Matt Birong
{{Short description|American representative and professional chef}}
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Matthew Joseph "Matt" Birong Jr. (born May 23, 1977) is an American chef and politician who has represented the Addison-3 Vermont Representative District alongside Diane Lanpher in the Vermont House of Representatives since 2019 as a member of the Democratic Party.
{{Infobox officeholder
| name = Matt Birong
|image=Matt Birong.png|caption=Birong in 2024
| office = Member of the Vermont House of Representatives from the Addison-3 district
| termstart = January 9, 2019
| predecessor = Warren Van Wyck
| party = Democratic
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1977|05|23}}
| birth_place = Burlington, Vermont, U.S.
}}
Early life
Birong was born on May 23, 1977, in Burlington, Vermont, to Matthew Joseph Birong Sr. and Catherine Mary McNamara, both natives of New York City.{{cn|date=September 2023}} He was raised in Essex, Vermont. Birong attended the New England Culinary Institute and graduated with a degree in culinary arts, becoming a professional chef and working for over 20 years in establishments in Manhattan, Boston, and Burlington.{{Cite web|title=Representative Matthew Birong|url=https://legislature.vermont.gov/people/single/2020/30938|access-date=2021-05-26|website=legislature.vermont.gov}}
Personal life
Birong lives with his wife, Danelle Lello Birong, and their dog, Luna, in Vergennes, Vermont.
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Category:Democratic Party members of the Vermont House of Representatives
Category:21st-century members of the Vermont General Assembly
Category:Politicians from Burlington, Vermont
Category:People from Essex, Vermont
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