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Marcos Devers
Prior offices:
Massachusetts House of Representatives 16th Essex District
Years in office: 2019 - 2023
Predecessor: Juana Matias (D)
Successor: Francisco Paulino (D)

Years in office: 2010 - 2017
Elections and appointments
Last election
September 3, 2024
Education
Bachelor's
Universidad Autonoma De Santo Domingo
Personal
Profession
Engineer
Contact

Marcos Devers (Democratic Party) was a member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives, representing the 16th Essex District. He assumed office on January 2, 2019. He left office on January 4, 2023.

Devers (Democratic Party) ran for election to the Massachusetts House of Representatives to represent the 16th Essex District. He lost in the Democratic primary on September 3, 2024.

Committee assignments

2021-2022

Devers was assigned to the following committees:

2019-2020

Devers was assigned to the following committees:

2015 legislative session

At the beginning of the 2015 legislative session, Devers served on the following committees:

2013-2014

At the beginning of the 2013 legislative session, Devers served on the following committees:

2011-2012

In the 2011-2012 legislative session, Devers served on the following committees:

The following table lists bills this person sponsored as a legislator, according to BillTrack50 and sorted by action history. Bills are sorted by the date of their last action. The following list may not be comprehensive. To see all bills this legislator sponsored, click on the legislator's name in the title of the table.


Elections

2024

See also: Massachusetts House of Representatives elections, 2024

General election

General election for Massachusetts House of Representatives 16th Essex District

Incumbent Francisco Paulino won election in the general election for Massachusetts House of Representatives 16th Essex District on November 5, 2024.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Francisco Paulino
Francisco Paulino (D) Candidate Connection
 
95.4
 
10,187
 Other/Write-in votes
 
4.6
 
493

Total votes: 10,680
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Massachusetts House of Representatives 16th Essex District

Incumbent Francisco Paulino defeated Marcos Devers in the Democratic primary for Massachusetts House of Representatives 16th Essex District on September 3, 2024.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Francisco Paulino
Francisco Paulino Candidate Connection
 
58.9
 
1,581
Image of Marcos Devers
Marcos Devers
 
40.3
 
1,082
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.7
 
20

Total votes: 2,683
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Endorsements

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2022

See also: Massachusetts House of Representatives elections, 2022

General election

General election for Massachusetts House of Representatives 16th Essex District

Francisco Paulino won election in the general election for Massachusetts House of Representatives 16th Essex District on November 8, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Francisco Paulino
Francisco Paulino (D) Candidate Connection
 
96.0
 
5,363
 Other/Write-in votes
 
4.0
 
224

Total votes: 5,587
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Massachusetts House of Representatives 16th Essex District

Francisco Paulino defeated incumbent Marcos Devers in the Democratic primary for Massachusetts House of Representatives 16th Essex District on September 6, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Francisco Paulino
Francisco Paulino Candidate Connection
 
52.6
 
1,511
Image of Marcos Devers
Marcos Devers
 
47.0
 
1,350
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.5
 
14

Total votes: 2,875
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2020

See also: Massachusetts House of Representatives elections, 2020

General election

General election for Massachusetts House of Representatives 16th Essex District

Incumbent Marcos Devers won election in the general election for Massachusetts House of Representatives 16th Essex District on November 3, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Marcos Devers
Marcos Devers (D)
 
96.1
 
10,251
 Other/Write-in votes
 
3.9
 
421

Total votes: 10,672
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Massachusetts House of Representatives 16th Essex District

Incumbent Marcos Devers advanced from the Democratic primary for Massachusetts House of Representatives 16th Essex District on September 1, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Marcos Devers
Marcos Devers
 
96.9
 
3,306
 Other/Write-in votes
 
3.1
 
107

Total votes: 3,413
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2018

See also: Massachusetts House of Representatives elections, 2018

General election

General election for Massachusetts House of Representatives 16th Essex District

Marcos Devers won election in the general election for Massachusetts House of Representatives 16th Essex District on November 6, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Marcos Devers
Marcos Devers (D)
 
97.1
 
7,041
 Other/Write-in votes
 
2.9
 
211

Total votes: 7,252
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Massachusetts House of Representatives 16th Essex District

Marcos Devers defeated William Lantigua in the Democratic primary for Massachusetts House of Representatives 16th Essex District on September 4, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Marcos Devers
Marcos Devers
 
51.8
 
2,774
William Lantigua
 
48.2
 
2,579

Total votes: 5,353
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2016

See also: Massachusetts House of Representatives elections, 2016

Elections for the Massachusetts House of Representatives took place in 2016. The primary election took place on September 8, 2016, and the general election was held on November 8, 2016. The candidate filing deadline was June 7, 2016.

