Senator, Commonwealth of Massachusetts Senate, District First Bristol and Plymouth, 2011-present

Former Assistant Majority Whip, Commonwealth of Massachusetts Senate

Candidate, Massachusetts State Senate, District First Bristol and Plymouth, 2024

Candidate, Commonwealth of Massachusetts Senate, District First Bristol & Plymouth, 2010, 2012, 2014, 2016, 2018, 2020

Majority Whip, Commonwealth of Massachusetts Senate, 2017-2018

Representative, Commonwealth of Massachusetts House of Representatives, District Eighth Bristol, 1996-2010

Vice Chair, Bills in the Third Reading Committee

Chair, Joint Committee on Ways and Means

Chair, Ways and Means Committee

Former Chair, Commerce and Labor Committee, Commonwealth of Massachusetts House of Representatives

Former Member, Community Development and Small Business Committee, Commonwealth of Massachusetts Senate

Former Chair, Consumer Protection and Professional Licensure Committee, Commonwealth of Massachusetts House of Representatives

Former Member, Consumer Protection and Professional Licensure Committee, Commonwealth of Massachusetts Senate

Former Chair, Ethics Committee, Commonwealth of Massachusetts Senate

Former Member, Financial Services Committee, Commonwealth of Massachusetts Senate

Former Chair, Intergovernmental Affairs Committee, Commonwealth of Massachusetts Senate

Former Member, Intergovernmental Affairs Committee, Commonwealth of Massachusetts Senate

Former Member, Intergovernmental Affairs Committee, Commonwealth of Massachusetts Senate

Former Member, Joint Export Development Committee, Commonwealth of Massachusetts Senate

Former Chair, Joint Revenue Committee, Commonwealth of Massachusetts Senate

Former Chair, Labor and Workforce Development Committee, Commonwealth of Massachusetts House of Representatives

Former Member, Personnel and Administration Committee, Commonwealth of Massachusetts Senate

Former Vice Chair, Public Service Committee, Commonwealth of Massachusetts Senate

Former Vice Chair, Redistricting Committee, Commonwealth of Massachusetts Senate

Vice Chair, Senate Committee on Bills in the Third Reading, Massachusetts State Senate

Former Vice Chair, Senate Committee on Steering and Policy, Massachusetts State Senate

Former Member, State Administration and Regulatory Oversight Committee, Commonwealth of Massachusetts Senate

Former Member, Telecommunication, Utilities and Energy Committee, Commonwealth of Massachusetts Senate

Former Member, Ways and Means Committee, Commonwealth of Massachusetts House of Representatives

Chair, Ways and Means Committee, Commonwealth of Massachusetts State Senate

Chairperson, Joint Committee on Ways and Means, Massachusetts State Senate, 2024

President/Treasurer, ABC Floor Covering, 1982-present

Founder/Director, Azorean-Jewish Heritage Foundation

Member, Massachusetts Legislators Association

Member, National Federation of Independent Business

Member, Prince Henry Society, Fall River Chapter

Co Chair, Special Olympics Jim Haskins Memorial Ski & Board Challenge

Member, State Workforce Investment Board

President/Board of Directors, University of Massachusetts-Dartmouth Alumni Association

Member, Westport Business to Business

Member, Westport Democratic Town Committee

Member, Westport Lions Club

Member, Westport Youth Athletic Association

Member, Westport Finance Committee, 1987-1994

Chair, Westport Finance Committee, 1992-1994

Awards:

Legislator of the Year by the Massachusetts Bar Association

Medal of Prince Henry the Navigator, 2010, President of Portugal

Favorite Book:

To Kill a Mochingbird, Davinci Code, Mayflower, Through a Portugue Gate

Favorite Movie:

To Kill a Mockingbird, Shawshank Redemption, Godfather, Meg Ryan and Tom Hanks films

Favorite Musician:

Classic rock and roll:Zepelin, Stones, Beatles Creedence, Clapton, CSNY etc.

Favorite Quote:

"Democracy is the worst form of Government, except for all the others"
" A half of loaf is bettter than none"

Favorite TV Shows:

Family Guy, Emeril, Barefoot Contessa, Two and a Half men

Hobbies or Special Talents:

Walking dogs in woods, skiing with family, golfing with friends, watching fire channel, rooting for Benfica