Francisco E. Paulino

Francisco E. Paulino is an American politician. He is a member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives. He has represented the 16th Essex district since 2023.

Education and early career
Paulino graduated from Mount Washington College with a bachelor's degree in criminal justice in 2012. He later earned Juris Doctor and master of law in taxation degrees from Suffolk University Law School.

Paulino founded Madison Tax LLC in 2013 and Madison Mortgage Inc. in 2019. He is also a mortgage consultant for Insight Mortgage.

Political career
Paulino defeated incumbent Marcos Devers in the 2022 primary election to become the Democratic nominee for the 16th Essex seat. He ran unopposed in the 2022 Massachusetts House of Representatives election.

Paulino serves on the Joint Committee on Revenue, Joint Committee on Public Safety and Homeland Security, Joint Committee on Emergency Preparedness and Management, and on the House Committee on Federal Stimulus and Census Oversight.