Marc Randazza
Early life and education
Early life and education
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Randazza was born in [Gloucester](/wiki/Gloucester%2C_Massachusetts "Gloucester, Massachusetts"), [Massachusetts](/wiki/Massachusetts "Massachusetts"). He graduated from [Gloucester High School](/wiki/Gloucester_High_School_%28Massachusetts%29 "Gloucester High School (Massachusetts)") in 1987\. Randazza attended the [University of Massachusetts Amherst](/wiki/University_of_Massachusetts_Amherst "University of Massachusetts Amherst"), where he majored in [journalism](/wiki/Journalism "Journalism"). During his higher education, he wrote a thesis on [vote pairing](/wiki/Vote_pairing "Vote pairing"), which was cited by the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals.*Porter v. Bowen*, 496 F.3d 1009 (9th Cir. 2007\)


Why was Randazza interested in journalism?