Senate · Republican
Viriato M. deMacedo
Data through FY2026; built October 19, 2026.
Residence
Plymouth
First elected
House 1998; Senate 2014
Occupation
Owner Operator RWA Mobil, Inc.
Left office
resigned (November 29, 2019); successor elected in special election May 19, 2020
| Session | Chamber | District | Lines | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 189th (2015–16) | Senate | Plymouth and Barnstable | 2011 lines | |
| 190th (2017–18) | Senate | Plymouth and Barnstable | 2011 lines | |
| 191st (2019–20) | Senate | Plymouth and Barnstable | 2011 lines |
Posts and stipends
Viriato M. deMacedo was paid $79,851 in leadership and committee stipends from 2016 to 2019.
| Session | Posts | First year | Second year |
|---|---|---|---|
| 189th (2015–16) | Ranking minority member, Senate Committee on Ways and Means | not available | $15,000 |
| 190th (2017–18) | Assistant Minority Leader | $15,000 | $15,000 |
| 191st (2019–20) | Title not in the roster records; a stipend was paid | $34,851 | not available |
Posts: the Legislature’s leadership and roster records as compiled for this project; where those name no post, the member’s committee chair, vice-chair and ranking roles from the Legislature’s member profiles. Stipends: additional compensation in the Comptroller’s payroll data (CTHRU dataset 9ttk-7vz6), 2016–2026; 2026 is the year to date. Stipends for 2015 are not available. Base salary is not included.
The district
Plymouth and Barnstable on its 2011 lines: 6 cities and towns, 166,514 residents (2020).
Plymouth · Falmouth · Bourne · Sandwich · Pembroke · Kingston
Percentages are each place’s share of the district’s 2020 residents; for a town split between districts, the share of the town inside this one follows.
Population-weighted Fairness Index of the district’s cities and towns: 31 for all state aid and 38 for discretionary money (50 is a fair share).
Local earmarks are counted three ways. District money uses the first, clauses that name a place in the district; the second table adds organizations located in the district (placed in the district) and state facilities located there (everything placed). Three ways to count a local earmark.
| Session | District | Dollars | In corrective clauses | Per resident per budget, rank | Without corrective clauses, rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 189th (2015–16) | Plymouth and Barnstable | $547,000 | $0 | $3.29 · 20th of 40 | $3.29 · 20th of 40 |
| 190th (2017–18) | Plymouth and Barnstable | $910,000 | $0 | $2.73 · 33rd of 40 | $2.73 · 33rd of 40 |
| 191st (2019–20) | Plymouth and Barnstable | $955,000 | $0 | $2.87 · 29th of 40 | $2.87 · 29th of 40 |
District money is where enacted earmarks land, by the place a clause names, mapped to districts by 2020 population; it is not attributed to the member and does not include leadership’s base-text money that names no place. Ranks are of district money per resident among the chamber’s districts, 1 = most. “In corrective clauses” is the part carried by a Ways and Means chair’s corrective amendments, which is leadership’s money; the last column gives the per-resident figure and rank without it. Sessions are labeled by the General Court that enacted each budget. Per-resident figures use the district as drawn for each session (2011 lines through the 192nd General Court, 2021 lines from the 193rd), so they will not equal a session’s dollars divided by the resident count above.
| Session | District | Placed in the district | Per resident per budget, rank | Everything placed | Per resident per budget, rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 189th (2015–16) | Plymouth and Barnstable | $647,000 | $3.89 · 21st of 40 | $647,000 | $3.89 · 21st of 40 |
| 190th (2017–18) | Plymouth and Barnstable | $1.1M | $3.41 · 34th of 40 | $1.1M | $3.41 · 36th of 40 |
| 191st (2019–20) | Plymouth and Barnstable | $1.1M | $3.17 · 35th of 40 | $1.1M | $3.17 · 35th of 40 |
Budget amendments
Viriato M. deMacedo sponsored 119 budget amendments in FY2017–FY2026, asking for $48.4 million in all.
Amendments sponsored
119
FY2017–FY2026 budgets
Adopted, known outcomes
33%
39 of 119
Chamber rate, same ask sizes
44%
expected at the chamber’s rates
Of the 119 with a known outcome, 39 were adopted (33%). At the chamber’s adoption rate for amendments of the same size, about 52 (44%) would have been.
| Year | Amount | Enacted budget text (excerpt) | Amendment |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2019 | $3.5M | “opening 5 new recovery centers that are not currently funded by the department of public health” | S4 #404 |
| FY2020 | $350,000 | “the Talking Information Center, Incorporated to provide human voiced broadcasts of local news, articles and items of interest to visually impaired…” | S3 #451 |
| FY2019 | $350,000 | “the Talking Information Center to provide human voiced broadcasts of local news, articles and items of interest to visually impaired and otherwise…” | S4 #419 |
| FY2020 | $300,000 | “the health policy commission for a childhood grant program to support and care for families with substance-exposed newborns, including the evaluation…” | S3 #358 |
| FY2018 | $200,000 | “Plymouth 400, Inc. for the commemoration of the 400th anniversary of the founding of the United States” | S3 #712 |
Strong matches: 26 enacted items, $5.8 million (the member’s share where several amendments claim one clause). A further one weaker text match is not listed; attribution is inferred from amendment text and is less certain there.
