Michael Rodrigues (politician)
Michael J. Rodrigues is a Democratic politician from Southeast Massachusetts who has served in the Massachusetts Legislature since 1996. He is currently a member of the Massachusetts Senate representing the 1st Bristol and Plymouth district. He serves as Chair of the Senate Ways and Means Committee.
Early life and education
Rodrigues was born on born May 30, 1959 in Fall River. He is a third-generation Luso-American and has been a resident of neighboring Westport for decades. He attended the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth, where he received a degree in accounting.Political career
Prior to serving in the Massachusetts legislature, he was a member of the Westport Democratic Town Committee and chairman of the Westport Finance Committee.From 1996 to 2011, he was a member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives, where he represented the 8th Bristol district.
He ran for the Senate in 2010, winning a three-way Democratic primary race. He has not been challenged in the primary since then and has often been unopposed in the general election.