Thomas Finneran
Thomas M. Finneran (born January 27, 1950), is a radio talk host and former Massachusetts politician who served as Speaker of the Massachusetts House of Representatives from April 1996 to September 2004. He represented the district that included parts of the Boston neighborhoods of Dorchester, Mattapan and Hyde Park as well as parts of the town of Milton for 26 years. He resigned and accepted the position of President of the Massachusetts Biotechnology Council. He subsequently resigned in 2007 after pleading guilty to criminal obstruction of justice, in a court case about his testimony about his influence and participation in the redistricting process following the 2000 census. From February 2007 to May 2012, he co-hosted a talk radio morning drive slot with WRKO.
Read more about Thomas Finneran: Early Life and Family, Massachusetts House of Representatives, Legislative Redistricting and Court Case, Obstruction of Justice in Legislative Redistricting Case, President of Massachusetts Biotechnology Council, Later Life
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