Evandro Carvalho

Evandro C. Carvalho (born September 9, 1981) is an American lawyer and politician who served in the Massachusetts House of Representatives from 2014 to 2019. He is a member of the Democratic Party and represented the Fifth Suffolk District, comprising the Dorchester neighborhood of Boston.

Evandro Carvalho
Member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives from the 5th Suffolk District
In office
May 14, 2014 – January 2, 2019
Preceded byCarlos Henriquez
Succeeded byLiz Miranda
Personal details
Born (1981-09-09) September 9, 1981
Cape Verde
NationalityCape Verdean, American
Political partyDemocratic
ResidenceDorchester, Boston, Massachusetts, United States
EducationUMass Amherst (B.A.)[1]
Howard University School of Law (J.D.)[1]
OccupationLawyer

Biography

Carvalho was born in Cape Verde. He emigrated to Boston when he was 15 years old. He then graduated from Madison Park Technical Vocational High School, the University of Massachusetts Amherst, and Howard University School of Law. He worked in the office of the Suffolk County District Attorney as an Assistant District Attorney (2011-2013).[2][3] He won the Democratic Party primary election for the Fifth Suffolk seat on April 1, 2014, and was unopposed in the general election on April 29, winning with around 739 votes.[4] He was sworn in May 14.[5]

In 2018, Carvalho did not run for reelection in his seat, instead launching a campaign for the Democratic nomination for Suffolk County District Attorney[6]. He lost the primary to Rachael Rollins, finishing third in a field of five candidates[7].

Other activities

In 2006 he was a legal intern with the Immigration Law Project at South Coastal Counties Legal Services, Inc. in Brockton, Massachusetts.[3] From 2007 to 2010 he was a summer associate and later associate with WilmerHale in Washington, DC.[3] From 2013 to 2014 he was a field legal counsel with Liberty Mutual Insurance.[3] From 2011 to 2014 he served on the Board of Directors of Teen Empowerment.[3]

Since August of 2019 he has served as Executive Director of the Boston Human Rights Commission.[3]

References
  1. https://www.martindale.com/attorney/evandro-c-carvalho-43597614/
  2. Dumcius, Gintautas (April 1, 2014). "Carvalho wins Democratic primary in Fifth Suffolk race to replace Henriquez". Dorchester Reporter.
  3. LinkedIn Profile
  4. Dumcias, Gimtautas (April 30, 2014). "Light turnout for Carvalho win as Henriquez awaits his release". Dorchester Reporter.
  5. Metzger, Andy (May 8, 2014). "Rep.-elect Carvalho will be sworn in on May 14". Dorchester Reporter.
  6. https://ballotpedia.org/Evandro_C._Carvalho
  7. http://electionstats.state.ma.us/elections/search/year_from:2018/year_to:2018/office_id:530/district_id:29518
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