Michael Rodrigues | |
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| Member of the Massachusetts Senate from the 1st Bristol and Plymouth district | |
| Assumed office January 5, 2011 | |
| Preceded by | Joan Menard |
| Member of the MassachusettsHouseofRepresentatives from the 8th Bristol district | |
| In office January 4,1996 –January 5,2011 | |
| Preceded by | Edward M. Lambert,Jr. |
| Succeeded by | Paul Schmid |
| Personal details | |
| Born | May 30,1959 Fall River,Massachusetts |
| Nationality | American |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse | Patricia |
| Children | 2 [1] |
| Residence | Westport,Massachusetts |
| Alma mater | Southeastern Massachusetts University,B.S. Accounting (1983) |
Michael J. Rodrigues (born May 30,1959 [2] ) is a Democratic politician from Southeast Massachusetts who has served in the Massachusetts Legislature since 1996. He is currently a member of the Massachusetts Senate representing the 1st Bristol and Plymouth district. [3] He serves as Chair of the Senate Ways and Means Committee.
Rodrigues was born on born May 30,1959 in Fall River. [2] He is a third-generation Luso-American and has been a resident of neighboring Westport for decades. He attended the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth,where he received a degree in accounting. [4]
Prior to serving in the Massachusetts legislature,he was a member of the Westport Democratic Town Committee and chairman of the Westport Finance Committee. [5]
From 1996 to 2011,he was a member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives,where he represented the 8th Bristol district. [5]
He ran for the Senate in 2010,winning a three-way Democratic primary race. He has not been challenged in the primary since then and has often been unopposed in the general election. [6]
He has been President and Treasurer of ABC Floor Covering,Westport,Massachusetts since 1982. [1] [4]