Robert A. DeLeo (born March 27, 1950) is an
AmericanThe United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
politician from the state of
MassachusettsThe Commonwealth of Massachusetts is a state in the New England region of the northeastern United States. It is bordered by Rhode Island and Connecticut to the south, New York to the west, and Vermont and New Hampshire to the north; at its east lies the Atlantic Ocean. Most of its population of...
. As of January 27, 2009 he is the Speaker of the Massachusetts House of Representatives, succeeding
Salvatore DiMasiSalvatore F. "Sal" DiMasi was a state representative in Massachusetts. The former Speaker of the Massachusetts House of Representatives originally joined the state legislature in 1979, as a member of the Democratic Party...
, who resigned due to allegations of an ethics violation.
DeLeo represents the "Nineteenth Suffolk" district in the
Massachusetts House of RepresentativesThe Massachusetts House of Representatives is the lower house of the Massachusetts General Court, the state legislature of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. It is composed of 160 members elected from an equal number of single-member electoral districts across the Commonwealth. Representatives...
, and before becoming House Speaker, was the chairperson of the House Ways and Means Committee.
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Robert A. DeLeo (born March 27, 1950) is an
AmericanThe United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
politician from the state of
MassachusettsThe Commonwealth of Massachusetts is a state in the New England region of the northeastern United States. It is bordered by Rhode Island and Connecticut to the south, New York to the west, and Vermont and New Hampshire to the north; at its east lies the Atlantic Ocean. Most of its population of...
. As of January 27, 2009 he is the Speaker of the Massachusetts House of Representatives, succeeding
Salvatore DiMasiSalvatore F. "Sal" DiMasi was a state representative in Massachusetts. The former Speaker of the Massachusetts House of Representatives originally joined the state legislature in 1979, as a member of the Democratic Party...
, who resigned due to allegations of an ethics violation.
DeLeo represents the "Nineteenth Suffolk" district in the
Massachusetts House of RepresentativesThe Massachusetts House of Representatives is the lower house of the Massachusetts General Court, the state legislature of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. It is composed of 160 members elected from an equal number of single-member electoral districts across the Commonwealth. Representatives...
, and before becoming House Speaker, was the chairperson of the House Ways and Means Committee. The Nineteenth Suffolk district includes
WinthropThe Town of Winthrop is a city in Suffolk County, Massachusetts, United States. Although known as a town, Winthrop adopted a home rule charter in 2005 with a council-manager form of government and is considered a city under Massachusetts law. The population of Winthrop was 18,303 at the 2000 census...
and
RevereRevere is a city in Suffolk County, Massachusetts, United States. It borders Winthrop, East Boston and Chelsea to the south, Everett and Malden to the west, Saugus and Lynn to the north, Melrose to the northwest, and the Atlantic Ocean to the east. It comprises 10.0 square miles, although 4.1 of...
, Massachusetts
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