Mariano served as a political consultant to local, state, and national candidates across the country.

Raymond Mariano has worked on the presidential campaigns of Henry "Scoop" Jackson George McGovern, Al Gore, and many others.