Tom Sannicandro

Tom Sannicandro
Member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives
from the 7th Middlesex district
Assumed office
January 2005
Preceded by Karen Spilka
Personal details
Born (1956-03-22) March 22, 1956
Framingham, Massachusetts
Political party Democratic
Spouse(s) Mary Anne Sannicandro
Alma mater Brandeis University, PhD
Harvard University, MPA
Suffolk University Law School
College of the Holy Cross
Occupation Attorney
Religion Roman Catholic

Tom Sannicandro (born March 22, 1956)[1] is an American attorney and businessman, currently serving as a State Representative in the Massachusetts House of Representatives for Framingham and Ashland, and a leader on civil rights of persons with intellectual disabilities. As Chair of the Ashland School Committee in 2004, he beat Mary Connaughton for the seat.[2][3] Sannicandro has been called "a strong advocate for education funding and a strong voice for people with disabilities."[4]

Background

Sannicandro is the father of a child with special needs under the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 and has leveraged these circumstances into a career, advocating as an attorney on behalf of disability needs, in particular children. And now as a seated member of the Massachusetts, House of Representatives, endeavors to expand his contributions towards proactive avocation within the body. The implicit need for such representation is reflected by the two-thirds majority who entrusted this seat upon such a platform. In turn Sannicandro has implemented a website allowing his constituents fluid access and ability to influence the process.[5]

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