Tommy Vitolo | |
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Member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives from the 15th Norfolk District | |
Assumed office January 2, 2019 | |
Preceded by | Frank Smizik |
Personal details | |
Born | 1978 (age 45–46) |
Political party | Democratic |
Spouse | Jennifer Taranto (m. 2004) |
Children | 2 |
Alma mater | North Carolina State University (B.S.) Dublin City University (M.S.) Boston University (Ph.D.) |
Tommy Vitolo (born 1978) is an American energy consultant and politician who represents the 15th Norfolk District in the Massachusetts House of Representatives from 2019 to present. [1]
Vitolo grew up in Connecticut and attended high school at the Kent School in Connecticut. He earned a B.S from North Carolina State University as a Park Scholar, an M.S. from Dublin City University as a Mitchell Scholar, and a Ph.D. in systems engineering from Boston University. [2]
Vitolo worked as an energy consultant and expert witness for Synapse Energy Economics, a public interest-oriented consulting firm in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Before joining Synapse, Vitolo worked at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology Lincoln Laboratory. [2]
Vitolo is married to Jennifer Taranto, has two school-aged children, and lives in Brookline, Massachusetts.
Every year, he hosts a public Christmas party.
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