Orlando Ramos is an American politician serving as a member of the

Massachusetts House of Representatives The Massachusetts House of Representatives is the lower house of the Massachusetts General Court, the state legislature of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. It is composed of 160 members elected from 14 counties each divided into single-member ...

from the 9th Hampden district. Elected in November 2020, he assumed office on January 6, 2021.

Early life and education

Ramos was born and raised in Springfield, Massachusetts. After graduating from

Roger L Putnam Vocational-Technical High School Roger L. Putnam Vocational Technical Academy (formerly Roger L. Putnam Vocational-Technical High School) is an American vocational high school located in Springfield, Massachusetts, next to the Springfield High School of Science and Technology. ...

, he earned an associate degree from

Springfield Technical Community College Springfield Technical Community College (STCC, Stick) is a public Hispanic-serving technical college in Springfield, Massachusetts. It is the only technical community college in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Located on the site of the S ...

, a Bachelor of Arts in public policy from the

University of Massachusetts Amherst The University of Massachusetts Amherst (UMass Amherst, UMass) is a public research university in Amherst, Massachusetts and the sole public land-grant university in Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Founded in 1863 as an agricultural college, ...

, and a Master of Public Administration from

Westfield State University Westfield State University (Westfield State) is a public university in Westfield, Massachusetts. It was founded in 1839 by Horace Mann as the first public co-educational college in America without barrier to race, gender, or economic class. Ra ...

Career

Ramos worked as an intern in the office of Governor Deval Patrick. He was later elected to the Springfield City Council, where he introduced legislation to improve infrastructure in the city. He was elected to the

in November 2020 and assumed office on January 6, 2021.

Personal life

Ramos is Puerto Rican.

References

Living people Democratic Party members of the Massachusetts House of Representatives Politicians from Springfield, Massachusetts University of Massachusetts Amherst alumni Westfield State University alumni Hispanic and Latino American state legislators in Massachusetts 21st-century American politicians American politicians of Puerto Rican descent Year of birth missing (living people) Massachusetts city council members Springfield Technical Community College alumni {{Massachusetts-politician-stub