Carl Sciortino | |
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Member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives from the 34th Middlesex district |
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In office January 2005 – April 7, 2014 |
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Preceded by | Vincent Ciampa |
Succeeded by | Christine Barber |
Personal details | |
Born | July 6, 1978 |
Political party | Democratic |
Spouse(s) | Francis Pemberton Brown (m. 2013) |
Residence | Medford, Massachusetts |
Alma mater | Tufts University |
Website | carlforcongress.com |
Carl Michael Sciortino, Jr. (/ʃɔːrˈtiːnoʊ/ shor-TEE-noh; born July 6, 1978), is an American politician serving as executive director of the AIDS Action Committee of Massachusetts. A Democrat from Massachusetts, he represented the 34th Middlesex district in the Massachusetts House of Representatives from 2005 to 2014. The district includes parts of Medford and Somerville. Sciortino was a candidate for the Democratic nomination in the 2013 special election to succeed Ed Markey as a U.S. Representative for Massachusetts's 5th district, but lost to Katherine Clark.
Sciortino grew up in Connecticut, where he attended Joseph A. Foran High School. His mother Wendy L. Ralston is a cosmetologist, and his father, Carl M. Sciortino, Sr., is a former substance abuse counselor. He received his B.S. in biology from Tufts University in Massachusetts, and a Master of Public Administration degree from Harvard University.