Robert Consalvo
Robert Consalvo is a Massachusetts [House of Representatives|Massachusetts State Representative], the former chief of staff for Boston Public Schools, and a former member of the Boston City Council. For 12 years he represented District 5, which includes the Hyde Park, Roslindale, Readville, and Mattapan neighborhoods of Boston, Massachusetts.
Early life and education
A graduate of Catholic Memorial High School in West Roxbury, Massachusetts, Consalvo matriculated to Xavier University in Cincinnati, Ohio, and graduated with a bachelor's degree in Political Science. He served on the staff of the late Senator Edward M. Kennedy in Washington DC, both in his Senate Office and the Health, Education, Labor and Human Services Committee, and later in Boston. He also worked at the Massachusetts State House as Director of Constituent Services for State Representative Angelo M. Scaccia. Consalvo’s duties included researching and contributing to the development of state budgets, writing language, drafting budget amendments and developing state legislation.Early career
Consalvo held roles within the mayoral administration of Raymond Flynn, including Boston city personnel director. In 1992, Flynn appointed Consalvo to serve as executive director of the Boston School Committee.Political career
Boston City Council
After placing sixth as an at-large candidate in his first bid for elected office to the council in November 2001, Consalvo was elected to represent District 5 on the Boston City Council in a special election in June 2002. Consalvo was re-elected to additional two-year terms five times. District 5 has a diverse population of about 80,000 residents.Consalvo served as chair of the Housing Committee, vice chair of the Government Operations Committee, and was the council’s trustee for the Neighborhood Housing Trust, which has awarded approximately $84,000,000 in linkage funds since its inception to build affordable housing in Boston. He was a member multiple committees; Public Safety, Education, Ways & Means, Labor, Youth Affairs & Human Rights, Whole, and the Special Committee on Asthma.