13 Facts About Vinny deMacedo

Vinny deMacedo is a Republican who was sworn into the Massachusetts Senate on January 7,2015.

In November 2019 deMacedo resigned from the Massachusetts Senate to take a job in higher education.

Senator Vinny deMacedo had no political experience prior to becoming a candidate for the Massachusetts House of Representatives on November 3,1998, running against the Democratic incumbent Joseph Gallitano.

Vinny deMacedo won the election by a tight margin of 189 votes.

Vinny deMacedo subsequently won re-election as Massachusetts State Representative seven times, serving through 2014.

Vinny deMacedo served as one of five state senators on the Joint Committee on Marijuana Policy.

Vinny deMacedo has six siblings, including an older brother, Donaldo Macedo.

Vinny deMacedo graduated from Silver Lake Regional High School in 1983.

Vinny deMacedo went on to study at New York's The King's College, from which he graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in Business Administration in 1987.

Vinny deMacedo continues to be the owner and operator of the RWA Mobil Station on Route 3A.

Vinny deMacedo is a member of the Cedarville and Sagamore Business Association and the Plymouth Area Chamber of Commerce.

Vinny deMacedo is married to Jennifer de Macedo, and is the father of three children.

Vinny deMacedo visited Cape Verde in January 2008, for the first time since moving to the United States, as part of a political mission, and met several members of the Cape Verdean government, including the President Pedro Pires.