REPRESENTATIVE VINNY  DEMACEDO (R) 1st Plymouth District, is a 1983 graduate of Silver Lake Regional High School and a 1987 graduate of The King’s College in Briarcliff Manor, NY with a degree in Business Administration.  He and his wife, Jennifer, have been married for 21 years, and they reside in Plymouth with their three children, Natalie, Emily, and Jonathan.

Rep. deMacedo was first elected State Representative in November 1998 and is currently serving his seventh term.  He serves in a leadership position as the Ranking Minority Member on the House Ways and Means Committee, a position he has held for the past eight years. Representative deMacedo most recently received the Legislator of the Year Award from the Massachusetts Town Clerks Association for his support and responsiveness on issues affecting town clerks and the citizens of the Commonwealth. 

Among his legislative accomplishments, Rep. deMacedo sponsored the 2004 law requiring residences to have a carbon monoxide detector in their homes. Rep. deMacedo has also filed legislation mandating a 10 year mandatory minimum sentence if an individual fires a firearm at a law enforcement official.   Additionally, Representative deMacedo has been appointed as the new President of the Massachusetts Legislators Association.  In this capacity, he is leading the effort to build and strengthen the membership while connecting those serving today with those who came before.

Outside the Legislature, Representative deMacedo owns and operates RWA Mobil in South Plymouth with his wife Jennifer.