Evandro Carvalho
Member of the
Massachusetts House of Representatives
from the 5th Suffolk District
In office
May 14, 2014 – January 2, 2019
Preceded byCarlos Henriquez
Succeeded byLiz Miranda
Personal details
Born (1981-09-09) September 9, 1981 (age 42)
Cape Verde
Political partyDemocratic
Residence(s)Dorchester, Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.
EducationUniversity of Massachusetts Amherst (BA)
Howard University (JD)

Evandro C. Carvalho (born September 9, 1981) is an American attorney and politician who served in the Massachusetts House of Representatives from 2014 to 2019. He is a member of the Democratic Party and represented the Fifth Suffolk District, comprising the Dorchester neighborhood of Boston.

Early life and education

Carvalho was born in Cape Verde. He emigrated to Boston when he was 15 years old. After graduating from Madison Park Technical Vocational High School, he earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in legal studies from the University of Massachusetts Amherst and a Juris Doctor from the Howard University School of Law.[1]

Career

He worked in the office of the Suffolk County District Attorney as an assistant district attorney from 2011 to 2013.[2]

He won the Democratic Party primary election for the Fifth Suffolk seat on April 1, 2014, and was unopposed in the general election on April 29, winning with around 739 votes.[3][4] He was sworn in May 14.[5]

In 2018, Carvalho did not run for re-election in his seat, instead launching a campaign for the Democratic nomination for Suffolk County District Attorney.[6][7] He lost the primary to Rachael Rollins, finishing third in a field of five candidates.[8] Carvalho ran in the 2021 open-race for the fourth district seat on the Boston City Council. While he progressed from a crowded nonpartisan primary election, he was defeated by political newcomer Brian Worrell by a large margin in the general election.[9][10]

Other activities

In 2006 he was a legal intern with the Immigration Law Project at South Coastal Counties Legal Services, Inc. in Brockton, Massachusetts. From 2007 to 2010 he was a summer associate and later associate with WilmerHale. From 2013 to 2014, he was a field legal counsel with Liberty Mutual Insurance. From 2011 to 2014 he served on the board of directors of Teen Empowerment.

Since August 2019 he has served as executive director of the Boston Human Rights Commission.

References

  1. ^ "Evandro C. Carvalho '04 | Department of Political Science | UMass Amherst". polsci.umass.edu. Retrieved 2021-01-24.
  2. ^ Dumcius, Gintautas (April 1, 2014). "Carvalho wins Democratic primary in Fifth Suffolk race to replace Henriquez". Dorchester Reporter.
  3. ^ "Massachusetts 5th Suffolk State House Results: Evandro Carvalho Wins". The New York Times. 2017-08-01. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2021-01-24.
  4. ^ Dumcias, Gimtautas (April 30, 2014). "Light turnout for Carvalho win as Henriquez awaits his release". Dorchester Reporter.
  5. ^ Metzger, Andy (May 8, 2014). "Rep.-elect Carvalho will be sworn in on May 14". Dorchester Reporter.
  6. ^ Seelye, Katharine Q. (2018-06-26). "Inmates Question Prospective Prosecutors in Jailhouse Campaign Debate (Published 2018)". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2021-01-24.
  7. ^ "Evandro C. Carvalho". Ballotpedia. Retrieved 2021-01-24.
  8. ^ "PD43+ » Search Elections". PD43+. Retrieved 2021-01-24.
  9. ^ Woodard, Tiana (October 7, 2021). "In the District Four City Council race, a political newcomer and a former state representative square off". The Boston Globe. Retrieved 2023-03-21.
  10. ^ "Evandro C. Carvalho". Ballotpedia. Retrieved 7 February 2024.

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