Juana B. Matias ran unopposed in the Massachusetts House of Representatives Sixteenth Essex District general election.[1][2]

Massachusetts House of Representatives, Sixteenth Essex District General Election, 2016
Party Candidate
    Democratic Green check mark transparent.png Juana B. Matias  (unopposed)
Source: Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth


Juana B. Matias defeated incumbent Marcos Devers and Juan Pascual in the Massachusetts House of Representatives Sixteenth Essex District Democratic Primary.[3][4]

Massachusetts House of Representatives, Sixteenth Essex District Democratic Primary, 2016
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Democratic Green check mark transparent.png Juana B. Matias 48.95% 1,772
     Democratic Marcos Devers Incumbent 40.25% 1,457
     Democratic Juan Pascual 10.80% 391
Total Votes 3,620


2014

See also: Massachusetts House of Representatives elections, 2014

Elections for the Massachusetts House of Representatives took place in 2014. A primary election was held on September 9, 2014, and a general election was held on November 4, 2014. The signature filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was June 3, 2014. Incumbent Marcos Devers was unopposed in the Democratic primary. Roger Twomey was unopposed in the Republican primary. Devers defeated unenrolled candidate William Lantigua and Twomey in the general election.[5]

Massachusetts House of Representatives, Sixteenth Essex District General Election, 2014
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Democratic Green check mark transparent.pngMarcos Devers Incumbent 47% 3,667
     Independent William Lantigua 41.3% 3,221
     Republican Roger Twomey 11.7% 913
Total Votes 7,801

2012

See also: Massachusetts House of Representatives elections, 2012

Devers won re-election in the 2012 election for Massachusetts House of Representatives Sixteenth Essex District. Devers defeated Chally Ramos in the September 6 Democratic primary and defeated Jose L. Santiago (I) in the general election, which took place on November 6, 2012.[6][7]

Massachusetts House of Representatives, Sixteenth Essex District, General Election, 2012
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Democratic Green check mark transparent.pngMarcos Devers Incumbent 84.4% 9,270
     Independent Jose Santiago 15.6% 1,710
Total Votes 10,980
Massachusetts House of Representatives, Sixteenth District Democratic Primary, 2012
Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.pngMarcos Devers 84.2% 1,484
Chally Ramos 15.8% 278
Total Votes 1,762

2010

See also: Massachusetts House of Representatives elections, 2010

Devers won election to the Sixteenth Essex seat in 2010. He had no primary opposition. He defeated Enrique Matos (R) and Rafael Gadea (I) in the general election on November 2, 2010.[8]

Massachusetts House of Representatives General Election, Sixteenth Essex District (2010)
Candidates Votes
Green check mark transparent.png Marcos Devers (D) 4,775
Enrique Matos (R) 858
Rafael Gadea (I) 162

2010 special election

On June 16, 2010, Devers won the special election, with 88% of the vote, for the Massachusetts House of Representatives, Sixteenth Essex district.[9]

2008

On November 4, 2008, Devers lost the Massachusetts House of Representatives election for the Sixteenth Essex district.[10] In this election he raised $137,211; of that total $135,928 (99.1%) was from in state contributions and $1,283 (0.9%) was from out of state contributions.[11]

Massachusetts House of Representatives - Sixteenth Essex district
Candidates Votes
Green check mark transparent.png William Lantigua (D) 7,309
All Others 658
Blanks 1,409

Campaign themes

2024

Ballotpedia survey responses

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Marcos Devers did not complete Ballotpedia's 2024 Candidate Connection survey.

2022

Marcos Devers did not complete Ballotpedia's 2022 Candidate Connection survey.

2020

Marcos Devers did not complete Ballotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.

2012

Devers' website highlighted the following campaign themes:[12]

Quality Affordable Housing

  • Excerpt: "It is my belief that communities are stronger when all families have access to a good affordable housing opportunity—opportunities that will allow for our families to remain in the neighborhoods they’ve helped to build and maintain over the years and that helps new families begin to place their roots.

Jobs and Economic Opportunity

  • Excerpt: "As your Representative and as a member of the Joint Committee on Economic Development and Emerging Technologies, I am committed to working with the local, state and federal elected officials to help create innovative and creative ideas that will help our economy to thrive."

Improving Our Public Schools

  • Excerpt: "As a member of the Joint Committee on Education, I will work tirelessly along with Goverment [sic] and Educational Leaders to help secure the safest and most qualified education for our children."

Protecting Our Youth and Keeping our City Safe

  • Excerpt: "I am strongly committed to working with our Local Enformcement [sic] Officers to create the safest environment for our children to grow healthy and free of bad habits."

Campaign finance summary


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Marcos Devers campaign contribution history
YearOfficeStatusContributionsExpenditures
2024* Massachusetts House of Representatives 16th Essex DistrictLost primary$30,589 $0
2022Massachusetts House of Representatives 16th Essex DistrictLost primary$110,371 $0
2020Massachusetts House of Representatives 16th Essex DistrictWon general$5,750 N/A**
2014Massachusetts House of Representatives, Sixteenth EssexWon $32,572 N/A**
2012Massachusetts House of Representatives, Sixteenth EssexWon $22,945 N/A**
2010Massachusetts House of Representatives, Sixteenth EssexWon $25,361 N/A**
2008Massachusetts House of Representatives, Sixteenth EssexLost $137,211 N/A**
** Data on expenditures is not available for this election cycle
Note: Totals above reflect only available data.

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2022

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Personal

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Devers is married to his wife, Victoria.[13]

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Footnotes

Political offices
Preceded by
Juana Matias (D)
Massachusetts House of Representatives 16th Essex District
2019-2023
Succeeded by
Francisco Paulino (D)
Preceded by
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Massachusetts House of Representatives 16th Essex District
2010-2017
Succeeded by
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Majority Leader:Michael Moran
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