Marcus S. Vaughn (born in
North Attleboro, Massachusetts) is the current member of the
Massachusetts House of Representatives
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for the 9th Norfolk district. Vaughn has represented the district since 2023.
Early life and education
Vaughn attended
North Attleborough High School
North Attleborough High School is a public high school in North Attleborough, Massachusetts, United States, educating grades 9 through 12 with over one thousand students enrolled.
History
North Attleborough High School was located in the current ...
. He participated actively in the school's
football
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,
basketball
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, and track and field programs. As a student he was a member of
SADD
Students Against Destructive Decisions (SADD), formerly Students Against Driving Drunk, is an organization whose aim is to prevent accidents from students taking potentially destructive decisions.
Mission
"SADD empowers and mobilizes students a ...
and served as a volunteer middle school track coach. Marcus, a first generation college student, later attended Syracuse University on a full athletic scholarship. He then went to
California State University, Monterey Bay from 2012 to 2014, and earned a
Master of Business Administration
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in international business with a GPA of 3.62.
In his professional career, Vaughn has worked for Dycem Ltd, Brady Corporation, and most recently REP Marketing Solutions.
Massachusetts House of Representatives
Vaughn was elected to the State House in 2022, defeating Democratic
Norfolk
Norfolk () is a ceremonial and non-metropolitan county in East Anglia in England. It borders Lincolnshire to the north-west, Cambridgeshire to the west and south-west, and Suffolk to the south. Its northern and eastern boundaries are the No ...
Select Board member Kevin Kalkut in the 2022 General Election.
Rep. Vaughn serves as the ranking minority on the House Committee on Operations, Facilities and Security and a member on the Joint Committee on Public Safety and Homeland Security.
Electoral history
See also
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2023–2024 Massachusetts legislature
References
Republican Party members of the Massachusetts House of Representatives
People from Wrentham, Massachusetts
Living people
21st-century American politicians
Year of birth missing (living people)
Black conservatism in the United States
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