Full Name:
Juana B. Matias
Gender:
Female
Birth Place:
Dominican Republic
Home City:
Lawrence, MA
JD, Suffolk University Law School, 2011-2014
BA, Political Science/Government/Criminal Justice, University of Massachusetts at Boston, 2005-2009
Attended, Political Science/Government, Hessen International Summer University, 2007
Attended, Political Science/Government, University of Marburg-Hessen International Summer University, 2006
Representative, Commonwealth of Massachusetts House of Representatives, District Sixteenth Essex, 2017-2019
Candidate, United States House of Representatives, District 3, 2018
Former Member, Consumer Protection and Professional Licensure Committee, Commonwealth of Massachusetts House of Representatives
Former Member, Labor and Workforce Development Committee, Commonwealth of Massachusetts House of Representatives
Former Member, Personnel and Administration Committee, Commonwealth of Massachusetts House of Representatives
Former Member, Public Safety and Homeland Security Committee, Commonwealth of Massachusetts House of Representatives
Justice AmeriCorps Advocate, Community Legal Aid, 2014-present
Chief Executive Officer, Matias Enterprises, Limited Liability Company, present
Certified Student Attorney, Immigration Clinic, Suffolk University Law School, 2013-2014
Field Organizer, Martha Coakley for Governor, 2014
Campaign Manager, Pavel Payano for State Senate, 2013-2014
Student Intern, Greater Boston Legal Services, 2013
Certified Student Prosecuter, Suffolk County District Attorney's Office, 2013
Summer Student Associate, J. Sagar Associates, 2012
Child Specific Social Worker, Children's Services of Roxbury, Incorporated, 2009-2011
Legal Intern, Suffolk County District Attorney's Office, 2008-2009
Intern, Executive Office, Governor Deval Patrick, 2008
Delegate, Massachusetts Democratic Party, 2014
Father's Occupation:
Former Chemical Engineer
Former Machine Operator, Polartec
Mother's Occupation:
Former Accountant
Former Precision Finisher, Central Metal Finishing