Robert Consalvo

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Rob Consalvo
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Official portrait, 2021
Member of the
Massachusetts House of Representatives
from the 14th Suffolk district
Incumbent
Assumed office
January 2021

A graduate of Catholic Memorial High School in West Roxbury, Massachusetts, Consalvo matriculated to Xavier University in Cincinnati, Ohio, and graduated with a bachelor's degree in Political Science. He served on the staff of the late Senator Edward M. Kennedy in Washington DC, both in his Senate Office and the Health, Education, Labor and Human Services Committee, and later in Boston. He also worked at the Massachusetts State House as Director of Constituent Services for State Representative Angelo M. Scaccia. Consalvo’s duties included researching and contributing to the development of state budgets, writing language, drafting budget amendments and developing state legislation.

Early career

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Consalvo (right) with Mayor Raymond Flynn (center) during Flynn's the 1987 reelection campaign

Consalvo held roles within the mayoral administration of Raymond Flynn, including Boston city personnel director. [1] In 1992, Flynn appointed Consalvo to serve as executive director of the Boston School Committee. [2] [3]

Political career

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Consalvo in 2009
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Consalvo in 2010

Boston City Council

After placing sixth as an at-large candidate in his first bid for elected office to the council in November 2001, [4] [5] Consalvo was elected to represent District 5 on the Boston City Council in a special election in June 2002. [6] Consalvo was re-elected to additional two-year terms five times (2003, 2005, 2007, 2009, and 2011). District 5 has a diverse population of about 80,000 residents.

Consalvo served as chair of the Housing Committee, vice chair of the Government Operations Committee, and was the council’s trustee for the Neighborhood Housing Trust, which has awarded approximately $84,000,000 in linkage funds since its inception to build affordable housing in Boston. He was a member multiple committees; Public Safety, Education, Ways & Means, Labor, Youth Affairs & Human Rights, Whole, and the Special Committee on Asthma. [7]

2013 mayoral campaign

Consalvo did not seek re-election to the council in 2013, instead opting to run for mayor of Boston. He finished seventh in the preliminary round of the election, failing to advance to the general election.

2020 state house campaign

Consalvo is the 2020 Democratic nominee for the 14th Suffolk District seat in the Massachusetts House of Representatives. [8] [9]

Personal life

Consalvo is a resident of the Hyde Park neighborhood of Boston; he is married with three children. [7] In November 2014, he was appointed Deputy Director of the Home Center for the City of Boston. [10] Within the Department of Neighborhood Development, the Home Center works to "help create financial initiatives to help seniors stay in their homes; increase the access of more middle-income Bostonians to home ownership opportunities; and assist residents in making their homes greener and more energy efficient." [11] In February 2017, he was named chief of staff for Boston Public Schools. [12] [13]

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  2. ↑ Bradley, Ann (8 January 1992). "Boston Mayor Names Members to Revamped School Board". Education Week. Retrieved 8 April 2023.
  3. ↑ Bradley, Ann (14 October 1992). "Boston Official's Private-School Choice Proposal Sparks Furor". Education Week. Retrieved 8 April 2023.
  4. ↑ "CANDIDATES SEEK CITY-WIDE RECOUNT" . The Boston Globe . November 17, 2001. p. B.2. Retrieved March 9, 2018– via pqarchiver.com.
  5. ↑ Lupo, Alan (December 23, 2001). "CONSALVO LOOKS AT BRIGHT SIDE" . The Boston Globe . p. 3. Retrieved March 9, 2018– via pqarchiver.com.
  6. ↑ Van Sack, Jessica (June 5, 2002). "CONSALVO WINS SPECIAL CITY COUNCIL ELECTION" . The Boston Globe . p. B.2. Retrieved March 9, 2018– via pqarchiver.com.
  7. 1 2 "Councillor Rob Consalvo, D5". cityofboston.gov. Archived from the original on September 14, 2013 – via Wayback Machine.
  8. ↑ "Rob Consalvo". Ballotpedia. Retrieved 1 September 2020.
  9. ↑ "What to watch for in Tuesday's Primary Elections". southcoasttoday.com. South Coast Today. 31 August 2020. Retrieved 1 September 2020.
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  12. ↑ Treffeisen, Beth (February 28, 2017). "Mayor Walsh Announces New Managing Director and Senior Advisor of External Affairs for BPS". East Boston Times-Free Press. Retrieved March 9, 2018.
  13. ↑ "DISTRICT LEADERSHIP APPOINTMENTS". bostonpublicschools.org. Retrieved March 9, 2018.

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