Sal DiDomenico | |
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| Member of theMassachusetts Senate from theMiddlesex and Suffolk district | |
| Assumed office May 20, 2010[1] | |
| Preceded by | Anthony D. Galluccio |
| Member of theEverett City Council | |
| In office May 17, 2004 – May 17, 2010[2] | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | (1971-06-20)June 20, 1971 (age 54) Cambridge, Massachusetts, U.S. |
| Party | Democratic |
| Education | Boston College |
| Occupation | State Senator |
| Website | Sal DiDomenico |
Sal N. DiDomenico is an Americanstate legislator who has served in theMassachusetts Senate since May 2010 and as Assistant Majority Leader since 2018.[3] He is aDemocrat representing theMiddlesex and Suffolk district, which includes his hometown ofEverett as well asChelsea,Charlestown, and parts ofCambridge.[4] In 2010, he won a special election to succeed the retiringAnthony D. Galluccio.[5] Before that, he spent three years as Gallucio's chief of staff.[6] From 2004 to 2010 he was a member of the Everett City Council.[4]
DiDomenico was born on June 20, 1971, in Cambridge, Massachusetts. He attendedCambridge Rindge and Latin School before continuing his education atBoston College, where he earned a bachelor's degree in Business Administration in 1997.[7]
Before DiDomenico was elected to the Everett City Council, he worked for twelve years in the hospitality industry, having worked atSonesta International Hotels and Marriot International.[8] DiDomenico was first elected to theEverett City Council[8] in 2004. He was ultimately elected to serve four terms in the council, and was briefly President of the Everett City Council. After Anthony Galluccio abruptly resigned in 2010, DiDomenico quit the office to run for Massachusetts State Senate.
In May 2010 DiDomenico won the special election to succeed Galluccio and complete his term before the seat was up for election again in November of that same year. At that time, the district was known as the Middlesex, Suffolk andEssex District. On September 14, 2010, DiDomenico won the Democratic primary against Timothy Flaherty by just under two hundred votes.[9] DiDomenico was one of four incumbents who faced primary challengers that year.[10] In the general election, DiDomenico beat Republican Barbara Bush, receiving nearly thirty thousand votes.[11] DiDomenico said after his victory, "The people have spoken powerfully. I won't let them down."[11] DiDomenico has held the seat ever since, mostly recently running unopposed in the 2022 election.[12]
In the193rd General Court, DiDomenico is on the following committees:
In the past, he has also served on the Senate Committees on Ways and Means and Redistricting, as well as the Joint Committees on Ways and Means, Community Development and Small Business, Consumer Protection and Professional Licensure, Financial Services, and Labor and Workforce Development.
| Massachusetts Senate, Middlesex and Suffolk District (General Election) | |||||||||
| Year | Democrat | Votes | Opponent | Votes | |||||
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| 2010 (Special Election) | Sal DiDomenico (D) | 3,802 | John Cesan (I) | 515 | |||||
| 2010 | Sal DiDomenico (D) | 29,472 | Barbara Bush (R) | 8,494 | |||||
| 2012 | Sal DiDomenico (D) | 47,586 | None | N/A | |||||
| 2014 | Sal DiDomenico (D) | 31,575 | None | N/A | |||||
| 2016 | Sal DiDomenico (D) | N/A | None | N/A | |||||
| 2018 | Sal DiDomenico (D) | 46,144 | None | N/A | |||||
| 2020 | Sal DiDomenico (D) | 59,047 | None | N/A | |||||
| 2022 | Sal DiDomenico (D) | 33,355 | None | N/A | |||||
From 2012 to 2022, DiDomenico ran unopposed. In 2010, DiDomenico's district was known as the Middlesex, Suffolk, and Essex District. It is now known as the Middlesex and Suffolk District.
DiDomenico has filed many major pieces of legislation focusing on community development, education, children's health, election laws, human services, and public safety.[8] He has also been recognized by over thirty organizations for his advocacy in the Legislature and was one of only 22 legislators throughout the United States to be selected as a 2015 Early Learning Fellow by the National Conference of State Legislators.[8]