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Juana Matias
Member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives
from the 16th Essex district
In office
January 2017 – January 2019
Preceded byMarcos Devers
Succeeded byMarcos Devers
Personal details
BornDominican Republic
Political partyDemocratic
ResidenceLawrence, Massachusetts
Alma materUniversity of Massachusetts Boston
Suffolk University Law School
OccupationPolitician, attorney

Juana B. Matias is a Dominican-American politician and attorney from the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. A member of the Democratic Party, she served in the Massachusetts House of Representatives from 2017 to 2019.

Matias was born in the Dominican Republic, and her family moved to the United States when she was five years old. Matias earned her bachelor's degree in political science and criminal justice from the University of Massachusetts Boston and a Juris Doctor from Suffolk University Law School.[1] She worked as an immigration advocate before going to work for her family's construction company, and she was admitted to the Massachusetts bar in June 2016.[2] Matias ran successfully for the 16th Essex seat in the Massachusetts House of Representatives in the 2016 elections, defeating incumbent Marcos Devers by receiving 48.8% of the vote in a three-way race.[3]

In 2017, Matias decided to forgo reelection to the state house and instead declared her candidacy for the United States House of Representatives in Massachusetts's 3rd congressional district, where Democratic Congresswoman Niki Tsongas had announced her retirement.[4] Matias was criticized for claiming during her congressional campaign that she had worked as an "immigration attorney" when in fact she had been an "immigration advocate" who had not yet been admitted to the Massachusetts bar.[2] Matias finished in fourth place in the Democratic Party primary.[5]

References

  1. ^ Castillo, Amaris (October 5, 2017). "Lawrence state Rep. Juana Matias enters 3rd District race". Lowell Sun. Retrieved October 6, 2017.
  2. ^ a b Stout, Matt. "Candidate's claim of being an attorney is a potential ethics violation, experts say". The Boston Globe. Retrieved January 20, 2019.
  3. ^ Eddings, Keith (September 9, 2016). "Matias ousts Devers from 16th Essex seat". eagletribune.com. Retrieved June 12, 2018.
  4. ^ O'Sullivan, Jim (October 4, 2017). "Matias jumps into Third District congressional race". Boston Globe. Retrieved June 12, 2018.
  5. ^ García, Marcela (September 5, 2018). "Despite fund-raising gap, Juana Matias overperforms in Third District". Boston Globe. Retrieved September 6, 2018.


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