Word: neil
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...Neil left the crowded field of candidates for the Eighth Congressional seat with a smile on his face, in marked contrast to State Representatives William F. Galvin (D-Allston) and Thomas J. Vallely (D-Back Bay), both of whom were visibly upset when they withdrew from the race last month...
...that I've always wanted, and it's the only job I'll run for," said O'Neil of the $54,000-a-year sherriff's post. Wearing a star-shaped "O'Neil for Sherriff" badge, he described himself as "a law and order man." O'Neil serves as Chairman of the Boston City Council's Public Safety Committee...
...Neil has already lost two bids for the Sherriff's seat, running in 1974, and again in 1978 against Kearney. During his 1974 bid against Thomas S. Eisenstadt, one observer told The Boston Globe, "if O'Neil wins, he'll be the first sheriff in Massachusetts to call out a posse." That year O'Neil pledged to create a network of police informers throughout the city...
Galvin, who withdrew from the Eighth Congressional contest to seek re-election, lashed out bitterly at O'Neil in his departing announcement, calling him "a disgrace to the race," whose flamboyant presence hampered the serious discussion of issues...
State Rep. Thomas M. Gallagher (D-Brighton) has agreed with Galvin, saying recently that O'Neil's absence would permit the public to concentrate on more liberal and popular candidates...