For 3 amendments the sponsor is the first mover named in the amendment text, because the Legislature’s record listed none. Ask size is the larger of the earmark dollars and the line-item change an amendment requests; bands: no dollar amount, under $50,000, $50,000–$250,000, $250,000–$1 million, $1–5 million, $5 million or more. Leadership’s unattributed base-text and corrective-amendment money is never assigned to a member. The comparison describes outcomes; it is not a measure of merit.
Bills sponsored
Viriato M. deMacedo filed 110 bills as lead sponsor in these sessions; four were enacted on their own. In completed sessions, 4% of their lead bills were enacted on their own, against chamber medians of 3% to 4% for the same sessions.
Most bills die in every legislature, and many policies pass inside other bills; the chamber median for the same session is the fair comparison.
| Session | Chamber | Lead bills | Enacted | Folded into an enacted bill | Sent to study | Reported favorably, then died | Reported adversely or withdrawn | No action | Enacted rate | Chamber median | Cosponsored |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 189th (2015–16) | Senate | 32 | 2 | 1 | 16 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 6% | 4% | 215 |
| 190th (2017–18) | Senate | 33 | 2 | 4 | 13 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 6% | 3% | 66 |
| 191st (2019–20) | Senate | 45 | 0 | 2 | 30 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 0% | 3% | 91 |
Enacted bills as lead sponsor
- S1064 (189th): An Act relative to the establishment of a county stabilization fund · Chapter 151 of the Acts of 2016
- S33 (189th): An Act authorizing the town of Bourne to grant an easement over a certain parcel of land · Chapter 67 of the Acts of 2015
- S2085 (190th): An Act authorizing the town of Plymouth to exchange a parcel of land held for conservation purposes for a parcel of land in the town of Plymouth · Chapter 108 of the Acts of 2017
- S2316 (190th): An Act designating certain bridges in the town of Bourne as the U.S. Army Special Forces Staff Sergeant Matthew A. Pucino Memorial Bridges · Chapter 125 of the Acts of 2018
Outcomes are the furthest point each bill reached in the record. “Folded into an enacted bill” means the history names the enacted bill that absorbed it. “Passed both branches; no chapter recorded” means the bill was enacted by both branches and laid before the Governor, with no chapter or veto in the history; in the 194th General Court such bills are shown as laid before the Governor (pending). The 194th General Court is in session until January 2027, so its open bills are pending, not dead, and its rates (*) are not comparable with completed sessions. Chairs and leaders control the calendar, which raises their rates. Source: malegislature.gov bill histories.
Recorded votes on accountability measures
Viriato M. deMacedo cast 20 yes-or-no votes on the 20 accountability roll calls in this file (18 yes, two no).
