Vincent J. Piro

{{Short description|American politician (1931–2019)}}

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Vincent J. Piro (1941-2019) was a politician who served for 16 years as a member of the Massachusetts State legislature.{{cn|date=January 2022}}

Piro was raised in Somerville, Massachusetts and attended college at Salem State University. He then worked as an educator before entering politics.{{cn|date=January 2022}}

He first served as an alderman in Somerville and later was a member of the state legislature. In 1985 he was tried on bribery charges but the jury ruled him not guilty.{{cn|date=January 2022}}

Sources

  • {{cite news |last1=Andersen |first1=Travis |title=Vinnie Piro, colorful figure in Mass. politics, dies at 78 |url=https://www.bostonglobe.com/metro/2019/07/23/vinny-piro-colorful-figure-mass-politics-dead/o8IvTOy0Z265Wd6kUswsBN/story.html |work=The Boston Globe |date=July 23, 2019}}

born 1941 not 1931

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Category:1931 births

Category:2019 deaths

Category:20th-century members of the Massachusetts General Court

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