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...Vellucci's Seat...
Toomey, who could not be reached for comment yesterday, shocked Cambridge politicos earlier this year when he placed an unexpected third in preliminary voting for the City Council. At the time many thought the one-term Independent councillor would face a tough challenge from Alfred E. Vellucci, the former mayor and the father of Peter Vellucci...
...Toomey easily bested Alfred Vellucci, who narrowly lost his bid for re-election. According to some Peter, Vellucci's successful career was based on the reputation of the Vellucci family name...
...other political observers said the younger Vellucci isn't the kind of politician to shy away from a fight. "If Peter was going to run away, he would have run away from the race with Marie Howe," said Clifford A. Truesdell '66, a seven-year Vellucci aide and campaign manager for the 1982 election...
Truesdell added that Toomey's entrance into the race was actually a "slight deterrent" to leaving office and that Vellucci was actually looking forward to the campaign...