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Senate President Therese Murray has not yet announced whether a special election will be held to fill Galluccio’s seat, or if the seat will instead remain vacant until the scheduled election this fall. Murray has until Jan. 20 to set a date for a special election for the post, which represents the Middlesex, Suffolk, and Essex district...
...earlier forced Galluccio to resign as chair of the Higher Education Committee and a member of six other committees, according to the Globe—did not publicly ask Galluccio to resign from the Senate in light of Monday’s sentence. In a short statement, Murray said the Senate will discuss its response to the situation when it meets on Wednesday...
...Senator Galluccio has made the right decision today for himself, his family, the Senate and the Commonwealth of Massachusetts," Murray said in a statement released Tuesday. "With his resignation, he can begin to face difficult personal challenges, and I hope he receives the services he needs to help him along...
...decision today is not out of hopelessness but rather one of hope and opportunity,” Galluccio wrote in a letter today to Senate President Therese Murray. "In the end, I make this decision out of admiration and respect for each and every one of my Senate colleagues...
...Murray had announced Monday that the Senate would discuss its response to Galluccio’s sentencing when it meets Wednesday. According to the Boston Globe, the Senate can recommend that a member be censured, suspended, or expelled—had the last motion been taken, Galluccio would have been the first senator to be expelled since...