Paul Donato

{{Short description|American politician}}

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| name = Paul Donato

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1941|10|27}}

| birth_place = Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.

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| occupation = Manufacturer's Representative
Politician

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| party = Democrat

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| alma_mater = University of Massachusetts Boston

| title1 = Member of the
Massachusetts House of Representatives
from the 35th Middlesex District

| term_start1 = January 3, 2001

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| predecessor1 = Mike Festa

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| title2 = 28th Mayor of Medford

| term_start2 = 1980

| term_end2 = 1985

| predecessor2 = Eugene F. Grant

| successor2 = Marilyn Porreca

| title3 = Member of the Medford City Council

| term_start4 = 1976

| term_end4 = 1985

| term_start3 = 1996

| term_end3 = 2000

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Paul J. Donato (born October 27, 1941, in Boston) is an American politician who currently represents the 35th Middlesex District in the Massachusetts House of Representatives. He previously served as a member of the Medford, Massachusetts, school committee from 1972 to 1975 and the city council from 1976 to 1985 and again from 1996 to 2000. While serving on the council, Donato also served as deputy mayor from 1978 to 1979, mayor from 1980 to 1985, and council president from 1999 to 2000.{{cite book |title=2007-2008 Public Officers of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts | url=https://archive.org/stream/publicofficersof20072008bost#page/112/mode/2up }}