Byron Rushing | |
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.jpg) Rushing in 2012 | |
| Assistant Majority Leader[1] of the Massachusetts House of Representatives | |
| In office December 6, 2011 – January 2, 2019 | |
| Preceded by | Charles Murphy |
| Succeeded by | Joseph Wagner |
| Second Division Chair of the Massachusetts House of Representatives | |
| In office January 28, 2011 – December 6, 2011 | |
| Preceded by | Kathi-Anne Reinstein |
| Third Division Chair of the Massachusetts House of Representatives | |
| In office February 12, 2009 – January 28, 2011 | |
| Second Assistant Majority Leader of the Massachusetts House of Representatives | |
| In office February 7, 2005 – 2009? | |
| Member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives from the 9th Suffolk district | |
| In office January 2, 1983 – January 2, 2019 | |
| Preceded by | Mel King |
| Succeeded by | Jon Santiago |
| Personal details | |
| Born | July 29, 1942 New York City |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Residence(s) | South End, Boston |
| Education | Syracuse Central High School |
| Alma mater | Harvard College Massachusetts Institute of Technology |
| Occupation | Educator, politician |
Byron Rushing (born July 29, 1942) is an American politician who represented the Ninth Suffolk district in the Massachusetts House of Representatives from 1983 to 2019.[1] He represented the South End neighborhood of Boston. A Democrat,[1] he was first elected in 1982,[2] before losing his 2018 bid for reelection to Jon Santiago in the Democratic primary.[3]
- ^ a b "Member Profile: Byron Rushing". Massachusetts Legislature Home Page; www.byronrushing.org. Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Retrieved October 22, 2014.
- ^ "About Representative Byron Rushing". The Official Website of the Health Disparities Council. Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Retrieved May 30, 2010.
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