Ron Mariano

Ron Mariano
86th Speaker of the Massachusetts House of Representatives
Assumed office
December 30, 2020
Preceded byRobert DeLeo
Majority Leader of the Massachusetts House of Representatives
In office
January 28, 2011 – December 30, 2020
Preceded byJames Vallee
Succeeded byClaire D. Cronin
Member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives
from the 3rd Norfolk district
Assumed office
December 1991
Preceded byRobert A. Cerasoli
Personal details
Born (1946-10-31) October 31, 1946 (age 78)
Quincy, Massachusetts, U.S.
Political partyDemocratic
SpouseEve Powell
EducationNortheastern University (BS)
University of Massachusetts, Boston (MEd)

Ronald Joseph Mariano (born October 31, 1946) is an American politician currently serving as the Speaker of the Massachusetts House of Representatives. A Democrat from Quincy, he was first elected to the House in a December 1991 special election. He was appointed assistant majority leader in February 2009 and majority leader in January 2011 by then-speaker Robert DeLeo, who he succeeded as speaker upon DeLeo's retirement in 2020. He represents the 3rd Norfolk district.[1]

  1. ^ Stout, Matt; Ebbert, Stephanie; Estes, Andrea (December 26, 2020). "Long the House's Consummate Insider, Ronald Mariano Poised to Finally Lead It". The Boston Globe. Retrieved October 22, 2023.