Jose F. Tosado is an American politician who served as a member of the

Massachusetts House of Representatives The Massachusetts House of Representatives is the lower house of the Massachusetts General Court, the State legislature (United States), state legislature of Massachusetts. It is composed of 160 members elected from 14 counties each divided into ...

from January 2015 to January 2021.

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A resident of

Springfield, Massachusetts Springfield is the most populous city in Hampden County, Massachusetts, United States, and its county seat. Springfield sits on the eastern bank of the Connecticut River near its confluence with three rivers: the western Westfield River, the ea ...

, he was elected as a

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to represent the 9th Hampden district. He is a member of the Massachusetts Black and Latino Legislative Caucus. Tosado is a former president of the Springfield City Council. In October 2014, Tosado was endorsed by ''The Republican'', which noted "As a native of Puerto Rico, Tosado understands the special concerns of Latinos and will bring that voice to Beacon Hill." Tosado had previously been an unsuccessful candidate in the

2011 Springfield, Massachusetts mayoral election Eleven or 11 may refer to: *11 (number) * One of the years 11 BC, AD 11, 1911, 2011 Literature * ''Eleven'' (novel), a 2006 novel by British author David Llewellyn *''Eleven'', a 1970 collection of short stories by Patricia Highsmith *''Eleve ...

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1953 births Living people American politicians of Puerto Rican descent Hispanic and Latino American state legislators in Massachusetts Democratic Party members of the Massachusetts House of Representatives Politicians from Springfield, Massachusetts Massachusetts city council members 21st-century members of the Massachusetts General Court {{Massachusetts-MARepresentative-stub

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