From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Marcos Devers
Marcos Devers
Marcos A. Devers Early life and career
Member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives Marcos Devers attended grammar school in Villa Duarte,
from the 16th Essex district
a barrio in the eastern part of Santo Domingo. He gradu-
Incumbent ated from secondary school and received a bachelors de-
gree in civil engineering from the Universidad Autóno-
Assumed office
July 8, 2010 ma de Santo Domingo in 1978. Marcos also received addi-
tional education and training in Japan and Italy in remote
Preceded William Lantigua sensing during the 1980s. He was a math instructor at
by
Santurce Community College, Santurce, Puerto Rico from
President of the 1984 to 1986. He later went on to write technical papers
Lawrence, Massachusetts for infrastructure development in the Dominican Repub-
City Council lic.[4]
In office In 1982 Marcos left the Dominican Republic and
January 2002 – January 2004 moved to Puerto Rico, where three of his four children
Preceded Joseph Quartarone
were born. In 1987, he moved to Lawrence, Massachu-
by setts. Marcos attended Salem State College and the
University of Massachusetts Lowell to complete the acad-
Succeeded Patrick Blanchette
emic requirements to become a certified educator in the
by
Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Marcos taught high
Member of the school level mathematics at both Lawrence High School
Lawrence, Massachusetts and the Greater Lawrence Technical High School for six-
City Council
teen years. He is also the founder and C.E.O. of MDJ Incor-
In office porated Engineering & Construction, a civil engineering
January 2000 – January 2006 firm.
Acting Mayor of Lawrence, Massachusetts Marcos and his wife, Vicky, have been married since
1986, and they are the parents of four children – Sally,
In office Eva, Marcos Jr., and Lunara. They reside in Lawrence’s
September 2001 – November 2001
Prospect Hill neighborhood.
Preceded Patricia Dowling
by
Political career
Succeeded Michael J. Sullivan
by In 1991 Devers decided to run for an at-large seat on the
Lawrence City Council. Marcos was finally elected to the
Personal details
City Council in November 1999 on his fifth attempt. He
Born October 25, 1950 (1950-10-25) was then re-elected to his seat in 2001 and 2003. As a City
Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic Councilor, Marcos has held the positions of Council Vice
Political Democratic
President (2000–2002), Council President (2002–2004),
party and Interim Mayor upon the resignation of Mayor Dowl-
ing in September 2001 til November 2001. When Marcos
Alma Universidad Autónoma de Santo Domingo;
was elected the Interim Mayor, he became the first Lati-
mater B.S. in Civil Engineering, 1978.
no mayor in Massachusetts and the first mayor of Do-
minican descent in the United States.
Marcos A. Devers (born October 25, 1950) is a member of
He then ran for mayor in 2005 losing to incumbent
the Massachusetts House of Representatives,[1][2] and a
Michael J. Sullivan and ran again for the 2009 Mayoral
former acting mayor of Lawrence, Massachusetts. When
election and came in third.[5] Devers also ran for state
Devers served as acting mayor from September to
representative in 2006 and 2008 against former state rep-
November 2001 he was the first Dominican-American to
resentative now Lawrence Mayor William Lantigua. The
execute the role of mayor in the United States and the
2006 campaign was a write-in campaign because Lantigua
first Latino mayor in Massachusetts.[3]
was able to have Devers knocked-off of the ballot.[6]
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From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Marcos Devers
Political offices
Preceded by Acting Mayor of Lawrence Succeeded by
Patricia Dowling September – November 2001 Michael J. Sullivan
Preceded by Member of the Succeeded by
William Lantigua Massachusetts House of Representatives Incumbent
16th Essex District
June 2010
Massachusetts House of Representatives [6] Mason, Edward (February 21, 2008), Devers-Lantigua
rematch looms in 16th Essex, Lawrence, MA: The
In the 2010 special election to succeed William Lantigua
Lawrence Eagle Tribune, p. .
for the Massachusetts House of Representatives 16th Es-
[7] ^ Harmacinski, Jill (June 13, 2010), Lawrence state
sex District.[7] Lantigua endorsed Devers for the North
rep. candidates fail to file campaign finance reports,
Lawrence Representative seat after Devers endorsed Lan-
Lawrence, MA: The Lawrence Eagle Tribune, p. .
tigua[7] for Mayor, after Devers came in third behind Lan-
[8] http://www.eagletribune.com/punews/
tigua and former city councilor David Abdoo in the 2009
local_story_044220747.html
municipal primary.[8]
[9] http://www.eagletribune.com/local/x603543920/
On June 15, 2010 Devers was elected by a majority of
Devers-wins-re-election-in-landslide
1,198 votes[2] to the Massachusetts House of Represen-
tatives over independent candidate Rafael Gadea. Devers
received 1,369 votes, challenger Rafael Gadea received External links
171 votes.[2] Devers was the elected to a full term in Nov.
• Legislative profile
2010 over Republican Enrique Matos and Independent
Persondata
Rafael Gadea with 4,495 votes and more than 75% of the
vote.[9] Devers currently serves as a member of the Joint Name Devers, Marcos A.
Committees on Transportation, Education, Economic Alternative names
Development and Emerging Technologies and as Vice
Short description
Chair of the Joint Committee on Children, Families and
Persons with Disabilities. Date of birth October 25, 1950
Place of birth Dominican Republic
References Date of death
Place of death
[1] Associated Press (June 17, 2010), "Devers fills
vacated state House seat", The Boston Globe (Boston,
MA): p. .
[2] ^ Harmacinski, Jill (June 15, 2010), Devers to succeed
Lantigua at statehouse, Lawrence, MA: The Lawrence
Eagle Tribune, p. .
[3] http://www.danr.org/ip.asp?op=press081106
[4] http://www.facebook.com/notes/marcos-a-
devers/marcos-devers-biography/21884701058
[5] http://www.elnacional.com.do/nacional/2009/7/
2/20231/Ingeniero-RD-aspira-alcaldia
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