Representative Jeffrey Rosario Turco Democrat - 19th Suffolk

Representative Jeffrey Rosario Turco was first elected in a special election in March 2021.  He was sworn into office by Governor Charles D. Baker on April 7, 2021.  Representative Turco serves the people of the 19^th Suffolk District, comprising all of the Town of Winthrop and approximately 45% of the City of Revere. By profession, Representative Turco is an attorney with his own private law practice in the City of Chelsea.

Prior to his election to the House of Representatives, he served as the Town of Winthrop’s Town Council President from 2010-11 and more recently as Chairman of the Town of Winthrop Charter Review Commission.  Additionally, Representative Turco spent five years as the Special Sheriff and Superintendent of the Worcester County Sheriff’s Office after serving six years as Chief of Staff for former State Senator Guy Glodis.  Turco served multiple terms as an elected member of the Democratic State Committee. 

He is a graduate the University of Massachusetts at Amherst with a B.A. in History and Quinnipiac University Law School. Representative Turco also studied law at Trinity College in Dublin Ireland.  He is licensed to practice law in Federal and State Courts in Massachusetts and Connecticut.

Representative Turco is married to Melissa (Carbone) Turco.  They have six children: Rosario, Mary, Joseph, Dominic, Grace and Matteo.