24 Beacon Street
Room 212
Boston, MA 02133
Fall River Government Center
1 Government Center, Room 235
Fall River, MA 02722
Somerset Town Hall
140 Wood Street
Somerset, MA 02726
Full Name:
Michael J. Rodrigues
Gender:
Male
Family:
Wife: Patricia; 2 Children: Ian, Mayka
Birth Date:
05/30/1959
Birth Place:
Fall River
Home City:
Westport, MA
BS, Accounting, University of Massachusetts-Dartmouth
BS, Accounting, Southeastern Massachusetts University, 1983
Senate Ways and Means Chair, Commonwealth of Massachusetts State Senate, 2023-present
Senator, Commonwealth of Massachusetts Senate, District First Bristol and Plymouth, 2011-present
Former Assistant Majority Whip, Commonwealth of Massachusetts Senate
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
Member, Bills in the Third Reading Committee
Chair, Joint Committee on Ways and Means
Vice Chair, Steering and Policy Committee
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
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
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
Chair, Westport Finance Committee, 1992-1994
Member, Westport Finance Committee, 1987-1994
Awards:
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