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...perhaps no surprise, then, that Rushing suffered a resounding 118-17 defeat, garnering six less votes than even snowball’s-chance Republican candidate Bradley H. Jones Jr. With the notable exceptions of the courageous representatives who voted to end Finneran??€™s tenure, the rank-and-file membership showed the same cowardice that has kept Finneran in office for three previous terms as speaker. When a referendum instructing representatives to vote against Finneran for speaker appeared on the ballot in 18 districts last year, all 18 passed it—but only three of those representatives voted...
While Demakis is often noted as a foe of House Speaker Thomas Finneran??€”one of only 14 Democrats, he says, who voted for a term limit that would have ousted the powerful house leader—Decker has charged that Demakis has sided with Finneran too often...
Barrios attributed Finneran??€™s decision to his desire to weaken the power of Cambridge voters who typically elect progressive representatives. Finneran is known for his tight control over the legislature and conservative views...
Expressing admiration for House Speaker Thomas M. Finneran??€™s leadership skills but strong disagreement with his political opinions and decisions, Dixon says, “There’s a little bit of a lie going on with the state leadership...
...Finneran??€™s proposed redistricting has yet to be voted on by the full House. The state Senate will design its own plan over the next several months, which will have to be reconciled with the House plan. The redistricting will take effect with the election held...