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SALVATORE F. DIMASI



Term Beginning Term Ending Role Party
2007 2008 REPRESENTATIVE Democratic
Public Office
Former Assistant District Attorney; Mass. House (1979-2006, Assistant Majority Whip 1996-1998, Majority Whip 2001, Majority Leader 2001-2004, Speaker of the House 2004- present).

Districts

  • Third Suffolk. - Consisting of precincts 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 7 and 8 of ward 3, precinct 1 of ward 4, precinct 1 of ward 5, and precincts 1, 2 and 6 of ward 8, of the city of Boston, in the county of Suffolk.

Committee Membership

Education

  • Christopher Columbus High School; Boston College; Suffolk University Law School.

Organizations

  • Knights of Columbus; Sons of Italy; Massachusetts, Boston and American Bar Associations; Justinian Law Society; A.B.C.D. (Board of Directors).

Voting Record

The votes below were taken by roll call, a voting procedure that records a vote from every Senator or Representative on the bill under consideration. This Member of State Legislature may have voted on other bills by the process known as "voice vote", but these votes are not recorded. As this is new beta functionality that we have automated, a direct link to the roll call vote PDF for verification purposes has been provided. If you would please notify OpenMass.org if you find any errors or ommisions.

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SALVATORE F. DIMASI in the News

DiMasi fires back at ethics charges - Boston Globe


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DiMasi fires back at ethics charges
Boston Globe, United States - May 12, 2008
House Speaker Salvatore F. DiMasi issued a broad and emotionally worded defense of his conduct in office yesterday, saying he was outraged by accounts that ...
DiMasi ‘angered and hurt’ Worcester Telegram
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Backers rally to DiMasi defense - Boston Globe


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Backers rally to DiMasi defense
Boston Globe, United States - May 2, 2008
Key supporters of House Speaker Salvatore F. DiMasi came to his defense yesterday, seeking to fend off reports that he took legislative action that ...
House launches ethics probe Boston Herald
Says colleague was upset by prior comments Boston Globe
Alleged House threat probed Boston Globe
Boston Globe - Boston Globe
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Legislative wheels turn out of view - Boston Globe


Boston Globe

Legislative wheels turn out of view
Boston Globe, United States - Apr 24, 2008
... under the current speaker, Salvatore F. DiMasi. "I'm troubled by the current process," said Representative James B. Eldridge, an Acton Democrat. ...
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Mass. GOP losing ground - Boston Globe


Mass. GOP losing ground
Boston Globe, United States - May 2, 2008
Party officials held a press conference yesterday to discuss Ethics Commission complaints filed against House Speaker Salvatore F. DiMasi. ...
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Gas service fully restored after main break - Boston Globe


Gas service fully restored after main break
Boston Globe, United States - May 3, 2008
The Massachusetts House of Representatives voted unanimously yesterday to update its roll call voting system, Speaker Salvatore F. DiMasi announced. ...
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House's $28b budget banks on new taxes, program cuts - Boston Globe


House's $28b budget banks on new taxes, program cuts
Boston Globe, United States - Apr 16, 2008
Patrick, for example, proposed spending $15 million more to fund an additional 892 prekindergarten classrooms, but House Speaker Salvatore F. DiMasi is ...
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Callahan resisting tradition - Worcester Telegram


Callahan resisting tradition
Worcester Telegram, MA - May 7, 2008
The gag order, intended to aid in the investigation sought by House Speaker Salvatore F. DiMasi, also chills public debate over whether the traditional ...
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Bill bars gangs from 'safety zones' - Boston Globe


Bill bars gangs from 'safety zones'
Boston Globe, United States - Apr 22, 2008
... including Mayor Thomas M. Menino of Boston and House Speaker Salvatore F. DiMasi. Representative Eugene O'Flaherty, a Charlestown Democrat, ...
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SALVATORE F. DIMASI in the Blogs

Kudos for DiMasi

House Speaker Salvatore F. DiMasi was given State Police protection at his North End home after he received what authorities felt was a credible death threat during the highly charged debate over casino gambling, said three people who ...

source: Bellicose Bumpkin

Massachusetts House of Representatives Passes Resolution ...

Resolved, that a copy of these resolutions be forwarded by the Clerk of the House of Representatives to Falun Gong Practitioners. House of Representatives, Adopted, April 28, 2008. Salvatore F. Dimasi. Speaker of the House ...

source: Energy, Frequency, Vibration

Mass. GOP losing ground

Party officials held a press conference yesterday to discuss Ethics Commission complaints filed against House Speaker Salvatore F. DiMasi. The party is trying to raise its profile, even as some of its more experienced hands get out of ...

source: Seekonk Republicans

Kerrigan takes on Naughton: Quixotic quest or shrewd politics?

Two top lawmakers jockeying to succeed embattled House Speaker Salvatore F. DiMasi are keeping daily head counts of their backers and even courting members with expensive steak dinners in cut-throat maneuvering that threatens to ...

source: No Drumlins

May 15)

Rep. Lida Harkins, D-Needham, announced that Speaker Salvatore F. DiMasi, D-Boston, filed an order, which was adopted by the House of Representatives, to authorize the Committee on Ethics to investigate and evaluate the alleged conduct ...

source: House insurance

3359

The bill, which was sent to the House Ways and Means Committee this month, has the support of numerous politicians, including Mayor Thomas M. Menino of Boston and House Speaker Salvatore F. DiMasi. Representative Eugene O'Flaherty, ...

source: theurbanhermit

Bully threat will be probed

BOSTON - House Speaker Salvatore F. DiMasi, D-Boston, yesterday agreed to allow an investigation into a complaint from Rep. Jennifer M. Callahan that she was subjected to...

source: Cambridge, MA News RSS Feed - yourstreet

Backers rally to DiMasi defense - Boston Globe

Key supporters of House Speaker Salvatore F. DiMasi came to his defense yesterday, seeking to fend off reports that he took legislative action that benefited his friends, while also trying to thwart attempts by representatives plotting ...

source: Eat Your News!

Alleged House threat probed - Boston Globe

(Globe file photo) Moving to contain fallout over an alleged threat made by a House member Thursday against a female representative, House Speaker Salvatore F. DiMasi … Losing to intimidation - Callahan, Obama Boston Herald ...

source: Eat Your News!

Our Pal Silly Sal Kills LNG Bill in Effort to Help Friend Ca$h In

Just months after House Speaker Salvatore F. DiMasi killed a bill that was designed to block a controversial liquefied natural gas project from being built on 73 acres in Fall River, the landowner, Jay Cashman, sold the property to the ...

source: Keri Rodrigues

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