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Viriato Manuel Pereira de Macedo (born October 16, 1965〔(profile at Keep Us Connected )〕), also popularly known as Vinny deMacedo, is a Cape Verdean American politician, and is the Massachusetts State Senator for the Plymouth and Barnstable District in the Massachusetts Senate, which comprises the communities of Bourne, Falmouth, Kingston, Pembroke, Plymouth, and Sandwich. He is a Republican who was sworn into the Massachusetts Senate on January 7, 2015. ==Political career== Senator deMacedo had no political experience prior to becoming a candidate for the Massachusetts House of Representatives on November 3, 1998 for a term as a Massachusetts State Representative, against the Democratic incumbent Joseph Gallitano. He won the election by a tight margin of 189 votes, and since then he was re-elected in every election. In November 2014, he was elected to the Massachusetts Senate, succeeding retiring Massachusetts Senate President Therese Murray as State Senator for the Plymouth and Barnstable District.〔http://www.capecodtimes.com/article/20141105/News/411050321〕 He now holds the position of Ranking Minority Member on the ( Senate Committee on Ways and Means ). His legislative priorities include solving the opiate epidemic facing Massachusetts and ensuring the Commonwealth's fiscal responsibility.〔http://www.capenews.net/bourne/news/new-senator-says-his-top-priority-is-curbing-opiate-addiction/article_229c2506-a8e1-11e4-8a4c-03719b788e22.html〕 During his 16 years in the Massachusetts House, he has received many awards for his legislative work including: * Twice named Legislator of the Year - Massachusetts Town Clerks Association * Legislator of the Year - Jewish Community Relations Council * Legislator of the Year – Council of Human Services Providers; and * National Federation of Independent Business Guardian of Small Business Award. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Vinny deMacedo」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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