Ron Mariano | |
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86th Speaker of the Massachusetts House of Representatives | |
Assumed office December 30, 2020 | |
Preceded by | Robert DeLeo |
Majority Leader of the Massachusetts House of Representatives | |
In office January 28, 2011 – December 30, 2020 | |
Preceded by | James Vallee |
Succeeded by | Claire D. Cronin |
Member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives from the 3rd Norfolk district | |
Assumed office December 1991 | |
Preceded by | Robert A. Cerasoli |
Personal details | |
Born | Quincy, Massachusetts, U.S. | October 31, 1946
Political party | Democratic |
Spouse | Eve Powell |
Education | Northeastern University (BS) University of Massachusetts, Boston (MEd) |
Ronald Joseph Mariano (born October 31, 1946) is an American politician currently serving as the Speaker of the Massachusetts House of Representatives. A Democrat from Quincy, he was first elected to the House in a December 1991 special election. He was appointed assistant majority leader in February 2009 and majority leader in January 2011 by then-speaker Robert DeLeo, who he succeeded as speaker upon DeLeo's retirement in 2020. He represents the 3rd Norfolk district.[1]