| Date | Measure | Vote | Chamber result |
|---|---|---|---|
| January 26, 2017 | Senate engrossment of the pay-raise bill | No | Yeas 31, nays 9 |
| February 2, 2017 | Amendment 2.0 (Bruce E. Tarr): Matters considered in an informal session | Yes | Yeas 38, nays 0 |
| February 2, 2017 | Amendment 3.0 (Bruce E. Tarr): Time to consider matters in an informal | Yes | Yeas 39, nays 0 |
| February 2, 2017 | Amendment 7.0 (Bruce E. Tarr): Provided with text of bills prior to poll | Yes | Yeas 39, nays 0 |
| February 2, 2017 | Special orders by majority instead of two-thirds (contested meaning) | Yes | Yeas 6, nays 33 |
| February 2, 2017 | Amendment 11.0 (Bruce E. Tarr): Unanimous consent | Yes | Yeas 6, nays 33 |
| February 2, 2017 | Amendment 13.0 (Bruce E. Tarr): Timely Local Aid Notification | Yes | Yeas 7, nays 32 |
| February 2, 2017 | Senate override of the veto of the pay-raise bill | No | Yeas 31, nays 9 |
| January 31, 2019 | Amendment 1.1 (Bruce E. Tarr): Posting of Committee Roll Call Votes | Yes | Yeas 39, nays 0 |
| January 31, 2019 | Amendment 1.0 (Walter F. Timilty): Improving Access to Records | Yes | Yeas 39, nays 0 |
| January 31, 2019 | Amendment 2.0 (Bruce E. Tarr): Informal Session | Yes | Yeas 39, nays 0 |
| January 31, 2019 | Amendment 3.0 (Bruce E. Tarr): Conference Committee Report | Yes | Yeas 8, nays 31 |
| January 31, 2019 | Amendment 11.0 (Bruce E. Tarr): Audit of accounts | Yes | Yeas 39, nays 0 |
| not available | Joint rules (S9), rules package: question on acceptance of the report (contested meaning) | Yes | Yeas 39, nays 0 |
| January 31, 2019 | Amendment 1.0 (Diana DiZoglio): Non disclosure agreements | Yes | Yeas 39, nays 0 |
| January 31, 2019 | Amendment 7.1 (Rebecca L. Rausch): anti-harassment and assault | Yes | Yeas 39, nays 0 |
| January 31, 2019 | Amendment 5.0 (Bruce E. Tarr): Numbers of bills considered at a hearing | Yes | Yeas 8, nays 31 |
| January 31, 2019 | Amendment 17.0 (Ryan C. Fattman): Matters considered in an informal session | Yes | Yeas 6, nays 33 |
| January 31, 2019 | Amendment 25.0 (Bruce E. Tarr): Unanimous consent | Yes | Yeas 6, nays 33 |
| not available | Senate rules (S8), rules package: question on acceptance of the report (contested meaning) | Yes | Yeas 39, nays 0 |
Votes marked “contested meaning” are rules-package and public-records passage votes; reform advocates were on both sides of them. Descriptions are the project’s plain summaries of each question, or the question as recorded for rules-package roll calls; the official record is on malegislature.gov. Votes are facts; no score is computed.
Campaign money in
Viriato M. deMacedo’s committee reported $171,000 in contributions of $250 or more in years the member served, 2015–2019.
| Year | Contributions |
|---|---|
| 2015 | $54,000 |
| 2016 | $13,000 |
| 2017 | $18,000 |
| 2018 | $83,000 |
| 2019 | $2,500 |
| Kind | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Individuals | $111,000 | 65% |
| Political committees and PACs | $60,000 | 35% |
| Unions and associations | $1,000 | 1% |
| Employer reported | Share |
|---|---|
| A named employer | 66% |
| Self-employed | 18% |
| Retired | 8% |
| Student | 1% |
| Homemaker or at home | 5% |
| Not reported or withheld | 1% |
Not counted as contributions: $2,423 in other receipts of $250 or more in the same years (candidate loans and the candidate’s own money, transfers, refunds, bank interest and aggregated small receipts).
| Employer or organization | Kind | Total | Contributions |
|---|---|---|---|
| REPUBLICAN STATE COMMITTEE | committee or PAC | $33,000 | 4 |
| BOSTON SAND AND GRAVEL | individuals, by employer | $4,250 | 8 |
| BOGGEYS | individuals, by employer | $4,000 | 5 |
| SAXON PARTNERS | individuals, by employer | $3,500 | 4 |
| VOLTA OIL | individuals, by employer | $3,000 | 4 |
| CAPE COD REPUBLICAN CLUB PAC | committee or PAC | $2,500 | 5 |
| MA & NORTHERN NE LABORERS' DISTRICT COUNCIL POL ACTION COMM | committee or PAC | $2,500 | 5 |
| JANCO DEVELOPMENT | individuals, by employer | $2,500 | 3 |
| HEIDREA COMMUNICATIONS | individuals, by employer | $2,500 | 3 |
| RETAILERS ASSOC OF MA POL ACTION COMM | committee or PAC | $2,000 | 4 |
Source: Office of Campaign and Political Finance, itemized receipts of $250 or more since 2015; OCPF filer record: deMacedo Committee (CPF 13249). Individuals are grouped by the employer they reported; no individual contributor is named, and an employer field that is a person’s name is withheld. Massachusetts bars business contributions to candidates. Employer shows affiliation, not instruction.
Sources
Every figure traces to a public record.
- Massachusetts Legislature, members, districts and roll calls
- Budget amendments and enacted budgets, FY2017–FY2026
- CTHRU payroll, Office of the Comptroller (stipends)
- Office of Campaign and Political Finance
- District lines: Acts of 2011 and 2021; Census 2020 block populations
- Official profile (prior offices, occupation)
- Election statistics (first elected, residence)
- Leaving office (press/secondary: Wikipedia)
- Leaving office (election statistics)
Facts only: posts, stipends, sponsored amendments, enacted items, roll-call votes and district money. No score or grade is computed. Associations shown here are not evidence of cause. Method.