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State Sen. Richard Tisei, a delegate from Wakefield who served in the House served in the House from 1984 to 1990 before moving to the Senate, says that the sparse number of Republican elected officials used to make things very tough for him in the legislature...
...Times were tough when I was elected in 1984. I was the only Republican within [Greater "Boston]," said Tisei, who ran Gov. Weld's campaign...
...Massachusetts delegates who did say it is now easer to be Republican, attribute much of Weld's success to the increasing number of Republican in the State House. "Not only do we have a Republican governor, but we also have the senators to sustain the vetoes," Tisei said...
...majority of the Massachusetts delegation, donning Boston Celtics hats with "Governor Weld" embroidered on the back, supports Weld on the abortion issue. In a vote earlier this week, 22 of the 38 delegates favored a pro-choice stand, according to State Senator Richard Tisei, a delegate from Wake field...
Tocco added that Tisei, currently Weld's campaign chair, plans to expand his involvement in helping direct the campaign...