Tommy Vitolo (born 1978) is an American energy consultant and politician who represents the 15th Norfolk District in 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 2019 to present.
Early life and education
Vitolo grew up in Connecticut and attended high school at the
Kent School
Kent School is a private college-preparatory day and boarding school in Kent, Connecticut. Founded in 1906, it is affiliated with the Episcopal Church. It educates around 520 boys and girls in grades 9–12.
Kent was one of the first schools ...
in Connecticut. He earned a B.S from
North Carolina State University
North Carolina State University (NC State, North Carolina State, NC State University, or NCSU) is a public university, public Land-grant university, land-grant research university in Raleigh, North Carolina, United States. Founded in 1887 and p ...
as a Park Scholar, an M.S. from
Dublin City University
Dublin City University (abbreviated as DCU) () is a Third-level education in the Republic of Ireland, university based on the Northside, Dublin, Northside of Dublin, Republic of Ireland, Ireland. Created as the ''National Institute for Highe ...
as a
Mitchell Scholar, and a Ph.D. in systems engineering from
Boston University
Boston University (BU) is a Private university, private research university in Boston, Massachusetts, United States. BU was founded in 1839 by a group of Boston Methodism, Methodists with its original campus in Newbury (town), Vermont, Newbur ...
.
Professional career
Vitolo worked as an
energy consultant and expert witness for Synapse Energy Economics, a public interest-oriented consulting firm in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Before joining Synapse, Vitolo worked at the
Massachusetts Institute of Technology Lincoln Laboratory.
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Personal life
Vitolo is married to Jennifer Taranto, has two school-aged children, and lives in Brookline, Massachusetts
Brookline () is an affluent town in Norfolk County, Massachusetts, United States, and part of the Greater Boston, Boston metropolitan area. An exclave of Norfolk County, Brookline borders six of Boston's neighborhoods: Brighton, Boston, Brighton ...
.
See also
* 2019–2020 Massachusetts legislature
* 2021–2022 Massachusetts legislature
* 2022–2023 Massachusetts legislature
* 2023–2024 Massachusetts legislature
The 193rd Massachusetts General Court is the current meeting of the legislative branch of the Government of Massachusetts, state government of Massachusetts, composed of the Massachusetts Senate and the Massachusetts House of Representatives. I ...
References
1978 births
Living people
Alumni of Dublin City University
American people of Italian descent
Boston University College of Engineering alumni
Kent School alumni
Democratic Party members of the Massachusetts House of Representatives
North Carolina State University alumni
Politicians from Brookline, Massachusetts
21st-century members of the Massachusetts General Court
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